Louisiana, New Orleans, Virgina, Woody Guthrie, Mississppi John Hurt, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, Ramblin Jack Elliot, Elizabeth Cotten, Lucille Bogan, Eubi Blake, Scott Joplin, Mance Lipscomb, Lightning Hopkins, Joe Venuti, Sonny Terry, Lonnie Johnson, Balfa Brothers, Blind Blake, Uncle Dave, New Lost City Ramblers, Kitchen Syncopators, Joe Hill, Peg Leg Howell, and many obscure and forgotten muscians
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oldtime blues rags fiddle tunes tunes from the 30's on down
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Cajun tune
Slimpickins new CD Lagniappe
HERE IS A HOT LIVE VIDEO TRACK OF SLIMPICKINS IN THE WOODS
The makeup of Slimpickens is fiddler Annie Hiddle Fickie Ford (Barrell House Annie) from Virginia and Lake Charles Jake from Louisiana, and Slim Syncopator from New Orleans on his homemade gas tank bass and rack harmonica. They have performed at a wide range of venues and festivals busking along the way. Sticking to their southern roots, their style is a mixture of genres covering old-time, blues, rags, Cajun songs and fiddle tunes from the 30s on down. Their sound is of a swingy bluesy fiddle and a ragtime picking guitar complimented by a three string bass and tasteful harmonica harmonies. They stand apart from many in that there is an unassuming unique authenticity embedded in each note. Watching them perform feels like one is sitting in their living room. Inspired by all the past greats and hard times they seek to bring new life to these old tunes and preserve the idea of living a simpler life.
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thanks for the add...Ive seen you guys at Pikes Place...You Rock.. ECS will be openinig in September to support local musicians in the puget sound area. We will be located close to guitar center in tehe SC MAll area.
We’re really excited to have you performing at the 2008 Northwest Folklife Festival! You’re scheduled on 5/26/08 on the Fisher Green Stage at 2:00 PM. For more details, check out www. nwfolklife. org.
this is so good! really digging these tunes here...thank you for checking out my music & being my friend. hope to see you at a show sometime & stay in touch. your friend, kevin bowers
Looks like I'll be in Seattle quite a bit this summer! I'm looking forward to it. We'll have to grab a beer when I'm back in town. Great to hear from you. xo ML
Hey Slimpickins! We're having our CD Release show for “Marveling the While,” this Saturday, 4/5 at The Tractor. We’d love it if you could come. Please note it’s an early show starting at 6pm. Hope to see you there...Joy and The Starlings
Hello. Y'all wanna come play at the Racer on Thurs eve? You can pass the hat and sell cd's and I'll finagle some free drinks as well. Love ta have y'all and the girls too. And if Slim cant make, I'd be happy ta play wash tub. Le me know asap. Love, Mommy
Thanks for letting me sit in with you guys the other week, it was fun! I really want to hear the fuel tank bass in action. Come to Honk Fest West next weekend, March 21-23. Music will take back the streets! http://honkfestwest. com
ONE FAMILY GATHERING - MAY 2-4 2008, CENTRAL OREGON
The One Family Gathering will be a three day unity gathering near Christmas Valley, Oregon. The festival will unify a variety of cultures from many other peaceful gatherings. It will manifest as a weekend long event encompassing barter fairs, music festivals, parties, and reggae shows, surrounded by a free camping area.
We will provide a large, secure vendor section inside the event in addition to hosting two stages: a "party" tent with nonstop djs, hosted by DJ4NORML crew and the "Quetzalcoatl" stage. Both stages will have a dynamic array of musicians performing twenty-four hours a day throughout the event.
Over 90 music performances, a barter fair, a rave, an eco-village, a beer garden, exceptional food vendors, and much more.
