Si Twining

Also this came from Bruce, which should help with any setlist takers:

Hey Si- the new songs we’re playing (we’re playing lots of new songs) are, generally, “Where No One’s Mad”, “Might As Well Be Me”(written with Hunter), “Adonis”, “Where’s The Bat”,”Neighborhood Watch”and of course, “Psychotropics”. Several of these songs are from the upcoming Solo Concerts record. We’re also playing “Lost in the Snow”, “Paperboy”, “Preacher 1″,”King”,”Talk”, “Circus on the Moon”, and “Nobody There But Me” as a tribute to our great friend, the late, great Charlie Haden. Also, Pat and I are playing the new song “M.I.A.M.I.” to start the concerts, because he’s a really big fan of the song.

I heard from Bruce this week – I can tell that that he’s keen not to be seen as a folk band going forward. He’s said that he’s “more of a folkie than a jazzer” these days, but the band are certainly as stylistically diverse as they’ve ever been.

Not a folk band, then – but the influence is definitely there.

Okay.. it’s now up!

https://bruuuce.com/2014/06/30/your-questions-for-si/

Only just come in on this.

I thought Oscar was trying to help, rather than make a snide comment. That’s how it appeared to me.

I appreciate that not everyone has time to listen to interviews, and may choose not to. I certainly don’t expect them to listen, and I’m sorry I didn’t break down Bruce’s comments any further… I’ve had an awful to lot deal with lately, on this site and off.

And I don’t expect everyone to agree on here either. All I’d ask is that when disagreements arise and anyone feels the need to attack – please take aim at the post, and not the poster.

Thank you.

Thanks… glad you’re enjoying it!

It’s taken some time to put together, so it’s very rewarding to have met the $1,000 target within the first five days.

More contests to follow soon…

Thanks, Oscar – that’s now up on the setlist page. :singing:

It’s easy enough – leave it with me. You’ll be missing some of the functionalilty though, like post ratings, the gallery and the user map Tapatalk is a good way to get the Board advertised though 😆

Accordionic insurgency?

Who knows, with two new Noisemakers (especially Ross with a fiddle), we may be seeing the reintroduction of some old favourites. We’ve already seen the return of Every Little Kiss, for example.

Pleased you like the 1998-2002 era – you’re going to love the 20 Days of Bruce, then! 20 concerts from 1998, beginning June 6 – and a Daily Dose Day on June 30! plug plug etc…

J.T. is actually credited on guitar in the liner notes on the Levitate CD. When I asked him about it, he couldn’t remember which track!

I can give you a quote from Bruce at the time Doug joined, back in ’98. From the Boston Globe:

“Hornsby will preview a bunch of the new songs this Sunday night at the South Shore Music Circus in Cohasset. He’s also added a guitarist (Doug Derryberry from the D.C. area) for the first time in years. “He adds a lot of texture,” says Hornsby. “He plays electric 12-string and Rickenbacker and acoustic 12-string. Some of the new songs have mostly guitar. Again, it was just time for a change.”

And the initial reaction to Doug, on the old “newsgroup”:

The guitarist’s name is Doug Derryberry (yes, that *IS* his last name,
no joke!). He is a friend of mine from college, and just recently
(this past spring?) got the gig to be the guitarist in Bruce’s band.

Doug has played in numerous groups around the DC/Charlottesville area,
starting out in an acoustic duo back in college called “Derryberry and
Alagia” with John Alagia. Doug and John also produce records for a lot
of people in the DC/Charlottesville area….they have their own studio
called “Rutabaga Studios”.

Some Dave Matthews Band fans out there might be familiar with John, as
he produced the first (independent) DMB album, “Remember Two Things”,
and continues to work with Dave on vocal arrangements and
pre-production work for all of the DMB albums.

In any case, Doug is a VERY good guitar player, but from my
conversations with him before coming out for the shows, it seems like
he knows his role is as a rhythm guy and backup vocalist….that he
wouldn’t be stepping out to rip tons of solos, as the “lead” guy in
the band is Bruce. Plus, he is a versatile guitarist, and can play all
sorts of styles of music quite well, which is probably one of the
reasons Bruce chose him to be in the band…as Bruce can beak into any
type of song (rock, jazz, folk, ragtime, bluegrass, etc.) at a moments
notice.

And as for him looking “a little lost most of the time”….well, he
ALWAYS looks like that, whether he’s on stage or watching a football
game on TV!