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Subject: Favorite Undiscovered Talent From: Paul G. Date: 17 Jul 99 - 11:42 AM As a writer and performer I'm always on the prowl for new ideas, sounds, methods...new versions of old tunes, old sounding versions of new tunes, blah, blah, blah...I will frequently take a blind chance on a recording artist I've never heard of, usually and Indie...So here's the challenge: Give me ONE choice of a favorite unknown, underexposed, performer (with a recording available)...traditional, singer/sonwriter, celtic, acoustic blues...whatever you got. Please note the performer's style, why you like 'em, and where I can get my hands on the music... On your mark..... |
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Subject: RE: Favorite Undiscovered Talent From: campfire Date: 18 Jul 99 - 12:54 AM Since most of the musical part of my life is spent among singer songwriters, it's difficult to pick just one. And I'm not sure HOW "unknown" you want them....but I'd nominate L. J. Booth. Definitely not "unknown", but I think he's underexposed. He'll be at Falcon Ridge this weekend; if anyone hasn't heard him I'd recommend it if you'll be there.
He has two CDs available and I beleive he's working on his third. Available through: Songs about life that (almost) anyone can relate to, with good melodies; great voice and guitar. Doesn't sing about his belly-button, although he does have a song that has belly-buttons in it. And a he** of a nice guy. campfire
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Subject: RE: Favorite Undiscovered Talent From: bseed(charleskratz) Date: 18 Jul 99 - 02:49 AM A while ago I wrote a response, but for the second time in two days, aol stopped sending my messages. Anyway, here I am trying again. I don't know if they qualify as unknowns or not, but nobody has responded to the times I have posted about them before. Anyway, "Dry Branch Fire Squad" is my favorite group--bluegrass and old timey, led by lead singer, mandolin player, storyteller, and "aw shucks" comedian Ron Thomason. He also writes songs--during the band's last performance at the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley he sang a couple of them, both about horses--preceded by stories about the horses (a cross country horse he owns and the legendary rodeo bronc Lightning). I'd say the best place to start with them is their album "Live at Last," with Suzanne Thomas--herself a great performer: singer and clawhammer banjo player. Plus, as a live album it has Ron at his aw shucks best. It's on Rounder. --seed |
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Subject: RE: Favorite Undiscovered Talent From: dwditty Date: 18 Jul 99 - 05:53 AM I found a CD by Vince Bell in a used bin and bought it because of the supporting cast - Victoria Williams, Lyle Lovett, Goeff Muldaur, and Fritz Richmond (the great jug player from Kweskins band), among others. A strange but haunting collection of melodies - not rock, not folk, either. Haven't been able to find a word about him outside of the CD. |
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Subject: RE: Favorite Undiscovered Talent From: Mike Billo Date: 18 Jul 99 - 10:06 AM I don't know if he qualifies, but I am constanatly amazed that Blues guitarist, singer, story-teller Roy Bookbinder is not the idol of millions. I think he's a phenomenal talent. One the best ( if not, the very best) interperters of the Rev. Gary Davis style, and an all-round cool guy. Perhaps, it's a case of a performers style striking a responsive nerve with some much more than with others. |
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Subject: RE: Favorite Undiscovered Talent From: Mike Regenstreif Date: 18 Jul 99 - 10:22 AM For dwditty: Vince Bell was a (very promising, I'm told) singer-songwriter on the early-'70s Austin, Texas scene who was nearly killed in a car accident. Apparently he went through a 20 year recuperation period before reemerging in 1994 with the CD you found. He has a new album this year called TEXAS PLATES (Paladin). An unknown artist from here in Montreal that I highly reccomend is Michael Jerome Browne. His music is centred on traditional blues but is also an accomplished player of traditional Appalachian and Cajun musics. His first solo album (he made several albums as part of the Stephen Barry Band) was released at the end of 1998.
There is information about Michael and his album available via the Folk Roots/Folk Branches web site
Mike Regenstreif |
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Subject: RE: Favorite Undiscovered Talent From: Lesley N. Date: 18 Jul 99 - 12:11 PM October Project put out two albums - October Project and Falling Farther In. They weren't successful and broke up - partly 'tis said, because no one could classify them and I'm not sure I can either. I'm not sure I can even describe their sound... They aren't like anyone else I know of..
Great female lead singer - great lyrics - great music. Damn I wish they were still around... But the Internet comes to the rescue. Listen to some clips (try Ariel - too bad they didn't put up Paths of Desire - what great lyrics..) from Amazon here.
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Subject: RE: Favorite Undiscovered Talent From: Jeri Date: 18 Jul 99 - 01:07 PM Cliff Haslam. He has what is probably my favorite voice in the universe. He only recorded one album (which I think is available from Folk Legacy.) IIRC, he used to tour occasionally, but doesn't seem to anymore - I don't even know if he does gigs anywhere. |
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Subject: RE: Favorite Undiscovered Talent From: Art Thieme Date: 18 Jul 99 - 01:59 PM Lil' Rev (aka Marc Revinson to his friends.---He's out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Good musician with a feel like Jim Kweskin in his solo days (to me, anyhow). Has 2 CDs out---FROGWATER (Live at Thai Joe's), __UKE TOWN (Lil' Rev with Pig Ankle Dave. He and Dave Fox are working on a new CD probably as we speak.workin' (Has one cassette too.) To contact write to: P.O. BOX 71362-----Milwaukee, WI 53211 I really like Rev---so do Bob Bovee & Gail Heil and many others. If found and given a chance, this guy is gonna take off. But he's into personal promotion about as much as I was. (That means that promo is pretty much nonexistant.) Art Thieme |
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Subject: RE: Favorite Undiscovered Talent From: WyoWoman Date: 18 Jul 99 - 03:46 PM I saw Dry Branch Fire Squad at the bluegrass festival in Denver this spring. He is such a hoot onstage. Absolutely the driest sense of humor imaginable. I love their rendition of "Aragon Mill..." WW |
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Subject: RE: Favorite Undiscovered Talent From: Paul G. Date: 18 Jul 99 - 05:42 PM I've heard Dry Branch a couple of times and completely agree with the assessments above...I have also performed at several festivals that Roy Bookbinder was at. I really enjoy his style and stage presence, though I've found his personality to be "difficult", perhaps high strung would be a better term. The October Project Clips at Amazon knocked me out -- it's ordered. I'm going after some of the other recordings and will report back in future weeks as the stuff comes in (and as the money lasts)... Keep 'em coming...this is great stuff! Paul |
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Subject: RE: Favorite Undiscovered Talent From: campfire Date: 18 Jul 99 - 06:30 PM Art, I second your "vote" for Lil Rev - except I already cast mine for L.J. (and wouldn't really change that). Rev plays everything with strings I can think of, and a few other things as well. Good musician, puts on a good, fun to watch show, plays with a whole variety of other local musicians and is also an all-around nice guy. I once suggested he send his info to a venue I thought would be interested. About a year - maybe more -later, I saw him playing there, and he actually remembered and thanked ME for suggesting the venue. Around here, that's rather rare. campfire |
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Subject: RE: Favorite Undiscovered Talent From: Neil Lowe Date: 19 Jul 99 - 10:24 AM Although as of late he's "gone commercial" and signed with a major recording label (no bitterness here, I am glad his music will now hopefully get the recognition it deserves), singer/songwriter Richard Buckner, formerly of the Dejadisc label (sorry, I can't find a link to their website...otherwise I would've included it...maybe they don't have one) gets my vote. His music and lyrics sometimes paint stark landscapes of lost love, depression, suicide attempts, drinking to erase painful memories, etc.; probably not the most uplifting stuff you could listen to. But he sings about other stuff as well. You can click here for a current offering of available recordings. |
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Subject: RE: Favorite Undiscovered Talent From: Bryant Date: 19 Jul 99 - 04:06 PM Well, he's not really an 'unknown', but there was an English singer/songwriter in the early 70's named Nick Drake who was virtually unknown in his own time and has only recently been getting much attention -- at least here in the US. Though not really folk (certainly not old timey) he kinda fit that early 70's acoustic folk mold. He was an exceptional acoustic guitarist (he played with an incredibly fluid fingerstyle in odd alternate tunings) and had one of the most haunting voices I've ever heard. Some might find him a little too introspective and melancholy -- but if you like those qualities there no one I can think of much better. Five Leaves Left (Rykodisc) is a good introduction. He died in 1974 of an overdose of anti-depressants. There's some question as to whether it was accidental or not. Bryant Five Leaves Left is a good introduction |
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Subject: RE: Favorite Undiscovered Talent From: Bryant Date: 19 Jul 99 - 04:11 PM Oops. Copied instead of moving. B. |
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Subject: RE: Favorite Undiscovered Talent From: peter bugden Date: 20 Jul 99 - 04:26 AM |
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Subject: RE: Favorite Undiscovered Talent From: peter bugden - Bugden@primus.com.au Date: 20 Jul 99 - 04:33 AM Try Bernard Carney. A great singer songwriter from Australia. His latest album "no time like the future" has a track called "Gardens of death" which the International Red Cross picked up for their anti Land mines anthem. Take a look at his website: www.cantech.net.au/~carneybe/ he's a pretty mean guitarist too. |
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Subject: RE: Favorite Undiscovered Talent From: Jaxon Date: 20 Jul 99 - 08:22 AM I heard a live interview on WUMB, in Boston, with a local performer named Alistair Moock. When I heard him play i was blown away. Imagine my suprise when I ended up sitting next to him last Sunday. This guy is great! He has a CD titled "Bad Moock Rising". He also has a web site at www.moock.com. Jack Murray |
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Subject: RE: Favorite Undiscovered Talent From: harpgirl Date: 22 Jul 99 - 10:42 PM ...Paul G., For my money Frank Lindamood is my favorite undiscovered talent....he has that baritone voice in the Gordon Bok range that drives wild women out of the woods and into town....To hear him sing blues or a Nova Scotia song with his banjo or guitar is my idea of heaven on earth!!! |
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Subject: RE: Favorite Undiscovered Talent From: Rick Fielding Date: 22 Jul 99 - 11:14 PM The best album of contemporary folk I've heard in the last couple of years is "Annie Mae's Wedding" by the duo Slowpoke out of Toronto. It's an indy naturally and I haven't got the info at hand, but I'll get it. |
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Subject: RE: Favorite Undiscovered Talent From: Mudjack Date: 22 Jul 99 - 11:25 PM Jim Page in Seattle just blew my socks off when I heard his definite style of telling stories in song about the street people and their social problems. If your'e looking for sweet soda pop.... Then Jim's not the one. He's serious and to the point with song. He has a CD available through Victory Music. (a blue clickie thing would be nice) Mudjack |
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Subject: RE: Favorite Undiscovered Talent From: Tucker Date: 23 Jul 99 - 12:51 AM Paul, there is so much good impromtu music by people not really caring whether they ever get a CD. Go to a Rendezvous or a camp site and just listen. Chances are you'll be invited to the camp, handed a beer or a sip and asked to join in. Enjoy, that's what its all about. |
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Subject: RE: Favorite Undiscovered Talent From: Date: 23 Jul 99 - 11:55 AM Tucker: I'm doing that all the time -- as a performer and purveyor of folk music. However, being located in Jacksonville Florida and having a limited travel budget, its a bit difficult for me to catch the indie artists in Seattle, or New York, or in the UK...These are the folk whose music I want to hear since I can't do it all in person. I have come to especially respect the tastes and musical opinions of those who haunt the Mudcat, and so want the input of others than just me...so how about yours? Thanks! Paul |
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Subject: RE: Favorite Undiscovered Talent From: Matthew B. Date: 23 Jul 99 - 01:38 PM The WindLasses just released their first album. It sold out three times at the Mystic Festival. I have it on auto-repeat at home. |
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Subject: RE: Favorite Undiscovered Talent From: DougR Date: 23 Jul 99 - 02:17 PM Celtic Pride gets my vote for best of the undiscovered. Tom and Marie Teven did about a five year winter gig at the Dubliner Pub in Phoenix, Arizona. I brought a artist manager (Eddy Arnold) in to hear them one night and he encouraged them to go to Nashville and he would open some doors for them. They felt they couldn't make the trip on speculation and returned to their home base in Welches, Oregon. Tom is an excellent songwriter and vocalist. He plays 12 string guitar. His wife, Marie, has a lovely voice and plays electric bass. They do gigs in the Welches area and if you are ever up that way, don't miss them. Their CD, "Too Live at the Dubliner," is available by writing: Celtic Pride, P.O. Box 717, Welches, OR 97067. Songs on the CD include: Brennan on the Moor, Mountain Dew, Farewell to Nova Scotia, Home Boys Home, Ye Jacobites By Name, The Black Velvet Band, Seven Drunken Nights, The Mary Ellen Carter, Finnigans Wake and six others. DougR |
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Subject: RE: Favorite Undiscovered Talent From: Jack (who is called Jack) Date: 23 Jul 99 - 02:35 PM There's a local songwriter called Tim Wallace. He writes the funniest humor and rude songs I have ever heard. A worthy match for Mark Graham, Tom Leher, the Berrymans or anyone you could name in that genre. Actually saw him in a workshop with Mark Graham once. It should have been titled funny songs at 10 paces. His Cowboy Song is in the DT. He does a song about sex and food that has lines like Oh babe I like your style I like your figure and I like your smile. I like the way you think I like the way you look But what I really love baby is the way you cook Cause oooo! Every time you bake A chocolate cake Oh how I ache To lick your spoon. Ooo! Can we do lunch real soon? We can do it at noon! I wanna wrap my lips around your sirloin tips I wanna slip a little toungue into your french dip You are such a trip you make my flapjacks flip I wanna see you do a New York Strip. theres a lot more but I don't have time to post it all. Needless to say the guy is great. |
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Subject: RE: Favorite Undiscovered Talent From: Roger in Baltimore Date: 23 Jul 99 - 03:38 PM Jack, Tim Wallace is also on my list of great undiscovered artists. I first found him on a compedium of many artists by a folk organization from your neck of the woods (I'm at work so I can't make a specific referral). I finally tracked him down and bought his cassette tape from him through the mail. I am dedicated to performing his "You Don't Even Care" where ever I can. I want to learn some others including that food/sex song you mention and "The World's Longest Song." Don't let Joe know I mentioned these songs. He'll want me to post the lyrics. He has the lyrics to You Don't Even Care 'cause I sang it in the song circle after Rick's concert in DC last October. They were posted by me on a thread later. The rest of the lyrics are still on the tape. Roger in Baltimore |
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Subject: RE: Favorite Undiscovered Talent From: campfire Date: 28 Jul 99 - 11:39 AM refresh to go with New Singer/Songwriters |
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Subject: RE: Favorite Undiscovered Talent From: Pete Peterson Date: 28 Jul 99 - 09:51 PM Mark Simos formerly of Manayunk now from Boston area. An incredible songwriter, a highly skilled and tasteful fiddler in THREE independent styles (Celtic, oldtime and Balkan) and wonderful person besides. |
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Subject: RE: Favorite Undiscovered Talent From: emily rain Date: 29 Jul 99 - 08:34 PM joe prater in seattle lojo russo in minneapolis michael matheny, also in minneapolis (and they often play together, which is heavenly) |
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Subject: RE: Favorite Undiscovered Talent From: GUEST,Daivid Usher Date: 23 May 23 - 11:36 PM there are a couple of vids on youtube of Tim https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_DYFYowFYY Timstock in the hospital https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vL_lPGusDk Avon Open Mike 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSytMLD2nfA Avon Open Mike 2013 |
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Subject: RE: Favorite Undiscovered Talent From: GUEST,Rob Mad Jock Wright Date: 26 May 23 - 05:47 AM A lot of yet to be discovered talent perform at open mic session in the hope the venue gives them a gig..... then who knows what. The Twa Tams in Perth have a superb search selection of regulars at their Sunday Open Mic. Tyler McCauley Lola Angie Wright Chris Small Alan Carberry Are some of those worth hearing There are also a lot of old hands still turning out to play and often back soloists. It is a pub you go in for one pint and stay for four hours. |
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Subject: RE: Favorite Undiscovered Talent From: keberoxu Date: 17 Sep 23 - 02:54 PM Cliff Haslam is referenced in Jeri's post of 18 July 1999. Today's New York Sunday Times features an article on the Monday night chantey singing at the Griswold Inn, Essex, CT, where the singing is led by Cliff Haslam with the Jovial -- I just totally forgot the last word. Jovial something. |
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Subject: RE: Favorite Undiscovered Talent From: keberoxu Date: 17 Sep 23 - 02:54 PM Cliff Haslam is referenced in Jeri's post of 18 July 1999. Today's New York Sunday Times features an article on the Monday night chantey singing at the Griswold Inn, Essex, CT, where the singing is led by Cliff Haslam with the Jovial -- I just totally forgot the last word. Jovial something. |
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