I am impressed with what these folks are doing sound wise .
 
Tempest and the Tide - Acoustic Version  
 

This band is getting much acclaim in the UK  and now worldwide as part of a Psychedelic Revival Sound.  
 
I love Rosalie's voice !  

 
Wolf

Enjoyed Purson Wolf. I'm drawn to that relaxingly under-produced sound.  
 
Conversely, I'm listening to the (mildy over-produced) soundtrack to the movie Twister from 1996. (NO WAY that was twenty years ago!)  
 
Specifically, Lindsey Buckingham & Stevie Nicks' theme music Twisted. Stevie claims at least to have written the lyrics long before, that they just happened to loosely coincide with the movie plot. This must have been recorded right before the concert and subsequent reunion tour for The Dance.  
 
Anyway, I sat up half the night with a very good friend watching it on DVD this weekend, so it must've stuck in my head. The words have taken on a different meaning for me, in the wake of another good friend's recent passing.  
 

Gregory ,  
I am glad that you liked the Purson link. The Bass player Justin Smith is also an interesting player in that it seems that he has been influenced by some of the same Bass players that I was decades ago myself.  He also has a GUILD STARFIRE in his stable of instruments and seems to be endorsed by GUILD  by the look of this link.  
 
http://guildguitars.com/artist-to-watch-justin-smith-of-purson/?sa=X&ved=0CCAQ9QEwA2oVChMIjM7Luu_7xgIVzJqACh3zLw-p
 
I am very hopeful that soon he will be playing an ALEMBIC Bass on stage ! Perhaps it is just a matter of time. If someone handed him a swell Alembic bass to checkout and play sometime I can't see why that could not happen.  
 
  I checked out the words to  Twisted in your link , I can relate as well , I have been there a few times as well .
Emotional recovery from such loss is not easy.  Hang in there brother we are there with you .  
 
Wolf

A friend sent me this link, classic E,W & F.

Verdine showing us how it's done . . .

I highly recommend this, along those lines. I love Verdine scaring the woman in the front row while her friend is clearly loving it.
 
This is before the Philip Bailey pop version (not that that version is terrible, far from it).
 
http://www.thirteen.org/soul/january-10-1973/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtF9kvEe0L8&feature=iv&src_vid=hEe_IpkbAOU&annotation_id=annotation_479015
 
Nightwish - Ghost Love Score - Floor & Tarja Duet Singing Together
 
So grand it would be to cast these two Ladies in  my  Rock Opera  , LIVE .   Freyja & Hrist !  
 
 Wolf  
 
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The Top 20 !

Edwin, that was awesome!
Verdine could be a freak when he wanted to!

I'm vacationing at the world's oldest and largest Fiddler's Convention in Galax, Virginia all next week... http://oldfiddlersconvention.com/
 
I'll have to see if some of my younger, (far more tech-savvy) fellow musicians can post some of what we're up to down there. This will be my 28th consecutive year as a contestant, and my 30th in attendance.  
 
Unfortunately, (thanks to the actions of some rude, obnoxious folks a few years ago) they don't allow any electrically amplified instruments in the campground, so the Alembic stays home. =(  
 
But hey, the ol' upright needs some love too. =)

At some point back in the 70's or thereabouts (I no longer remember when), I went to this one.  I can remember that there were lots of people there, lots of musicians, and that I had a good time.

At some point back in the 70's or thereabouts (I no longer remember when), I went to this one.  I can remember that there were lots of people there, lots of musicians, and that I had a good time.
 
[update] Found this on wikipedia:
 
The Union Grove Old Time Fiddlers' Convention originally founded in 1924 by H. P. VanHoy and friends, as a fund raiser for the school. Held annually on the school grounds every Easter weekend, the Fiddlers' Convention was a popular community event that brought many area old-time fiddlers into the small unincorporated town of Union Grove to compete. With the folk music revival in the 1950s and 1960s, however, this small-town community event became increasingly popular with young people who would travel great distances to attend. The unconventional lifestyles of some of these young people disturbed many residents of the conservative farming community. The Woodstock generation generated huge crowds to Union Grove, thus overwhelming the community's resources.
 
I guess I was one of those woodstock generation that overwhelmed the place.
 
 
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That fiddle party seems like fun .Have fun with your upright there !
I sold mine a while ago. maybe I will get another some day.
 
Wolf

Just watched this. It is epic and shows how music truly can create a community.
 
https://youtube.com/watch?v=JozAmXo2bDE

Paul; that was very cool!!  Loved it!