[Harp-L] RE: Frank Floyd is the Man

[John Kally <jkally3@xxxxxxx>]

Dave Payne wrote:
Wow. He is the man! He is a guy we really need to at least be aware  
of... etc	
Dave,
I met Frank Floyd when I was in college, mid 1970s.   Folk musician/ 
folklorist Mike Seeger had put a tour together of various  obscure  
folk and blues artists and was making the college circuit, with Frank  
on the bill.  The afternoon of the concert, some of the artists gave  
informal workshops on the campus lawn, and Frank really displayed his  
showmanship to some of the amazed students passing by on the way to  
class.  He would play guitar with his harp stuck in the side of his  
mouth like a cigar, kind of shifting it while he sang.  Then he put  
down the guitar and played one harp with one nostril while the other  
harp was  still in his mouth.  Not exactly high art but pretty  
entertaining.   And as to the "adult content" of his material, good  
thing no children within earshot.   He seemed to be having a great  
time, and we talked for a bit before the show that night, where he  
really brought down the house to a crowd of a couple thousand.   
Something to see, and thanks for bringing back the memory.
John Kally (incidentally a happy customer of Elk River and C2C).