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28 Dec 12 - 11:09 PM (#3458562) Subject: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: Semofolkie Just wanted to introduce myself. I am familiar with mudcat, and for several years sat at the sidelines reading the posts and forum. I guess it has been about 5 years ago now a friend of mine past away. "Big Jim From Jackson" I posted about his death at that time. Anyhow, It was big Jim that got me hooked on Mudcat. I finally have more free time now, and have been writing songs, and playing out publicly. I've loved music all my life. Began playing banjo at 12. Then moved on to mountain dulcimer, guitar, washboard, autoharp, and the Uke. I've been a folk enthusiast for about 10 years now, and love hearing new artist, learning old and new songs, and just sitting back and absorbing the knowledge of the more educated members of the folk community. I'm a big fan of anyone from Dave Carter to the Seekers, and John Williamson to the Classic Pete Seeger. I look forward to make new acquaintances, and sharing and learning in the vast folk knowledge base that Mudcat provides. Thanks. The Semofolkie |
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28 Dec 12 - 11:29 PM (#3458567) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: Jack the Sailor Welcome! |
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28 Dec 12 - 11:35 PM (#3458568) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: Beer Welcome as well. Adrien |
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28 Dec 12 - 11:37 PM (#3458569) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: Sandra in Sydney Gidday from summery Australia If you want to know anything about traditional Australian music & the folk revival, here's a place to look Bush Music Club, Australia's oldest folk club founded 1954 Check out our blog & photo website links on the home page. Bush Traditions Inc is a similar organisation to BMC & has links to tunes On Mudcat check out Bob Bolton's posts for lotsa' info on traditional Australian songs & music. Bob & I are both members of BMC & I run the blog & photo website. Earlier this year around 30 US autoharpists came to Australia for the Illawarra Folk Festival. sandra |
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28 Dec 12 - 11:43 PM (#3458574) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: Beer BTW, I had a friend bring back cassettes of John Williamson for me. One of my favorite's from Australian. d. |
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28 Dec 12 - 11:43 PM (#3458575) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: Janie Welcome Indeed! |
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29 Dec 12 - 01:37 AM (#3458588) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: Seamus Kennedy I'm proud to have called Big Jim a friend of mine. |
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29 Dec 12 - 01:37 AM (#3458589) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: Seamus Kennedy And welcome. |
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29 Dec 12 - 06:26 AM (#3458625) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: GUEST,Eliza Welcome Semofolkie! There are lots of very nice people on here, loads of laughs, some slanging matches and much friendship and fun. |
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29 Dec 12 - 07:35 AM (#3458641) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: catspaw49 No there isn't.........Piss off...........wait....first kiss my ass then piss off................. Spaw |
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29 Dec 12 - 08:00 AM (#3458646) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: Pete Jennings Now that really did make me laugh! |
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29 Dec 12 - 09:25 AM (#3458665) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: Rapparee Welcome to the |
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29 Dec 12 - 09:59 AM (#3458679) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: GUEST,999 That is one sweet sounding dulcimer, Semo. Glad you're on the 'cat. (Jim was a really good guy, btw. But you know that :-)) |
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29 Dec 12 - 12:15 PM (#3458743) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: Amos Bienvenue! |
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29 Dec 12 - 01:43 PM (#3458786) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: gnu Amos, how Parisian. Rente pi haul une bush, Semofolkie! Dats da way Les Acadians bienvenue a guy, la. (Come on in and pull up a stump.) |
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29 Dec 12 - 06:14 PM (#3458882) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: Semofolkie I was lucky to correspond with John a few times via email. Unfortunately, I lost his email when I changed computers. :o( |
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29 Dec 12 - 06:19 PM (#3458885) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: Semofolkie Guest,999. Yes he was a great guy. I referred to him as the "Godfather" of folk do to his vast knowledge. That dulcimer was made by Jesse Williams Sr. He resides in on the outskirts of Cape Girardeau County, Mo. Near the Bollinger Mill. I have some youtube videos up. Jerry Swan is what you can find me under. |
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29 Dec 12 - 06:31 PM (#3458890) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: Bobert Yo, Semo... Glad ya stuck yer head in the door to say, "Hey"... It's the ones who just lurk and lurk that are the scary ones and almost always are the kinda folks who get caught doing strange things with farm animals and then the reporter comes around and talks with the neighbors and they all, "He's kinda shy"... Weren't all that shy with that stenkin' goat, Ralph... Know what I mean??? BTW, there are some very strange people here if ya' get my drift... Especially down here in the outhouse... B~ |
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29 Dec 12 - 06:37 PM (#3458893) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: Semofolkie Thanks for the warning. lol |
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29 Dec 12 - 07:36 PM (#3458909) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: Rapparee Yeah, Bobert's right about strange people. He's among them -- plays blues, you know. |
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29 Dec 12 - 07:41 PM (#3458913) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: Bobert Only play 'um 'cause I got 'um... BTW, I was kinda thinkin' of Rap when I brought up the farm animals... B;~) |
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29 Dec 12 - 07:59 PM (#3458924) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: catspaw49 So Semo.....you're back huh? Didn't get the message or are you just another jadrool with nothing to do like Rap and Bobertz? Try to take my advice on this Semo.......... Leave now before you get hooked and actually find yourself liking 999 and thinking Amos knows French. The closest thing he ever was around that was French was his car jack. It had a hydraulic leak and kept going down on him. Gnu had some French goats and they did the same but he can't speak French either............ Spaw |
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29 Dec 12 - 08:38 PM (#3458942) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: Rapparee Ah, Spaw, mon vieux -- je parle La Belle Langue une peu. Et vous? No. You parley only Ohioan, and not very good Ohioan at that, seein' as how yer down South, even lower than Columbus. And Columbus, home of OSU, is low -- I know, I've been there several times and each time it sank lower and lower. |
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29 Dec 12 - 08:52 PM (#3458951) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: catspaw49 How can a place be so low when it is the only city where a judge not only approved the word fuck to be displayed proudly on signs and bumper stickers but also ruled it to be within community standards? My kind of place! What a great judge! The signs in question said "Fuck Michgan" so you can understand how right and righteous his ruling was.......... Spaw |
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29 Dec 12 - 09:18 PM (#3458954) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: frogprince Then again, how many cities have one resident who single handedly lowers the entire standards of the community below sea level... |
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29 Dec 12 - 11:58 PM (#3458994) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: GUEST Thanks again for all of the warnings and heads up. *laughs* So...when do we start talking about folk music, relationships, and how folk music can ruin a relationship. Or spawn one. |
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30 Dec 12 - 12:05 AM (#3458995) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: Sandra in Sydney you need to go upstairs for that, get out of the below-the-line BS section! |
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30 Dec 12 - 01:09 AM (#3459007) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: Stilly River Sage Come visit any time, but do spend time reading (and writing, when you have something to add) above the line. You'll find the wealth of the place up there. Welcome! Stilly River Sage |
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30 Dec 12 - 01:43 AM (#3459011) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: catspaw49 Yeah, up there the stuff gets really deep and important......like arguing over the 4th word in the 3rd line of the 126th verse of "Barbara Allen." On a good day you will be totally orgasmic I'm sure. Stilly has been known to have been hospitalized after a rousing discussion of "Fields of Athenry." Spaw |
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30 Dec 12 - 02:44 AM (#3459012) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity Hello. GfS |
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30 Dec 12 - 08:21 AM (#3459075) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: Rapparee Spaw, once again you're wrong. The discussion was over the F7minor and it was the 125th verse, not hte 126th. Playing God's own instrument, the trumpet, I don't lower myself and participate in arguments about (shudder) stringed instruments. |
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30 Dec 12 - 08:30 AM (#3459077) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: catspaw49 Has your trumpet playing improved as your 'roids have gotten worse? Spaw |
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30 Dec 12 - 09:11 AM (#3459084) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: GUEST,999 'like arguing over the 4th word in the 3rd line of the 126th verse of "Barbara Allen."' I opine you meant to say the 3rd word in the 4th line. It can be found as Child Ballad 84 and Roud 54. There are at least 90 versions of the song. Spaw knows them all; that's why he screws up the number. Ever since we taught him to count he's been adding things. Thus the reference to verse 126 which, as we're aware, doesn't exist. As for Rap, he's a trumpet player so we cut him a bit of slack. As for music talk, Semo, that usually takes a more scholarly tone Above the Line or Above the Salt (don't ask). Basically, they are music threads and they are reserved for music talk where people remain polite and friendly, even if they think the person they're speaking with has his head where the sun don't shine because it's dark as a dungeon, etc. To give you an idea, Spaw will likely have something to say about this image. He will suggest a few ways to make a musical instrument out of the empty tin. He would never do that above the line. He's been touchy ever since the successful reducing operation he had done on his pecker. Before the surgery he was part of the Olympic pole vaulting team, their guiding spirit as it were. But that's another story. |
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30 Dec 12 - 10:02 AM (#3459101) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: Semofolkie So...if the upper area is considered to be "above the line." Is this part considered below the belt? *smiles* |
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30 Dec 12 - 10:55 AM (#3459130) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: GUEST,Eliza Yes Semo, and occasionally beyond the pale too. |
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30 Dec 12 - 11:11 AM (#3459136) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: Bill D Kinda like a 'wabe' in Wonderland... "The grass plot around a sundial", called a 'wa-be' because it "goes a long way before it, and a long way behind it" ...and hi there, Semo... (we have interesting times above and below the line.) |
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30 Dec 12 - 11:21 AM (#3459141) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: Ed T Rap was brought up with farm animals - like Giles goatboy? I didn't know that - but it does explain some odd past behaviour :) |
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30 Dec 12 - 12:27 PM (#3459173) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: Rapparee You callin' my family farm animals? Huh? Are ya? You're right, but you don't just have to come out and say it like that. Yes, my brother's an old goat and...you've hurt my feelings, such as they are. |
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30 Dec 12 - 12:35 PM (#3459177) Subject: RE: BS: New to Mudcat....sorta *laughs* From: Ed T Maybe I put it the wrong way, sorry about that. There is nothing to be ashamed of, in being closely associated with goats. Family pictures? Which ones are yours? |
