BS: It's a Miracle!!

Subject: It's a Miracle!!
From: Morticia
Date: 29 Jul 01 - 08:10 AM

My daughter, now almost 20 and for all her life a stern and all-encompassing critic of folk music has experienced a conversion!!!!! I would like to pretend it's through the benign and gentle influence of her esteemed parent ( me, I mean) but actually it was getting to know a member of the band "Boys from County Hell", as talented a bunch as I've ever heard play and reminiscent of the wild and whacky Pogues but with a better lead vocal.

Still, however it came about, she has now eschewed her love of black, dog-collars and heavy, thrash, garage, mayhem rock ( or whatever it's called) and has taken up guitar and Childe.....it's a happy day!

Subject: RE: BS: It's a Miracle!!
From: sledge
Date: 29 Jul 01 - 08:31 AM

Joy to you for this miracle of conversion:-)

Sledge

Subject: RE: BS: It's a Miracle!!
From: Brakn
Date: 29 Jul 01 - 08:31 AM

Is that the "Boys from County Hell" from Wiltshire?

Subject: RE: BS: It's a Miracle!!
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 29 Jul 01 - 08:57 AM

That's just wonderful, mom- what a thrill! You can take some of the credit, you know- planting the seeds and all that. ((((((((HUGS)))))))) to you and your daughter!

Subject: RE: BS: It's a Miracle!!
From: DonMeixner
Date: 29 Jul 01 - 09:14 AM

Morticia,

I too experienced the same thrill when my son Gregory said "Uh, OK." to free tickets to The Battlefield Band in Ithaca NY and came back and wouldn't shut up about the experience for days. He still listens to the Industrial Rock but he also listens to Battlefield Band as well. He wants to play Mary Ellen Carte with me at an open mic and I distinctly heard him attempting my whistles.

The hext generation carries it on, hope springs eternal.

Don

Subject: RE: BS: It's a Miracle!!
From: Cappuccino
Date: 29 Jul 01 - 09:21 AM

I was equally pleased when my 13-year-old pinched all my Fairport tapes. Living tradition lives...!!! - Ian

Subject: RE: BS: It's a Miracle!!
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 29 Jul 01 - 09:31 AM

Of course now she'll tell you you don't know anything about folk music.

In which case she is of course more than welcome here to tell us all "What is Folk."

Subject: RE: BS: It's a Miracle!!
From: GUEST,harpgirl
Date: 29 Jul 01 - 09:50 AM

...be sure to buy her the "Songcatcher" soundtrack CD Mort....hg

Subject: RE: BS: It's a Miracle!!
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 29 Jul 01 - 09:59 AM

She could start a thread here about it.

Subject: RE: BS: It's a Miracle!!
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 29 Jul 01 - 11:17 AM

My little bratling is under no such illusions. She wanted to sing an SClub& song at the Jug, and sticks her hands over her ears when Manitas plays. However, she will stand and watch him play for dancing, but I think she has a crush on 2 of the other dancers....

Morty, I feel deeply for you. It was worth all those therapy sessions for her....

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: It's a Miracle!!
From: sledge
Date: 29 Jul 01 - 11:31 AM

It just struck me, Morticia is old enough to have a 20 year old daughter, surely not!!

;)

Sledge

Subject: RE: BS: It's a Miracle!!
From: katlaughing
Date: 29 Jul 01 - 11:41 AM

Oh happy day, Mortee!! Wonderful news!

luvyakat

Subject: RE: BS: It's a Miracle!!
From: Morticia
Date: 29 Jul 01 - 12:04 PM

Yes, the Wiltshire band, from Calne I believe.

Subject: RE: BS: It's a Miracle!!
From: nutty
Date: 29 Jul 01 - 12:11 PM

It's the "Winston Churchill" Syndrom again

At 18 he was appalled at how little his parents knew
At 21 he was amazed at how much they had learned in 3 years

So pleased for you Mortica --- she'll be on Paltalk next... *BG*

Subject: RE: BS: It's a Miracle!!
From: Amos
Date: 29 Jul 01 - 12:39 PM

I think that was Mark Twain, no???

Congrats Morticia!! There's hope for us all!!

A

Subject: RE: BS: It's a Miracle!!
From: Brakn
Date: 29 Jul 01 - 02:25 PM

Know them well Morticia. I believe they played at the Kentucky Derby year. I used to play with the base player, Tony Green, thirty years ago. Great set of lads.

Subject: RE: BS: It's a Miracle!!
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 29 Jul 01 - 06:47 PM

Re; the 20 yr old daughter - just keep telling yourself "I was a child bride, I was a child bride....."

And that should have been SClub7 for those who can't work out keyboards. If you don't know who SClub7 are, I can't help you.... find a teenager/pre-teen and ask them.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: It's a Miracle!!
From: DancingMom
Date: 29 Jul 01 - 07:13 PM

Seeds sown in a well cultivated garden. Warms the heart, doesn't it?

Subject: RE: BS: It's a Miracle!!
From: Maryrrf
Date: 29 Jul 01 - 07:53 PM

Oh, Morticia that's great! My two boys (19 and 17) have been exposed to folk music (mostly me singing) since they were little but don't show much interest. However, I have caught my older son playing some of my Irish CD's in his car and the younger one is experimenting with DADGAD guitar tuning. Your story gives me hope!

Subject: RE: BS: It's a Miracle!!
From: Noreen
Date: 29 Jul 01 - 08:21 PM

Lovely, Terri! And hi, Fiona. :0)

Subject: RE: BS: It's a Miracle!!
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 30 Jul 01 - 01:38 AM

Although we may be having a breakthrough with the bratling - in the car yesterday,she prefered to listen to one of my tapes of Gill Burns, Nic Jones, Arlo Guthrie and Graham & Eileen Pratt over that bloody Disney nursery rhyme tape.... (jut as well, that tape went out the window somewhere down the M40 one day......)

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: It's a Miracle!!
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 30 Jul 01 - 11:54 PM

She found out about the Disney tape.

She didn't have hysterics.....

Is there hope for us yet???

LTS