Rick Fielding

Subject: Rick fielding
From: GUEST,Arnie Naiman
Date: 14 Sep 08 - 09:53 PM

Just listened to This One's A Dreamer. Haven't pulled this one out for a while. What a gem! It seems like yesterday He sang those songs so enthusiastically. I can't believe it's been 4 years since He left us. We miss you Rick.
Arnie

Subject: RE: Rick fielding
From: catspaw49
Date: 14 Sep 08 - 10:38 PM

............yeah............................we do..........

Spaw

Subject: RE: Rick fielding
From: Beer
Date: 14 Sep 08 - 10:43 PM

The first thread I posted was in search of a musician by the name or Ray Materick from the Hamilton Ontario area.
Rick replied. I was shocked that this person answered. I guess because I was new to Mudcat and had no idea that folks like Rick Bruce and others were members.
Beer (adrien)

Subject: RE: Rick fielding
From: Sandy Mc Lean
Date: 14 Sep 08 - 11:49 PM

A man of sage advice always! Rest in peace!

Subject: RE: Rick fielding
From: katlaughing
Date: 14 Sep 08 - 11:54 PM

My grandson, Morgan, will be 5 years old in November. He has grown up listening to Rick. His mom made a compilation CD of a bunch of my CDs to listen to at night with him when they went to bed, when he was just a wee baby. She lost the CD she made when they moved into their own house a couple of years ago, BUT Morgan still listens to Rick several times a week. he is over here every day during the week, knows how to turn on my CD changer, dial it to the right slot and hit play to hear Rick whenever he wants. He loves all of Rick's CDs, but esp. the one you mentioned Arnie. Me? I love all of them, too and miss him very much, but I am very glad he tells kids they really should stay in school at the end of that one song as it is one of Morgan's VERY favourites!

Love you, Rick, and miss you buckets,

kat

Subject: RE: Rick fielding
From: skarpi
Date: 15 Sep 08 - 03:23 AM

does any one have his music to burn for me or where can I buy
his cd´s ??

kv Skarpi

Subject: RE: Rick fielding
From: bbc
Date: 15 Sep 08 - 07:08 AM

Rick was a very special person. I miss him, but I'm sure glad I had the chance to know him! Skarpi, his Lifeline recording is Folk Legacy CD-123, available at folk-legacy.com. In my opinion, it is his best.


Barbara

Subject: RE: Rick fielding
From: catspaw49
Date: 15 Sep 08 - 07:18 AM

Skarpi!!!! Shame on you old friend---LOL---As long as you've been around here and you need to ask?   Contact Sandy and Caroline at Folk-Legaacy as bbc listed and of course you can buy any from Dick Greenhaus (of DT fame) at Camsco.

I'm so ashamed of you......aw, not really......Just had to kid you a bit about it!   Much Love to You!

I know you too used to enjoy having Rick around here. He was a special person, a special musician, and a special friend. Much Love to You!


Spaw

Subject: RE: Rick fielding
From: Jeri
Date: 15 Sep 08 - 08:15 AM

Rick Fielding web page, with info about how to order the recordings.

Subject: RE: Rick fielding
From: skarpi
Date: 15 Sep 08 - 05:52 PM

my dear Spaw , i was not so lucky to meet Rick , and as I am collecting
as many Mudcatters cd´s , I am gonna put his in my collection .

I will conntact them

kv Skarpi

Subject: RE: Rick Fielding
From: JedMarum
Date: 16 Sep 08 - 12:37 AM

Seems like yesterday.

I still thank him most every day.

Subject: RE: Rick Fielding
From: Big Mick
Date: 16 Sep 08 - 12:43 AM

I sang two of his songs, and one of yours, Jed, this weekend at the Michigan Irish Music Festival in the session tent. Had a young guy there that liked songs that fan the flames, so I sang him "Voices of Struggle". Scottish couple loved "Angus Frazier", and the Irish immigrant woman married to a Mexican born immigrant loved "Con Este Beso". Rained like hell all weekend. But I got to spend some lovely quality time with the grand, wee fella himself, Senor Seamus Kennedy. He is a much better musician than he is a poker player.... oops .... gotta run!!!

All the best,

Mick

Subject: RE: Rick Fielding
From: GUEST,Blake Madison
Date: 16 Sep 08 - 01:18 AM

Like I know my way around Sunset, he knew his way around a fretboard. Funny guy. Kind of guy that would slam a quarter dipped in SuperGlue into a jukebox coin hole just to give himself some space. Had a good fastball, and a nasty slider too. If the curveball hadn't had a tendency to hang on the corner, he might have had a career with the Expos. But instead we got music from him, and plenty of things to think about. He had a way of making you laugh that put people at ease. I guess the freaks in this joint got a lot more out of him than we could ever give back. I know I owed him a Four Roses or two.
There's a coffee house where there ain't no juke boxes, or poker machines, or karaoke, where the music goes all night and the whiskey and songs get passed around 'til dawn. Maybe I'll catch up with you there someday, Big Guy.

Subject: RE: Rick Fielding
From: Seamus Kennedy
Date: 16 Sep 08 - 03:02 AM

I'm glad I got to know Rick and his music before he died.
It would have been so much more difficult after he'd died.....
his words of musical wisdom were gems to be treasured.

Good seein' you Mick. Glad I could help fill your coffers.

Seamus

Subject: RE: Rick Fielding
From: Little Hawk
Date: 16 Sep 08 - 03:11 AM

Yep. Seems like yesterday all right. Rick was a great man and a great musician.

Subject: RE: Rick Fielding
From: open mike
Date: 16 Sep 08 - 11:49 AM

check some of the linked threads above to find
out more about Rick and his influence here.

let the music carry on!

Subject: RE: Rick Fielding
From: katlaughing
Date: 16 Sep 08 - 10:14 PM

Blake, so good to *see* you!