Sebastian, Grisman are together again — after 40 years
John Sebastian and David Grisman, while recording their new CD of duets, ”Satisfied” © CSP ImagesThis one just might be a touch of magic. That’s a prediction made on pretty solid ground for a new CD by John Sebastian of Lovin’ Spoonful fame and Dawg music master David Grisman.
“Satisfied,” on the Acoustic Disk/Koch label, will be released Nov. 6.
Don’t think for a minute it’s a first crossing of paths between these two legends. According to advance publicity on the CD, “Their musical history dates back to college days at New York University circa 1963 when the Greenwich Village folk revival was in its heyday. They made their first recording together as members of the Even Dozen Jug Band with future luminaries Maria Muldaur, Stefan Grossman and others. The rest, of course is musical history. John Sebastian became lead singer and songwriter of one of America’s most popular bands - the Lovin’ Spoonful and David Grisman spearheaded an acoustic music revolution with his genre-defying “Dawg” music.”
Finally, after a 40-plus year hiatus, their paths crossed again at a benefit concert in Mill Valley, Calif. After this mutually enjoyable evening of spontaneous music, it became obvious that they would continue collaborating and the result is ‘Satisfied.’”
The CD is a collection of acoustic duets featuring traditional folk tunes, blues, classy instrumentals and originals by these two legendary masters.
Here’s the track list:
1. I’m Satisfied
2. Strings Of Your Heart
3. EMD
4. Deep Purple
5. John Henry
6. Walk Right Back
7. Passing Fantasy
8. Coffee Blues
9. Dawg’s Waltz
10. Lonely One In This Town
11. It’s Not Time Now
12. Harmandola Blues
13. Coconut Grove
14. Jug Band Waltz
Roland White to give mandolin camp at Indiana bed/breakfast
Roland WhiteMandolin pickers in the Midwest may want to head to Bloomington, Ind., where Roland White will present a mandolin camp at the Grant Street Inn Bed & Breakfast on Dec. 7 and 8.The camp opens Friday evening with a pickin’ party and meet-and-greet session. A workshop will be given from 12:30 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, followed by another evening picking party.
Cost of the camp is $75, with prepaid registration required. The Grant Street Inn is offering attendees a special half-price rate of $69 plus tax per night for those who wish to lodge there.
Attendees are not required to stay at the inn, although it is highly encouraged to get the full experience. Those attending the camp but not staying at the inn are still encouraged to come to Friday’s informal gathering.
Workshop topics will include right- and left-hand technique, chord shapes and how they work together, playing breaks to songs, double stops, back-up, mandolin set-up, tremolo, acquiring speed, ensemble playing, and more, depending on the students’ preferences and needs.
White will spend some time with each student individually and provide chord diagrams and tablature handouts. The workshop is designed to be equally beneficial to players of all skill levels.
In his distinguished career in bluegrass, White has played in some of the most influential and popular groups in the genre’s history. He began playing professionally at the age of 14 after his family moved from their native Maine to Burbank, Calif.
He led his brothers in their first band, The Country Boys, later known as The Kentucky Colonels, was a member of Lester Flatt’s Nashville Grass, Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys, the progressive bluegrass band Country Gazette, The Nashville Bluegrass Band, which won two Grammies, and The Roland White Band, which earned a 2003 Grammy nomination for the CD “Jelly on my Tofu”.
White is widely praised as a teacher, having taught mandolin and guitar privately and in workshops for many years. He loves to teach beginners and has boundless enthusiasm for the music, which rubs off those around him. He has published a critically and popularly acclaimed mandolin method, “Roland White’s Approach to Bluegrass Mandolin” and “Roland White’s Mandolin Christmas.”
Registration for the camp can be made by contacting Jim Richter at 812-825-5514 or at http://richterdigitalarts.net/RolandWhite.
Reservations for a room at the bed and breakfast can be made by calling (800) 328-4350. Callers should tell inn keepers they intend to attend the mandolin workshop, which will qualify them for the special half-price rate. Details about the inn are available at http://www.grantstreetinn.com
No commentsCompass Records purchases Tayberry Music
Compass Records Group is excited to announce the purchase of Tayberry Music, an internet and mail order business specializing in hard to find Celtic and folk CDs, DVDs, sheet music and books. Founded in 1987 by Margaret Tice and her son Frank Tice, Tayberry Music has sourced thousands of copies of eclectic Celtic music and English folk music to a discerning audience for over 20 years, and at one time was the main source of CDs for listeners of NPR’s “Thistle & Shamrock”.
Tayberry Music founder Margaret Tice said about the sale, “I was very pleased when Garry contacted me because we had been looking for someone to take on this business. I know that it’s time for me to pass it on and I can’t think of a better home for Tayberry other than Compass Records. And I’ve told my customers that this is a happy arrangement for us and we expect the people at Compass will serve them well.”
Compass co-founder Garry West comments: “Celtic music is a highly specialized, niche genre, with a dedicated but discerning upper-demographic customer base. Tayberry has served these customers extremely well for many years and this acquisition gives us a fantastic additional outlet through which to reach the consumer. This is a tailor-made fit for us given our presence in the Celtic music genre.”
Compass Records Group, co-founded by Garry West and Alison Brown and including Compass Records and Green Linnet, has the largest catalog of front line Celtic music in the world. After purchasing the physical distribution rights of the Green Linnet Records catalog in 2006, the Compass Records Group is now home to many of the biggest names in Celtic music including Lúnasa, Solas, Martin Hayes, Liz Carroll and John Doyle.
No commentsAlison Krauss, Robert Plant on NPR’s World Café November 22nd
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss will be featured guests on NPR’s World Café Live on November 22nd, between 2:00 PM and 3:00 PM ET.
National Public Radio’s World Cafe with host David Dye can be heard on nearly 200 stations nationwide. Fans can find their local station by going to the website: http://worldcafe.org, or they can listen online to the WXPN/Philadelphia stream Monday to Friday 2pm to 4pm Eastern Standard Time by going to: http://xpn.org/listen_live/listen.php.
Later in the day of the broadcast, the audio will be available on the National Public Radio website:
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