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Comment on The Curious Aeros of C.A.A. Dellschau by Museum Of Everything | sickmansick.co.uk

Museum Of Everything | sickmansick.co.uk — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:50:55 +0000

[...] was really struck by Dellschau's story and vision. I recommend reading this post from The Victor Mourning Blog which somewhat illustrates why. I think it's a shame that his work is positioned in the [...]

Comment on The Curious Aeros of C.A.A. Dellschau by Dennis Crenshaw

Dennis Crenshaw — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:42:39 +0000

I have just published a book that I wrote along with Pete Navarro who spent 27 years studying the complete collection of known Dellschau drawings. He is the man who broke Dellschau’s code and assembled the story Dellschau hid witin his drawings. The book can be reviewed at, http://www.secretsofdellschau.com
I also invite those interested in this amazing man and his secretive drawings to join in discussions of Dellschau and the Airship mysteries of the 1800s at;
http://secretsofdellschau.yuku.com/directory

Comment on Roses and Yew by Carrie Cleaver

Carrie Cleaver — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:23:14 +0000

What a fascinating article. Lynne, your skill is most notable in fabulous article-writing. Your music is a joy to experience, especially first hand. See you all next show.

Comment on Roses and Yew by mike

mike — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:16:38 +0000

Hey, is there an online merch table? I’d happily sport that teeshirt.

Comment on The Guitjo by mike

mike — Sat, 23 May 2009 00:31:18 +0000

I should clarify that I speak only of the eight-string double-cursed instrument.

Oops, I mean double-coursed. Twice the strings! Now genuinely impossible to tune!

Comment on The Guitjo by mike

mike — Sat, 23 May 2009 00:29:40 +0000

Dear Lynne,

Among the mandolin community the preferred term is ‘banjolin,’ which hleps to shift the blame for the instrument to the banjo players.

Comment on Poor Omie Wise by mike

mike — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:12:25 +0000

Right on, Stephen.

I seem to recall hearing about broadsheets, newspaper, handbill something or others providing info at the time, and in some of the non-ballad recountings I have read there are fairly detailed accounts of the murder and the trial and such, presumably from court records.

I did not take good notes, but when I was locating the grave this spring, I kept coming across references to a recently-ish deceased woman who was the acknowledged scholarship expert in the field, someone from NC, who actually had a published monograph summarizing her research. I’m pretty sure that “Omie Wise” was in the title of the work.

I’m sorry not to have better threads for you right now – but – I’m at work.

Beyond that, this is a good step toward the murder ballad tour thing, i think. Keep digging!

Comment on Pre Civil War recordings? by Caroline Casey

Caroline Casey — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:12:29 +0000

Wow–I read that article but didn’t go so far as to listen to the track. It is a bit creepy…..

Comment on SXSW 2008 by Caroline Casey

Caroline Casey — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:45:08 +0000

A highlight was seeing The Teen Sensations? You are TOO kind. No, really. You are.