| OT: The Holy Modal Rounders [message #215612] |
Fr, 03 Februar 2006 09:01 |
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http://www.boundtolose.com/video/video.html
The Holy Modal Rounders...Bound to Lose
When fiddler Peter Stampfel collided with guitarist Steve Weber during
the
"Great Folk Scare" of the early sixties in New York, the two musicians
formed a powerful bond based on their shared fascination with American
roots
music and early psychedelia. Dubbing themselves The Holy Modal
Rounders,
these eccentric outsiders have been playing their unique brand of
psychedelic folk for over four decades, barely surviving on the fringes
of
the music industry while drawing a dedicated following of luminaries
and
lunatics.
>From their origins in New York's Greenwich Village folk scene and their
involvement in the Easy Rider soundtrack, to the lost years of constant
drugging, endless touring and a final shot at redemption, Bound To Lose
recounts the unique forty-year history of these true American
originals.
With startling intimacy, Bound to Lose also documents the band's
arduous,
amusing, and sometimes heartbreaking struggle to capitalize on their
recent
resurgence in popularity, culminating in an unpredictable 40th
anniversary
concert in Portland, Oregon. More than just a chronicle of an obscure
band,
Bound To Lose is a raucous celebration of a lost American outlaw
subculture
as it draws its final rebellious breaths.
Bound To Lose features endearing and hilarious appearances by
playwright
(and former Rounders drummer) Sam Shepard, Dennis Hopper, John
Sebastian of
The Lovin' Spoonful, Peter Tork of the Monkees, Ed Sanders and Tuli
Kupferberg of the Fugs, Loudon Wainwright III, Ira Kaplan of Yo La
Tengo,
music editor Robert Christgau of the Village Voice, Wavy Gravy and many
more.
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| Re: OT: The Holy Modal Rounders [message #215614 ] |
Fr, 03 Februar 2006 14:50 |
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In article <1138952395.762766.130680 [at] g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
computeruser <cyrano69 [at] juno.com> wrote:
> http://www.boundtolose.com/video/video.html
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> The Holy Modal Rounders...Bound to Lose
One of the part-time members of the Rounders
was a guy named Luke Faust. He wrote a song they
recorded called "Don't Seem Right."
Luke moved here to Austin about 1979 and he and
I were both members of a little old-time string band
we called The Hotfooters. That was the only non-
marching band I've ever been a member of.
Luke was here for quite a while, but some years
later moved back to Hoboken and it's been a long
time since I've seen him.
"Don't Seem Right" is a great song, and was recorded
solo by Steve James on his CD Two Track Mind
(which also features yours truly on one track).
John Henley
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| Re: OT: The Holy Modal Rounders [message #215616 ] |
Fr, 03 Februar 2006 18:06 |
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John Henley wrote:
> One of the part-time members of the Rounders
> was a guy named Luke Faust. He wrote a song they
> recorded called "Don't Seem Right."
It's on Alleged In Their Own Time, the 1975 Rounders album on Rounder.
It's really round, and not boring at all!
The Holy Modal Rounders are one of my other Elvises. It's playing in
Victoria, BC on Sunday night, at the Odeon, and I'm hoping that it makes
its way over to Vancouver.
Rolf
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