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01 Jul 11 - 09:38 AM (#3179683) Subject: Folklore: The life and Music of Sam Hinton From: blindboybutler My name is Andrew Butler and I'm a folk singer from Oldham in Greater Manchester, UK. Between 2000 and 2004 I was lucky enough to have corresponded with Sam Hinton, via emails and letters. He shared much of his knowledge of folk music with me as well as a number of musical recordings, essays and the like. Since that time I have been busy writing a book about Sam's music, his place in the wider context of folk music and the musical landscape from which he emerged. Sams family have kindly given me his unoublished autobiography. I am now in the process of writing about Sam's guitar style. Starting with his Library of Congress recording I am slowly trying my best to notate how he played the songs. If anyone ever saw Sam perform or can help in this that would be a huge help. |
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01 Jul 11 - 09:43 AM (#3179685) Subject: RE: Folklore: The life and Music of Sam Hinton From: GUEST,babypix Please contact the American songster, Larry Hanks via his website. Sam was a lifelong inspiration, mentor, and friend to him. www.larryhanks.com |
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01 Jul 11 - 09:46 AM (#3179689) Subject: RE: Folklore: The life and Music of Sam Hinton From: GUEST,999 Have you checked Youtube? |
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01 Jul 11 - 11:44 PM (#3180088) Subject: RE: The life and Music of Sam Hinton From: Howard Kaplan The American folk singer Michael Cooney credits Sam Hinton with stimulating Michael's interest in folk music. You can find Michael's email address on his web site, http://www.michaelcooney.com/. (There's also an Irish piper named Michael Cooney. That's someone else.) |
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02 Jul 11 - 10:58 AM (#3180179) Subject: RE: The life and Music of Sam Hinton From: Chris in Portland Sam Hinton, along with Johnny Walker, were a big part of the San Diego Folk Song Society. I'd suggest that you contact the Society for sources. Chris, once in SD |
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02 Jul 11 - 11:21 AM (#3180189) Subject: RE: The life and Music of Sam Hinton From: pdq Here is a nice piece about Sam Hinton's daughter who helped preserve native languages of our great Southwest... Hinton, the next generation |
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02 Jul 11 - 03:17 PM (#3180308) Subject: RE: The life and Music of Sam Hinton From: Joe Offer Adam Miller did a lot with Sam Hinton, and might be able to help you out. He can be reached through his Website, http://www.folksinging.org/. Adam and pianist George Winston produced Sam's wonderful harmonica album, Sam Hinton: Master of the Solo Diatonic Harmonica . I think I heard that Adam was working with Sam to record all the songs that Sam knew. I wonder how far along they got on that project by the time Sam died. -Joe- |
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02 Jul 11 - 06:50 PM (#3180443) Subject: RE: The life and Music of Sam Hinton From: Stringsinger Sam played a brush style with his fingers not unlike a trad up-picking banjo player. He would pick a melody note with the index finger and a thumbed bass note interspersed with brushing the chords. He played many musical counterlines to his singing in this way. His style had a lilt to it and it was unique. |
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08 Jul 11 - 06:15 PM (#3183979) Subject: RE: The life and Music of Sam Hinton From: Art Thieme Starly, If anyone can set you straight on this, it's Stringsinger himself;---he's a great musician who could break down anyones picking style and diagram it for the students at Chicago's Old Town School Of Folk Music in the early 1960s. I can read what Struingsinger (Frank Hamilton) wrote here, and I can HEAR Sam Hinton clearly in my head. It's right on the money. Art Thieme |