Listening to Now: The New Lost City Ramblers - "Battleship of Maine"
By Richard K. Barry
In February I attended the annual Folk Alliance International conference in Toronto. Mike Seeger, who passed away in 2009, was the recipient of a life-time achievement award. Seeger was a noted musician and folklorist, as well as the half-brother of American icon Pete Seeger.
In 1958, Mike Seeger, along with Tom Paley (replaced by Terry Schwarz in 1962), and John Cohen, formed the New Lost City Ramblers. The short presentation shown at the conference made known that the name meant nothing other than an attempt to signal the combined urban and country influences many associated with the folk revival in the late '50s.
According to the Wiki:
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In February I attended the annual Folk Alliance International conference in Toronto. Mike Seeger, who passed away in 2009, was the recipient of a life-time achievement award. Seeger was a noted musician and folklorist, as well as the half-brother of American icon Pete Seeger.
In 1958, Mike Seeger, along with Tom Paley (replaced by Terry Schwarz in 1962), and John Cohen, formed the New Lost City Ramblers. The short presentation shown at the conference made known that the name meant nothing other than an attempt to signal the combined urban and country influences many associated with the folk revival in the late '50s.
According to the Wiki:
The New Lost City Ramblers directly influenced countless musicians in subsequent years. The Ramblers distinguished themselves by focusing on the traditional playing styles they heard on old 78rpm records of musicians recorded during the 1920s and 1930s.
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