olddude - Blue Mountain

Subject: RE: olddude - Blue Mountain
From: topical tom
Date: 28 Jun 09 - 08:20 PM

A very pretty song done in a fine style. I see little room for improvement, Dan. Go for it! I'm sure it will be much appreciated.

Subject: RE: olddude - Blue Mountain
From: Bobert
Date: 28 Jun 09 - 07:54 PM

What Hardi said...Quit rehersing it right now... Don't play it again until you perform it... The recorded version is just fine amnd you'll be just fine...

Plus, it's hard for me to give advice to traditional folk singers because I play such a different style of music and the things I do absolutely don't transfer over...

Have fun...

Bobert

Subject: RE: olddude - Blue Mountain
From: wysiwyg
Date: 28 Jun 09 - 07:43 PM

Dan, it is Hardi, not Wysiwyg, Just wanted you to know that I truly enjoyed your rendition of this song--I think folk will appreciate it when you perform it next week.

Advice? Just don't over rehearse it to the point that you get bored with it. It is fine the way it is.

Hardi

Subject: RE: olddude - Blue Mountain
From: Joe Offer
Date: 28 Jun 09 - 07:42 PM

I think it's very good, Dan. I've been trying to work this song up for a long time. I sing a cappella, and I can't quite get it to work for me.
But you done good.
-Joe-

Subject: RE: olddude - Blue Mountain
From: wysiwyg
Date: 28 Jun 09 - 07:38 PM

It's great! Just relax and play with it.

~S~

Subject: RE: olddude - Blue Mountain
From: olddude
Date: 28 Jun 09 - 07:36 PM

Hey thanks folks always appreciate your kindness my friends.

Maeve, please send me your address again via PM. I have it in my book which I lost somewhere in the stack at my office. I will send you this and several originals I am working on so we can work on one of the songs. From what I heard tell, Maeve can sing and she can write folks so we need to get her out of hiding

Subject: RE: olddude - Blue Mountain
From: gnu
Date: 28 Jun 09 - 07:23 PM

No dream.... it's definitely "ok" Dan.

Subject: RE: olddude - Blue Mountain
From: olddude
Date: 28 Jun 09 - 07:18 PM

Frank Hamilton recorded it some 50 years ago, Art Thieme recorded it some 40 years ago, both versions are so good and the bar set so high that I could only dream of hitting within an ok with my version.

Subject: RE: olddude - Blue Mountain
From: GUEST,Ralphie
Date: 28 Jun 09 - 07:13 PM

First heard this from the long deleted LP "Rasa" by Jody Stecher and Krishna Batt in the late 70's. (A sort of country and eastern concept!)
Jody revisited it with his partner Kate Brislin a few years ago. One of the great songs IMHO.

Subject: RE: olddude - Blue Mountain
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 28 Jun 09 - 05:55 PM

Does it need guidance, Dan?   It sounds pretty darn good just as it is to me.

'The Blue Goose Saloon' sounds kinda fun, I have this vision of gals in big petticoats with even bigger smiles, turning to welcome all the men that walk through the doors, tired after a hard day up on the Blue Mountain...And those Mormon Gals, with the Cowboy riding home under that moon...

I have a whole Cowboy film going through my head now...   :0)

"Blue Mountain, you won my heart to keep..."

Subject: RE: olddude - Blue Mountain
From: maeve
Date: 28 Jun 09 - 04:45 PM

Hi, Dan. The little bit I could play sounded very good. I've liked that one for years.

maeve

Subject: RE: olddude - Blue Mountain
From: olddude
Date: 28 Jun 09 - 04:02 PM

also put it on youtube

Subject: RE: olddude - Blue Mountain
From: olddude
Date: 28 Jun 09 - 03:21 PM

and I could not hope to do this one as good as any of the masters
but I do like it and think maybe I will sing it for the younger crowd

Subject: olddude - Blue Mountain
From: olddude
Date: 28 Jun 09 - 01:18 PM

I really want to do this song at a concert next weekend, If anyone has any suggestions to make it stronger please do advise. Many Thanks to Frank Hamilton and Art Thieme for all their advice and guidance. I am still working on it so please do give any suggestions I take no offense .

Great old tune, now I pass it on to another generation of kids at a charity concert next week.

Dan - Blue Mountain



Thank you

Dan