Birdman- Blues Artist-Have you heard of

Subject: Birdman- Blues Artist-Have you heard of
From: GUEST,redhotbaby
Date: 06 Nov 00 - 04:16 PM

Has anyone ever heard of a bluesman call the Birdman? Someone in Canada was telling me about him. I can't find any info. I wanna purchase a CD, but don't know any titles or songs. Help...email me directly at [e-mail] Thanks

Subject: RE: Birdman- Blues Artist-Have you heard of
From: Brendy
Date: 05 Dec 00 - 06:36 AM

refresh

Subject: RE: Birdman- Blues Artist-Have you heard of
From: Willie-O
Date: 05 Dec 00 - 08:27 AM

I think you may be thinking of Larry "The Bird" Mootham, an extraordinary harmonica player/singer from Ottawa.

I am extremely sorry to say that Larry, a longtime acquaintance, died suddenly this fall of a heart attack. He was 45. A couple of weeks ago there was an all-day benefit/tribute memorial show for him at the Rainbow Bistro in Ottawa, a fundraiser for his daughter.

He recorded a CD (maybe more than one) with the guitar player he worked with the most, Vince Halfhide, which was nominated for a roots/traditional Juno award (Canadian recording industry thing).

Larry was a great guy, a natural storyteller with an ebullient personality that made him always fun to encounter.

I'll get the name of the CD and other info and post it here.

Willie-O

Subject: RE: Birdman- Blues Artist-Have you heard of
From: Willie-O
Date: 05 Dec 00 - 09:17 AM

Jeez, it IS hard to find Larry on the Web. There's a bit of info and a picture on blues guitarist Paul Fenton's site.

His recordings if available should be gettable from The Ottawa Folklore Centre.

And it turns out he actually won a Juno.
Willie-O