Taken from a short film, it’s a story by E.B. White (who also narrates) telling the story of a Maine Lobsterman in the 1950's, back when lobster traps were wooden, lobsters were kept in bushel baskets and the price was right around .30 per pound. This excerpt features Eugene (Gene) Eaton on his lobster boat _Nor Wester_ off the coast of Deer Isle. The film explains the entire lobstering process, and shows Eaton selling his 200lbs of lobsters to Heanssler for $60 which was considered a _day when you get ahead._ - click link to watch (perhaps after today's show)
Group from Llanfyllin, UK made up of Sioned Camlin - Drums/Percussion Rob Harrison - Saxophone/Recorder/Whistle/Guitar Jack Hunter - Bass/Keys/Recorder/Vocals David Thomas - Guitar/Cello/Vocals. Much of their work is improvisational. They derived their name from a magician. From wiki: Mascot Moth was considered by English magician David Devant (b.1868–d.1941) to be his masterpiece, which he created in 1905. In full view of the audience and in the center of a lighted stage, a lady (dressed in a moth-like costume) disappears as soon as the conjurer attempts to grasp the her. She immediately vanishes out of sight as she folds her wings in, although the figure is not concealed in any way during the illusion. Click link to watch Devan performing another magic trick.
In a 1982 letter to Irwin Chusid, Corwood (label aka likely Jandek) says the singer on this track is Nancy’s sister Pat. Not sure who Nancy is. This taken off Jandek's first release, and notable for the track “Nancy Sings” which features the first appearance by an outside vocalist on a Jandek record. There are other (rare) appearances by women/singers, and all seem to be named Nancy. Thanks to DJ Tapedeck Tommy whose show Box of Maniacs airs on Mondays @ 6pm on WMBR. Never had heard of Jandek before!
"Le Garff is young, he's french, he plays the oud. He's very gifted. It's hard to find anything else about him. He has a presence on YouTube, and there are 16 posts on his Instagram (see link)"
"This is the fifth album by Skelephant released on Christmas day, 2017. The songs on this album were written after the second album ( I am the Desert ) and were written over a 3 year span. Track 4 ( Ocean of Static ) has a special guest by the name of Dustin Simons playing guitar on that song. All other songs were written, preformed, recorded and produced by Chad Vickers. All instruments were played by Chad Vickers. This album was recorded in the year of 2017 in a home studio basement in Durham, North Carolina USA."
Les Ménestriers (or "The Minstrels" in English) were a French medieval folk band that released ten albums during their tenure from 1969 to 1980.. Baglama [Saz], Oud, Lute, Vocals, Arranged By – Bernard Pierrot, Rebec, Viol, Oud, Crumhorn – Marcello Ardizzone, Recorder, Crumhorn, Chalumeau – Berry Hayward, Recorder, Flute, Crumhorn, Goblet Drum [Darbuka], Tambourine, Spoons, Chalumeau – Chris Hayward
"Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums; Sonny Rollins, tenor; Fats Navarrow, tmpt; Bud Powell, pno. Aka Earl Rudolph Powell, b Harlem (1924-1966). Came up in the midst of the Harlem Renaissance to a musical family. Zachary, his grandfather, was a flamenco guitarist and Spanish-American War veteran. His father William was a stride pianist. Bud became a friend of fellow jazz pianist Elmo Hope during his childhood. Powell and Hope performed hymns and Bach compositions for Hope's mother, who had a piano at her home, but also experimented with harmonic ideas such as flattened fifths. A severe beating by police in 1945 and years of electroconvulsive therapy treatments adversely impacted his mental health. He suffered constant pain from his head wounds and turned to alcohol to relieve the pain, as a result developing an addiction that would haunt him for the rest of his life. - wiki There were many more incidents of great suffering -- incarceration, commitment to mental institutions, improper/over-medicating. He continued to perform, and found some guardian angels along the way. Wiki goes on to say that Powell's recordings and live performances with Charlie Parker, Sonny Stitt, and Max Roach during the late 1940s and early 1950s were instrumental in shaping modern jazz piano technique."
Doug is the principle composer, music director, and keyboard player for the Canadian world/ jazz /fusion group Manteca and plays keyboards with David Woodhead’s Confabulation. - dougwilde.com
"Jandek is the musical project of Sterling Smith, a Houston, Texas-based American lo-fi folk singer. Since 1978, Jandek has independently released over 120 albums while granting an interview extremely rarely and providing no biographical information, releasing on a self-made label, _Corwood Industries_.[] Jandek often plays an idiosyncratic and frequently atonal form of folk and blues music, frequently using an open and unconventional chord structure.[3] AllMusic has described Jandek as _the most enigmatic figure in American music. - wiki. On October 17, 2004, at Glasgow, Scotland's Instal Festival (an annual event celebrating experimental music), a tall, slender man in a dark grey shirt, black slacks, and a fedora walked onto the stage and began performing with bassist Richard Youngs and drummer Alex Neilson. While the artist was not announced and he was not identified in the program, word quickly spread that Jandek had made his first documented live appearance at the event, which was later confirmed by fellow Instal participants. - Allmusic (see link)"
"Peccinetti is from Mendoza, Argentina (b: 1985) aka Las Luces Primeras, Trasvorder and The Bright Lights. He is a bit of a sypher. He's made 2 record albums, as far as I can tell, and more recently has delved into vusial arts as a muralist (see link). He operates an on-line store, and touts the benefits of Psilocybin"
Fugi aka Ellington Jordon (1940 – 2020) was LA born and moved to Detroit to start his music career. Wiki says he collaborated with various local soul and funk musicians as a songwriter and sideman. In 1967 he co-wrote the blues song "I'd Rather Go Blind" for Etta James, based on his recent experiences in prison. In the late 1960s Jordan recorded as a one-man psychedelic funk act called Fugi, and released the song "Mary Don't Take Me on No Bad Trip" on Cadet Records (a subsidiary of Chess Records) in 1968. A full album of the same title was recorded, but was not released until 2005. It included Fugi's own version of "I'd Rather Go Blind".[5] He was backed on the album by Black Merda, who were later signed to Chess at Jordan's suggestion.As Fugi, he signed with 20th Century Records in 1972 for a possible new album, though it was never released.
"The quartet is based in Montreal and known for its numerous collaborations with composers of new and experimental music.[1] Since its founding in 1999, the quartet has commissioned over 130 new works, and has premiered more than 200 other new works. - wiki"
"Group from Llanfyllin, UK/Wales, with a population of about 1600 people. Playing on this album are: Sioned Camlin Drums/Vocals/Ukelele; Iris Gordijn - Vocals/Accordion; Eric Heath - Ondes Martenot; Rob Harrison - Flute/Saxophone; Jack Hunter - Bass/Vocals/Keys/Noise; Gavin Williamson-King - Synths David Thomas - Guitar/Vocals/Viola/Violin Says Wiki: the town they are from is known for its holy well, Fynnon Coed y Llan. The well is dedicated to Saint Myllin, who is reputed to have baptised people here in the sixth century. Another point (wiki) ...The Lonely Tree of Llanfyllin was a large Scots Pine in an isolated position on Green Hall Hill above the town. It was estimated to have been 200 years old. It featured in several local traditions: it was hugged for good fortune, marriages were proposed at the tree and cremation ashes were scattered beneath it. see link for more on the band. "
Across Tucker Zimmerman’s 50 plus-year career, the Belgium-based/US-born octogenarian folk singer-songwriter has maintained a level of obscurity, earning a reputation as one of American folk music’s most underrated talents. Over the years, Zimmerman has received praise from contemporaries such as 4AD label mate and collaborator, Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker. This is Zimmerman's debut on the label - bandcamp
Savior (aka Becky Jones) is an English musician who played at one point with The RGBs. She began a slo career in 2010. Wiki says she adopted the name 'Saint Saviour' after seeing it regularly while running in the St Saviour's Dock area of London.
Across Tucker Zimmerman’s over 50-year career, the Belgium-based/US-born octogenarian folk singer-songwriter has maintained a level of obscurity, earning a reputation as one of American folk music’s most underrated talents. Over the years, Zimmerman has received praise from contemporaries such as 4AD label mate and collaborator, Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker. This is Zimmerman's debut on the label - bandcamp
Barbatuques is a Brazilian humorous musician group funded by Fernando Barba and consists of 15 musicians with body percussionist Bruno Buarque listed as a principal (on discogs)
This is the first recorded song of Bjork, inspired by Tina Charles (born Tina Hoskins; 10 March 1954) an English singer who achieved success as a disco artist in the mid to late 1970s. This was Charles' most successful single... it was a UK no. 1 hit in 1976. As for Bjork, she sang this for a school recital and according to Laughing Squid, the “teachers were so impressed with her voice, they sent the recording to the national radio station where it received a great deal of play.” Soon thereafter (in 1977) came her first album, featuring cover art provided by her mom. - OpenCulture.com (click link for more)
