How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?

Subject: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: The Shambles
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 04:04 AM

We need to know.

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: Monashee
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 04:41 AM

Oooh Oooh oh! I am Canadian (love saying those three words....hahahaha)..and new to this here fine establishment...(can I be called a mudcatter yet? ;) I have been reading through a lot of the threads and I must say this is a very hip place folks @(*J*)@ Peace ~

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: JohnB
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 08:11 AM

I tried the English one, they would not let me in cos I have lived in Canada for the past 23 years. Can I please be considered a Can Cat. JohnB

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: black walnut
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 08:18 AM

the Mudcat Locator on the Resources page lists some of us.

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From:
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 08:20 AM

I REALLY hate this sort of thing.

"WE NEED TO KNOW." is NOT a reason. Why do you need to know?

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: Dave (the ancient mariner)
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 08:27 AM

Maybe there is a sinister plot to register people. I'm British and Canadian.... Next post: How many dual nationality Mudcatters are there. WE (who is WE?) need to know. yours, Aye. Dave (this place is getting very silly)

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: bill\sables
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 08:45 AM

George and Dave, I started the "How many UK catters" thread after a discussion with fellow catters about the idea of organising a gathering. We had no idea of the numbers in the UK or their locations. As you know we are a small country compared with the USA and Canada and so it is possible to find a location which would be accessable for catters from every corner of the UK to attend with little effort. I an sorry if you think this is a sinister exercise.
Bill

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: Mooh
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 08:46 AM

Yes Shambles, why do you need to know?

Born and bred Canadian, Mooh.

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: Dave (the ancient mariner)
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 08:56 AM

Bill. it would be nice (as George put it) to know why. Unfortunately, Canada is so huge that it is not very easy to get together. I would love to meet other Catters but realistically Musicman and I live a few thousand miles appart. Doubt if we will be able to organise a Song Circle. Winnepeg Manitoba is about central for us. Come to think of it George and I are practically neighbours, but rarely have a chance to meet.(although the few times that we have met have been very pleasant George) Yours, Aye. Dave

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: CarolC
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 10:07 AM

I'm visiting in Canada right now. Does that count?

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: Marion
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 11:15 AM

I'm Canadian - from Eastern Ontario (where, sadly, I've never met Willie-o or Crowhugger) and currently living in Cape Breton (where, happily, I have met George Seto at Celtic Colours 1999 and 2000).

Marion

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From:
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 11:55 AM

hi Marion, again. Are you ready to have some fun again? Rave Entertainment is again at the helm of Celtic Colours.

Bill/Sables, not ascribing sinister motives to you question, but I just couldn't see the sense in it. As someone said earlier, there is a link up at the top which tells all that sort of information for those people who want to give it.

That was started so that if someone was going someplace, they can try to locate other Mudcatters who are in the area. I disagreed with just putting province, since as Dave said, Canada, AND the US is pretty large. Knowing the community helps. For instance, just knowing Marion and Dave, and Dan Mckinnon, and myself, are all here in Nova Scotia doesn't help. Dan, Dave and I live within 20 miles of each other, but Marion is over 300 miles away.

I STILL don't get to see Dave often or Dan.

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From:
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 12:00 PM

BTW, in Canada, many people are "gun"-shy (pun intended) about giving details. We're in the process of REGISTERING all guns of all sorts. Some people object.

I figure all of this "registering" and information gathering is some weird thing of the statisticians (otherwise known as crazies) to keep track on everyone in the world. Category by category.

Remember #6!

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From:
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 12:08 PM

Mudcat Locator

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From:
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 12:09 PM

And you already know of it, since you're listed in it. Did you forget about it?

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: Lyrical Lady
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 12:34 PM

No big deal for me to answer ... I'm Canadian. I have met one other 'catter from one of our 'local' towns around here and would love to meet more. LL

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: bill\sables
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 12:44 PM

George the locator was a suggestion I made to bbc about a year ago but as you know there only about 25 UK people who have subscribed to it. Because of the How many UK thread we have realised that there at least 135 of us over here which makes it worthwhile to try to organise a gathering in an area which would be easier for the majority to get to. I know the locator only asks for a state or provence or a county in Britain but that was done to safeguard the individual and not to give too much information as to where exactly you live. You can always give your address to who you wish via PM's or email. I realise that England would probably fit about three times into most US states or Canadian provences or indeed Australian teritories which makes it easier for us over here to actually meet together to play our music and I assure you that, as far as the UK thread is concerned, there was no sinister reason for posting it.
Cheers Bill

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: The Shambles
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 12:44 PM

"WE NEED TO KNOW." is NOT a reason. Why do you need to know?"

Why do you need to know, why I need to know?

Lighten up George. If you don't like it, why not just ignore it and leave it to those that clearly do find these sort of things fun?

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: sophocleese
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 12:51 PM

I'm Canadian and I'm in the Locator.

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 12:52 PM

I'm as as well...

;-)

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: Jon Freeman
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 01:03 PM

So do the UK Mudcatters need to know how many Canadian Mudcatters there are in order to be able to set up a UK gathering or are the UK Mudcatters going to organise a Canadian gathering or what?

Jon (who is very confused)

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: The Shambles
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 01:12 PM

YES

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: The Shambles
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 01:13 PM

OR NO.

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: Metchosin
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 01:51 PM

I'm always confused but I am a Canadian.

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: GUEST,leila
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 03:55 PM

New in mudcat, but Canadian (plus another - I'll add to that 'dual-nationals' thread when it comes up). Don't know if I'll register in that locator though...

You people crack me up - I love a discussion forum with a sense of humour!

Cheers, leila

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: poor lonesome boy
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 08:38 PM

Count me in. Ottawa Valley expat, now in southern Ontario, where winter means five months of March.

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: Steve Latimer
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 08:48 PM

Born in London, Ontario, grew up in Scarberia, I'm in Whitby now.

Steve

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: Barry T
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 08:56 PM

I'm on the west coast

...where we don't 'do' winter!

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: Jimmy C
Date: 11 Feb 01 - 12:33 AM

Born in Belfast Ireland but now in Whitby Ontario, not far from Steve.

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: GUEST,Nick
Date: 11 Feb 01 - 12:38 AM

I'm Canadian. From the West born and raised but I also have duel citizenship with Ireland. I travel as a Canadian. Anyway does that make me a canadiam Mudcatter. Oh well doesn't matter anyway.

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: GUEST,John
Date: 11 Feb 01 - 12:53 AM

I was born in Scotland, but " I Am Canadian", in Hamilton, Ontario, John (encouraging lousy finger pickers everywhere)

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: GUEST
Date: 11 Feb 01 - 01:13 AM

There are at least 19 1/2 Mudcatters in Canada.

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: Owlkat
Date: 11 Feb 01 - 01:55 AM

Hi, Don't mind you knowing that I live in the Yukon in Whitehorse, (that's in way Northern Canada)but it's pretty far away from everything. You're welcome to visit anytime, though. Cheers, ;-) Owl.

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: Ebbie
Date: 11 Feb 01 - 03:32 AM

Thread creep...Owlkat, do you happen to know any of the members of the band, 'The Glacial Erratics'? Most of them live in Whitehorse.

Back to Thread Topic

Ebbie

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: The Shambles
Date: 11 Feb 01 - 06:10 AM

'The Glacial Erratics'? I lke it. Are they 'Hard Rock'?

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: RichM
Date: 11 Feb 01 - 09:12 AM

I'm in Ottawa. I'd love to meet other mudcatters!

I Play upright bass and sing in a bluegrass\ oldtimecountry band (The Back40, with leader Ron Moores who has a radio program of the same name on CKCU);
We host an open stage for this kind of music once a month at Rasputin's. For details, see
http://www3.sympatico.ca/musicman

I also play guitar and sing in a rather large irish band here, called "Lyon Street".
See
http://www.siegelproductions.ca/lyonstreet.htm

In both bands, we have fun playing at retirement homes, special events, pubs, festivals...

Rich

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 11 Feb 01 - 11:39 AM

Hey RichM... Know of a band called The Riverdrivers? A good buddy of mine, Phil, used to play manolin and guitar with them

;-)

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: Inukshuk
Date: 11 Feb 01 - 12:19 PM

It won't be in my time, but I can see it coming. One after another they are led before the Tribunal to answer the inevitable question: ARE YOU NOW, OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN, A MEMBER OF THE MUDCAT PARTY? They all plead the Fifth, or whatever other excuse they think will get them off the hook. It is useless. For years governments and multinational corporations alike have been incidiously infiltrating Mudcat and gathering inconrovertible evidence. It's all there in the archives. You are doomed! That's why I am certainly not going to let it leak out that I am from Brantford, Ontario.

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: Mooh
Date: 11 Feb 01 - 12:46 PM

Inukshuk. I went to elementary school (James Hillier P.S.) in Brantford. Small world eh! Where'd you go to school? Mooh.

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: Inukshuk
Date: 11 Feb 01 - 03:09 PM

I went to B.C.I. and V.S. After wandering for many years I returned to teach at several schools in Brantford.

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: Mooh
Date: 11 Feb 01 - 04:34 PM

Inukshuk. I have 2 sisters who went to BCI and my brother went to North Park. Ever check out the Folk Club in Brantford? I understand there's a good festival too, which I'd like to visit sometime, do you know anything about it? Mooh.

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: Inukshuk
Date: 11 Feb 01 - 04:42 PM

There is an excellent Folk Club here. I went to their festival for the first time this past October. Absolutely fabulous.

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: GUEST,Skarpi Iceland.
Date: 11 Feb 01 - 04:45 PM

Halló all, I have to say that it is a great thing to know how many of the Mudcat people are from Canada, I thing if someone would set off a Mudcat gettogether In Canada I would know about as many I coult. Well I am not from Canada but many Icelanders lives In Manitopa and Winnebeg but I ges that will not count, by the way I had a meeting with McGinty here In Iceland last Friday, and I told them I am coming to Halifax In September and thats it for now.

Live In peace, All the best skarpi Iceland.

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: Metchosin
Date: 11 Feb 01 - 05:53 PM

Sure it would Skarpi, at least honorary. I think Gimli, Manitoba, has the largest Icelandic population in the world outside of Iceland. I have a very soft spot in my heart for Icelanders, one of my dearest friends, Wendy, was one, sadly she's not with us anymore. click here

Too bad this country's so damned big. Makes get togethers difficult.

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 11 Feb 01 - 07:17 PM

I am from Orillia, Ontario, Canada. So are three other Mudcatters that I know of. Then there's a friend of mine in Barrie, Ontario who is too, but he hardly ever posts here.

= LH

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: Steve Latimer
Date: 11 Feb 01 - 10:35 PM

Brantford, eh? I once played hockey with a kid from there who ended up turning out to be a decent player. Don't think he can play an "F" chord though.

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: Ebbie
Date: 12 Feb 01 - 03:08 AM

No, The Shambles, I guess with that name they should be but the Erratics are definitely not rock! (A glacial erratic is a moving boulder traveling on what later becomes the moraine of a glacier, I understand)

The Glacial Erratics are a 4-woman band that writes almost all its own material, including some wonderful songs. They do an annual tour and cut some cds off season.

A couple of the members live in Juneau, the other two in Whitehorse.

Ebbie

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: sophocleese
Date: 12 Feb 01 - 07:59 AM

Brantford? I grew up just down the road in Ancaster. Nice place.

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: Willie-O
Date: 12 Feb 01 - 08:44 AM

Geez I thought I posted to this thread yesterday but apparently not.

Of course I live in a time warp in the depths of the Ottawa Valley, so these reality double-checks are necessary.

In scenic McDonalds Corners Ontario.

where I am
Willie-O

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: RichM
Date: 12 Feb 01 - 09:05 AM

ClintonHammond asked since I am from Ottawa, if I know of the Riverdrivers...

No, I haven't heard them but I will keep an eye/ear open for them!

Rich McCarthy

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: RichM
Date: 12 Feb 01 - 10:49 AM

Willie-O said:

Geez I thought I posted to this thread yesterday but
apparently not.

Of course I live in a time warp in the depths of the
Ottawa Valley, so these reality double-checks are
necessary.

In scenic McDonalds Corners Ontario.

where I am
Willie-O

Willie-O, I've done this too...mentally posting without touching the keyboard...

I think you and I are just ahead of the technology wave.
Soon we'll be able to use a brainwave input device to the computer...I just hope it's not a Microsoft Windows system tho!

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: Harpy
Date: 12 Feb 01 - 10:37 PM

I'm here in beautiful downtown Ballantrae,originally from Aberdeen but got all 'growed up' in Scarborough and Pickering. So count me in!

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: ddw
Date: 13 Feb 01 - 12:22 AM

I'm another of those who's not sure. I'm originally from North Carolina, but I've been in southern Ontario — Hamilton, Niagara Falls, St. Catharines, London and Windsor — for the last 30+ years.

david

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: Owlkat
Date: 13 Feb 01 - 01:30 AM

Hi Ebbie, As a matter of fact I do know most of the Erratics. Small town bright lights and all that. Betsy Sims is a wonderful person and lives in Juneau and got me some very fun gigs in Juneau and Skagway, and has released at least one cd of her own. If you're ever in Juneau in the summer you can catch her playing at the salmon barbecue, among other places. Kim Barlow plays a banjo I restored and sold her, and has released a cd of her own last year. Um, there are a few others whose names escape me, and there are two Erratic cds that I know of. They are very Northern songs and neat to listen to. So There, Cheers, Owl.

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 13 Feb 01 - 01:05 PM

RichM

http://www.theriverdrivers.com/

is thier web site...

;-)

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: GUEST,petr
Date: 13 Feb 01 - 01:21 PM

Vancouver BC, I know Musicman, would be happy to meet others. grew up in Winterpeg.

Subject: RE: How many Canadian Mudcatter's are there?
From: Ebbie
Date: 13 Feb 01 - 03:07 PM

Hey, Owlkat!

I live in Juneau and Betsy and Martha are friends of mine. Did I get to hear you when you played in Juneau? PM as needed!

Ebbie