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East River String Band

Finally, after a very busy week or two, a chance to visit the forum and to post a recently received T.T.M.

I contacted Eden Bee and John Heneghen of the East River String Band via the Jalopy Theatre in Brooklyn and received a reply from them.

The East river Sting Band play blues, old time and "hokum" music from the 1920's, 30's and 40's.  They are great fun and at their best when playing with the likes of Jeron "Blind Boy" Paxton,  Ari Eisinger and Dom Flemmons.

Dom, referred to in the note, plays guitar, banjo and bones with the "Carolina Chocolate Drops", a wonderful old time group -- well worth watching just for Rihannon Giddens' dancing.

Pat Conte is a superb guitarist and fiddle player and "Crumb" is an artist and mandolin player who plays with the "Cheap Suite Serenaders" and occasionally with the East River String Band.  The artwork copies that were very kindly enclosed by Eden and John are by Crumb.

Eden plays a  resonated ukulele and guitar.  Her ukulele has a bell brass body and was made by National Guitars and her guitar is a lovely late 1930s Stella, with a pearloid fretboard  ( pearloid is known in guitar collecting circles as "M.O.T." -- mother of toilet seat ). 

John plays several guitars and is pictured with his early 1930's decal decorated Stella. The other, oddly shaped,  guitar he is pictured with is a 1930's Kay Kraft, a wonderful instrument that had features far ahead of its time.

I still seem to be having trouble uploading photographs and have set up an album "Blues /Old Time " which hopefully, will allow you to see the signed photographs and note from Eden and John.


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very nice success for you there patrick:-) dont know the band,but the lady is a stunner:-)well done on your success mate:-)

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Very nice Patrick...Great to see you postimg a reply mate.
Well done.

"He who Dares" in this game.
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-- Edited by wheel-lose at 11/16/2010 11:32 AM GMT
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That's a fabulous reply and posting. Thank you very much Patrick.

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Well done Patrick, thats a really different reply there mate:) Nice to see something like this:)

Nice one mate:)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOOfCVZ9Ae0

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great reply, not familiar with the band but top result for you

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Great replies for you Patrick, and lovely pictures. Nice to see them and read about them.

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Nice well done

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nice reply well done

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That's a really nice reply for you. Thanks for the info as I don't know them.

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WHAT A SUPERB RESULT FOR YOU PATRICK, LOVE THE PICS AND BECAUSE OF YOUR INFO NOW KNOW WHO THEY ARE, TOP RESULT.

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Great reply nice pics well done:)

KEEP THE BLUE FLAG FLYING
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Nice reply. Like the pics. Well done on a great result.

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nice one, well done

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Nice result well done.

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cant say I've heard of them but a nice success for you and nice photos, well done

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A great reply Patrick and thanks for the info .

Hail Hail
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Well done with the reply Patrick,hadn't heard of them before but thanks for the write up

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Patrick...love the photo and love the info...

Nashville here we come !
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