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Upcoming houseconcerts at Barb's Basement, up in Milwaukee. Nate
Bucklin! Sorry for the short notice, I forwards 'em when I gets 'em.
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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 12:25:41 EDT
Subject: Barb's Basement Houseconcert
Dear Friends,
Please feel free and encouraged to pass on this info to friends who may be
interested
Also, again NOTE; at the end of our performer bio is a list of upcoming
concerts. Mark them on your calendar's. Hope you can attend.
Barb's Basement Houseconcert - TOMORROW
Where? Barb’s Basement at 2240 North 60th Street, Milwaukee, WI
When? Saturday June 29, 2002
Time? House opens at 7pm, concert starts 7:30ish
Donations for the performers requested
Song Circle to follow the concert
If you’ve never heard Nate and Louie perform, you’re in for a rare treat.
If you have, you deserve to be treated again! Come on over to Barb’s
Basement, and treat yourself to an evening of musical pleasure.
A little about our performers:
NATE BUCKLIN
Nate Bucklin, a native of Baltimore, Maryland, now resides in Minneapolis,
Minnesota. He says of himself, "I tend to believe I’ve lived an interesting
life." And interesting it is.
A child prodigy and a foreign service brat at the age of 9, Nate began
performing in Rosario, Argentina, playing his own Spanish language originals
at talent shows, variety shows and during folk concert intermissions.
At age 13, back in the United States, he began writing songs in English. A
gifted and versatile musician, Nate has played lead guitar, bass, keyboards
and drums for many bands. At 16, he joined his first rock and roll band, and
ultimately supported himself as a musician for about 14 years logging about
1400 nights on stage. ‘Circus 13’, in which he played lead guitar and
keyboards shared a bill with Kenny Rogers and the First Edition - who
praised them highly - in 1969. The Reflection, with Bette Palmer, for whom
Nate played jazz bass, were the house band at Minneapolis’s Radisson South
hotel for most of 1972. The Love Express produced a single "And You Will
See" that got airplay in Minneapolis and Winnipeg. Nate is an exceptionally
talented musician and a man of honesty and high integrity, no easy feat in
the world of professional music.
Nate claims influences from Dylan, Harry Chapin and Melanie. As a matter of
fact, he tells us, "In the late 60’s I was considered a Dylan imitator - an
admitted and fairly blatant one at that!". He also mentions that the Latin
influence is starting to show up again now that he’s returned to playing on
nylon strings (the same guitar he used back in Rosario, Argentina).
Currently, Nate and Louie’s main interests as a duo include the Everly
Brothers, the Beatles, and an Australian band called Crowded House. Their
two-part harmony arrangements are reminiscent of the Everly Brothers and
Lennon-McCartney.
Known primarily as a lyricist and lead guitarist, Nate retains a commitment
to detailed, poetic and emotionally convincing lyrics. His lengthy career
includes taking the first five places in a jingle-writing contest for Certs
breath mints, honorable mentions in other songwriting competitions, teaching
guitar for Anoka-Ramsey Community College, arranging strings, horns and
backup vocals for Minneapolis recording studios, and half a dozen TV
appearances. Five of his short stories have been professionally published.
Discography of his works include on tape, ‘The First Overnight Guest’ (out
of print), ‘Resolutions‘, and ‘Butter Side Down’. His CD is ‘Rainbow’s
Edge’. The last two tapes and CD are available through Dodeka Records.
LOUIE (SPOONER) BUCKLIN
Louie (Spooner) Bucklin was born near Minneapolis, Minnesota, and for as far
back as she can remember, she loved music. Her father, Robert Francis was a
self-taught musician and composer. Traditional instruments he played
included guitar, piano and harmonica. In addition he played ‘the saw’.
Yes, a carpenters’ tool used in a unique way, and not easy to master. Even
combs laying about the house would be pressed into service to satisfy the
need for musical expression.
Given that kind of atmosphere, it’s no wonder Louie was ‘noodling’ on the
piano before she could talk, followed quickly by piano lessons when she was
5. By age 6 she began tapping into another natural ability. Louie could
create harmonies. A talent she honed into a fine skill. Louie loves to sing
and has a rich, warm and vibrant contralto voice. She recalls her mother’s
shocked comment, the first time she heard her daughter perform on stage; "I
never knew you could sing!". Louie chuckles at the memory and confides, "I
always had trouble sleeping, so I’d sing to relax myself. Mom would yell up
the stairs, "Louie - turn off that radio". She never realized ‘that radio’
was me."
Throughout her school years Louie continued to embrace music. She sang with
the church choir and took up percussion, playing drums in the school band.
At 16 she picked up an acoustic guitar for the first time. So engrossed in
playing it, she didn’t stop until she noticed her fingers bleeding.
Unfortunately after only a 4-year love affair with the instrument, Louie
ended it. She had developed an orthopedic problem in her hand and gave up
playing the acoustic guitar, as it had become too painful.
Louie’s musical influences were all over the spectrum. Thanks to both her
parents she was exposed to gospel, honky-tonk and ragtime at a very early
age. Between 5 and 10 Louie was ‘obsessed’ with Spike Jones. Not long
thereafter, folk music grabbed her attention. Artists that influenced her
included: Joan Baez, Chad Mitchell Trio, and Simon and Garfunkel. Like many
young people, her avid focus on folk was later usurped by rock and roll, The
Beatles in ‘63, Byrds in ‘64 and Kinks in ‘64.
Nate and Louie have known each other for many years but in only the last few
have we had the pleasure of hearing them perform as a duo. Currently Louie
can be heard singing harmonies on Nate’s CD, ‘Rainbow’s Edge’. Of course,
we want to hear more of her on future recordings. So Nate and Louie - - when
will the next one be available?
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Other upcoming concerts at Barb's Basement:
Saturday July 13, 2002: Phil Cooper and Susan Urban
Saturday September 7, 2002: Strong Voices
Saturday October 26, 2002: Cooper, Nelson and Early
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