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Offline Bunker Hill

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Re: Washington Phillips
« Reply #15 on: November 20, 2005, 12:00:28 PM »
Still unable to lay hand to those Leadbelly Letter sheets (1991-1996 none ever more than 4-10 pages) but the photo description given on the Greg Miner page is what I can see in my mind's eye (PMH seated with the instrument in front of him on lap or otherwise supported) which is probably why I jumped to the conclusion it was a zither. I'll keep hunting for the newsletters, hope I haven't loaned them out!
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Re: Washington Phillips
« Reply #16 on: January 16, 2009, 01:11:20 PM »

Here's a nice version of "What Are They Doing In Heaven Today?" by Riley Baugus.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14099046

Links to three songs are to the left. "Long Steel Rail" is particularly powerful.

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Offline Mike Brosnan

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Re: Washington Phillips
« Reply #17 on: January 23, 2009, 11:20:46 PM »
Haven't studied the lyrics so much, but as far as adapting "Denomination" to guitar... Check out The Kitchen Syncopators' version on their most recent studio album: "Underwood".   I can't find any samples online, but this album is well worth the purchase (and so are all the rest of 'em).  Sounds to my amateur ears like C position capoed at the second fret.  Fairly accessible.  Not too flashy, but the melody's there so...
 Edit: Doh! Just realized that album's sold out?!?!  Hopefully they'll re-release it or make it available for downloading...
http://www.rustys.web.aplus.net/kitchen2/cds.htm
« Last Edit: January 23, 2009, 11:29:18 PM by brosna »
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Offline Pan

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Re: Washington Phillips
« Reply #18 on: June 24, 2012, 03:16:15 PM »
Here's a Washington Phillips medley played on a Dolceola. Although very nice, it doesn'ts sound like the instrument played on WP's records, IMHO.

Ray Skjelbred "Washington Phillips Medley"


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Pan
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Offline Prof Scratchy

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Re: Washington Phillips
« Reply #19 on: June 27, 2012, 04:31:19 AM »
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Offline Pan

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Re: Washington Phillips
« Reply #20 on: June 27, 2012, 04:54:17 AM »
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Offline Parlor Picker

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Re: Washington Phillips
« Reply #21 on: June 27, 2012, 06:27:07 AM »
Quote from: Prof Scratchy on June 27, 2012, 04:31:19 AM
This does though:
http://www.fretlesszithers.com/clips/newlastword.mp3
For more go to:
http://www.fretlesszithers.com/wp.html

Too right, Scratchy. Uncannily like the Washington Phillips sound.
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Re: Washington Phillips
« Reply #22 on: June 27, 2012, 03:31:50 PM »
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Re: Washington Phillips
« Reply #23 on: June 28, 2012, 01:59:31 AM »
And check out "I am born to preach the gospel" on the Weenie Juke by the Kennet Sheiks featuring our own Marshcat. It's a cracker!
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