Just Around the Bend: Survival and Revival in Southern Banjo Sounds folkways.si.edu/mike-seeger/just-around-the-bend-survival-and-revival-in-southern-banjo-styles
The Smithsonian Folkways Recordings project you are referring to is called: Just Around The Bend: Survival and Revival in Southern Banjo Styles. Mike Seeger’s Final Documentary. It will be an oversized package with two audio CDs and one DVD entitled Just Around The Bend: Survival and Revival in Southern Banjo Styles. Mike Seeger’s Final Documentary. On the DVD is a video-produced by Yasha Aginsky-featuring Mike in the field, recording and interviewing the artists. The documentary relates closely to the two CDs that accompany it and features most of the artists heard on them. The package also will include a a 6”x 9” 80-page booklet with photos and extensive notes. We have heard from many people that they are excitedly awaiting the release of Just Around the Bend. It has taken time for us to clear the rights for the songs performed in the film, but we are very close to completing that process. We are hopeful Just Around the Bend will be released in the spring of 2019. Thank you again for your interest in Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Sincerely, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Smithsonianfolkways@si.edu
Clifton, it's wonderful you are impassioned about this, and I add my voice to yours urging people to contact Smithsonian Folkways. It's distressing to me, as well, that Mike's project hasn't come out. I'm afraid I've slowed way down in pressing for it. Maybe this initiative will help! I'm glad to see SF again confirm their commitment to the project and give a target date (just about 10 years after the second recording trip we made, in 2009...). Production manager Mary Monseur is a big fan of Mike's, and I know she personally wants to see this through. As SF says, Mike's project is called "Just Around the Bend" -- not "Banjo Tales" -- & it consists of 2 CDs and a DVD along with a fat booklet. SF has had the material in hand for years now, along with some small supplementary funds I raised to support its release. I think you're right that SF has gone through some big changes in that time, & they're doubtless under greater market pressures than in earlier times. "Banjo Tales" is Yasha Aginsky's own film using the material he shot for Mike's project, edited differently & including fewer musicians. The Berkeley Old-Time Music Festival is the venue where it was shown. It's a really nice film, but it's not part of Mike's project. I believe whoever puts it out, whether SF or other, would need to get releases from the artists, though that's a legal question & I may be wrong.
Alexia, thank you very much for voicing your support here; ten years is way too long and we've already lost too many people along the way. I promise you that I will continue to encourage Smithsonian Folkways to release this priceless cultural resource to the public.
Clifton, I first developed my passion for folk music when I was 7 y.o. (a long time ago.) Moe Asche has always been one of my heroes, along with Joel Sweeney, Woody Guthry, Ralph Rinzler, Doc Watson, Mike Seeger and the NLC Ramblers. I love all of your postings, and you can be assured I will call Smithsonian/Folkways this coming Monday to inquire. Watching you on RUclips has been a joy and a privilege. Usually, if I hear song, I can reproduce it on guitar and banjo. Thanks for everything you have done, my friend!
XeverettX YES!!!! In a day and age when we are quickly losing our American heritage due to many different factors it is so important that we get out this vital resource! If for no other reason than to help out our good pal Clifton who gives so much of himself and shares so much of his knowledge that we as a community of pickers, enthusiast, and historians may further out craft. He is so genuine and obviously it’s not about the money for him, but the love of music, state, and country!!! So let’s all do this for Clifton as a huge thank you! It’s a gift that will continue to give down through the years. Get on the phone, start emailing, snail mailing your Congressmen/women, and Senators demanding they give us what belongs to us the populous, the peoples art! Start smaller if need be with the state legislature or even city council people, mayors. Just whatever you can. Failure is better than inaction because that means at least you tried. I know this video is a couple years old but I still felt compelled to give this little rant and last but certainly not least a HUUUUUGE Thank You to Mr. Clifton Hicks. Oh and also thank you for your military service!!! P.S. Lifes a garden, Dig it!! P.P.S. Lifes a banjo, just roll with it!!! “You can fiddle around with a banjo, but how do you banjo around with a fiddle.” - Dennison Stanley Hare - 1957 Sawmill Road Banjo Picker of the Year
Thank you Clifton for all your contributions and sharing this information. This is all new to me and what a wonderful place to start. I'm buying the Just Around The Bend as soon as I finish typing this. I hope you too, get the credit you deserve.
5/13/23: I know Matt Kinman. He played often at Breakin’ Up Winter (BUW) at Cedars of Lebanon State Park, Lebanon, TN. Mike Seeger was also a guest at BUW. Those were special times! 🪕
Hey Clifton. From here in the good old U of K, we would also love to see this. I've been following and watching you develop for about 5ish years and have taken 90% of my inspiration from you regarding playing banjo. My dad was from Chicago and left me his banjos along with so many stories and music! I love Smithsonian and the Lomax legacy etc and anything that accurately documents American folk/old-time stuff.i feel it's in my roots even over the pond. So just know that that passion and desire to experience the authenticity of the modern masters of this genre is over here too. I will certainly send an email (proof read) to Smithsonian for what it's worth 😊
Clifton Hicks. He left me an 1887 Lyon & Healy which plays great and has THAT sound 😀 and a beautifully crafted Framus (German built) banjo from the 60s/70s, which I hadn't noticed has one of the inlays wrongly placed on the 9th fret! So knowing him he probably made a deal on that one. He also left me an autoharp which my sister makes NO use of haha.
Cool. I used to have a beautiful Lyon & Healy that had an odd aftermarket inlay job (very simple and pretty) all up the neck. FYI Lyon & Healy's factory was actually IN Chicago, in case you might not be aware.
Clifton Hicks yea I found that out actually after digging up info online about it. I have family there so really should go. But I plan to take some time when I have the funds to travel around Appalachia where the music's more abundant I guess. The Lyon and Healy I have was a sort of "buck banjo" ithink they called them and possibly a mail order. So I guess the mountain folk who couldn't afford a more expensive banjo would get these if they didn't make them. I like to think it has an authentic sound because of this, but no fancy inlay. Also when I have a bit of disposable income I'd like to get one of your handmade mountain banjers 😀
Smithsonian Folkways doesn't care enough to promote it. Here's the link: folkways.si.edu/mike-seeger/just-around-the-bend-survival-and-revival-in-southern-banjo-styles
Clifton, I called Smithsonian Folkways today, (I have been a customer for many years.) Telephone rep told me they will bring out package very soon. I pointed out that the entire Seeger family has been extremely kind to the SI for many years and that they owe it to the family to release the project now. I told him I am just waiting to purchase it, and he assured me that the release is "pending very soon." Hope it helps a little.
I am a member and they will hear from me today. If they want my money in the future, they better get on it. I have always been a huge Mike Seeger fan and this is the first I have heard about it. I probable spend one hundred dollars a month on CD's with Smithsonian Folkways.
The Mike Seeger Estate is represented by "Folklore Productions" in Santa Monica, CA. I will be contacting them and hope you all will as well. Email: info@folkloreproductions.com / Phone: 310.451.0767
So it's now 2020 and this DVD set is seemingly sold out and unavailable except for streaming versions of the music. Was it a limited run? Clifton, I think you should do another one, for the people by the people.
Smithsonian Folkways continues to show _zero_ interest in this project. The moment Mike Seeger was laid in the clay they all but abandoned it for a decade, and now that it's finally out, they refuse to promote it. If one looks through their website & social media pages there's barely any mention. "Just Around the Bend" is one of the few albums in their newer inventory that bothers to acknowledge _real_ traditional banjo music (i.e. not the commercial "folk" music of New York and DC). Perhaps it should come as no surprise that Folkways does everything in their power to bury it, conceal it, and pretend it doesn't exist.
I just watched this video for the first time this morning. Another email has been sent to Smithsonian Folkways. I wonder how long it took them to produce and release of "The Social Power of Music"... And I guess they didn't have any "licensing Problems" with "Que Viva La Musica Latina"... "The Smithsonian Folkways is there to record the peoples music and bring it to them" I doubt it. That's their stated intent, but with the UC-B and the Federal Government involved it's obviously become another political tool. It looks like with the response from them they are going to see this project through. I'll believe it when I see it. Good job for bringing this to light. Nate
Nate, I did hear from a Folkways representative this past January who told me that it's still set to be released. They've pushed it back from spring, however, to "mid year..."
Sad. They got that movie locked up with all the giant skeletons they've collected from all over America in the past 100 years but have no idea what anyone's talking about when they are confronted about it..
@@jesseejohnson516 There is a verse in "The Cumberland"(aka "Indian Tribes of Tennessee") that describes finding "five hundred human graves all walled inside Freemason works..." referring to a prehistoric cemetery.
Excited to see the outcome of this video Do you still see Matt Kinman, Clifton? Any chance he makes an appearance in a future video? Love your work as well as his. Matt's voice and playing is really moving.
For those unfamiliar with Mike Seeger, I recommend these two albums: "Southern Banjo Sounds" ruclips.net/video/Qlq6S18DUgs/видео.html & "Close to Home" ruclips.net/video/5hkc0erFhOs/видео.html
Thanks my friend. I wondered what happened to that project. Money seems to rule us all. I'm sure somebody wants a lot of money for a songs they put on this film. They should let it go and let the film the released.
Yeah I have his CD somewhere: "Roan Mountain is the heart of the United States. All that good cold water, and them ramps! I eat hog meat, green beans, and corn bread..."
I sent them an email awhile back but no word back yet. I know it went thru. I think they are going more for synthesizer folk music to try to appeal to youngsters. They butchered Anna & Elizabeths new album. Great songs buried under a heavy droning out of tune synth. Sad. Anyways if we keep a-knocking maybe eventually they`ll hear us.
I hadn't heard that, Dan. I had the pleasure of briefly meeting Elizabeth and Anna at, I think, the Clifftop festival years and years ago. I like them, their music and their visual art very much. I saw them do what must have been one of their first performances with the little cranked "slideshow" contraption that showed beautiful images on quilted cloth that accompanied the ballad they sang as they cranked it. Lovely.
I like them too. I have all their albums. The previous records were just guitar, banjo and singing mostly. The new one is taking some getting used to because of the very over powering synth sound. But most of the songs are great. Their live performances here on youtube are excellent. Much better than the versions on their new album in my opinion. Yes the cranky thing they do is cute. That used to be popular in the late 1800`s and early 1900`s up until movies and television came around.
I can see your concern. The panel at UC-B is condescending to say the least and academically questionable, I think. To be positive, your offer seems like a good idea and support for the work. It may be, unfortunately, that a contention for the work itself is under way. Mike Seeger had significant credibility among the musicians that may intimidate others.
You are probably right. I should be more charitable in my thinking. But paranoia is one of my superpowers. and my mother-in-law always says 'you didn't mean NOT to."
Thanks, Ken. That film is actually Yasha Aginsky's personal cut that focuses more on family and cultural issues rather Seeger's cut where he was more strictly focused on contemporary banjo technique. Seeger's "Banjo Tales" that is sitting on the shelf at Smithsonian Folkways is a much longer, larger project that includes a CD+DVD set featuring MANY more banjo players and much more technical talk etc.
Yes, thank you, Ken! Aginsky is a cordial and intelligent man--and his private film is very nice indeed. But, yeah, it's by no means a substitute for original project, which currently sits completed as a DVD and CD set and features many, many more artists than the handful that Aginsky used in his cut. Again, thank you for sharing that link--I only learned of it myself a few days ago.
Thanks for the suggestion, Ken. Turns out there IS an estate: Folklore Productions info@folkloreproductions.com phone 310.451.0767 Post Office Box 7003 Santa Monica CA 90406-7003
…yup, still can’t find it anywhere
Just Around the Bend: Survival and Revival in Southern Banjo Sounds
folkways.si.edu/mike-seeger/just-around-the-bend-survival-and-revival-in-southern-banjo-styles
@@CliftonHicksbanjoI messed up not getting into banjo sooner. They are all out of stock now. Do you know anywhere else I could get a copy?
The Smithsonian Folkways Recordings project you are referring to is called: Just Around The Bend: Survival and Revival in Southern Banjo Styles. Mike Seeger’s Final Documentary.
It will be an oversized package with two audio CDs and one DVD entitled Just Around The Bend: Survival and Revival in Southern Banjo Styles. Mike Seeger’s Final Documentary. On the DVD is a video-produced by Yasha Aginsky-featuring Mike in the field, recording and interviewing the artists. The documentary relates closely to the two CDs that accompany it and features most of the artists heard on them. The package also will include a a 6”x 9” 80-page booklet with photos and extensive notes.
We have heard from many people that they are excitedly awaiting the release of Just Around the Bend. It has taken time for us to clear the rights for the songs performed in the film, but we are very close to completing that process. We are hopeful Just Around the Bend will be released in the spring of 2019.
Thank you again for your interest in Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.
Sincerely,
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Smithsonianfolkways@si.edu
Thank you for responding to us so quickly, in such detail and with some positive news. We will be eagerly looking forward to spring, 2019.
Clifton, it's wonderful you are impassioned about this, and I add my voice to yours urging people to contact Smithsonian Folkways. It's distressing to me, as well, that Mike's project hasn't come out. I'm afraid I've slowed way down in pressing for it. Maybe this initiative will help! I'm glad to see SF again confirm their commitment to the project and give a target date (just about 10 years after the second recording trip we made, in 2009...). Production manager Mary Monseur is a big fan of Mike's, and I know she personally wants to see this through.
As SF says, Mike's project is called "Just Around the Bend" -- not "Banjo Tales" -- & it consists of 2 CDs and a DVD along with a fat booklet. SF has had the material in hand for years now, along with some small supplementary funds I raised to support its release. I think you're right that SF has gone through some big changes in that time, & they're doubtless under greater market pressures than in earlier times.
"Banjo Tales" is Yasha Aginsky's own film using the material he shot for Mike's project, edited differently & including fewer musicians. The Berkeley Old-Time Music Festival is the venue where it was shown. It's a really nice film, but it's not part of Mike's project. I believe whoever puts it out, whether SF or other, would need to get releases from the artists, though that's a legal question & I may be wrong.
Alexia, thank you very much for voicing your support here; ten years is way too long and we've already lost too many people along the way. I promise you that I will continue to encourage Smithsonian Folkways to release this priceless cultural resource to the public.
Getting close to time of release!!
@@PickinNgrinin I _hope_ so.
Clifton, I first developed my passion for folk music when I was 7 y.o. (a long time ago.) Moe Asche has always been one of my heroes, along with Joel Sweeney, Woody Guthry, Ralph Rinzler, Doc Watson, Mike Seeger and the NLC Ramblers. I love all of your postings, and you can be assured I will call Smithsonian/Folkways this coming Monday to inquire. Watching you on RUclips has been a joy and a privilege. Usually, if I hear song, I can reproduce it on guitar and banjo. Thanks for everything you have done, my friend!
Thanks, Dave, and please do contact Folkways! People calling and writing in to express interest may be the only hope this project has.
XeverettX
YES!!!! In a day and age when we are quickly losing our American heritage due to many different factors it is so important that we get out this vital resource! If for no other reason than to help out our good pal Clifton who gives so much of himself and shares so much of his knowledge that we as a community of pickers, enthusiast, and historians may further out craft. He is so genuine and obviously it’s not about the money for him, but the love of music, state, and country!!! So let’s all do this for Clifton as a huge thank you! It’s a gift that will continue to give down through the years. Get on the phone, start emailing, snail mailing your Congressmen/women, and Senators demanding they give us what belongs to us the populous, the peoples art! Start smaller if need be with the state legislature or even city council people, mayors. Just whatever you can. Failure is better than inaction because that means at least you tried. I know this video is a couple years old but I still felt compelled to give this little rant and last but certainly not least a HUUUUUGE Thank You to Mr. Clifton Hicks. Oh and also thank you for your military service!!!
P.S. Lifes a garden, Dig it!!
P.P.S. Lifes a banjo, just roll with it!!!
“You can fiddle around with a banjo, but how do you banjo around with a fiddle.”
- Dennison Stanley Hare - 1957 Sawmill Road Banjo Picker of the Year
Thank you Clifton for all your contributions and sharing this information. This is all new to me and what a wonderful place to start. I'm buying the Just Around The Bend as soon as I finish typing this. I hope you too, get the credit you deserve.
5/13/23: I know Matt Kinman. He played often at Breakin’ Up Winter (BUW) at Cedars of Lebanon State Park, Lebanon, TN. Mike Seeger was also a guest at BUW. Those were special times! 🪕
Hey Clifton. From here in the good old U of K, we would also love to see this. I've been following and watching you develop for about 5ish years and have taken 90% of my inspiration from you regarding playing banjo. My dad was from Chicago and left me his banjos along with so many stories and music! I love Smithsonian and the Lomax legacy etc and anything that accurately documents American folk/old-time stuff.i feel it's in my roots even over the pond. So just know that that passion and desire to experience the authenticity of the modern masters of this genre is over here too. I will certainly send an email (proof read) to Smithsonian for what it's worth 😊
Thank you, Morgan. What kind of banjos did your father leave you?
Clifton Hicks. He left me an 1887 Lyon & Healy which plays great and has THAT sound 😀 and a beautifully crafted Framus (German built) banjo from the 60s/70s, which I hadn't noticed has one of the inlays wrongly placed on the 9th fret! So knowing him he probably made a deal on that one. He also left me an autoharp which my sister makes NO use of haha.
Cool. I used to have a beautiful Lyon & Healy that had an odd aftermarket inlay job (very simple and pretty) all up the neck. FYI Lyon & Healy's factory was actually IN Chicago, in case you might not be aware.
Clifton Hicks yea I found that out actually after digging up info online about it. I have family there so really should go. But I plan to take some time when I have the funds to travel around Appalachia where the music's more abundant I guess. The Lyon and Healy I have was a sort of "buck banjo" ithink they called them and possibly a mail order. So I guess the mountain folk who couldn't afford a more expensive banjo would get these if they didn't make them. I like to think it has an authentic sound because of this, but no fancy inlay. Also when I have a bit of disposable income I'd like to get one of your handmade mountain banjers 😀
It’s 2023 and I have not been able to find the documentary anywhere. Any updates or information is appreciated..
Smithsonian Folkways doesn't care enough to promote it. Here's the link: folkways.si.edu/mike-seeger/just-around-the-bend-survival-and-revival-in-southern-banjo-styles
Clifton, I called Smithsonian Folkways today, (I have been a customer for many years.) Telephone rep told me they will bring out package very soon. I pointed out that the entire Seeger family has been extremely kind to the SI for many years and that they owe it to the family to release the project now. I told him I am just waiting to purchase it, and he assured me that the release is "pending very soon." Hope it helps a little.
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I am a member and they will hear from me today. If they want my money in the future, they better get on it. I have always been a huge Mike Seeger fan and this is the first I have heard about it. I probable spend one hundred dollars a month on CD's with Smithsonian Folkways.
Thanks, Mary! We need to keep the pressure on.
The Mike Seeger Estate is represented by "Folklore Productions" in Santa Monica, CA. I will be contacting them and hope you all will as well. Email: info@folkloreproductions.com / Phone: 310.451.0767
So it's now 2020 and this DVD set is seemingly sold out and unavailable except for streaming versions of the music. Was it a limited run?
Clifton, I think you should do another one, for the people by the people.
Smithsonian Folkways continues to show _zero_ interest in this project. The moment Mike Seeger was laid in the clay they all but abandoned it for a decade, and now that it's finally out, they refuse to promote it. If one looks through their website & social media pages there's barely any mention. "Just Around the Bend" is one of the few albums in their newer inventory that bothers to acknowledge _real_ traditional banjo music (i.e. not the commercial "folk" music of New York and DC). Perhaps it should come as no surprise that Folkways does everything in their power to bury it, conceal it, and pretend it doesn't exist.
I just watched this video for the first time this morning. Another email has been sent to Smithsonian Folkways.
I wonder how long it took them to produce and release of "The Social Power of Music"... And I guess they didn't have any "licensing Problems" with "Que Viva La Musica Latina"...
"The Smithsonian Folkways is there to record the peoples music and bring it to them"
I doubt it. That's their stated intent, but with the UC-B and the Federal Government involved it's obviously become another political tool.
It looks like with the response from them they are going to see this project through. I'll believe it when I see it.
Good job for bringing this to light.
Nate
Nate, I did hear from a Folkways representative this past January who told me that it's still set to be released. They've pushed it back from spring, however, to "mid year..."
Well said and congratulations on pushing the suits to get this done.
Sad. They got that movie locked up with all the giant skeletons they've collected from all over America in the past 100 years but have no idea what anyone's talking about when they are confronted about it..
This just reminded me to ask you Clifton, are there any old American folk songs about Giants or men of large stature? Or giant natives?
@@jesseejohnson516 There is a verse in "The Cumberland"(aka "Indian Tribes of Tennessee") that describes finding "five hundred human graves all walled inside Freemason works..." referring to a prehistoric cemetery.
Excited to see the outcome of this video
Do you still see Matt Kinman, Clifton? Any chance he makes an appearance in a future video?
Love your work as well as his. Matt's voice and playing is really moving.
I have not seen him in a few years but if and when I do he is usually willing to perform on-camera.
Never heard of Mike. Will have to look into it.
For those unfamiliar with Mike Seeger, I recommend these two albums: "Southern Banjo Sounds" ruclips.net/video/Qlq6S18DUgs/видео.html & "Close to Home" ruclips.net/video/5hkc0erFhOs/видео.html
Okay! I sent a real friendly email to the production manager at the Smithsonian! I hope to see it real soon! :)
THANK YOU, Christina.
Thanks my friend. I wondered what happened to that project. Money seems to rule us all. I'm sure somebody wants a lot of money for a songs they put on this film. They should let it go and let the film the released.
I just stirred the pot by putting this video on the Pete Seeger Facebook group. If each of us contact Folkways, something might actually happen.
TRUTH 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Just sent an email! Thanks for making us aware of this
Thanks a lot, Shelby. Last I heard from them (a few months back) they told me it was scheduled to be released "mid year."
Have you ever heard Pap Brewer? I ordered a tape of him from junapple years ago. Along with Morgan sexton. Real old times music.
Yeah I have his CD somewhere: "Roan Mountain is the heart of the United States. All that good cold water, and them ramps! I eat hog meat, green beans, and corn bread..."
@@CliftonHicksbanjo yessir!!!!
I wonder if junapple is still in business? They had a lot of good old timey music. God tanner and the skillet lickers, ECT. ECT. ECT.
Gid. Dang auto correct. Lol
Consider it done friend!!!
I sent them an email awhile back but no word back yet. I know it went thru. I think they are going more for synthesizer folk music to try to appeal to youngsters. They butchered Anna & Elizabeths new album. Great songs buried under a heavy droning out of tune synth. Sad. Anyways if we keep a-knocking maybe eventually they`ll hear us.
I hadn't heard that, Dan. I had the pleasure of briefly meeting Elizabeth and Anna at, I think, the Clifftop festival years and years ago. I like them, their music and their visual art very much. I saw them do what must have been one of their first performances with the little cranked "slideshow" contraption that showed beautiful images on quilted cloth that accompanied the ballad they sang as they cranked it. Lovely.
I like them too. I have all their albums. The previous records were just guitar, banjo and singing mostly. The new one is taking some getting used to because of the very over powering synth sound. But most of the songs are great. Their live performances here on youtube are excellent. Much better than the versions on their new album in my opinion. Yes the cranky thing they do is cute. That used to be popular in the late 1800`s and early 1900`s up until movies and television came around.
Dan D. Dirges the cranky lost appeal when all the kids kept walking out in front of carriages while looking at it. Got Banned by the McGuffie Board.
I can see your concern. The panel at UC-B is condescending to say the least and academically questionable, I think. To be positive, your offer seems like a good idea and support for the work. It may be, unfortunately, that a contention for the work itself is under way. Mike Seeger had significant credibility among the musicians that may intimidate others.
Thanks, RCG. I hope there are no nefarious forces at play, preventing this vital work from being shown to the public.
You are probably right. I should be more charitable in my thinking. But paranoia is one of my superpowers. and my mother-in-law always says 'you didn't mean NOT to."
The doc is on vimeo vimeo.com/123457694
Thanks, Ken. That film is actually Yasha Aginsky's personal cut that focuses more on family and cultural issues rather Seeger's cut where he was more strictly focused on contemporary banjo technique. Seeger's "Banjo Tales" that is sitting on the shelf at Smithsonian Folkways is a much longer, larger project that includes a CD+DVD set featuring MANY more banjo players and much more technical talk etc.
Yes, thank you, Ken! Aginsky is a cordial and intelligent man--and his private film is very nice indeed. But, yeah, it's by no means a substitute for original project, which currently sits completed as a DVD and CD set and features many, many more artists than the handful that Aginsky used in his cut. Again, thank you for sharing that link--I only learned of it myself a few days ago.
Thanks for the suggestion, Ken. Turns out there IS an estate: Folklore Productions
info@folkloreproductions.com
phone 310.451.0767
Post Office Box 7003
Santa Monica CA 90406-7003
Right on, Ken. It's YOUR music, too.
Thanks, again, Ken. Good work.