The life and Music of Sam Hinton

Subject: Folklore: The life and Music of Sam Hinton
From: blindboybutler
Date: 01 Jul 11 - 09:38 AM

My name is Andrew Butler and I'm a folk singer from Oldham in Greater Manchester, UK.

Between 2000 and 2004 I was lucky enough to have corresponded with Sam Hinton, via emails and letters. He shared much of his knowledge of folk music with me as well as a number of musical recordings, essays and the like.

Since that time I have been busy writing a book about Sam's music, his place in the wider context of folk music and the musical landscape from which he emerged.

Sams family have kindly given me his unoublished autobiography.

I am now in the process of writing about Sam's guitar style. Starting with his Library of Congress recording I am slowly trying my best to notate how he played the songs.

If anyone ever saw Sam perform or can help in this that would be a huge help.

Subject: RE: Folklore: The life and Music of Sam Hinton
From: GUEST,babypix
Date: 01 Jul 11 - 09:43 AM

Please contact the American songster, Larry Hanks via his website. Sam was a lifelong inspiration, mentor, and friend to him.

www.larryhanks.com

Subject: RE: Folklore: The life and Music of Sam Hinton
From: GUEST,999
Date: 01 Jul 11 - 09:46 AM

Have you checked Youtube?

Subject: RE: The life and Music of Sam Hinton
From: Howard Kaplan
Date: 01 Jul 11 - 11:44 PM

The American folk singer Michael Cooney credits Sam Hinton with stimulating Michael's interest in folk music. You can find Michael's email address on his web site, http://www.michaelcooney.com/.

(There's also an Irish piper named Michael Cooney. That's someone else.)

Subject: RE: The life and Music of Sam Hinton
From: Chris in Portland
Date: 02 Jul 11 - 10:58 AM

Sam Hinton, along with Johnny Walker, were a big part of the San Diego Folk Song Society. I'd suggest that you contact the Society for sources.
Chris, once in SD

Subject: RE: The life and Music of Sam Hinton
From: pdq
Date: 02 Jul 11 - 11:21 AM

Here is a nice piece about Sam Hinton's daughter who helped preserve native languages of our great Southwest...

                                                                                                 Hinton, the next generation

Subject: RE: The life and Music of Sam Hinton
From: Joe Offer
Date: 02 Jul 11 - 03:17 PM

Adam Miller did a lot with Sam Hinton, and might be able to help you out. He can be reached through his Website, http://www.folksinging.org/. Adam and pianist George Winston produced Sam's wonderful harmonica album, Sam Hinton: Master of the Solo Diatonic Harmonica .

I think I heard that Adam was working with Sam to record all the songs that Sam knew. I wonder how far along they got on that project by the time Sam died.

-Joe-

Subject: RE: The life and Music of Sam Hinton
From: Stringsinger
Date: 02 Jul 11 - 06:50 PM

Sam played a brush style with his fingers not unlike a trad up-picking banjo player.
He would pick a melody note with the index finger and a thumbed bass note interspersed with brushing the chords. He played many musical counterlines to his singing in this way. His style had a lilt to it and it was unique.

Subject: RE: The life and Music of Sam Hinton
From: Art Thieme
Date: 08 Jul 11 - 06:15 PM

Starly, If anyone can set you straight on this, it's Stringsinger himself;---he's a great musician who could break down anyones picking style and diagram it for the students at Chicago's Old Town School Of Folk Music in the early 1960s.

I can read what Struingsinger (Frank Hamilton) wrote here, and I can HEAR Sam Hinton clearly in my head. It's right on the money.

Art Thieme