Another funny coincidence...
So yesterday the new Dulcimer Players News arrived. I opened up the envelope and began flipping through the magazine, and almost fell off...
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Linda Paulus
May 7, 20222 min read
Did you catch it? David Schnaufer and that famous Gram Parsons suit
If you're not sure what a "Nudie suit" is in the context of country music, you might want to read here before you start reading this...
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Linda Paulus
Apr 2, 20221 min read
Like things vibrate alike
In my last post, I wrote about "The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood". I heard it for the very first time earlier this week. Bob Force had...
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Linda Paulus
Mar 27, 20223 min read
The Villager Notebooks
The first time I visited the Schnaufer archive at Vanderbilt University was several years before I ever had an inkling I would plunge...
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Linda Paulus
Feb 19, 20222 min read
Emmylou and David
Emmylou Harris and David Schnaufer perform Hank Williams's "May You Never Be Alone".
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Linda Paulus
Feb 10, 20221 min read
A little "good-spooky" story
I know how this is going to sound. I just want you to know that I swear it happened. I was in the middle of some serious burnout. So,...
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Linda Paulus
Feb 8, 20223 min read
Brush Arbor part 2: The Hunt for Norman Jordan
As previously described here, David's song "Brush Arbor" was one of those "signs" that kept popping up during the research for Pluck that...
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Linda Paulus
Feb 6, 20224 min read
The Hunt for Brush Arbor
A story behind the song: During work on Pluck--especially with respect to the years between 1953 and 2006--I would glimpse here and there...
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Linda Paulus
Feb 2, 20223 min read
The "Good-spooky" stuff
I mentioned earlier that there have been all kinds of events related to this project that I call "good-spooky" kinds of stuff. I usually...
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Linda Paulus
Jan 10, 20221 min read
Dulcimer Boom Inspiration: Highwoods String Band
I've already began writing about some early influences on David's development as a musician starting with Jean Ritchie. Another early...
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Linda Paulus
Jan 2, 20222 min read
Unsung Heroine
My sister Cindy texted me this photo (below) with the message: "I'm all choked up---this came in the mail yesterday but I just got it."...
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Linda Paulus
Jan 1, 20222 min read
Richard Fariña and those not-so-gossamer threads
So, I mentioned Richard Fariña in an earlier post without considering that some readers who might visit this Blog might also not know who...
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Linda Paulus
Dec 7, 20211 min read
FOD: What I See Every Day
This is the view directly across my desk. The painting of David is by a good friend of his who is a multi-media artist, singer-songwriter...
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Linda Paulus
Nov 24, 20212 min read
Red Tailed Hawk
One of the things David and many of his friends throughout his life had in common was a love of nature. David spent much time on the...
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Linda Paulus
Nov 11, 20212 min read
Good-Spooky Stories
Both in David's life as well as during the writing of this project, occasional events took place that were interesting in a "good-spooky"...
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Linda Paulus
Nov 8, 20211 min read
The Story Behind the Writing of Pluck (Part 2)
The first time I heard the name “David Schnaufer” was in Chicago in 2007. It barely registered in my mind. My husband is the serious...
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