More Bill Keith Treasures

Hi Folks,

In just the last few days I've been blessed with several new Bill Keith treasures.

Tom Morgan sent me the result of his wonderful effort gathering tribute autographs...
   http://frobbi.org/billkeith/BNL2016cover-autographed.html
                
Hans Holzherr contributed two full 1970s concert recordings from Switzerland...
   http://frobbi.org/audio/hans/mahogany/index.html
                
I discovered Jim Rooney's podcasts which he generously allowed me to link...
   http://frobbi.org/billkeith/rooneypodcasts.html
   
They're all available on my tribute page: http://frobbi.org/billkeith/index.html

My continued thanks to Tom, Hans, and Jim!

Fred

Here's a fun pre- (or maybe post-) holiday music from a lot of young talent,
The Grey Fox Bluegrass Academy for Kids - "Christmas Time's a Comin'".

I dedicate this to the departed artist who wrote it: Tex Logan.

 

Two New Bill Keith Finds

Thanks to heads-up from friends today, I located these...

Banjo Workshop, Grey Fox - Keith, Shelor, Trischka & Washburn, 2005
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxS5-6Au2m0
 
Salt Creek tribute to Bill Keith, Midwest Banjo Camp, 2015
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAnqtg1tLRg
 
They're now in my tribute page: http://frobbi.org/billkeith/

I'm thrilled to give you a dynamic Showcase Concert Sampler from the
Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association...

Michael is about to release his unique new album, "Orchids and Violence".
One CD is Bluegrass/traditional; the 2nd CD has modern electric versions of many of the same songs.
I hope I described the album correctly! For the details: http://www.nonesuch.com/albums/orchids-and-violence
https://www.facebook.com/MichaelDavesMusic
http://www.michaeldaves.com/

Jen, whom I've known for several years, has a great CD out with Michael called "Burning House".
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/jenlarson
http://tinyurl.com/JenLarson-Amazon
https://www.facebook.com/JenLarsonMusic

Both Michael & Jen were part of Michael Daves & Friends at Grey Fox 2015. I hope to have a few songs
available from that set sometime soon via the Grey Fox Blog & YouTube channel.

Disclaimer: I'm plugging their work only because I consider them good friends and great talents.

Another Bill Keith Find

Last weekend I saw Phil Zimmerman with his group Last Fair Deal
at Daryl's House in Pawling, NY. I finally got to meet him in person
after years of exchanging emails. He told me this Bill Keith story...

   Marcia and I were at Banjo Camp North in May, 2003. We sat in on one of Bill's classes.
   We were so impressed with his presentation and diagrams that when the class was over,
   we asked him to sign the flip chart pages instead of tossing them. He was amused and,
   I think, flattered. They've been kept safe in a mailing tube since then. When he passed,
   we thought we should frame them and share them. We'll have them at Joe Val, and at Guitar
   & Mandolin Camp North in April, and Banjo Camp North in May.   http://musiccampsnorth.com/

I asked Phil to photograph them for my Bill Keith Tribute, and thanks to his generosity, here they are...

http://frobbi.org/billkeith/Keith-charts-autographed.html
 

"Discovered" recording - Woodstock Mountains Review 1977

Hi Folks,

Recently I'd been listening to Jim Rooney's podcasts that include Bill Keith and the
Woodstock Mountains Review; and it dawned on (read "hit") me that I have my original
recording of them at the Last Chance Saloon, Poughkeepsie, NY, in 1977. The cassettes 
were at arms length from my computer and I never got around to digitizing them...until now.

As far as we can tell so far, based on the intros early in Set 1, on stage that night were
Jim Rooney, Bill Keith, Happy Traum, Roly Salley, Eric Andersen, John Herald, and Pat Alger.

At this writing, Happy is trying to figure out who's playing mandolin. One thought was 
Bernie Leadon. But Gordon Titcomb confirms he and Bernie were not there.

I'm also hoping to hear back from the rest of the living participants so I can update the
web page with more history.

Meanwhile, please enjoy!

http://frobbi.org/audio/wmr.html

Larry Marschall Plays Bill Keith Tunes

I've been lucky, blessed, and busy in the last few days with so many contributions coming in.

Here's yet another one...

Larry just pointed these out to me, recorded at the Christchurch Folk Music Club in New Zealand in 2014,
along with Tony Hale and Neill Pickard

Devil's Dream/Sailor's Hornpipe (Larry speaks about Bill): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfV_Aw-P5ek
Caravan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr-b0BQV34c
Salt Creek: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1xaV65MqVc

I've added them to my tribute: http://frobbi.org/billkeith/

Here's another gem from the Appalachian-Himalayan Music Project at Grey Fox 2015
with Christian Apuzzo, Mary Simpson, Raj Kapoor, Shyam Nepali, Tara Linhardt, Abigail Washburn, and Tony Trischka

More Bill Keith Recordings

Thanks to Thierry Schoysman who spotted more of Takehiko Saiki's recordings with Bill Keith than I knew about.

I now have the complete list and have made a separate page: http://frobbi.org/takehikokeithcollection.html

I've corrected the link in the Audio section of the main tribute page: http://frobbi.org/billkeith/index.html

Enjoy!

Yet More Recordings with Bill Keith

Takehiko Saiki has just given me 5 more recordings with Bill, including 2 with Monroe.

I've added them to Take's page http://frobbi.org/takehikokeithcollection.html
and marked them with an asterisk*.

Note: On each YouTube screen, be sure to scroll down and
click on SHOW MORE to see complete song and performer lists!

I just "discovered" another one of my cassettes,
Tony Trischka Band, Bear Mtn Bluegrass Festival, 1981

with Tony Trischka, Dee Dee Wyland, Barry Mitterhoff, Danny Weiss, and Larry Cohen.
The festival was run by Towne Crier owner Phil Ciganer.

http://frobbi.org/audio/Tony_Trischka_Band-Bear_Mtn_Bluegrass_Festival-1981.mp3

NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/31/arts/bear-mountain-music-festival.html

quote:

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Originally posted by robbif
 

I just "discovered" another one of my cassettes,
Tony Trischka Band, Bear Mtn Bluegrass Festival, 1981

with Tony Trischka, Dee Dee Wyland, Barry Mitterhoff, Danny Weiss, and Larry Cohen.
The festival was run by Towne Crier owner Phil Ciganer.

http://frobbi.org/audio/Tony_Trischka_Band-Bear_Mtn_Bluegrass_Festival-1981.mp3

NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/31/arts/bear-mountain-music-festival.html

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Here's the slightly corrected version, since I wanted to make everything
historically correct.

http://frobbi.org/audio/Tony_Trischka_Band-Bear_Mtn_Festival-1981.mp3

There were questions about the band name being "Tony Tricshka & Skyline"
instead of "Tony Trischka Band". However, band member Barry Mitterhof and
festival organizer Phil Ciganer confirmed that the band had not used "Skyline"
yet.

Also my file name is corrected from "Bear_Mtn_Music_Festival" to "Bear_Mtn_Festival"
as per Phil's short name for the festival. For the record, the full name, is
"Bear Mountain Festival of World Music & Dance".
        

Please support Korey Brodsky

I met Korey three years ago, before he shot up about a foot and a half!
He's as gifted now as he was "back then".

He just announced his fund raiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f3qtbyrg

Please get to know this talented young man, who is not only a great musician
but a real gentleman.

I'm proud to consider him a good friend and honored to have made the video you
will see at his site above.

I hope you'll consider giving him some well-deserved support.

Thanks,
Fred

Another Bill Keith Recording Right Under My Nose

A couple days ago, Tekehiko Saiki asked me if I knew of the album "12-String Dobro - Tut Taylor & The Folkswingers".

I sure did. I remembered having the beautiful, translucent-red World Pacific vinyl. It still looks as good as day 1!

What I didn't remember was that "BILLY" Keith (as the liner notes called him) was on it!

Take just added a link to the album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylsPebkUm1s 

I added the link to my page of Take's Bill Keith collection: http://frobbi.org/takehikokeithcollection.html

I still get a kick out of the series of World-Pacific "12-String Guitar" albums by Glen Campbell
where "The Folkswingers" were actually The Dillards.

Some more fun...

 

Here's another rediscovered recording. Dillard & The Expedition, Valentine Studios 1970​

I have to thank Byron Berline who gave me a copy back in the 1970s.

Some good stuff by Byron and Doug Dillard...

http://frobbi.org/audio/DillardExpedition-ValentineStudios-1970.mp3

I've also added a link in the From My Friends section of my recordings page: http://frobbi.org/picking.html

Here's another recording Byron Berline graciously gave me back in the 1970s...

Dillard & The Expedition - House of the Rising Sun - 1970

Doug Dillard, Byron Berline, Billy Ray Lathum, Roger Bush

http://frobbi.org/audio/Dillard&Expedition-HouseOfTheRisingSun-1970.mp3

Hi Folks,

While going through the 6,000+ MP3s on my iPod, I rediscovered a recording with a
blockbuster lineup. Byron Berline graciously let me copy it in the 1970s and immediately
said make it public, now that I finally got around to asking him today.

Byron and I think it was probably recorded on the Teac tape deck I bought for Byron
when I was in Vietnam.

Jam Byron Berline House
Van Nuys, CA
April 14, 1973

Doc Watson
Byron Berline
Skip Conover
Roger Bush
Alan Munde
Eric Weissberg
Steve Mandel

http://frobbi.org/audio/Jam-BerlineHouse-04_14_73.html

As usual, I've added a link in the From My Friends section of my recording page:

http://frobbi.org/picking.html

Enjoy,
Fred
 

I'll be shooting video again for the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association's
3rd hosting of its 6-class series on the "Evolution of Bluegrass" for the
Marist Center for Lifetime Studies.

For info on the new series...
 
   http://www.hvbluegrass.org/articles/news/1179-help-us-reach-our-goal.html

Here are the previous series' videos...

   https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD0Hjm8DzotMzpkVb5zYqIYxzmGwSrMMb

Here is the first of six classes in the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association's third
"Evolution of Bluegrass" series for the Marist Center for Lifetime Study.

Week 1 features our presenter David Gandin, who will be presiding over all the classes.
The Week 1 theme is Bluegrass: Origins & Roots.

We also had a wonderful discussion and full band performance by our friends,
Jim Gaudet & the Railroad Boys, who graciously offered to entertain us.  

Yesterday I discovered a Country Gazette Facebook page...
https://www.facebook.com/groups/162043930557712/

Wanting to share my Gazette stuff led me to rummage through my files.
I found 3 sets from the 1976 Berkshire Mtns Festival already on my website
with no public links. So I just remedied that...

Alan Munde - banjo, Kenny Wertz - guitar,
Roland White - mandolin, Roger Bush - bass

http://frobbi.org/audio/gazette-berkshire-1976.html

Here's comes another "discovery" that's been sitting under my nose for a while.

When I "discovered" the Country Gazette Facebook page a few days ago and began the
search through my files, I also found Dennis' recordings waiting for me to finish
the web page that's been lingering around for 2 years. Fortunately, I did find 2 more
Country Gazette recordings, which are included.

So, belatedly, here it is, the Dennis Satterlee Collection

         http://frobbi.org/satterleecollection.html

Please, be sure to read Dennis' history of recordings on the page.

Just in case you didn't know, Dennis is the author of this book, which I could not put down!