Buddy Wassisname etc

Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc
From: GUEST,Buddy Wasisname
Date: 14 Feb 02 - 06:03 AM

Hello Folks: Since I have a only few minutes every odd day to spend chatting I've got behind a little. Someone back up the line asked about the name ( and who hasn't, it's where every AM radio morning show host in the country starts the interview)... I was Buddy Wasisname before I met the Other Fellers. The truth is my handle as Buddy was never meant as anything but a temporary fix to the much greater problem, that of a real name. In Newfoundland the terms "Wassisface", "What ch'call", and most often "Wasisname" are expressly used to identify someone whos name you don't remember. The ubiquitous "Buddy" is a term for anyone, even if you do remember their name - no gender implied in its use. I thought years ago that the pair would make a good solo performer name - providing he wasn't in the same market as Roch Voisine, Brian Adams and Blondie. Well... when the Other Fellers joined forces with me there was only one choice for a name. The whole of it had the paradoxical twist of making someone identify our group by simply forgetting. Inevitably people would shoot for the name and come up with something close, nevertheless it was always certain who they would be referring to... we crowd! Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. Buddy

Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc
From: GUEST,Buddy Wasisname
Date: 14 Feb 02 - 06:12 AM

Hello Folks: Since I have a only few minutes every odd day to spend chatting I've got behind a little. Someone back up the line asked about the name ( and who hasn't, it's where every AM radio morning show host in the country starts the interview)... I was Buddy Wasisname before I met the Other Fellers. The truth is my handle as Buddy was never meant as anything but a temporary fix to the much greater problem, that of a real name. In Newfoundland the terms "Wassisface", "What ch'call", and most often "Wasisname" are expressly used to identify someone whos name you don't remember. The ubiquitous "Buddy" is a term for anyone, even if you do remember their name - no gender implied in its use. I thought years ago that the pair would make a good solo performer name - providing he wasn't in the same market as Roch Voisine, Brian Adams and Blondie. Well... when the Other Fellers joined forces with me there was only one choice for a name. The whole of it had the paradoxical twist of making someone identify our group by simply forgetting. Inevitably people would shoot for the name and come up with something close, nevertheless it was always certain who they would be referring to... we crowd! Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. Buddy

Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc
From: gnu
Date: 14 Feb 02 - 06:24 AM

There's no doubt that the name also introduces your group as a fun-loving bunch and, as soon as you hear it, you know it's from the far east. One of the finest names I've heard... descriptive to say the least.

Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc
From: CarolC
Date: 28 Feb 02 - 08:18 PM

Aiieeee!!!

I am cut to the quick! I've been compared to AM radio morning show hosts! (But I think it might be Canadian AM radio morning show hosts, so maybe that's ok.)

I have another question just in case Mr. Wasisname is still checking in here...

I've noticed that the harmonies you guys use are incredibly rich and complex. And I also notice that you sometimes use words in a very rhythmic way, to the extent that the words sometimes seem to actually form the rhythm of the song.

What I'm wondering is whether or not these elements in your music are representative of the musical culture of Newfoundland, or if they are uniquely your own.

I've been thinking about some other singers who have similarly complex harmonies and word-rhythms: Ladysmith Black Mambazo and some men's choirs from Wales. I've been theorizing that singing in mines may have played a part in the way the styles of singing developed for these two groups of people.

If your styles of singing are representative of Newfoundland culture, do you have any idea what cultural influences and other conditions might have contributed to these styles having evolved the way they did?

If your sound isn't representative of Newfoundland culture but is instead, uniquely your own, I must congratulate the three of you on what you've created. It's pretty impressive.

Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc
From: little john cameron
Date: 28 Feb 02 - 08:52 PM

Ok Kevin,answer that!! Whew,ljc