--- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks Turq. I had heard of this guy but never really > listened to him. It has got a time travel vibe.
He's a great guy. I knew him when I lived in L.A., and used to go over to his house for dinners and then afterwards listen to him and his wife make music and tell stories. It was *exactly* what you suggest, a kind of time travel. > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > If you love great storytelling, may I recommend > > > Robin Williamson? Robin was part of the Incredible > > > String Band back in their days, and went on to do > > > his own solo work. He's a multi-instrumentalist > > > (probably proficient at 20 or more of them), but > > > he's also a neo-bard, and spends part of each live > > > performance telling tales. He's utterly captivating. > > > I've seen him tell a 45-minute story and keep the > > > entire audience on the edge of their seats for the > > > whole time, without losing *anyone*. > > > > > > He's not Irish technically (his people come from > > > Northumberland), but his storytelling is Celtic- > > > based, and quite remarkable. Here are a few tales > > > of his that I found in a quick perusal of iTunes: > > > > > > The Spoils of Annwn > > > The Battle of the Trees > > > The Dialogue of the Two Sages > > > The Voyage of Bran, Son of Febal > > > Three Celtic Nature Poems > > > > > > My favorite of his recorded stories is unfortunately > > > not on iTunes (or at least not on the version of it I > > > can see from France). It's on an album he did with > > > John Renbourn called Wheel Of Fortune. The tale > > > itself is called "Finn and the Old Man's House," > > > and it's *wonderful*. It captures the entire spirit > > > of the bardic storyteller, alternating between > > > laughter and drama, and ending on a spiritual note. > > > > I just Googled the name of the tale and > > found this site, which seems to have > > MP3s of some of his tales via BitTorrent: > > > > http://www.bitenova.nl/tt/yowk2 To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
