Gaughan Website
New Album
Live album due for release April - Read all about it
Thought for the week
General, your tank is a tough truck.
It'll smash down a wood and squash a hundred people.
But it's got one flaw:
It needs a driver.
General, your bomber is strong.
It flies faster than the storm and carries more than an elephant.
But it's got one flaw:
It needs a mechanic.
General, a man has many uses.
He can fly, and he can kill.
But he's got one flaw:
He can think.
Woody said -
"I hate a song that makes you think you're not any good! I hate a song that makes you think that you are just born to lose. Bound to lose. No good to nobody. No good for nothing. Because you are either too old or too young or too fat or too thin or too this or too that. Songs that run you down or songs that poke fun at you on account of your bad luck or your hard travelling.
"I am out to fight those kind of songs to my very last breath of air and my last drop of blood.
"I am out to sing songs that will prove to you that this is your world, and that if it has hit you pretty hard and knocked you for a dozen loops, no matter how hard it's run you down and rolled over you, no matter what color, what size you are, how you are built, I am out to sing the songs that make you take pride in yourself and in your work. And the songs I sing are made up for the most part by all sorts of folks just about like you."
--- Woody Guthrie
"Any damn fool can get complicated; it takes a genius to achieve simplicity."
Guide to Usenet
Absolute Beginner's Guide to Usenet
The Usenet newsgroups uk.music.folk and rec.music.celtic are a good way to find out what's happening in the world of Folk/Celtic music but people new to the Internet can find it difficult to understand what's going on and how to post and reply to messages.
This is intended to help people who find Usenet a bit of a bewildering jungle. Comments / suggestions welcome.
"Happy" Archive
What famous folk persons were born on this day? What great events recorded in song happened? You'll find the answers here.
(Note: the Happy archive is still on the old site as I haven't had time to rebuild it yet. Coming soon. Abby also makes new Happy posts daily in the Forum.)
News About Dick Gaughan
Tour Dates
Updated 03 March 2008
What's New
Updated 03 April 2008
Representation
Dick Gaughan is represented by John Barrow at Stoneyport Associates
Email : jb@stoneyport.demon.co.uk
Tel : (+44) 0131 539 8238
Mob : (+44) 07968 131 737
Fax : (+44) 07968 313 2083
Australia / New Zealand :
contact John McAuslan at Across the Borders agency
Email : johnbmf@vicnet.net.au
Tel : (+61) 03 9387 3376
Fax : (+61) 03 9380 8234
Mob : (+61) 0419 522 143
Ireland :
contact Nigel Martin
Nigel Martin's Website
Recording
Dick Gaughan records for Greentrax Records
Gaughan Forum / Ceilidh House
The forum is now open - read all about it here.
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