Funny, that was heavily requested in the Mormon town of Ramah too. Hmmm.....
On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 3:45 PM, Paul Duff <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes it's true, I destinctly remember learning this song at primary school. > These lyrics, of course set an ethos that has made this great country what > it is today. A burgeoning nation with 'rivers of alcohol' searching for the > 'jerk who invented work'. Is that odd? > > PD > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dasspunk" <[email protected]> > To: "Taterbugmando" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 6:54 AM > Subject: Re: Something to think about... > > > > We have a winner! Big Rock Candy Mountain... but only because they > were taught the song as kids and sang along to it. And this is NOT the > oddest thing about OZ by any means. > > B > > > On Jan 18, 6:38 pm, "Paul Duff" <[email protected]> wrote: >> Well, having been there I think there may have been a couple. "Big Rock >> Candy Mountain'?, Sitting' On Top Of The World'? For me though, the big >> 'Killer' number was (and I must say Mr T does it so well it hurts) >> 'Forever >> Has Come To An End'. Ouch! It's good. >> >> Paul >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "mistertaterbug" <[email protected]> >> To: "Taterbugmando" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 3:31 AM >> Subject: Re: Something to think about... >> >> Yea, I'm sort of curious what it was too... >> Tater >> >> On Jan 13, 1:26 pm, Dasspunk <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Song selection is funny stuff. What would you guess was the big "hit >> > song" while Monsignor Tater was down-stroking down under (I'm talking >> > about Australia... mind out of the gutter!)? >> >> > That said, song selection, IMO, is the most underrated attribute of >> > great musicians. I can think of a number of players that burn up the >> > fretboard but that can't pick a song to save their life (or their >> > show... or their records). >> >> > Brian >> >> > On Jan 12, 2:49 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> > > Long time lurker. First time poster. I've had a few lessons at the >> > > Tater Institute of Technology. >> >> > > I spent the summer busking on Church Street Marketplace in Burlington, >> > > VT with my mandolin, guitar, banjo-uke, and harp. It was a great >> > > experience that I recommend to any performer. You have to audition to >> > > get a license to play. There were musicians, mimes, jugglers, >> > > acrobats, sketch artists, and even a poet for hire. The music ranged >> > > from a husband and wife clarinet/tuba dixieland combo to fiddle and >> > > banjo to solo guys like me. No amps were allowed. I had a little >> > > folding camping stool that I sat on. Some days where tough because I >> > > would end up on the same block as the guy who rode his unicycle on a >> > > high-wire while juggling. That's when I would think of Mr. Bell. >> >> > > I usually did about two hours before my voice gave out. Without a PA >> > > you really have to project your playing and singing to get over the >> > > ambient city noise. After a while I figured out that there were >> > > certain songs that were big money makers. >> >> > > "You Are My Sunshine" on the mandolin was huge. It would be >> > > interesting to see if Tater played it whether you would have a Joshua >> > > Bell situation where people would be completely oblivious to what was >> > > going on. >> >> > > Boston has a lot of music at the T(subway) stops. High turnover of >> > > customers. When I was younger I used to watch this little blonde girl >> > > named Mary Lou Lord at Park Street sing Syd Barrett songs. She told me >> > > about her boyfriend in Seattle and that I should meet him when he came >> > > to Boston with his band to play. I never made the show but when the >> > > mood struck him he played a old D-18 and did a pretty mean version of >> > > "In the Pines" :>) >> >> > > Regards, >> > > Jim Berkeley >> >> > > On Jan 12, 10:52 am, "Mark Seale" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > > > This is a very astute point. Setting up in the subway where your >> > > > potential >> > > > listeners are bound to a schedule isn't a recipe for general >> > > > success. >> > > > But, >> > > > if you set up in an area where people are spending free time, you >> > > > stand a >> > > > much better chance of catching their less focused attention. Some of >> > > > the >> > > > biggest fiddlers' contests we've had, in terms of listeners, have >> > > > been >> > > > in >> > > > shopping malls. >> >> > > > On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Trey Young <[email protected]> >> > > > wrote: >> > > > > I've always noticed in my times of playing for folks, it seems >> > > > > like >> > > > > young >> > > > > children and the elderly are almost always the most appreciative >> > > > > of >> > > > > live >> > > > > music...this story definitely shows how hit or miss busking can >> > > > > be. >> > > > > Last >> > > > > time I was in New York (City!) there was a dixie land (ish) band >> > > > > playing in >> > > > > Central Park. I sat and watched them for about an hour and they >> > > > > always had >> > > > > a crowd standing there of about 30 or so and they had to stop >> > > > > twice >> > > > > in that >> > > > > hour to empty out the tip bucket. I guess if you set up to play >> > > > > where >> > > > > people are there primarily to get some where else... >> >> > > > > <http://www.myspace.com/mudmusic> >> >> > > > > ------------------------------ >> > > > > *From:* 14strings <[email protected]> >> > > > > *To:* Taterbugmando <[email protected]> >> > > > > *Sent:* Sunday, January 11, 2009 7:45:05 AM >> > > > > *Subject:* Re: Something to think about... >> >> > > > > Read some more on busking by Danny Barnes (an excellent musician >> > > > > and >> > > > > songwriter) >> >> > > > >http://www.folktronics.com/web/node/121 >> >> > > > > Perry > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. 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