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15 May 10 - 10:14 AM (#2907490) Subject: Bob Gibson's - Offbeat Folksongs From: GUEST,Wally Macnow In 1956, Bob Gibson's "Offbeeat Folksongs" was released. mp3 files of the tracks are now available (free) at http://www.4shared.com/account/dir/39311972/36b7a2be/sharing.html?rnd=38 The songs/tunes are: Mighty Day The Pig and The Inebriate Andalucian Dance Greenwood Side Delia The Abdication The Rejected Lover The Horse Named Bill Snake Cure Lula Gal Bahaman Lullaby Pretty Boy Block Island Reel What Are Folks Made Of Noah Linstead Market A Maid Went To Dublin Chickens Enjoy. |
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15 May 10 - 04:47 PM (#2907675) Subject: RE: Bob Gibson's - Offbeat Folksongs From: Art Thieme Nice!! |
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15 May 10 - 06:15 PM (#2907729) Subject: RE: Bob Gibson's - Offbeat Folksongs From: Mrrzy Yay! |
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16 May 10 - 07:32 AM (#2907931) Subject: RE: Bob Gibson's - Offbeat Folksongs From: deepdoc1 Thank you! |
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16 May 10 - 08:57 AM (#2907965) Subject: RE: Bob Gibson's - Offbeat Folksongs From: Beer Thanks, loved this fellow. Beer (adrien) |
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16 May 10 - 01:19 PM (#2908093) Subject: RE: Bob Gibson's - Offbeat Folksongs From: topical tom Thanks for the link! Bob was one of my favourite singer-songwriters of the time. |
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16 May 10 - 02:28 PM (#2908125) Subject: RE: Bob Gibson's - Offbeat Folksongs From: Peace Hi, buddy. I knew Bob G back in the day. He had a big influence on how I play and some of what I write. Got a few neat stories about him, his 12-string and some songs. Perhaps one of these days we could have a coffe and I`ll fill you in. He was a great guy as well as being a wonderful writer and guitarist. Bruce (Murdoch) |
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16 May 10 - 04:36 PM (#2908152) Subject: RE: Bob Gibson's - Offbeat Folksongs From: GUEST,Wally Macnow Where are you living. I'm in the wilds of north central Vermont. Is coffee an option? |
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20 May 10 - 12:05 PM (#2910625) Subject: RE: Bob Gibson's - Offbeat Folksongs From: Mrrzy OK, been listening to Delia, and what I want to know is, if "the first timne that he shot her she hanged her head and died," why does the chorus keep calling for one more round? Shuldn't they be saving their ammo? |
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20 May 10 - 02:58 PM (#2910740) Subject: RE: Bob Gibson's - Offbeat Folksongs From: Don Firth "Let's drink one more round to the memory of the departed Delia?" I've been singing the song for years, and although the meaning of the chorus is a bit fuzzy, I've always assumed that's what it meant. Don Firth |
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21 May 10 - 12:52 PM (#2911351) Subject: RE: Bob Gibson's - Offbeat Folksongs From: Mrrzy Oh, come on, Don F, I was being funny! (Or *was* I?) |
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21 May 10 - 05:21 PM (#2911563) Subject: RE: Bob Gibson's - Offbeat Folksongs From: Art Thieme This was one of the very first folk music LPs I ever bought. And then I was going to see Bob at the Gate of Horn folk nightspot in Chicago--a959--in my senior year of high school. At first there was only his banjo, and the songs were all traditional. It opened my eyes wide to how, when they were done well, the trad story songs from the depths of historical time, could transport a singer and the listeners like a time machine. Later, I got to know Bob Gibson---and it was quite an adventure to hang out, both actually and vicariously, with him. I hung back from knowing him too well as some of his doings I didn't respect. But when Bob Gibson was in his prime, he was very good--and it made the entire folk scene in Chicago a mesmerizing place to be. I wish you could've been there. Thanks Wally. Art |
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21 May 10 - 07:58 PM (#2911680) Subject: RE: Bob Gibson's - Offbeat Folksongs From: Don Firth Sorry, Mrrzy! But sometimes ya never know! Between various interpretations of terms with two or more possible meanings(e.g., "round"), or with Mondegreens, or, for that matter, mishearing the lyrics, I've heard some pretty wild interpretations. Case in point: In The Coffee House Song Book, the opening verse to "The Bonnie Ship the Diamond" reads The Diamond is a ship, my lads,Now, considering the context, what in the blazes is that supposed to mean? "Forty lashes?" The verse should read The Diamond is a ship, my lads,Another wowzer is found in "The Unquiet Grave." One verse starts out Down in yonder grove, sweetheartThere's a misprint in Cecil Sharp's One Hundred English Folk Songs. One lousy letter! In the book, the same verse goes Down in younder grave, sweetheartWalking in a grave? Strange place for two lovers to go walking. And it must have been a pretty short walk. 6' x 6' x 2'. I've heard several people, including Joan Baez, sing the line with the word "grave" rather than "grove." Not thinkin'. Even if it is in the book! So, ya just never know, sometimes. . . . Don Firth |
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21 May 10 - 11:30 PM (#2911774) Subject: RE: Bob Gibson's - Offbeat Folksongs From: Art Thieme Ewan sang "lasses" Art |
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22 May 10 - 12:38 AM (#2911796) Subject: RE: Bob Gibson's - Offbeat Folksongs From: Don Firth Right, Art. He's the first person I ever heard sing the song. Don Firth |