Because of predicted storms, Roxbury’s annual Pickin’& Fiddlin’ Contest has been postposed until tomorrow. So everybody who was planning to compete can lay down your bows, head indoors and rest your phalanges for a spell. Oh, sorry, phalanges is what we almost medical personnel call fingers. Yes, I passed my EMT class final exam and now only have to pass the state and national certification tests (only). Anyway, try to make it tomorrow. Bring a blanket, a picnic, some refreshing beverages and enjoy wonderful acts like this:
In the meantime, my NPR radio interview with author Wendy Burden is now on iTunes. You can go there and search “Ann Leary WHDD” and download the podcast for free. Or just click here to listen.
congratulations on passing your exam! when are the state and national tests?
hope you’re going to be on hang tomorrow for any potential pickin’ and fiddlin’ phalanges-related injuries…
p.s. can’t wait to listen to your interview – loved wendy’s reading at ekphresis (sp?) and her book!
CONGRATULATIONS!! Whooooooo!!
I am not letting Mark read this, he plays Fiddle, Mandolin, Concertina, Guitar, WE have to take our daughter to camp and he is not bailing on me to sneak off to Roxbury! haha!
Congrats on passing your exam, Ann!! We knew you would!
Annn
Congratulations on passing the exam !! Good Luck on the next two parts. And enjoy the pickin’ and fiddlin’.
congratulations ann on passing the first part of your exam! well done! the pickin’ and fiddlin’ contest should be fun! hope everyone enjoys their weekend!
Alan – I know the North East has many fine bluegrass players – I was joking! I have many items once belonging to Bill Monroe in my home. Anywhere there’s white people you’ll find bluegrass . . .
And then are are the Japanese — this troup does a fine version of “Honey, Let Me Be Your Sorry Doe”?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IymzIP6eOo4
I know it’s — Honey, let me be your salty dog! — let me be your salty dog, or I won’t be your man at all, honey let me be your salty dog!
Anyway, speaking of the father of Bluegrass, the late, great Bill Monroe . . . anyone attending a Bluegrass festival should know all the words (or at least the chorus) to this song, so here we go . . .
Late in the evening about sundown, high on the hill and above the town,
Uncle Pen played the fiddle, lordy how it could ring, you could hear it talk, you could hear it sing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2XT9u7iw9o
Bill Monroe’s mule haney lamp made me do this. A short primer on Bill Monroe . . . so no one here goes unprepared to the pickin’. Really, this and the next post is all you need to know about Bluegrass.
First, a short informative piece on Bill.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc3CnkoQleI
Now, the classic Bluegrass Breakdown –
Prepare to buck dance, hoot and holler, have Bonnie & Clyde and Beverly Hillbilly flashbacks, and generally lose your mind. Pass me the jug . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNngDcn1bME&feature=related
Ahhh, my work is done here. I return you to your regularly scheduled programming.
Congrats on passing your test, Ann! As if there was any doubt…!
Thank goodness the festival was postponed, we can’t have any pickin’ or fiddlin’ in the rain. It’s just not done.
Congratulations on passing your final exam, Ann! It sounds like you have received excellent training–you’ll pass the state and national certification exams, too.
Wish I could attend the Pickin’ and Fiddlin’ contest tomorrow. Sounds like fun.
Good for you, Ann! Congrats (and no, we never had any doubt that you would succeed!)
Damn, double damn, triple damn SHOOT!!! Aaaargh I have been wanting to enter this competition for so long! Beverley, tsk tsk tsk shame! Next year, come hell or high water, I’m making a fool of myself up on that stage.
And congratulations Ann, Well done.
Congratulations Ann!!!!
Just want to offer my congrats on passing your exam. Listened to your interview with Wendy. I do believe you said Wow! three times. And you each thanked each other three times. No further comment.
Great lead-in music for In House, Ann! I’d forgotten how much I loved Blind Faith, and “Can’t Find My Way Home” is one of their best. Can’t beat Steve Winwood and Eric Clapton. I was 21 when this song came out. It’s remarkable how hearing a song will bring back so many memories. I love the premise of your show. Hearing creative people describe their homes is really quite wonderful!
I’m anxious to hear your interview, Ann. I don’t think you can thank anyone too much, or use the word “Wow” too much. I’ve been guilty of the same, so “Wow. Thank you for sharing some snippets of your life with us through this blog.”
Congratulations on passing the exam! I highly doubt that I would have passed, so kudos to you for your hard work and discipline. Wow.