Banjo Eyes
Apr. 10th, 2008 06:21 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
parasitegirlIt looks like I know a few folks nominated for a "The Mama" this year...The Madison Area Music Awards. I am sad to say that Madison prides itself on the arts and thus I don't think that any winners scream "I got YOUR MAMA!" while grabbing the plaque/their crotches and making taunting gestures at the losers.
My father mentioned The Mama when I called to wish him a happy birthday this morning. I'd forgotten that the band got a Mama last year.
(Father's 2007 email quoted without permission)
Dear Kayt,
Last evening the band attended the Madison Area Music Awards (MAMA) and won best country/bluegrass album of the year. It came out of left field and we were very surprised. We were nominated for two or three awards....I never did get what all we were up for, but won the album.
It was a fairly surreal evening. Held at the Barrymore, the awards were for rock, electronic, country, bluegrass, hip hop, blues, international, "unique". So we had an evening of awards and music from various genres. It was the first time I have ever seen live Hip Hop--a weird honky glimpse into an undiscovered country.
This year Spare Time Bluegrass is up for best song in the bluegrass genre, which is sort of like being nominated for (insert your joke here.)
I mentioned this morning that I know others who have, and are once more nominated for, a Mama. He described the electronic folks from last year, no doubt my buddies, in a vaguely humorous manner and then threatened to stand up and shout "Do you know KAYT ROBARTS" at any wilded-haired Electronic Nominees.
So,nulldevice, downrightamazed feel free to ignore the crazy man...unless you're with chuck4 because Chuck might want to talk about dad's 1999 Gibson Granada banjo, or exchange jokes about bass players...or do whatever it is that banjo people do in greeting, and you'd be Chuck's in with my dad.
I've added photo links to facilitate mingling. I won't be the only person you guys have in common...the Spruce Tree folks are also shared buddies.
My dad's at the far right, but I could have honestly just told you "Look for Teddy Rosevelt, seriously" and you'd be able to find my dad at The Mamas:
http://wesselphoto.com/paw/07-18/slides/DSC_0441.html
And here is an MP3 link of my father playing an original tune. Please keep in mind, no one likes to be awoken by the sounds of a banjo
http://www.sparetimebluegrass.com/documents/Track3.mp3
And, dad, here are members of Null Device, they are at the bottom. All levels of the performance spetrum in one band picture. The guy on the far right has a banjo.
http://wesselphoto.com/mamas/mamas.html
http://wesselphoto.com/paw/06-11/slides/---_0265.html
My father mentioned The Mama when I called to wish him a happy birthday this morning. I'd forgotten that the band got a Mama last year.
(Father's 2007 email quoted without permission)
Dear Kayt,
Last evening the band attended the Madison Area Music Awards (MAMA) and won best country/bluegrass album of the year. It came out of left field and we were very surprised. We were nominated for two or three awards....I never did get what all we were up for, but won the album.
It was a fairly surreal evening. Held at the Barrymore, the awards were for rock, electronic, country, bluegrass, hip hop, blues, international, "unique". So we had an evening of awards and music from various genres. It was the first time I have ever seen live Hip Hop--a weird honky glimpse into an undiscovered country.
This year Spare Time Bluegrass is up for best song in the bluegrass genre, which is sort of like being nominated for (insert your joke here.)
I mentioned this morning that I know others who have, and are once more nominated for, a Mama. He described the electronic folks from last year, no doubt my buddies, in a vaguely humorous manner and then threatened to stand up and shout "Do you know KAYT ROBARTS" at any wilded-haired Electronic Nominees.
So,
nulldevice, downrightamazed feel free to ignore the crazy man...unless you're with chuck4 because Chuck might want to talk about dad's 1999 Gibson Granada banjo, or exchange jokes about bass players...or do whatever it is that banjo people do in greeting, and you'd be Chuck's in with my dad.I've added photo links to facilitate mingling. I won't be the only person you guys have in common...the Spruce Tree folks are also shared buddies.
My dad's at the far right, but I could have honestly just told you "Look for Teddy Rosevelt, seriously" and you'd be able to find my dad at The Mamas:
http://wesselphoto.com/paw/07-18/slides/DSC_0441.html
And here is an MP3 link of my father playing an original tune. Please keep in mind, no one likes to be awoken by the sounds of a banjo
http://www.sparetimebluegrass.com/documents/Track3.mp3
And, dad, here are members of Null Device, they are at the bottom. All levels of the performance spetrum in one band picture. The guy on the far right has a banjo.
http://wesselphoto.com/mamas/mamas.html
http://wesselphoto.com/paw/06-11/slides/---_0265.html
