I'm sorry but they were decidedly not traversing the musical heritage of Ontario or Quebec or the Maritimes. They were in the Mississippi Delta, Appalachia, the Louisiana Parishes and the streets of Nashville, Memphis and Chicago. That is the American musical heritage. - ThreadSky

audacityofdespair.bsky.social • 41 days ago

I'm sorry but they were decidedly not traversing the musical heritage of Ontario or Quebec or the Maritimes. They were in the Mississippi Delta, Appalachia, the Louisiana Parishes and the streets of Nashville, Memphis and Chicago. That is the American musical heritage.

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enigmapie.bsky.social•41 days ago

Thought about your post. Well said. Please though, as I pointed out, we’re a little sensitive these days

enigmapie.bsky.social•41 days ago

No need to apologize. That’s a Canadian thing. As for the cultural analysis, myself and Ronnie Hawkins greatly disagree

audacityofdespair.bsky.social•41 days ago

Indeed, I remember enjoying The Hawk's appearance at the Last Waltz when he led the fellows through that rousing rendition of famed Calgary bluesman Bo Diddley's "Who Do You Love?" Or was Mr. McDaniel from Winnipeg? I forget.

enigmapie.bsky.social•41 days ago

Sarcastic and arrogant. God bless America.

audacityofdespair.bsky.social•41 days ago

If you search my feed you'll actually find recent posts mocking the fuck out of Trump and his followers for knowing so little of our history and yours and wishing a third defeat on any attempt to take a 51st state by force. Look it up.

But The Band compassed American music. Can't help you there.

enigmapie.bsky.social•41 days ago

Now I feel better.

acresofsnow.bsky.social•41 days ago

Acadian Driftwood, about both countries.

audacityofdespair.bsky.social•41 days ago

I know it well. The lyrical content crosses the border. But the musical traditions in which it is written -- country, folk, blues -- are American in nature. They run up and down the Mississippi River and into the Appalachians. That's from whence the music came.

acresofsnow.bsky.social•41 days ago

True, I found out years later they were actually Canadian.

audacityofdespair.bsky.social•41 days ago

All but Levon Helm, a native of Arkansas, just opposite the Mississippi Delta.

sylviayenikoy.bsky.social•41 days ago

I still find it astonishing how Canadian Robbie Robertson got into the mind/spirit of a civil war era Southerner

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