Famous Mudcatters

Subject: Famous Mudcatters
From: Dorrie
Date: 02 Aug 00 - 02:58 PM

Are there any famous mud cats that you know of. Even just abit famous i'm v interested Lovve dorrie

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: kendall
Date: 02 Aug 00 - 03:18 PM

Rick Fielding
Sandy Paton
Caroline Paton
Seamus Kennedy

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: Jacob B
Date: 02 Aug 00 - 03:24 PM

Kendall Morse

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: Morticia
Date: 02 Aug 00 - 03:24 PM

Does appearing on Wanted posters count? If so, I can name a few more.

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: Willie-O
Date: 02 Aug 00 - 03:25 PM

And Kendall Morse.

But Dorrie, somewhere we're all a little bit famous, including you.

Just Willie-O

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: Rick Fielding
Date: 02 Aug 00 - 03:36 PM

Jeezus Kendall. Folk singers aren't famous!

On the other hand I'd vote for

Art Theime (Mr. Chicago)

Frank Hamilton (Weavers)

Paul Mills (Stan Rogers' arranger)

Quite a few Brits, Aussies, etc.

Bob Dylan (he uses an alias)

Rick

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: catspaw49
Date: 02 Aug 00 - 03:39 PM

Along with the one's mentioned already, there are some folks here who are "famous" in fields outside of music. For example....CLICK

Spaw

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: Sean Belt
Date: 02 Aug 00 - 03:41 PM

I agree with Willie-O. We're all a bit famous. If we haven't had our 15 minutes yet, we will. Now, notorious - - that's something else again. And Rick, you're just funnin' us about Bob Dylan, aren't ya?

- Sean

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 02 Aug 00 - 03:42 PM

I'd go for infamous myself..... that would be me then...!

Just ask Les Barker!

LTS

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: Little Neophyte
Date: 02 Aug 00 - 03:59 PM

I am famous for........
my 'to die for' apple cinnamon crumble cake
serving food out of my banjo resonator
mixing up words
not listening too well

BB

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: Mbo
Date: 02 Aug 00 - 04:11 PM

Frank Hamilton is from the Weavers?! No one ever tells me these things!

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: Clinton Hammond2
Date: 02 Aug 00 - 04:13 PM

Len Wallace, one of North America's best ever accordion players ghosts in here once in a blue moon, and oh the stuff we say about you people when we mee up at the bar!!! LOL!!

"At my age I do as I choose
And shouldn't need to make an excuse.
I know that you all feel a little famouse inside
And I'm no different from you"

So ya, aren't we all famous?

{~`

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: Kim C
Date: 02 Aug 00 - 05:04 PM

does this include people who are legends in their own mind?

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: Mbo
Date: 02 Aug 00 - 05:07 PM

Y'know Dick Gaughan popped by a few times...that still blows my mind! And Chris Cornell is a Mudcat member, or so Max says. Hey yeah, what about Max?

--Matt

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: Joe Offer
Date: 02 Aug 00 - 05:28 PM

Lou Killen stops by occasionally. Holly Tannen, too. Are they famous?

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: Pene Azul
Date: 02 Aug 00 - 05:32 PM

I'll add Guy Wolff. I'm a big fan.

PA

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: Sorcha
Date: 02 Aug 00 - 05:55 PM

add Bill D.?

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: Little Neophyte
Date: 02 Aug 00 - 06:47 PM

Good point Pene Azul, I am a true fan of Guy Wolff.
He is also world famous for his pots. The man can mould clay into a masterpiece.
And I sure do love his CD's too.

Bonnie

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: Guy Wolff
Date: 02 Aug 00 - 07:15 PM

I thought I was the only one who could'nt spell.. Is that famous or imfamous or what..Realy being known for being true to ourselves is all any of us can wish for .. What the world dose with it is up to the world..THanks for the kind words though Pene and love to Bonnie as always. I hope Dylan stops by here and Ry Cooder and Martin Carthy and the rest..We love what they have given and what a gas it would be to talk to them.THe people that I have met in my life that might be called realy famous have all been starved to have people realy MEET them and not just perpetuate the rediculus false picture that comes from the glitz machine. I remember as a kid watching someone trying to meet Aurther Miller and not wanting to see the very funny (Bath room humor GUY) who would have had a blast with our own Catspaw. Instead this person was being very serious in the kind of way his Pretend Aurthor Miller would have liked. Maybe one of the people you yell at here is realy one of your idels!!! What a wonderfull thought.. Catspaw is realy Dylan Thomas but we just never knew it. What a concept..Sounds like another thread to me.. What famous person realy is hiding behind some of our beloved (Or not so beloved ) Members.. All the best GUy (PS could Thomas Hardy spell ?????)

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: Seamus Kennedy
Date: 02 Aug 00 - 07:50 PM

Jed Marum in his own right and with Eamonn's Kitchen Band. Kendall Morse, King of Down East Music and Wit. And Alison is famous in Australia, and she'll be catching on here real soon too.

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: kendall
Date: 02 Aug 00 - 08:02 PM

I'm only famous among those who know me.

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: bbelle
Date: 02 Aug 00 - 08:25 PM

kendall ... is that in the biblical sense?

moonchild

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: CamiSu
Date: 02 Aug 00 - 08:37 PM

Gee moon I hope not! Cause I've been a fan of Kendall's for years -- from when we were still in Colorado. (and I've been here in New England for a third of my life)

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 02 Aug 00 - 09:00 PM

Go here to see some video of Frank Hamilton,his wife, and Roger McGuinn playing music at Roger's homepage Folk Den

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: Bill D
Date: 02 Aug 00 - 09:25 PM

Shambles is known well enough in some circles..(Roger Gall)

a few others have records

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: Big Mick
Date: 02 Aug 00 - 09:37 PM

I recently received Kendall's tape, and he is now famous in this household. A wonderful collection.

As for me, I am famous to my 8 year old and my sister in law. To most employers that I have organized or tried to, I am "infamous" when they are in polite company. They use other adjectives in private............hhahahahahaha.

Peter T. with the way he writes will be famous........when he is dead, which those of us who know him hope won't be to soon.

Mick

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: kendall
Date: 02 Aug 00 - 09:49 PM

Thanks MIck..glad you like it. I'm curious CamiSu..who are you?

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: Mooh
Date: 02 Aug 00 - 10:37 PM

Phil Cooper, Len Wallace, Neil Young (well, I believe some of what I read), God, Frank Ford (at least in spirit), my Mum (not a member, as far as I know, but she's famous 'round the world for her work with the Girls Guides),

To my kids, I'm famous, and if that's all I get, I'll die a happy man. God bless them. Mooh.

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: Sorcha
Date: 02 Aug 00 - 11:00 PM

I'm with Mbo--Frank Ham. is/was with the Weavers? ohgee.
Peter T. should be famous for his writing, H. Thoreau was...........
moonchild: you are sooooooo bad, *sg*
and, Guy, I think I know what you mean about the Famous "meeting" people. I once waited in line at a festival to get Frankie Gavin (of De Dannan) to autograph a CD. Alec Finn was very busy swinging like a monkey on the bars of the stadium and canopy. BTW, Alec is another very large "mick".

I said (after getting Frankies' autograph) as I was leaving, "Hi, and Bye,Alec." He said, and "Doan cha wan' my autograph,too, darlin'?" I said I hadn't wanted to bother his fun, and we had a great hour after that. He did autograph the CD, too.

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: ddw
Date: 02 Aug 00 - 11:09 PM

Didn't Happy Traum drop in here a few months ago to tell us about some new CDs or books or something?

david

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: Mbo
Date: 02 Aug 00 - 11:25 PM

He DID? Happy Traum's learning guitar books are what I used when I first learned to play! Way back in 1994...

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: Sorcha
Date: 02 Aug 00 - 11:32 PM

Well, yes he did, but it was a strictly commercial plug.

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: katlaughing
Date: 02 Aug 00 - 11:34 PM

Dan Milner aka Liam's Brother

Bugsy who not only sings and plays really well, also has a wonderful radio show in OZ

Spider Tom in Oz, who, when he gets a CD together, will be famous elsewhere, too!

Bill Sables and Allan Clark

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: katlaughing
Date: 02 Aug 00 - 11:35 PM

Larry/Lorcan Otway of Sorcha Dorcha

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: Rick Fielding
Date: 02 Aug 00 - 11:40 PM

Well now, if it comes to being realllly famous, one of our number here is buddies with a couple of pretty prominent guys, but I'm not sure if he keeps that a secret or not. Oh what the hell, Mick, if Mr. C. had hung out with you a little more he probably wouldn't have gotten into so much hot water.

MBO, Frank has shared a huge amount with us about his days as a Weaver.

I was kidding about Dylan! But wait a minute here. If Happy Traum knows about us, and he's Dylan's friend.....hmmmm, who knows?

'Course Seamus Kennedy is far too modest to admit it, but he is indeed well known in folk circles. (as we all know, that plus two bucks gets you a ride on the subway.

For what it's worth, I've know of Dick Greenhaus for many years, and it was a true honour to meet him.

Rick

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: Wavestar
Date: 02 Aug 00 - 11:56 PM

Kendall- CamiSu is my mother :) I'd like to think she taught me well.

-Jessica

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: CamiSu
Date: 03 Aug 00 - 04:28 AM

Yeah, Kendall, I'm famous as Jessica's Mum (truly) and I even taught her to love island living in the Penobscot when I could. (Hewitt's Island if you must) But I'm also a storyteller and do theater sets in New England. Not famous though. But when Jessica told me your story about your neighbor and the well between you, and just said Kendall, I told her you HAD to be Kendall Morse and that you were famous and we used to listen to your tape often before we wore it out and then lost track of it.... guess I need to buy another!

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: Irish sergeant
Date: 03 Aug 00 - 08:00 AM

Can't say I'm famous yet. There aren't any wanted posters out on me. I do however hope to be famous soon with my writing best reguards Neil PS I always wondered if Jimmy Buffett, Lui Collins or Gordon Lightfoot were/are members

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: kendall
Date: 03 Aug 00 - 08:06 AM

Hey all right CamiSu..Do you have BEGINNERS LUCK? thats the best one I've done.

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: Naemanson
Date: 03 Aug 00 - 08:44 AM

I'm not famous and I agree with whever it was that said that the words "famous" and "folk music" do not go together. Famous is for rock stars. Mbo - get out there and be famous for us!

By the way, you guys talk a lot about Kendall's tape and how good it is. I don't have a tape but I do have the old LP's.

Have any of you seen his TV show?

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: Rick Fielding
Date: 03 Aug 00 - 09:57 AM

Kendall's TV show? Isn't he one of the remaining "Castaway Survivors" on CBS? He is the black basketball coach isn't he?

Nobody's mention Ewan MacVicar.......so I will. Certainly well-known in folk circles.

Rick

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: kendall
Date: 03 Aug 00 - 10:05 AM

What Naemanson is referring to is an old thing that ran on NPBS starting in 1980. It was called "In The Kitchen" (lousy name) and it centered around Maine humor. In each segment I had a different storyteller/humorist visit me. We had an old fashioned kitchen set and we just sat around the table swapping lies.
As a result of that TV series, I ended up writing a book on Maine humor. That is still in print 20 years later. We move slow up heah, ayah..

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: Peter T.
Date: 03 Aug 00 - 10:08 AM

Scary to think what a search engine will turn up. I got an e-mail from a friend who saw a part of a environmental TV series I was featured on (my hour of fame) rebroadcast on Karachi television once -- he said he was revolted by the whole thing. Made sense to me.
yours, Peter T.

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: GUEST,Wolfgang
Date: 03 Aug 00 - 10:13 AM

GUEST visitors I know of:
Eliza Carthy
Frank Harte

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: Jeri
Date: 03 Aug 00 - 10:35 AM

I saw Bob Zentz in an educational spot on Armed Forces TV while stationed in Korea, told someone who knew Bob, who told him. When I finally met Bob, he said "Oh, you're the person from Korea!?" Small world.

Fame and folk..
Folk music, traditional music, and music we sing and play and not just listen to, does not leave much space for fame. Audiences are normally small, and it's easy to talk with performers. There are some more "famous" performers most of us have heard of. I've been at small concerts, and watched someone give the performer the "rock star" treatment, and I bet it embarrasses the hell out of the performer. It's still easy to do when you finally meet someone you've looked up to for a long time, even if they're only famous with you. Jeez - I hope I've never drooled on anyone, but I'll bet I have.

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: GUEST,John D
Date: 03 Aug 00 - 11:51 AM

FARRRRRR OUT!

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: Kim C
Date: 03 Aug 00 - 12:20 PM

I sent my brother a copy of our new tape for his birthday in June. My mom told me he hadn't opened it to listen to it because if we get famous it will be worth more. Also a friend of mine told me that when I get famous he plans to sell the socks I knitted him for $3000.

Does that count?

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: john c
Date: 03 Aug 00 - 12:30 PM

The very first (and only) answer to my very first query came from no less a personage than the legendary ex- Fairporter and fiddle-chief, Dave Swarbrick.
And you wonder why I love the Mudcat???
J.

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: Kim C
Date: 03 Aug 00 - 12:33 PM

OhmaGAWD, I LOVE Dave Swarbrick! Was just listening to him last night with the great A.L. Lloyd. I wanna play like that when I grow up! Then maybe I can get famous. :)

Subject: RE: Famous Mudcatters
From: kendall
Date: 03 Aug 00 - 01:11 PM

that settles it, I'm not famous because Jeri never drooled on me..damn