Chris Chandler appreciation thread.
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I've been listening to Chris Chandler for a little more than 20 years. I have introduced a bunch of people to Chandler's work, but have not found people who were familiar with him, except here.
Trailhead, I have to say that I'm a bit envious, I've yet to see Chandler perform. I concur on his "folk hero" status. Please express my appreciation when you next see him.
Talkin Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan Blues.
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I met Chris at the Kerrville
I met Chris at the Kerrville folk festival in Texas in 1995. For those of you that don’t know, this music festival is 18 days long! We were on staff. I worked in the staff kitchen and he in the beer stall. The promoters back in the day didn’t care for his ability to entertain and inform the masses. As far as I’m concerned, he is a national treasure. Nowadays they give him a real slot on the main stage..
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Lots of videos on YouTube. I
Lots of videos on YouTube. I think I recognized a bunch put up by fellow zoner. Hmmmm....
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Here is a few minutes of him
Here is a few minutes of him and Paul
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6oZwSJ19emU
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I've done sound for him at a
I've done sound for him at a few times at the Oregon Country Fair back in the 90's
Brilliant poet, charismatic performer, great guy, and always posting good stuff on Facebook... (don't know him personally, but it was a pleasure to do sound for him)
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Thanks, trailhead. National
Thanks, trailhead. National treasure definitely fits, IMO.
Thanks for the link. I've watched quite a bit of his live act on YouTube.
www.Chrischandler.org
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I use to see him at High
I use to see him at High Sierra Festival in the early days, he has played Grass Valley a bunch of times. Chris, Spoonman and Dan Bern have been some of my go to music for many years.
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Here's a half dozen vids I
Here's a half dozen vids I capped at Bazaar Cafe in SF's outter Richmond District featuring Chris w Paul Benoit, playing for me and a very small audience - but what a performance!
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Chris+Chandler+Silverman
I've been seeing Chris since 1988 - mostly at Oregon Country Fair, where he has become one of the Fair's foremost raconteur's and satirists, alongside peeps like Jim Page and Artis the Spoonman, Mother Zosima and the late great Faith Petric!
To me - Chris is fucking amazing because he puts on the facade of being a wandering roustabout, but his poetry, insights and delivery are keenly sophisticated and sharp as a razor.
- Secondarily - anyone here every catch the fantastic, but now defunct, acoustic JamBand from the 90's called "Hanuman?"
That band featured Paul with Scott Law! They killed back in the day!
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don't forget Trillion Green
don't forget Trillion Green or Jambay. Shelly Doty was a really good guitar player, I also was a big Pele Ju Ju fan but they were from Santa Cruz.
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I know and have even sat in
I know and have even sat in with Jambay.
I'm still connected w Shelley, Chris Haugen, Mike Sugar and Matt Butler fo sho....
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Thanks for the videos, Treble
Thanks for the videos, Treble, gonna listen to them on today's commute.