Mark your calendars for January 20th as Netroots Nation in Second Life joins the celebration of the historic inauguration of President-Elect Barack Obama. We are having a day long party on Netroots Island in SL featuring live music, art, and live streaming of the Inauguration. We will post more details in upcoming days.
But first…..
Saturday, December 20th is an all day music marathon at the Netroots Nation ballroom to raise funds for the Inaugural bash and for our other upcoming Netroots Nation in Second Life activities.
The party starts at 1pm with the brilliant live musical performers Pillowfish, followed by BlindBoink Parham.
After the live performances, djs Rocky Torok, Dano Bookmite, Rodolpho Teardrop, Jane2 McMahon, Zathras Afarensis, and Revpaperboy Boozehound take over and will keep the music playing until 10pm or when the last dj falls over. We will have contests and give aways all day. Don’t miss the party!
Join us at the Netroots Nation ballroom – SLURL to Netroots Island
About Pillowfish:
Bohemian art-folk duo Pillowfish are eclectic yet cohesive, combining folk traditions, political song, accomplished musicianship, and a distinctive delivery.
Lyrically sparkling original songs featuring Tom Drinkwater’s acerbic vocals and intricate bouzouki, and Helen Bell’s inventive violin and viola countermelodies.
“a distinctive originality … intriguing songs are twinned with constantly moving melody lines that belie the well crafted care and attention to detail at the core of the duo’s work … stimulating, inventive and rewarding” - Rock’n'Reel magazine
“immediate and markedly individual presence … nobody else on the current scene sounds quite like them” – David Kidman, Netrhythms
“Great songs, played superbly with intrepid musical skill and liveliness.” – Kath Tait
“a really great sound and terrific musical interaction” – Al Parrish, Tanglefoot
About BlindBoink Parham:
Mick Martin is an acoustic guitar solo artist. He plays “Traditional American Folk”, music on an acoustic guitar. The styles that Mick plays include “Country Blues” and “Appalachain Folk” music. Mick has shared the stage with Sonny Terry and Brownie Mc Gee, Bill Monroe, Keith Whitley, Tom Rush, Noman Blake, Robin and Linda Williams, Barbra Mandrell, Vince Gill and many others in the music industry over the years.
As a child in Appalachia Mick Martin grew up listening to the mountain music that was a natural part if his surroundings, which is evident in his unique sound and guitar picking style – it’s true “Country Blues”. Mick’s mom was a singer. Her one sister a harmonica player and the other a guitar player and singer had played on the radio as a trio. Other close relatives who lived in the deep and rolling hills of Appalachia played the fiddle and banjo while calling square dances. Mick’s aunt ,who is 89 years old, still sings “Old Southern Gospel” music as she did in church more than 80 years ago. As a young adult Mick traveled around the country playing music, supporting himself financially by performing as both a solo act and with a band. He also has a passion for teaching and taught “ACOUSTIC GUITAR” for several years at “The Music Emporium” which is now located near Boston, Mass.
On his new album titled “Revelator” – Mick Martin has reworked old blues and jazz songs by the likes of Son House, Mississippi John Hurt, and Blind Willie McTell. Musicians of this kind are quite a rare breed today. They played with true emotion, and played because they loved to. They had no ulterior motives, no hopes of glory and fame… they played the blues.
It takes someone special, someone that has lived a particular type of life – to relate to this type of attitude and rewrite music of this kind while maintaining its integrity. Mick Martin has done just that.
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