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| therodge |
 Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 8:48 am |
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*Law Dog*
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Got a question for the band? Let me know! Post them here or PM them to me.
I spoke Willy and Morgan last night and asked them if was cool if I got some questions from people on the forum and send them there way. They are cool with it. I was thinking we would send them we would send them 20 or so questions and get each band member to answer 3 or 4 them each then post em here.
A Few Guidelines:
Keep it to the music, band, instruments, experiences on the road, lyrics type of questions. No questions about their personal lives or real critical questions that may be abrasive.
Let me have em!
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| starthrower |
| Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 12:10 pm |
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Lil' Birdie
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| I'd still like to have the lyrics for "Bobcat Tracks," please...& I'd like to know who wrote them, too! Thanks! |
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| cfMC |
| Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 1:27 pm |
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Old Crow
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I'd like to hear what they have to say about original material vs. cover songs. Obviously they do a whole lot of public domain classics which is a great cultural heritage service, aside from being swell. Is it a challenge to decide what ratio of cover songs to original material they put on their albums?
I don't have a great way of phrasing a question for it, but I'd love to hear what they think about the challenges garage bands face when it comes to performing covers-- not just old time stuff but any covers. here in CA there are basically undercover ascap spies that shut down bars/venues when bands play covers in places that haven't paid ascap fees. as a result there are fewer and fewer venues for garage bands, and the remaining places force the bands to play strictly original material. Which to me that is an affront to human creativity, because musicians like to play other people's material, it's just how creativey progresses IMO |
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| brodank |
| Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 1:53 pm |
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cfMC wrote: here in CA there are basically undercover ascap spies that shut down bars/venues when bands play covers in places that haven't paid ascap fees. as a result there are fewer and fewer venues for garage bands, and the remaining places force the bands to play strictly original material. Which to me that is an affront to human creativity, because musicians like to play other people's material, it's just how creativey progresses IMO
that is crazy! i haver never heard anything like that before. gotta pay your dues in order to sing a song huh.....wow |
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| krazykarl |
| Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 11:37 am |
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Old Crow
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| I'd like to know where "its for leonard, if he's still with us" comes from, they usually say this b4 minglewood...i always forget to ask....thanks |
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| swampjustice |
| Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 1:08 pm |
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Tearin' it Down
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| Do they still have the fretless banjo they used on Wawa, and will we ever hear from it again? |
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| WindandtheRain09 |
| Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 2:40 pm |
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Tearin' it Down
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krazykarl wrote: I'd like to know where "its for leonard, if he's still with us" comes from, they usually say this b4 minglewood...i always forget to ask....thanks
Yea and soemtimes they call the song Isis. Why is that? |
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| therodge |
| Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 2:56 pm |
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| It's a Dylan refrenece I know... Some dude explained exactly what it was on, but I think It got erased after the Hack. Great question, keep em coming!!! |
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| Leaf Liar |
| Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 10:47 pm |
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Raisin' a Ruckus
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ISIS...refering to the Desire song...or do they refer to the Renaldo & Clara Radio release (EP) where Dylan introduces ISIS by saying something like: This is a song abvout marriage...something leonard...Snowharra(?) "
that recording is from Toranto Canada, I think, from the 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue Tour....The version can be heard on Biograph as well..i think it still has the intro... |
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| swampjustice |
| Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 10:15 am |
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Tearin' it Down
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| Dylan was talking about Leonard Cohen, his buddy/songwriter friend, who apparently did . not sit through that particular show. I read that in the Skelton biography No Direction Home, and I think that's what the pre-hack said. Who did that post anyway? |
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| oreily |
| Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 5:09 pm |
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Tearin' it Down
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| I'd like to know if they have any plans for putting a DVD together. Like a compilation of live shows or a whole live show. |
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| CatieWee |
| Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 7:13 pm |
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Lil' Birdie
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Ok...so it's an obvious one, but do they have any plans to return to Britain in the near future? I'm sure I can't be the only one this side of the pond who's going nuts not having a fix of Old Crow! Other than that...erm...most bizarre moment whilst on tour or during a gig? Not very imaginative I'm afraid!  Cate |
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| krazykarl |
| Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 10:00 pm |
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Leaf Liam wrote: ISIS...refering to the Desire song...or do they refer to the Renaldo & Clara Radio release (EP) where Dylan introduces ISIS by saying something like: This is a song abvout marriage...something leonard...Snowharra(?) "
that recording is from Toranto Canada, I think, from the 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue Tour....The version can be heard on Biograph as well..i think it still has the intro...
Thanks Liam...i will pull out my biograph records tonight...  |
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| swampjustice |
| Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:37 am |
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Tearin' it Down
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Got another one...
How do you avoid getting nailed for vagrancy when maybe you get as far as, say, Icard, North Carolina, and you're low on gas and have to busk but no one's generous with their dollar bills? In other words, how do avoid the vag charge in general when you're on the road like y'all were at first? |
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| foxontherun |
| Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:06 pm |
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*Call Me Foxxxy If'n Ya Nasty*
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Questions questions.....
When it comes down to it, is the current popularity and continuous rise in popularity of The Old Crow Medicine Show a true benefit to the band, or would O.C.M.S. rather be back to playing smaller venues where they have a truer opprotunity to be personal with their fans.
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| BanjoAndy |
| Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 11:07 am |
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Tearin' it Down
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Here a couple things I'm curious about.
-First, any plans on returning to the Northeast?
-It seems that the band is evolving a little bit (which I believe to be a good thing) with songs like Heart Up In The Sky and I Hear Them All. So where do they see themselves 5 years from now? 10 years?
-I think some of the lyrics they write, especially I Hear Them All are amazing. How do they go about writing a song? Individually? In Pairs? Groups? Also where do they get thier insperation from for some of these?
-Finally, I believe that the reason people play music is to have fun. I'm sure that the trek across the continent and buskin' was a blast but now that they are dealing with crap like record companies, venues and playing proffesionally has it taken any of the fun out of it?
(My 100th post here) |
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| Libby |
| Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:29 am |
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| Fox, that's a really good question. I often feel like the boys kind of resent being just a little bit "famous" (at least among old timey geeks like ourselves!). |
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| foxontherun |
| Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 2:41 pm |
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*Call Me Foxxxy If'n Ya Nasty*
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| its true, and sometimes i feel selfish enough to think that i missed my chance to actually get to know they guys before things went wild. ah well, enjoyment of the music is most important and i DO enjoy it. |
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| Libby |
| Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 10:56 am |
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Me too!
Are you going to Salem again this year? It would be fun to see you again! |
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| krazykarl |
| Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 11:16 am |
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Old Crow
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| libby you should think about catching the fiddlers convention in galax VA its aug 7-12...and man do the fiddle players come out of the hills for it... |
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| foxontherun |
| Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 2:50 pm |
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*Call Me Foxxxy If'n Ya Nasty*
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that is true, nd yea ill prolly be at the salem fest and the 930 club in october...less they're the same time....
galaxis fun ill be there and the roanoke one that is like next weekend. |
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| therodge |
| Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 9:46 am |
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Keep the questions coming, all you lurkers chime in too!
I want to sent this out in the next week or so. |
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| Captain Kennedy |
| Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:53 am |
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Lil' Birdie
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| Libby |
| Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:44 am |
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I'll think about Galax. Thanks, guys!
Oh, and sorry to Roger for going off topic... |
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| Leaf Liar |
| Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:44 pm |
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Raisin' a Ruckus
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Why doesn't Willie play the kazoo anymore...Are they still thinking about having a full time drummer in the band...Can Ketch play the mandolin...How does each member feel about Barry Bonds...& will there ever be a woman in the band????
I think I might be at Galax...I'm moving to Asheville at that time (from Maryland) and I might have to stop by on the way to or from...It's a great town..I've been there once before...met an old timer named Kermit...he plays the Guitar. |
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| therodge |
| Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 9:06 am |
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Keep em coming!
I'm thinking I'm gonna send these on at the end of this weekend. |
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| grateful |
| Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:01 pm |
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Out of all the concerts they've played, which was their favourite venue, not based on atmosphere or the show they played, just the quality of the venue itself. Theres some obvious ones, but i'm curious about ones I've never heard, like diamond in the rough venues.
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| Myranda |
| Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 10:05 am |
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Raisin' a Ruckus
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| Ahem.. is Ketch of the Illinois Secors? Because I am... ahem ahem... I have no good questions :( |
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| stevens119 |
| Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 2:51 pm |
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| What microphones did david rawlings use for the recordings of O.C.M.S. and Big Iron World? More than likely a mix of condensers and ribbons. What brand names/model numbers? |
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| grateful |
| Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 3:16 pm |
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| have they ever been introuble with the law? |
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