paisley Posted August 4, 2005 Report Share Posted August 4, 2005 wow, Willie P. is incrediblenice one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Funk Dawg Posted August 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2005 hey Paisley, I can't seem to find out much about Willie P off his website.. can you give me a brief description? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted August 4, 2005 Report Share Posted August 4, 2005 (edited) put together this write-up a few years back, its mostly pieced together from an old bio of his:Bennett started writing songs in 1966 but he didn't play professionally until 1972. He cut his teeth professionally as a member of London, Ontario's Dixie Flyers shortly after their inception in 1974. But his yearning to have his own quirky songs be heard led to a moonlighting job as a solo artists. His debut album was a collection of his coffee house favourites in 1975 called 'Tryin' To Start Out Clean'. His 1977 follow-up, 'Hobo's Taunt', was produced by David Essig and engineered by a young Daniel Lanois. By 1979 he'd found his calling as a solo act and decided to leave the Dixie Flyers having had his greatest artistic success with the solo LP 'Blackie And The Rodeo King'. Tom Wilson's 'Blackie and the Rodeo Kings' are a dedication to Willie P. Bennett and his music.If you enjoy genuine songs and music presented without distraction or fluff, you can't beat a Willie P. Bennett show. An astoundingly captivating, purely inspirational songwriter and performer.Willie is a truly heavy individual, really nice guy and somehow full of a simple powerfulness. His songs are in the same class as Dylan, Gord Lightfoot and Neil Young Edited August 4, 2005 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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timouse Posted August 6, 2005 Report Share Posted August 6, 2005 put together this write-up a few years back, its mostly pieced together from an old bio of his:Bennett started writing songs in 1966 but he didn't play professionally until 1972. He cut his teeth professionally as a member of London, Ontario's Dixie Flyers shortly after their inception in 1974. But his yearning to have his own quirky songs be heard led to a moonlighting job as a solo artists. His debut album was a collection of his coffee house favourites in 1975 called 'Tryin' To Start Out Clean'. His 1977 follow-up, 'Hobo's Taunt', was produced by David Essig and engineered by a young Daniel Lanois. By 1979 he'd found his calling as a solo act and decided to leave the Dixie Flyers having had his greatest artistic success with the solo LP 'Blackie And The Rodeo King'. Tom Wilson's 'Blackie and the Rodeo Kings' are a dedication to Willie P. Bennett and his music. If you enjoy genuine songs and music presented without distraction or fluff, you can't beat a Willie P. Bennett show. An astoundingly captivating, purely inspirational songwriter and performer. Willie is a truly heavy individual, really nice guy and somehow full of a simple powerfulness. His songs are in the same class as Dylan, Gord Lightfoot and Neil Young and his voice! the guy hardly needs a microphone...i remember seeing him sing backup when pat temple did an album with him...he was overpowering the 2 other backup singers around the mic...producer kept stopping & having him move back from the mic. i think on the final take he was standing at the back of the room 20 feet from the mic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Funk Dawg Posted August 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2005 There are two stagesFolk'n Blues Stage and Folkadelic Stage here's the performance times for each stageFolk’n Blues Stage Friday, Aug. 12 7 p.m. Cabin Fever9 p.m. Girl + The Machine10 p.m. Mark Wilson & The Way It Is12 midnight End of Folk’n Blues StageSaturday, Aug. 13 11:30 Eight Bit Bytes12 noon Two Stone Throw1 p.m. Scotia Junction2 p.m. High Plains Drifter4 p.m. Burt Neilson Band6 p.m. Cosmic Boogie Band8 p.m. Diesel Dog10 p.m. Caution Jam12 midnight End of Folk’n Blues StageSunday, Aug. 14 12 noon Eight Bit Bytes1 p.m. Folkin’ Blues2 p.m. Biodegradable Band4 p.m. End of Folk’n Blues StageFolkadelic Stage Saturday, Aug. 13 10 a.m. Yoga workshop11 a.m. Kids’ Music11:45 Tom Kremer12:30 Yellow Butterfly1:15 Cape Feff2 p.m. River Rock2:45 Mark Weinstock3:30 Shady Tree4:45 Steve Porter5:30 Hurricane Mike6:15 Michael Moon7:30 End of Folkadelic StageSunday, Aug. 14 10 a.m. Yoga workshop11 a.m. Kids’ music12 noon Gospel Hour1 p.m. Bluegrass Jam2 p.m. Open Stage3 p.m. Twing Twang Thang4 p.m. TBD5 p.m. Katherine Wheatley6 p.m. Caution Jam acoustic7 p.m. Willie P. Bennett8 p.m. End of Folkadelic Stage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Funk Dawg Posted August 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 I can't beleive that this is this week.. whoa! I really can't believe it! Look out LYS I'm comin' with a crew. High Plains Drifter performs on Saturday Aftertoon at 2PM, followed by Burt Neilson Band, Diesel Dog and Caution Jam. Here's a picture of the "High Plains Drifter" Trio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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