Musings inspired by David's story
One of the recurring aspects of research about David's life was the theme of storytelling: not only was he an admired storyteller, but...
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Linda Paulus
- May 22
- 1 min
Rest in Peace, Nova
It is with enormous sadness that I write the following sentence: John Nova Lomax passed away way this morning. Nova helped me...
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Linda Paulus
- May 17
- 2 min
Morning Has Broken
Have been away too long from my blogging due to the massive amount of farm work that always takes place in the spring, and some travel...
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Linda Paulus
- Apr 24
- 2 min
Listen: David tells a story ....
... about how he joined a hot rock and roll band in the early nineties from Nashville. If you've read Pluck, you'll recognize immediately...
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Linda Paulus
- Apr 11
- 2 min
Time to Talk Cactus
As I finish the last proofing of David's 1991 week long workshop, I have been relistening to his thoughts on bending notes and, then,...
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Linda Paulus
- Mar 2
- 3 min
Tennessee Valentine, part 2
If you are one of the people who have written or asked about what I knew about David's love life, this post will disappoint. By the end,...
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Linda Paulus
- Feb 19
- 3 min
Tennessee Valentine, Part 1
Watch David perform "Tennessee Valentine" at the 2001 dual launch party for the Starlings, Tn's album, Leapers Fork and David's Uncle...
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Linda Paulus
- Jan 18
- 1 min
Another Blast from the Past
In an earlier post on David's partnership with the great Alan Freeman I included the tune "Whiskey Before Breakfast" from their cassette,...
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Linda Paulus
- Oct 15, 2022
- 2 min
Back to the Second/Third Folk Revivals ...
Quite by accident I recently discovered this fascinating 2012 documentary on the folk revival that took place in the fifties, sixties and...
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Linda Paulus
- Oct 10, 2022
- 3 min
Diana Redux Part 2 What Happened to Diana White?
Back in April, I wrote the following about Diana White in this post when I knew very little about her. In the previous post to this one,...
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Linda Paulus
- Oct 2, 2022
- 4 min
Diana White Redux Part 1
During the course of research for Pluck, a very few, small references to David’s friend Diana White popped up from disparate sources....
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Linda Paulus
- Sep 17, 2022
- 3 min
John Lomax III, Part 3
So, why, you might ask, might Pluck never have been written without John Lomax's participation? Well, first, he's a walking encyclopedia...
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Linda Paulus
- Sep 6, 2022
- 2 min
John Lomax III Part 2
In a city full of legendary figures, John is a bit of a legend himself. He has worked for, with and/or is friends with some of the...
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Linda Paulus
- Aug 21, 2022
- 2 min
David and T-Roy and Loretta
Another person who helped with the research for Pluck is Texan singer/songwriter Loretta Callens; I first wrote about her last December....
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Linda Paulus
- Jul 31, 2022
- 3 min
FOD: Linda Sack
Linda Sack was not only a close friend of David's, she was hand-selected by him to become one of four members he envisioned as the...
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Linda Paulus
- Jun 20, 2022
- 3 min
Dulcimer Boomer: Neal Hellman
Remember the old Reader's Digest recurring series, "My Most Unforgettable Character"? Well, Neal Hellman is in my Top Ten list of most...
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Linda Paulus
- Apr 24, 2022
- 4 min
Nancy Barker and Jean Ritchie
Today I want to write to you about this lovely woman, Nancy Barker. She is one of the reasons that the subtitle for Pluck reads, "The...
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Linda Paulus
- Apr 18, 2022
- 2 min
The Elusive Diana White
Crawling back from the misery of a very bad cold, I have been catching up with emails. A few in particular came from Tom Harleman who...
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Linda Paulus
- Apr 5, 2022
- 2 min
David and the value of passing on tradition (with a twist)
One of David's most endearing songs is "Sarah", based on a real person named Sarah Melton. He loved the 1911 backstory so much that he...
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Linda Paulus
- Apr 2, 2022
- 1 min
Like things vibrate alike
In my last post, I wrote about "The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood". I heard it for the very first time earlier this week. Bob Force had...
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