About me: Check out my website BobbyBridger.com for a full history, photos, music, paintings, updated news and more.
Bobby Bridger is singer/songwriter/poet/actor/playwright/author and painter who for three decades has traveled the globe performing a trilogy of one man shows for audiences in America, Canada, Europe, Australia and Russia. He has recorded numerous albums on Monument, RCA, and Golden Egg Records and has appeared twice on PBS's "Austin City Limits", on ABC's "Good Morning America", NPR, A &E and C-Span. He is the composer of "Heal In The Wisdom", the official anthem of the internationally famous Kerrville Folk Festival for 25 years.
Bridger has been an artist-in-residence at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, WY., the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, CT., the John G. Neihardt Center in Bancroft, NE. and Yellowstone National Park. Bridger starred in Dale Wasserman's groundbreaking musical, Shakespeare and The Indians and was featured with David Carradine and Will Samspon in the drama Black Elk Speaks . Full company productions of Bridger's Seekers of the Fleece ran for eight consecutive summer seasons in Wyoming. He is the author of the award-winning book, Buffalo Bill and Sitting Bull: Inventing The Wild West, and contributed essays to anthologies on western icons Frank Waters and John G. Neihardt as well as numerous magazine and newpaper features. He is the subject of the documentary film "Quest Of An Epic Balladeer," and DVD production of his trilogy, both in post-production.
Bobby currently has one book on the galley at the University of Texas Press - memoir/autobiography "Seeking History's Heartsong" and is also working on a book of essays on modern indigenous lifestyle in North America currently titled Becoming Indigenous: Essays and Interviews, 1988-2007.
There's an old rockin' chair castin' memories everywhere On that old home porch across from Tipple's store You can see where the arm is worn Where my granddaddy rested his arm In that old rockin' chair that don't rock no more
I was born in a broken home, I was blinded by things gone wrong I had no vision of what the future held in store Just a baby barely three When my granddaddy came to me To rock me in the rockin' chair that don't rock no more
If the rockin' chair could read the thoughts from people's minds, Oh the stories it would tell time after time Stories others never hear Of the thoughts one holds so dear Oh how I wish I could've read my grandpa's mind
Granddaddy lived the Christian way, truth and goodness he portrayed He loved to gather his thoughts as he rocked on the hardwood porch Yes he loved to sit and rock Payin' no attention to the time on the clock And rocked me in the rockin' chair that don't rock no more
Hey, Bobby, it's been decades, quite literally... I'm in Texoma, working as a music/ police/ fire/ anything-else-they-need reporter with a daily paper in Sherman, loving it. Come to this area sometime. Bob Livingston does, and can hook you up. There's also a couple of nearby house concerts that Chuck Pyle and some other Kerrverts play occasionally. I'd love to see and hear you again. As a reminder, I used to work for Rod at Kerrville Festivals... I know what time can do to the memory!
It is a pleasure to have you as my new MySpace friend… I find your MySpace page, your talent and your enthusiasm for music pleason’ to many… I welcome you’re other MySpace friends to visit my MySpace page that I’ve dedicated to my admiration of many talented guitar playing musicians of many styles… Stop by check it out and leave a comment if you like… Thanks Ken…
Hey Robert! I'm back in this little library at the edge of the jungle in the dead of night. Gotta walk home. Spooky... I found the words to "The Astrologer Said." Trying to make sense of it and 10 others. One or two are pretty ok, I think.
Hey Bobby, Thanks for the feedback. I'm so glad the Pais and I got to talking about you recently. Still can't find Donnie. Hope he's still around. I'll watch for you if you come this way. Let me know. I'm in Dallas. Don't get to Houston much. All my best, Billy Bucher P.S. Oh, I still have the side burns. I use them in VoDou rites. Smile. They scare ME now!!! Yikes.
Bobby, It's great to be in touch again. I was down in Austin recently, usually play in the Hill Country, and Paisley gave me some old photos to restore and we started talking about you. And I thought, wow, why haven't I written him. Will watch if you get up this way. Check out "Austin Connections" in the photo albums. The infamous sideburns, that John Inmon and Shake are always kidding me about, are in there. Those were the days. We'll get together. Please comment on photos if you see something you like. Photography is my new passion. But still drumming and teaching. Billy "Backbeat" Bucher
Hi Bobby Bridger We wanna thank you for your very important support in those sad days.
This thanx are in our name, in the name of Enrico's wife Paola and in the name of his sons.
Enrico Micheletti's ashes are flyin' throughout the universe and we hope his soul is finally arrived at a beautiful destination.
What about his music and the music we had recorded toghether?
We finally decide to get it out. We wanna remeber Enrico in this way. In the first quarter of 2009 we will publish all our and Enrico Micheletti' s materials on Itunes and many other stores on the web.
We'll send you a message when it's all ready.
God bless you!!! Have a wonderful 2009!!!
KEEP THE BLUES ALIVEEEE!!!!!!!
Ciao Bobby Bridger ti volevamo ringraziare per le tue parole e per il tuo sostegno in periodo così difficile per noi.
Questi ringraziamenti non sono formali, sono veramente sinceri a nome nostro, della moglie di Enrico Paola e a nome dei suoi figli.
Le ceneri di Enrico Micheletti sono disperse nel mar Tirreno e stanno viaggiando nell' universo. Noi speriamo che anche la sua anima abbia raggiunto finalmente il miglior approdo possibile.
Cosa fare del suo materiale in nostro possesso e del materiale che abbiamo registrato insieme?
Dopo aver pensato a lungo sul da farsi abbiamo deciso di pubblicarlo. Lo pubblicheremo su Itunes ed altri siti così tutti potranno trovarlo se lo cercano. Glielo dobbiamo. Glielo deve chi lo ha conosciuto.
Cercheremo di pubblicare tutto ciò che è in nostro possesso nei primi mesi del 2009.
Appena sarà tutto pronto ti faremo sapere.
Felice Anno Nuovo. Dio ti benedica ancora, grazie. Suonate il blues più c
Bobby, Thanks for add, I have followed you for years at Kerrville and met you a couple of years ago with Chuck Horn at the Hops House in Houston. Keep up the great work... TEXAS needs you.
Every time that we listen or write music... play an instrument... dance... act in a play... or work in some audio/image/video engineering process... Something is healing inside...
When we share it with friends... Something is healing all over...
