Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: Stewart
Date: 15 Jun 11 - 11:42 PM

I just started a new thread on Jed's upcoming Seattle Concert. It's on 6/24/11 - sane date as the old house concert on this thread, but 4 years later. Check the new thread for details.

Cheers, S. in Seattle

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: GUEST,Jed in Seattle
Date: 15 Jun 11 - 09:38 PM

I am in town today. I am looking forward to next week! See ya there.

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: Deckman
Date: 03 May 11 - 07:14 AM

We're all looking forward to the concert Jed. It'll be good to see you again. bob(deckman)nelson

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: JedMarum
Date: 02 May 11 - 04:43 PM

Here is the event on FaceBook.

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: Stewart
Date: 30 Mar 11 - 02:01 PM

Hi Jed,

We're really looking forward to seeing you again on June 24th.
It's posted on our Pacific NW Folklore Society Events web page
and here's a poster.

Sorry I can't help you with FaceBook (I don't do it)
but I'll see if I can find someone who does.

Cheers, S. in Seattle

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: JedMarum
Date: 29 Mar 11 - 08:20 PM

Who is on FaceBook? Can you find me and friend me? That way you can help me get the details out to folks in the area.

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: Deckman
Date: 09 Jan 11 - 02:23 PM

It'll be good to see yo9u again Jed. Bob(deckman)Nelson

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: JedMarum
Date: 09 Jan 11 - 10:26 AM

I've been in touch with Stewart - and it looks like we've booked a Friday night coffehouse concert at Couth Buzzard Espresso Buono. Woo Hoo! I may make it to Wenatchee too ... more dates in the works, but very happy to have Seattle booked!

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: JedMarum
Date: 06 Jan 11 - 06:39 PM

;-)

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: Leadfingers
Date: 06 Jan 11 - 06:37 PM

Good Luck Jed ! Memories of October !

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: JedMarum
Date: 06 Jan 11 - 06:32 PM

I am going to be back in Seattle again, at the end of June. I hope to find another gig or two - and will post any new info on this thread. I am playing the Tacoma games on Sat, June 25 - but hope to find something for Fri June 24 and Sun June 26.

Any suggestions - please let me know here or vi PM. Thanks so much!

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 01 Sep 07 - 11:25 AM

John Henry's Goats

:)

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: Genie
Date: 01 Sep 07 - 01:04 AM

I think I hear a Song Challenge! in the making. •g*

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 15 Jul 07 - 02:10 AM

;-D

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: SouthernCelt
Date: 14 Jul 07 - 06:47 PM

Hey, Stilly..., do they work in the rain?   We're getting the rain Texas/OK has been having -- every day -- can't get out to do any grass cutting...excuse me, lawn care. :-)

SC

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: Charley Noble
Date: 14 Jul 07 - 11:45 AM

Nice story!

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 14 Jul 07 - 11:09 AM

Couldn't resist: This is what Texas folksingers need going at home while they're out performing around the country. :)

Goat vs. mower: UW-Bothell tries experiment
(from the Herald (Everett, WA) 7/14/07)

BOTHELL - The brown, black and white goats didn't notice their audience Thursday as they munched the thorny blackberry bushes on the hill behind the library at the University of Washington's Bothell campus. Human visitors wandered up to the orange electric fence for a closer look at the unusual gardeners, brought in by the university and Cascadia Community College to control the pesky bushes.

The headstrong herd was up to the challenge. "They're tough little guys," said Joe Marchand, a gardener at the campus. "We're getting a lot of attention. A lot of people are coming up to check them out." The university and the community college teamed up to bring in the goats to control the blackberry bushes growing mainly behind the library.

If it works, they hope to use the goats for other lawn care projects. "We're experimenting to see how well they perform," Marchand said. "It seems like they're really knocking it back quickly."

The 60 goats are from a Vashon-based business called Rent-a-Ruminant. They arrived in Bothell on Wednesday evening and are scheduled to keep munching until Tuesday or Wednesday. Rent-A-Ruminant charges $750 a day plus a $200 fee for traveling and setting up the goats. While munching, the goats are corralled in a portable fence, which has a low-voltage charge.

If the experiment is successful, the university and community college will consider using the goats for controlling weeds and lawn maintenance, Marchand said. The idea of using the goats was to reduce the amount of fuel-burning equipment used on the campus and fits in with the university's efforts to be easier on the environment. The campus has been herbicide-free since July 2006 and practices organic methods of weed removal. The campus also creates and uses its own compost.

Before the goats, workers with weed trimmers hacked away at the blackberry bushes, Marchand said. The work was intense and very time consuming. Working on an uneven slope with the trimmers also was a safety issue. And the stinging nettles and prickly blackberry bushes weren't a treat for workers either, he added. Many were thankful the goats took over the job. "We were like 'Yippee, we don't have to do it!'" Marchand said. "They're just continuous eating machines."

The herd's owner, Tammy Dunakin, started with 10 goats 21/2 years ago. Today, she has 100. Each goat has a name and a distinct personality, she said. Dunakin is even trying her hand at breeding goats specifically for vegetation management.

Goats are well suited for the work because they can continuously eat a variety of weeds. "I like to say they're just eatin', poopin' machines," she said. The invasive Himalayan blackberry growing on campus is a favorite among Dunakin's herd. "How they eat thorny stuff like blackberry is a mystery to me," Dunakin said. "Their mouths never get hurt. They literally suck down the blackberry cane like it's spaghetti."

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 29 Jun 07 - 04:26 PM

Jed, I have several shelves of materials from the Northwest, books, tapes, albums, notes, that my father accumulated over 40 years. He was a folk partner in crime with Bob Nelson and Don Firth and no doubt some others you met last week. (Don was his guitar teacher). If you have particular questions about songs you heard or found up there, or want to poke around in this stuff one day, let me know. I have a scanner and a copier here and occasionally send folks words to things (when asked, of course!).

Maggie

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: JedMarum
Date: 29 Jun 07 - 12:11 PM

Wow thanks all for the kind words.

Lou and I really enjoyed the visit. Good food, good folks, good jamming! We left Stewart's house and went on to visit her brother an hour north of the city for a couple of days.

I came away with some new songs to listen and research ...

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 28 Jun 07 - 11:44 AM

It's still raining in Texas . . . Jed can't come to the computer right now, he's mowing his lawn. . . :-D

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: Genie
Date: 28 Jun 07 - 05:21 AM

Glad (but not the least bit surprised) the concert and jam went so well.   Again, I'm p*ssed I couldn't be in the Pac. NW (where I live) that night.

Genie

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: SouthernCelt
Date: 25 Jun 07 - 01:54 PM

Now if I can just find a way to get Jed to do the same kind of multi-day gigs over in Mississippi, I'll be able to join in the satisfaction of a good time well had.

SC

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: Stewart
Date: 25 Jun 07 - 12:20 PM

Yes, we had a great time. Jed certainly enjoys his music and he is a real pleasure to listen to. He weaves his stories and music together in a very enjoyable way. And a good songwriter and musician. We had a nice jam afterwards.

Many thanks to all those who helped make this an enjoyable event.

Cheers, S. in Seattle

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: bfdk
Date: 25 Jun 07 - 09:22 AM

And I'm just green with envy... Hope all and sundry had a great time :-)

Best wishes,

Bente

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: Deckman
Date: 25 Jun 07 - 08:42 AM

Well, we certainly had a delightful afternoon of music with Jed Marum. He is a joy to hear. Not only was his music superb, but he wove his songs together with an ease that only comes from many years of living his music. His instrument work was perfect. It only added and never distracted.

I enjoyed many of his songs, but one that sticks in my memory is "Bard of Amaugh". I also enjoyed visitng a while with him. He's doing an very gutsey thing: making his living off his music ... he quit his "day job" in January of 2,000, as I recall. IT was also a pleasure to meet "Mrs. Jed" (Lou, actually)and enjoy the obvious respect she has for the music.

All in all, a great Sunday. CHEERS, Bob(deckman)Nelson

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: Frivolous Sal
Date: 25 Jun 07 - 04:53 AM

Jed,
the concert yesterday was just wonderful. I am still sorting through all the images, and we came home with a CD to help. Thank you.

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 24 Jun 07 - 11:32 AM

That's how they go, isn't it, Bob!

Jed, one of the anomalies of life in the Northwest is the sunshine. Just because of the rainy reputation it doesn't mean the sun never shines. I think there is more sunburn up there than in other parts of the country where it is so hot no one in their right mind would go out in it. The Northwest temperatures are generally so pleasant that people stay out for a long time and that sunshine creeps up on them. Welcome to the club!

SRS

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: Deckman
Date: 24 Jun 07 - 10:27 AM

Stew ... Judy and I were just talking about today's concert. It's quite a wonderful format you've put together: first a concert in a very warm and inviting home; then a light supper; followed by a hoot. It presents the best of everything. With the Seattle singers I expect to see and hear,I'm sure it won't be long before someone says something like: "You know Jed, that second song you sang reminded me of this one!"

See you later today, Bob

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: JedMarum
Date: 24 Jun 07 - 01:01 AM

Wow - it's been a whirlwind trip.

I am just getting back from a long day at the Tacoma games ... nice folks, lovely day, good music.

I maybe had just a little more pasta and clam sauce for dinner, but it's settling nicely in my belly. A bit sunburned (no cover over the stage? that's pretty unusual) and frankly, ready for bed.

On to Stewart's tomorrow - and really loking forward to it. Thanks for coming out to the El Diablo, Moly, Stewart and Mrs.

see ya ...

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: harpmolly
Date: 23 Jun 07 - 01:57 AM

Lovely job at El Diablo tonight! I really enjoy your voice and deft touch on the guitar. Thanks for a great evening!

Cheers,

Molly

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: Deckman
Date: 22 Jun 07 - 06:52 PM

Stew ... If I BRIBE you an extra five bucks will you let my brother in. Actually, on second thought, if he's there I don't want to be there. Ferget I asked! Bob

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: harpmolly
Date: 22 Jun 07 - 05:26 PM

*sniffle* :~(

that song about the Lily girl is so beautiful & sad...

can't wait for tonight!

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: harpmolly
Date: 22 Jun 07 - 04:49 PM

Thanks Stewart, almost forgot! Sweeeeeeet! :)

M

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: Stewart
Date: 22 Jun 07 - 04:43 PM

Jed Marum will be doing an interview on KBCS (Bellevue, WA) in about 20 min - around 2 pm PDT.
You can hear it streaming live HERE just click on "Listen Live" in the upper right-hand corner.

And there's still room for a few more at the house concert on Sunday.

Cheers, S. in Seattle

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: Seamus Kennedy
Date: 20 Jun 07 - 11:31 PM

Jed, I have to listen to my OLD CDs in the car so I can re-learn the words to songs I've known and sung for decades.
I wish I were there to enjoy your performances, big fella!
Hope to see you at NTIF next March.

Seamus

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: Deckman
Date: 20 Jun 07 - 03:38 PM

Jed,

I think you're making a serious mistake by "hard wiring" your brain by listening to the lyrics over and over. It adds a certain "spontaneity" to your performance if halfway through a song, you forget the next line! It's moments like that, that can REALLY bring out the creativity in your mind. I've found that speaking several foreign languages helps! Looking forward to your concert. CHEERS, Bob(deckman)Nelson

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: JedMarum
Date: 20 Jun 07 - 09:30 AM

... oh, as a quick explanation, when I said above, "audio tape for on-board "rehearsal" readied ..."

What I meant was this: I have a habit of drilling lyrics and phrasing into my 55 year old skull my recording the song correctly several times into a cassette tape then listening to the song or songs over and over on my long drives or in this case on the plane. I am normally learning three or four songs at a time - so this technique helps me to quickly get them "hard wired" into my head, so I'm not searching for lyrics when I'm singing.

Works well for me.

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: JedMarum
Date: 20 Jun 07 - 09:25 AM

Caffe Mela
Thursday - Jun 21, 2007 - 07:00pm to 09:00pm
Price: $5 cover
Email: [e-mail]
URL: http://www.caffemela.com/
Caffè Mela
17 N. Wenatchee Ave.
Wenatchee, WA 98801
Phone: [phone]

Radio Interview - KBCS 91.3fm
Friday - Jun 22, 2007 - 2:00pm-4:00pm PST
Bellevue, WA
URL: http://kbcs.fm

El Diablo Coffee Co
FRI - Jun 22, 2007 - 08:00pm to 10:00pm
Email: [e-mail]
URL: http://eldiablocoffee.com/
El Diablo Coffee Co
1811 Queen Anne Avenue North
Suite no. 101
Seattle, WA 98109
Phone: [phone]

Tacoma Highland Games
SAT - Jun 23, 2007 - all day event
Price: General Admission $8 - seniors and children $5
Event Notes: Camping with and without hookups available. Check festival website for details.
Email: [e-mail]
URL: http://www.tacomagames.org/
Tacoma Highland Games
Frontier Park
217th & Meridian / Highway 161
Graham WA
Venue Notes: 8 miles south of Puyallup on Washington State Highway 161

Seattle - Broadview House Concert Series
SUN Jun 24, 2007 - 3PM to 8-ish
Price: $10
Event Notes: - please call ahead. Concert followed by pot luck dinner and open jam session
Email: [e-mail]
NW Seattle (Broadview)
Phone: [phone]

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: JedMarum
Date: 20 Jun 07 - 09:24 AM

Our ride picks up shortly. Bags are packed - guitar and banjola (gulp) ready for the belly of the aircraft, maps printed, contact info printed, audio tape for on-board "rehearsal" readied ...

I've tried my best to contact everyone I know in the area. I'm really counting on getting people out to each show - I have few guaranteed fees on this trip. I hope it's OK to post the entire set of show details in this thread.

I'm doing a radio show on Friday afternoon (details in the list below). The show is broadcast to the Seattle area and webcast around the world - so you can listen in from anywhere (remember the times listed are US Pacific Coast Times).

See you soon!

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: Frivolous Sal
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 02:34 AM

I am really looking forward to it.

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: Genie
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 12:56 AM

Aw, Jed, why'd ya hafta have your Seattle house concert when I'm gonna be in San Diego!?
:-(

I so wish I could be there.

How about making a visit to Portland (OR) one of these days?

Have a great concert at Stewart's.    I'm sure it will be wonderful.

Genie

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: JedMarum
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 12:10 AM

Times is getting close. My wife and I will be heading out for Seattle on Wed AM.

I've been digging through my on-line friends and friends of friends, sending info and trying to get us a quorum for Sunday. I hope we have full house!

It'll be fun no matter what, though. I am only bring one guitar - but I believe Ill bring my banjola.

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: JedMarum
Date: 13 Jun 07 - 08:41 PM

I'm looking forward to hearing the song. My friend Kim Caudell (Mudcatter Kim C) has a great song about Andersonville.

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: Deckman
Date: 13 Jun 07 - 08:36 PM

Jed,

You might be the perfect person to "bounce" a song off (I know, bad writing). My great, great Grandfather was a union soldier wounded and captured by the Confederates at Antietem. (s?) He spent over two years in Andersonville prison, Columbus, Georgia. He survived and was eventually released.

I traveled down south in 1955, and I visited the Andersonville prison. It was a moving experience.

During that journey, I also discovered his diary in a museum in Springfield, Missouri. The preamble to this diary was a song. When we meet, I'd like to share that song with you and hopefully learn more.

CHEERS, Bob(deckman)Nelson

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: Stewart
Date: 13 Jun 07 - 03:48 PM

Or it could be RAIN AND SHINE!

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: Deckman
Date: 13 Jun 07 - 03:17 PM

And that's exactly what we're going to have ... RAIN OR SHINE!

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: JedMarum
Date: 13 Jun 07 - 01:29 PM

Care for the lawn??? ... that's what sons are for!

Stewart's gig should be a blast - rain or shine! I can't wait.

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 11 Jun 07 - 11:59 PM

Funny, I just tackled half of the back yard, and will mow the rest tomorrow. . . maybe he got smart and hired one of those local herds of goats.

SRS

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: SouthernCelt
Date: 11 Jun 07 - 10:30 PM

Hey Jed, when you're out musically gallivanting around, who's going to take care of all that lawn care you Dallas folks seem to like so much. (If you don't 'get' this, look up the long thread about the Scottish festival and read the posts right after my comment on all the good things I was hearing about it.)

SC

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 11 Jun 07 - 09:38 PM

Hey Jed, when you're in Seattle you'll be with folks who really know how to do wet and muddy right! None of this North Texas sauna while you're up there.

SRS (who grew up in West Seattle and Everett)

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: JedMarum
Date: 11 Jun 07 - 08:40 PM

LOL - It's a busy few months ... I have just finished booking all the dates, but I'll probably find a session or two along the way .... Seattle is just around the corner ... then its Louiasina, Kansas City, home (Dallas) and then it starts all over again for New York/New England.

Life is good. who needs sleep!

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: Rabbi-Sol
Date: 11 Jun 07 - 05:39 PM

Between songs.

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: Deckman
Date: 11 Jun 07 - 03:48 PM

When does he sleep?

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: Rabbi-Sol
Date: 11 Jun 07 - 01:53 PM

And don't forget for you folks in the NYC metro area, we have Jed at the Borderline Folk House concert series in New City (Rockland County), NY on Sunday, August 12th at 2 PM.

                                           SOL ZELLER

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: SINSULL
Date: 10 Jun 07 - 09:22 PM

Jed has done several concerts here in Maine. A wonderful combination of traditional songs and his own. He has a wealth of knowledge on the Civil War.

He was an original member of the Beef Brothers - have him explain that. And he plays the banjo...

A thread search will turn up several UTube performances for those who want a preview. My advice - don't miss him. Jed is a talented performer who is generous with his knowledge and pure pleasure in an intimate house concert setting.

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: Stewart
Date: 10 Jun 07 - 02:48 PM

Reservations are coming in - 13 so far, and we have a capacity of about 45. So let me know soon.

Cheers, S. in Seattle

Subject: RE: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: Deckman
Date: 09 Jun 07 - 02:00 PM

Stew/Jed ... I'm REALLY looking forward to it. I love his voice. Bob Nelson

Subject: Jed Marum - Seattle House Concert 6/24
From: Stewart
Date: 09 Jun 07 - 12:41 PM

For all you Seattle area 'catters, here's a chance to hear Jed in an intimate house concert, and after the concert join in a potluck supper and a 'hoot' with him. Jed will be interviewed on KBCS (91.3 fm) Friday's (6/22) Lunch With Folks, he will play at the El Diablo Coffee Co. on Friday evening, and will perform at the Tacoma Highlands Games on Saturday (6/23) prior to this house concert on Sunday (6/24).

Jed Marum House Concert Sunday, June 24, 3 pm. NW Seattle (Broadview). Jed Marum sings traditional and contemporary songs in Celtic and American style, with Bluegrass roots. Concert at 3 pm, followed by a potluck supper and a "hoot" (bring instruments).

PM me for more information and reservations.

Cheers, S. in Seattle