Re: Silverton's Band, and former famous fiddler . . .

Husker Hank Wrote:
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> . . . On the brighter side there seemed to be
> a bigger crowd of Silvertonians (if that's the
> phrase) greeting the train in various histörical
> costumes & the band attacked John Phillip
> Sousa with their usual enthusiasm . . .


"Attacked" could be a bit too strong a word, Hank -

May I suggest "rendered" instead?  For a photo or two of said band, see [ngdiscussion.net].

- El Abuelo Loco, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender Grossväterchen

p.s. In the olden days of my youth (my early and mid-sixties, about ten years ago) I used to attack listeners' ears when playing third rub-board with our local Cajun/Zydeco band.*  Said "instrument" is sometimes incorrectly referred to as a 'wash-board', but that's its proper name only when being used to attack clothes, not ears.

*  'Acadiana', with lead fiddler Phil Salazar, former CA State Fiddle Champion.  (The band was once mis-introduced as 'The Macadamia Nuts, with Pete Saladbar'!?!?!)  Here's Phil's rendition of 'Cherokee Fiddler' by Michael Martin Murphy - a song about Silverton's famous fiddler, complete with some of Phil's own video of the D&S in the background:





Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/27/2022 09:51PM by Russo Loco.