No Show

Well...appointments. Add a "dis" and it's a whole different thing.
Disappointments. Oh well. Guthrie and Irion didn't make it in.
I can only recall one other in-studio that was a no-show. It happens.
Enough about that.

Well...no show. If you haven't been to a live show lately -- then you've forgotten what it's like to see and hear someone on stage soulfully belting it out. More about that later.

Good night....

Nancy

Guthrie Bloodline

So I'm interviewing Johnny Irion and Sarah Lee Guthrie today at four. I'm sure they've heard enough talk about Sarah Lee's blood line. But one of the two of you who read this may not be familiar with her blood line. So here's a little info.

Sarah Lee's Dad was Arlo Guthrie who made famous the Group W Bench in Alice's Restaurant....the song that went on forever and many hippies in the 60's made a point to memorize. Word for word. Having older siblings I heard my brother's rendition probably before I could walk. (In my head I can still hear him singing the Motorcycle Song from that same album...I don't want a pickle...just want to ride on my motorcycle.) One of the first songs I learned on guitar was Alice's restaurant...the part that Arlo sang. He talked through most of the song. The story was really interesting....Alice didn't live in the restaurant, she lived in a church nearby the restaurant in the bell tower.....you see they didn't take out their trash... The saga continues for what seemed like hours, great hours, but I think it was just 18 minutes. (Okay. I could look that up but I'm not. If you're reading this blog, let me know by posting it in a comment. How long was that song? Are you one of the ones who memorized it?)

Her Granddad was Woody Guthrie. Are you familiar with the song This Land Is Your Land??? He penned that. Not too shabby. He also wrote Union Maid. Union Maid was recorded recently by the Old Crowe Medicine Show. He wrote Deportee as well. That tune has been recorded by The Old Crowe Medicine Show, Billy Bragg, and Richard Shindell just to name a few. Roll On Columbia was written by Woody as well. Acoustic Syndicate has a nice rendition of that tune.

Now you know a little of what Sarah Lee knows and probably doesn't care to have repeated every time she's interviewed. So, I'm going to spare her. I'm going to talk about her and Johnny Irion. They have a career of their own. You can check out their website: http://www.sarahleeandjohnny.com/. They have links to Arlo's site and Woody's site.

Okay.

1)So how long was Alice's Restaurant?

2)Did you memorize it?

3)Did you listen to someone else recite it to you over and over?

Give me your answers in a comment.

My answers are: 1 obviously i don't know - 18 minutes is my guess 2 yes 3 yes

Have a great Easter. Go listen to some live music. Sing with the crowd at church.

Do something. Life is not to be wasted.

Nancy

Mike Farris

So yesterday I mentioned Mike Farris but gave no information.

I'll make up for that today.

I first heard one of his songs here on WGWG...Oh Mary Don't You Weep.
To say the least I was impressed and wanted to hear more of his music so I scarfed the CD.
Then last November I caught his performance at the Americana Music Association Convention in Nashville. Wow. He blew everybody away with a full band, back up singers, horns.... and his guitar went out on him before the first note....who knew?? It was incredible.

He has a Stax Records sound. Soulful. Very soulful. His album sounds like Bourbon Street inhabitants got saved then gathered for the recording session. Salvation in Lights is the CD.

If his name sound familiar, he went on the road with Double Trouble after Stevie Ray passed away. He also had his own band, The Screamin' Cheetah Willies.

He's going to be playing in our area. Here are a few dates to remember:

March 22 Neighborhood Theater opening for Blind Boys of Alabama (Charlotte, NC)
April 11 The Evening Muse (Charlotte, NC)
April 12 The Showroom (Spartanburg, SC)
June 14 Blueridge BBQ Festival (Tryon, NC)

His website: http://www.mikefarrismusic.net/

You can find him all over http://www.youtube.com/

So now you know a little about Mike.

Think I'll go get some M&M's...

Nancy

Thing One

Okay. Things.
(Continued from yesterday.)

Thing One.

This is the thing.
M&M's - I love Almond M&M's. I like to buy a big bag, go to the movies and just consume them one by one. The thing is, by the time I get about half way through the bag I am sick of M&M's. The thought of eating one doesn't even sound good.

So what does this have to do with music??? I love Mike Farris music. I listened way to much to his latest CD. Now I have to wait a while before I can enjoy him again. I hate that.

There's a word for it. Over-indulging. I am guilty.

Wings...I like to eat wings. I never have so many that I get sick of them. I run out of money first. Wings with ranch dressing. I guess if I had to pay every time I heard a song I could control my over-indulging. I guess if M&M's were more expensive....

Oh well...who's music have you over-indulged on lately? I'm sure I'm not the only one.

Nancy

Things

Well....long time no bloggin'!
It's way too much work to type in every song I spin so I quit.
Sorry. If you'd like to know what I played or what played any other time you can email us here at WGWG and we'll gladly let you know....you can also call and ask.
Email: info@wgwg.org (Jeff gets the email and will forward it to me if he needs to.)
Phone: 704-406-3525
So, since I'm not going to be blogging about the tunes I play, I'm going to blog about other things....I'll be back tomorrow. Right. OK, so today I have a bad attitude. I will not promise to be back tomorrow....but if I am I will have a more positive spin on things. Things. That word covers so much territory.
Things...
Nancy