Strangely, my professional life and banjo-life have started to collide recently, which feels a bit odd. Aside from a sad preoccupation with the banjo I'm also involved in the world of contemporary art and have started making work again as part of an internship at the University of Teeside. What started to come out though are a whole series of works derived from banjo, folk, blues and the arcane world of music and musical instruments.I've started on a series which is based on the names of American folk and blues musicians and I'm particularly interested in the 20s, 30s and 40s. So if you have any particularly obscure ones drop me a line and be part of a contemporary art project. (make em real names though!)
Howdy!
ReplyDeleteHere's some names - with references... hope they help with the project!
Peg Leg Sam Jackson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peg_Leg_Sam
http://www.folkstreams.net/pub/FilmPage.php?title=1
Barbecue Bob
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbecue_Bob
Burl C. 'Jaybird' Coleman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaybird_Coleman
George 'Bullet' Williams
http://www.thebluestrail.com/artists/mus_gbw.htm
Peg Leg Howell
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peg_Leg_Howell
Cow Cow Davenport
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cow_Cow_Davenport
Bumble Bee Slim
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumble_Bee_Slim
Lawrence 'Papa Egg Shell' Casey
http://www.thebluestrail.com/artists/eggshell%20casey.htm
J.T. 'Funny Papa' Smith
http://www.thebluestrail.com/artists/mus_jtsmi.htm
'Hambone' Willie Newbern
http://www.thebluestrail.com/artists/mus_wn.htm
A lot of these artists can be heard (and downloaded) from excellent site: http://www.juneberry78s.com/sounds/
Also great sites:
http://www.thebluestrail.com/artist_index.htm
http://www.folkstreams.net/
cheers duggy
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