My mother was born and raised in the
Missouri Ozarks, near Joplin, and she used to sing a lot of old folk songs
when I was a child, which she had heard from her grandmother and others. I
felt like all of this is part of my heritage - it is in my
blood.
* That, sir, is the key word right
there. "It is in my
blood." Which is indescribable,
but we who have it
in our genetic blood, understand it.
Like.... the mountains are also in my blood. I can never
explain
*how* I feel when I'm creating my own
trails traipsing
through the mountains like a billygoat on
two legs.
It's deep inside of me. Like the music
is in you too.
Make sure you teach your family the same
thing that
you learned at the knee of those who taught
you roots.
We're trying not to lose it and to keep it
going.
....Johnny Cash.
* There is a movie coming out on his life
story soon.
From my understanding... 10 yrs in the
making. Me
personally, I just consider him "country"
with a little
hip-hop beat to his folsum
melodies. Now June Carter and the Carter Family?... there's a
touch of Gospel
Bluegrass. Johnny wasn't really
Bluegrass as much as
he was Country Music, Rhythem & Blues
with a ton
of HonkyTonk Rock & Roll. (only my
personal opinion, which ain't worth a
quart of pure sorghum).
So in my little pantheon of folk music
heroes and heroines, I would include both Cash and the whole Carter Family.
But no one should ever overlook the work of Joan Baez.
* I hang my head and have to admit that that
era of
folk music never rang my bell. I've
been "Mountain
Soul/ Mountain Music & Bluegrass" all my
born day.
I grew up actually singing on the wide, long
porch in
a holler in the southeast corner of KY,VA
and TN.
"It's in my blood."
<smiles> So... do you listen to
Gillian Welsh, Lucinda Williams, Iris
Dement, Emmylou Harris, Arlo Guthrie, etc.
?? (smiles) See?
I'm not totally ignorant to the Folk Music Artists but I admit the only ones I truly
fancy are Gillian and Lucinda. They
have "the blood" in them. (again, my
personal taste)
(she even managed to fake the accent
with incredible accuracy) <<regarding Joan>>
* GASP. You mean she faked
it?? Lol. just teasin'.
In short, you might say that it was Baez who
did more to bring it to the public eye than anyone, or at least she had better
results than anyone.
* GASP again. You mean "Oh Brother
Where Art
Thou" didn't reawaken people? .... now
I'm really
elbowing ya' in the ribs to tickle
ya'.
Has the Stanley family ever had much
communication with Joan?
* I dunno Bryant.... I would tend to think
SHE would
find the honor of communicating with a
Stanley. :o)
I would bet anything that if Dr.
Stanley were to try and get hold of her she would jump at the
chance.
* I bet she would. <grinning REAL
big now> I kinda'
think his duet sweetheart is Patty Loveless.
<wink>
Thanks so much for your kind words. I really
am honored by that. God bless Dr. Stanley and all of the Stanley
family!
Bryant
* It's been a fun conversation. Just
remember me as
a teaser. Laughter does the soul
good.... and so does
Mountain Music. God Bless you
too. Have a happy
day and find something to chuckle at ....
besides my
spelling. lol. Dr.Stanley
is enjoying the beach area
of Myrtle Beach this weekend. (I'm
envious) :o)
I hope he stops in at Crabby Mike's and gets
some
all-you-can-eat Crablegs..... doesn't that
sound like
a good Thanksgiving wknd
meal??
Your new friend,
Renee'
