I've started writing a new blog for The Leader-Herald, which might result in me posting less and less frequently on this site. We'll see how it goes. Check out my LH blog, "Bill's Broadsides," by going to www.leaderherald.com and clicking on "BLOGS."
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Kindergarten krooning
I played and sang some songs with the kids in my son Liam's kindergarten last month. The school put a little photo of us on its Web site:
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Jug band music, anyone?
Spread the word: I'm looking for a couple of acoustic musicians interested in playing old-timey music and country blues on jug band/string band instruments.
I play guitar, harmonica, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, etc., but I can't play them all at the same time! If someone you know plays an acoustic instrument (portable and not requiring electricity) and is interested in roots/old-time/pre-WII/traditional/hokum/ragtime blues styles, urge them to get in touch with me at smokinbill@aol.com.
I'd like to start practicing in January and be ready to start playing gigs by summer.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Monday, September 10, 2007
Farewell to summer
Here's a little video for you. It's my way of letting summer go out with a bang ... er, a splash.
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Friday, September 7, 2007
Pete Seeger
Readers of The Leader-Herald may have noticed yesterday's editorial that backhandedly "congratulated" Pete Seeger for adjusting his position on Communism in a new song.
You can read it here: Seeger's Song Long Overdue
All I can say about this is that Leader-Herald editorials on subjects that are not specifcally local are usually ones provided by the newspaper's corporate headquarters in Wheeling, West Virginia -- they are not written by local editors.
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