tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post5415670686309887769..comments2024-03-03T18:27:35.090-05:00Comments on Star Maker Machine: Boats: Trawlerman's Songboyhowdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09799915352726835586noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post-33999962628197190792008-06-03T03:18:00.000-04:002008-06-03T03:18:00.000-04:00Just so it's noted, my personal m>f ratio for post...Just so it's noted, my personal m>f ratio for posting is near 2:1, at this point. (21:9, I think is exact), so I recuse myself from whatever gender bias has been infer'd.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15882451596160097938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post-87435378162700133712008-06-01T23:24:00.000-04:002008-06-01T23:24:00.000-04:00Except us, of course.Except us, of course.boyhowdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799915352726835586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post-75346353962484208382008-06-01T23:17:00.000-04:002008-06-01T23:17:00.000-04:00That's OK. Nobody reads the comments.That's OK. Nobody reads the comments.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401186597020510588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post-80501119444387076762008-06-01T23:15:00.000-04:002008-06-01T23:15:00.000-04:00Note to self: Research before opening mouth on blo...Note to self: Research before opening mouth on blog that is read by hundreds of people.bwricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09656561432477319191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post-89084949392362351992008-06-01T23:10:00.000-04:002008-06-01T23:10:00.000-04:00And I can't spell MAMAS and papas.And I can't spell MAMAS and papas.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401186597020510588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post-63082153712314965182008-06-01T23:09:00.000-04:002008-06-01T23:09:00.000-04:00Also featured recently: Sade, Chrissie Hynde, Fre...Also featured recently: Sade, Chrissie Hynde, Freakwater!!, MAMMAS and Pappas, X (Excene), Jann Brown, Blondie, Last Town Chorus, Nico, The Carter Family, Petra Haden, Lisa Loeb, 'Til Tuesday, and Margo Guryan (the FIRST post at SMM), plus we posted lots of pictures of females in the Little Black Book series (not to mention the song names).<BR/><BR/>I'd say we are in compliance.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401186597020510588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post-22359379629437207812008-06-01T23:07:00.000-04:002008-06-01T23:07:00.000-04:00Holy crap! I spoke way to soon. Bring on the men...Holy crap! I spoke way to soon. Bring on the men!bwricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09656561432477319191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post-61857209298747577862008-06-01T23:01:00.000-04:002008-06-01T23:01:00.000-04:00LOL. I stand corrected. Bring on the testostero...LOL. I stand corrected. Bring on the testosterone!boyhowdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799915352726835586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post-20085543706903061162008-06-01T22:59:00.000-04:002008-06-01T22:59:00.000-04:00We need to start posting more MALE artists to bala...We need to start posting more MALE artists to balance this thing out!!!Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401186597020510588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post-2148998053165953852008-06-01T22:58:00.000-04:002008-06-01T22:58:00.000-04:00and for the record, I've posted Nancy Sinatra, Dor...and for the record, I've posted Nancy Sinatra, Doris Day, Joan Baez, and Emmylou Harris. And Low, which is 50/50. So there!Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05101005139522393502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post-84736104584925755802008-06-01T22:57:00.000-04:002008-06-01T22:57:00.000-04:00We love the ladies here at SMM!We love the ladies here at SMM!Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401186597020510588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post-15143385225606854342008-06-01T22:56:00.001-04:002008-06-01T22:56:00.001-04:00Whoops! And YOU posted one of my favorite Gillia...Whoops! And YOU posted <A HREF="http://sixsongs.blogspot.com/search/label/Gillian%20Welch" REL="nofollow">one of my favorite Gillian Welch songs</A> for the Little Black Book theme, too, bwr!boyhowdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799915352726835586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post-38130097866429301182008-06-01T22:56:00.000-04:002008-06-01T22:56:00.000-04:00And we average about 25-30 posts per theme, so tha...And we average about 25-30 posts per theme, so that ain't bad!Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401186597020510588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post-39594454378153520362008-06-01T22:48:00.000-04:002008-06-01T22:48:00.000-04:00Oooh! And here's one Matt put up, though the song...Oooh! And here's one Matt put up, though the song is no longer live: <A HREF="http://sixsongs.blogspot.com/search/label/rickie%20lee%20jones" REL="nofollow">Rickie Lee Jones' Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most</A>.<BR/><BR/>That puts us at an average of one female singer per theme...boyhowdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799915352726835586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post-46155158518597526492008-06-01T22:46:00.000-04:002008-06-01T22:46:00.000-04:00PS: Looking over the archives, I see that I also p...PS: Looking over the archives, I see that I also posted <A HREF="http://sixsongs.blogspot.com/search/label/Patty%20Griffin" REL="nofollow">a Patty Griffin rarity</A> for our Cities theme a while back, buried a Nina Simone cover in <A HREF="http://sixsongs.blogspot.com/search/label/Nina%20Simone" REL="nofollow">a post on Leonard Cohen's Suzanne</A> for our Little Black Book theme, and dropped a bonus cover from Lucy Kaplansky in my more recent 1984-themed post on <A HREF="http://sixsongs.blogspot.com/2008/05/1984-texas-blues.html" REL="nofollow">Bill Morrissey's Texas Blues</A>. <BR/><BR/>It seems my own record collection, like the folkworld itself, leans just slightly towards the female vocalists and songwriters. I suspect folk music is an anomaly among genres, though.boyhowdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799915352726835586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post-82975625604282252792008-06-01T22:38:00.000-04:002008-06-01T22:38:00.000-04:00Nice as always, BWR -- bucolic is a great word, an...Nice as always, BWR -- bucolic is a great word, and apt as hell here. Great to see the gang taking this feminist's call to arms seriously, too. <BR/><BR/>I also thought VB's newer album was a disappointment. But though it's not for everyone, I will say that the delicate intimacy you cite is there in spades in the new school of Freak Folk who cite Vashti Bunyan as inspiration and muse. <BR/><BR/>I hate to toot my own horn, but since it's so timely, those interested in learning more about the new wave of Freak Folk can learn more <A HREF="http://coverlaydown.blogspot.com/2008/05/subgenre-coverfolk-freak-folk-devandra.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.boyhowdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799915352726835586noreply@blogger.com