Moving to Red Wing Minnesota!

Subject: Moving to Red Wing Minnesota!
From: hesperis
Date: 02 Sep 04 - 09:14 PM

Wasn't sure whether to put this as BS or not... since Red Wing is the home of Hobgoblin Music and all.

Wondering if there are any mudcatters up there to jam with? Any online resources for local music in Red Wing, Canon Falls, and/or Rochester. Oh, and we're only about an hour and a bit from the Twin Cities, too.

Any info on open mics would be appreciated as well!

I've started teaching guitar now, too, but can probably only handle absolute beginners without messing them up. So I'll need the name of someone to refer my student to eventually. (She can't afford lessons right now and I've never taught guitar before, so it's a good combination.)

Moving there on Saturday!

Subject: RE: Moving to Red Wing Minnesota!
From: Big Tim
Date: 03 Sep 04 - 02:55 AM

And there's a song "Walls of Red Wing"! (Dylan?).

Subject: RE: Moving to Red Wing Minnesota!
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 03 Sep 04 - 02:59 AM

Don't forget to let Santa know you new address if you want to get a present this year!

Santa's Executive Compiler of Secrets this Year.
LTS

Subject: RE: Moving to Red Wing Minnesota!
From: GUEST,Malmer
Date: 03 Sep 04 - 03:31 AM

Dylan did sing that great song called The Walls of Redwing about the boy's reformatory that is still located there. Neat town too.

Subject: RE: Moving to Red Wing Minnesota!
From: GUEST,Arkie
Date: 03 Sep 04 - 09:34 AM

Don't they also make shoes there?

Subject: RE: Moving to Red Wing Minnesota!
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 03 Sep 04 - 10:31 AM

"since Red Wing is the home of Hobgoblin Music and all"

Only the US home - Pete and Mannie McClelland started Hobgoblin Music in Crawley, UK, where they still have their original shop. Hobgoblin was the name of the band which they used to be in.

As an alternative to Red Wing:

May the moon shine bright on Charley Chaplin,
His boots are cracking for the want of blacking,
And his little baggy trousers they want mending,
Before they send him, to the Dardenelles.

Best of luck with everthing Hesperis - hope all goes well.

Subject: RE: Moving to Red Wing Minnesota!
From: belter
Date: 03 Sep 04 - 06:50 PM

Hay, I'm from neer makato MN. Don't know any other mudcaters in the area for sure, but there may be a few of us scadians around.

Subject: RE: Moving to Red Wing Minnesota!
From: Sorcha
Date: 03 Sep 04 - 07:14 PM

Good luck, Hes. There is a neat pottery there too. I have several peices of it.

Subject: RE: Moving to Red Wing Minnesota!
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 03 Sep 04 - 08:05 PM

One of my favorite towns. Don't know any Catters near there though... including me.

Jerry

Subject: RE: Moving to Red Wing Minnesota!
From: Stewart
Date: 03 Sep 04 - 08:20 PM

Hi, I used to live in Northfield, about a 3/4 hour's drive to the west. There's a nice restored hotel, the St. James, and a old restored theater, the Sheldon. It's a beautiful river town. Red Wing Pottery is long out of business, but the old pottery buildings have been turned into small shops, restaurants, etc. There's a very nice bike trail along the Cannon River that will take you to Cannon Falls. You might check out Northfield, a two-college town, for other cultural events. Across the Mississippi river and down the Wisconsin side in Pepin is one of the best restaurants in the area - the Harbor View. And before you get to Pepin you pass through the town of Stockholm where many artists and craftsmen work and sell their material. And it's one of the most scenic drives down the river. And in the winter you can probably walk across the river! I really don't miss the Minnesota winters!

Cheers, S. in Seattle

Subject: RE: Moving to Red Wing Minnesota!
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 03 Sep 04 - 09:16 PM

Traded snow for rain, Stewart?

There's also a wonderful Scandinavian bakery in Redwing that makes sinning seem alright.

Jerry

Subject: RE: Moving to Red Wing Minnesota!
From: Stewart
Date: 03 Sep 04 - 10:11 PM

Jerry, I'll take the liquid stuff any day.

S.

Subject: RE: Moving to Red Wing Minnesota!
From: hesperis
Date: 03 Sep 04 - 10:58 PM

Thanks for the info!
(Darn, I wanted to meet some more people!!!)

Subject: RE: Moving to Red Wing Minnesota!
From: English Jon
Date: 04 Sep 04 - 06:19 AM

hmmmmm.....I may get a chance to visit soon...want to go and have a look round stoney end harps...

Jon

Subject: RE: Moving to Red Wing Minnesota!
From: hesperis
Date: 05 Sep 04 - 07:50 AM

That'd be cool.

Moving today since we were too tired for an 11-hour drive yesterday!

Subject: RE: Moving to Red Wing Minnesota!
From: hesperis
Date: 30 Sep 04 - 02:01 AM

Well. Red Wing looks very cool. Unfortunately the place we're staying at has made me very sick with allergies and infections and my man is wilting under the resulting neglect and added responsibilities. A great beginning to married life, for sure.

Subject: RE: Moving to Red Wing Minnesota!
From: open mike
Date: 30 Sep 04 - 03:41 AM

red wing boots are the best...
and the song/fiddle tune which
was used for the song "Union
Maid" ( oh, you can't scare me,
I'm stickin' to the union, ) is
based on a song about an Indian
Maid named Little Red Wing. I think
there was a thread on here not too
long ago from someone looking for mud
cats in minnesota...i can't find it
now, though, but i answered that he
should look in the profiles...in the'
member information area listings are
filed by geographical area. Laurel

Subject: NOT Moving to Red Wing Minnesota!
From: hesperis
Date: 16 Oct 04 - 12:36 PM

The song is pretty.

Unfortunately the place we were staying made me pretty sick and we had to leave. Can't afford an apartment yet. Imposing on the parents again. :(