Songcatcher-See the Movie

Subject: RE: Songcatcher-See the Movie
From: mousethief
Date: 18 Jun 01 - 04:35 PM

Here's the world famous fighter-plane pilot, down behind enemy lines with nothing but his wits, a small first-aid kit, and a very expensive survival knife to keep him alive. Oh, and the service pistol and maybe 20 rounds of ammo.

I hear the boys flying overhead, looking for me. But the forest is so thick, and the chute is here at the bottom with me, instead of sprawled across the top of the trees where it could be seen. And me with no flare gun.

Okay now, remember those maps back at the briefing. This must be the Mappu River valley. The Mappu flows to the sea of ... um ...

Alex

Subject: RE: Songcatcher-See the Movie
From: catspaw49
Date: 18 Jun 01 - 04:29 PM

"Songcatcher Leader ... Anybody see a 'chute? Song Four, Song Four, Take a couple passes down that valley and see if you see anything.........Songcatcher Three, Fly cover for him............This is Songcatcher One to Jolly Green...Jolly Green we have man down, checking location...Please Standby........"

Spaw

Subject: RE: Songcatcher-See the Movie
From: mousethief
Date: 18 Jun 01 - 04:23 PM

Oh sh*t, Songcatcher leader, what side? What side? AUGHGHGHGHGH!

(sfx: explosion; sad, lump-in-the-throat music)

Alex

Subject: RE: Songcatcher-See the Movie
From: catspaw49
Date: 18 Jun 01 - 04:16 PM

Just out of curiosity, how many threads are we going to run on this sucker??? I have every reason to believe it's one helluva' movie, but great grannie's drawers...........ENOUGH WITH THE NEW THREADS!!! No offense, but we really need a mandatory check of past threads before starting a new one!!!!!!

Songcatcher One

Songcatcher Two

Songcatcher Three

Songcatcher Four

And this thread is Songcatcher Five........

Songcatcher Two, BREAK OFF!! BREAK OFF!! You got a Mig on your tail!!!

Spaw

Subject: RE: Songcatcher-See the Movie
From: okthen
Date: 18 Jun 01 - 02:37 PM

Credits list a guy called Mike Harding, can't be the UK's very own warblist can it ? Anyone any idea when we might see it in the UK?

cheers

bill

Subject: RE: Songcatcher-See the Movie
From: mousethief
Date: 18 Jun 01 - 01:42 PM

Well in the movie it's a woman (which seems terribly anachronistic), but from what I heard on NPR it seems to be modelled on Cecil Sharp's activities.

Alex

Subject: RE: Songcatcher-See the Movie
From: GUEST
Date: 18 Jun 01 - 01:40 PM

Would that have been cecil Sharpe by any chance?

Subject: RE: Songcatcher-See the Movie
From: mousethief
Date: 18 Jun 01 - 01:26 PM

Is there a soundtrack CD yet?

Alex

Subject: RE: Songcatcher-See the Movie
From: Fortunato
Date: 18 Jun 01 - 01:09 PM

thanks, I will.

Chance

Subject: Songcatcher-See the Movie
From: GUEST,Meadow Muskrat
Date: 17 Jun 01 - 09:04 PM

I've just come back from seeing the movie Songcatcher, and recommend to anyone interested in traditional music.It takes place in 1907 western North Carolina in the Southrn Mtns. and features a musicologists attempt to catalog the old ballads of the area.the story and photography are great, and the soundtrack is incredible, with no-nonsense treatment of the songs.See it before its gone.