<b>1. What was the last concert you attended?</b>
Half of
The Sweetback Sisters at the Cat. All of
Ellis Paul at the Beachland Tavern.
<b>2. How many people were there?</b>
I'm never good at guessing; I was off by a factor of 3 when guessing the Birchmere's seating capacity. But, maybe 35-40 people at
The Sweetback Sisters show and 50-55 at the
Ellis Paul show?
<b>3. What bands have you seen in concert the most, and how many times</b>
I stopped keeping track, but the top are
We're About 9,
The Kennedys, and
The Nields, in that order. As of ’03 or ’04 or whenever I stopped counting, I had seen each of them about 25 times in concert. Since then,
We're About 9 has gone up a lot,
The Kennedys some,
The Nields a handful.
<b>4. Do you have any setlists? From what bands?</b>
A few from
The Nields, grabbed by others and given to me.
<b>5. Are there any CDs in close proximity to you? Which ones?</b>
My CD case is in close proximity, which has some 200 CDs. Lucy Kaplansky's "Over the Hills" and David Francey's "The First Set"] are a few inches away.
<b>6. What band are you in the mood to see live right this second?</b>
Girlyman.
The Paperboys. The 7-piece Hahaha.
<b>7. Have you ever been on a tour bus?</b>
Nope.
<b>8. Have you ever partied with a band?</b>
It depends how you define “party.” I have played Scrabble and drunk rum with members of
We're About 9. I have hung out in diners with
We’re About 9 and
The Kennedys.
<b>9. How many states/provinces have you been to concerts in?</b>
9 states (MD, VA, PA, NY, MA, CT, NJ, OH, CA) and Washington, DC
<b>10. What bands did you see live the month of May?</b>
May 2006?
We're About 9,
Richard Shindell,
Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem and a bunch of students at Oberlin Folk Fest. Dandelion Wine, etc., at the Mayapple Stomp. Maybe others? I can also tell you that in May 2002 I saw Hahaha at the Birchmere, and in May 2003 I saw
The Kennedys at Jammin’ Java and
We’re About 9,
Girlyman,
Rachael Davis,
Disappear Fear and others at SMAF.
<b>11. What CD are you addicted to at the moment?</b>
Joyful Sign
<b>12. Who is one band that you used to like, but now you can't stand?</b>
“Can’t stand” is way too strong, but
Susan Werner. She’s one of my favorite lyricists, and I love her voice and her guitar style, but her piano-laden torch song kick these past few years is not doing it for me.
<b>13. Have you ever been on anyone's guest list? Whose?</b>
The Kennedys, which has a funny story because we still weren’t allowed into the show, despite being on the guest list.
We’re About 9 when I was doing merch. Oh, and Maura Kennedy pretended that we were on the guest list last year to get us in to a show for free. We weren’t really on the list, but it worked.
<b>14. Last band person that you got a picture with?</b>
The last one that I actively remember is
Sonia at Clearwater 2002. I don’t like getting my picture taken.
<b>15. Do you consider yourself a groupie?</b>
No.
<b>16. How old were you when you went to your first concert?</b>
My first concert without my parents was when I was something like 14.
<b>17. Who was it?</b>
Ani DiFranco
<b>18. Which artists haven't you seen yet that you want to see?</b>
Carbon Leaf,
Anais Mitchell,
Rose Polenzani,
Antje Dukekot (excluding two songs in 2002),
Aimee Mann…
<b>19. Are you wearing a band shirt right now?</b>
I’m wearing a Philadelphia Pholk Phest shirt. Does that count?
<b>20. What band do you own the most merch of?</b>
The Nields. 9 music CDs, 1 VCD, 2 shirts, a calendar, a couple of bumper stickers, and a small hand-painted watercolor of me and the kids connecting the dots in the sky.
<b>21. Do you ever do anything crazy at shows?</b>
As Lawrence said – besides driving long distances to get to them, no.
<b>22. What are your favourite venues to go to shows at?</b>
Jammin’ Java before it decided to be hip. The Point before it shut down. The Winchester. MD-area house concerts.
<b>23. What band do you have the most performance pictures of?</b>
I don’t take pictures often.
<b>24. Would you ever get a tattoo representing a band?</b>
No. I wouldn’t ever get a tattoo, and certainly not of anything that I might not be into later on.
<b>25. How many concerts do you average a year?</b>
These days, between one and two dozen? I don't really know; it varies a lot.
<b>26. Upcoming shows?</b>
Gandalf Murphy And The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams at Kent State on 4/6!
Lissa Schneckenburger at the Cat in mid-April!
<b>27. List every band you've EVER seen live, no matter how obscure:</b>
<i>Note: to make this list more manageable, I'm NOT including folk festivals, openers, Cat shows, contra bands, or shows that I forget</i>:
The 50 Ways, Andrew Bird, Andy and Denise, Ani Difranco, Annie Gallup, Arlo Guthrie, Barry Mitterhoff and Silk City, Brian Granger, Bryan Bowers, Cadence Carroll, Carey Farrell, Carrie Newcomer, Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer, Chris & Meredith Thompson, Craobh Rua, Crooked Still, Da Vinci's Notebook, Dar Williams, Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer, Deb Talan, Devon Sproule, Disappear Fear, Eddie From Ohio, Ellis Paul, Full Frontal Folk, Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams, Girlyman, Great Big Sea, Groovelily, Hahaha, Helicon, Hot Soup, Iain Campbell Smith, ilyAIMY, Jack Hardy, Jared Denhard, The Jazz Mandolin Project, Jian, Joanna Newsom, John McCutcheon, Josh Ritter, Juggling Suns, Katie Graybeal, Ken Kolodner and Maggie Sansone, The Kennedys, Kris Delmhorst, Laura Cortese, Liz Carlisle, Lucy Kaplansky, The Mammals, The Malvinas, Mary Prankster, Michael Berkowitz, Moxy Fruvous, Natalie MacMaster, Nerissa and Katryna Nields, Nickel Creek, The Nields, Off Chants, The Paperboys, Pat Wictor, Patty Larkin, PEfFect ThYroID, Pete Seeger, Red Molly, Richard Shindell, Richard Thompson, Robin Bullock, Roger McGuinn, The Roches, Sakim, Sloan Wainwright, SONiA, Susan Werner, They Might Be Giants, Tracy Grammer and Jim Henry, The Waifs, We're About 9, Yazza Pistachio
Richard Shindell