Lets get the 'bad news' out of the way................
Sad to report that earlier this week we lost a LEGENDARY member of the folk world. 'Banjo' Barney McKenna, (Bernard Noel McKenna, born 1939) passed away. As a founding member of The Dubliners (in 1962) and 'King' of the tenor banjo, if you don't miss him your not a 'folkie' Not only banjo though, oh no, mandolin and melodeon also came easily to his hand. Just to add a little 'folk trivia', he played with The Chietains before the 'Dubs', (their loss!!). To anyone who is a reader of FTF who knows his family and friends please be kind enough to pass on, not only my condolences, but those of the 'everyday folkie'.
RIP Barney.
Now some good news............
If you can take your mouse back to my last posting (4th April 2012). I was giving one of my now 'infamous' (I try not to kill off any future career) plugs to one of my 'friends' from 'Tweetshire', @folkcircus, aka Louise Hamilton (please follow the link in the last posting for an excellent 'earfull'). Now it does not take Stephen Fry to work out that she is of the 'lady gender' and as such can do loads of stuff at the same time! I know for a FACT she entertains her kids in silly ways, juggles family life, and WATCHES her partner mend the shed, (although she does help by brewing the tea and tugging the 'ring pull')! Well on top of all this she finds time for involvement with a band called Flaming June, http://www.flamingjune.co.uk/. Now they have a track called 'The Insane Ex-girlfriend Parade' (great tital and great song). And as I sit here 'jotting' it is #2 in the CAM 105 chart and in my 'humble' it could do with #1, so help req!! So please follow the link and do yer bit https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/C7RLBYD.
Well thats it for this 'sad n glad' posting. Just one more thing....The power of the FTF blog has DOUBLED the 'listenership' of the now famous 'Mason's Apron' podcast, http://www.masonsapronradio.co.uk/. to four!!!! Now thats what you call POWER! Byeee for now, Phil.
Contact, Email: folktalkinfolk@gmail.com, Follow on Twitter: @folktalkinfolk or Chat: 07526 504285.
Sad to report that earlier this week we lost a LEGENDARY member of the folk world. 'Banjo' Barney McKenna, (Bernard Noel McKenna, born 1939) passed away. As a founding member of The Dubliners (in 1962) and 'King' of the tenor banjo, if you don't miss him your not a 'folkie' Not only banjo though, oh no, mandolin and melodeon also came easily to his hand. Just to add a little 'folk trivia', he played with The Chietains before the 'Dubs', (their loss!!). To anyone who is a reader of FTF who knows his family and friends please be kind enough to pass on, not only my condolences, but those of the 'everyday folkie'.
RIP Barney.
Now some good news............
If you can take your mouse back to my last posting (4th April 2012). I was giving one of my now 'infamous' (I try not to kill off any future career) plugs to one of my 'friends' from 'Tweetshire', @folkcircus, aka Louise Hamilton (please follow the link in the last posting for an excellent 'earfull'). Now it does not take Stephen Fry to work out that she is of the 'lady gender' and as such can do loads of stuff at the same time! I know for a FACT she entertains her kids in silly ways, juggles family life, and WATCHES her partner mend the shed, (although she does help by brewing the tea and tugging the 'ring pull')! Well on top of all this she finds time for involvement with a band called Flaming June, http://www.flamingjune.co.uk/. Now they have a track called 'The Insane Ex-girlfriend Parade' (great tital and great song). And as I sit here 'jotting' it is #2 in the CAM 105 chart and in my 'humble' it could do with #1, so help req!! So please follow the link and do yer bit https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/C7RLBYD.
Well thats it for this 'sad n glad' posting. Just one more thing....The power of the FTF blog has DOUBLED the 'listenership' of the now famous 'Mason's Apron' podcast, http://www.masonsapronradio.co.uk/. to four!!!! Now thats what you call POWER! Byeee for now, Phil.
Contact, Email: folktalkinfolk@gmail.com, Follow on Twitter: @folktalkinfolk or Chat: 07526 504285.
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