Thanks for the recording info, Val.  I wasn't aware of his presence on
wax!  Something else to add to my record hunting list...

Cheers, Jake

On Feb 27, 7:32 am, Val Mindel <[email protected]> wrote:
> I met Kenny back in my early days in California ... a thoroughly sweet
> guy. Being blind, his first notion of how to play mandolin was up
> under his chin like a fiddle, using a pizzicato motion, which was
> probably the beginning of his unorthodox style. Now though he sets his
> taterbug on his knee. The OTH article probably covers his Sweetsmill
> Stringband (1970s) days. Much of that material has been reissued on
> CD, maybe on Bay, which did the original LPs. Kenny also did a solo
> album on Philo, which at one point I had memorized. I haven't seen
> that out on CD, but if anyone is interested, I'll digitize some of it
> when I'm home in Vermont in summer for anyone interested. Really worth
> a listen. Glad Kenny's getting his due among mandolin players. He's an
> original.
>
> On Feb 26, 4:37 pm, mistertaterbug <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Thanks Jake. Glad to have you speak up.
> > Kenny is a great player. It's amazing to watch Kenny do what he does
> > his unorthodox style. Just goes to show, if you've got music in you,
> > it's got to come out someway. Have you seen the YouTube videos? Easy
> > to find.
>
> > Taterbug
>
> > On Feb 26, 12:09 pm, JakeyLee <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > I've been lurking in the shadows here for a while, but found something
> > > I'd thought I'd share.  I noticed through searching that ya'll've
> > > discussed the Kenny Hall youtube videos.  Well the Old Time Herald had
> > > a nice article on Kenny that they've posted in its entirety on their
> > > website.
>
> > >http://www.oldtimeherald.org/archive/back_issues/volume-7/7-4/kenny-h...
>
> > > I haven't seen the Kenny Hall Mel Bay book mentioned in there, but I'd
> > > like to.
>
> > > Cheers everyone, I've been enjoying the discussions.
>
> > > Jake
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