Bob Zentz - C. Fox Smith Recording (Closehauled..)

Subject: RE: Bob Zentz - C. Fox Smith Recording (Closehaule
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 17 Feb 08 - 11:57 PM

Bob, I had a reply from Gary Mitchell who is willing to ship the albums I want (yours & one by John Golden) he just need to get price info from the Post Office.

Why not keep an eye on the National Folk Festival's performer applications - we'd love to see you back again. The National - why not all Festivals? - you could aim for the Jan-April Festival circuit one year!

sandra

Subject: RE: Bob Zentz - C. Fox Smith Recording (Closehaule
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Feb 08 - 09:16 AM

Sandra, I,ll surely ship said CD to OZ-Heck, I'd ship meself along with it if I could! Would love to get back over there again. Have you ever heard any stories of C Fox Smith travelling in Australia? A great book of her original manuscripts wound up over there...one of the great mysteries of this mysterious lady's life! Thanks for your interest!
[Scuttlebob] Bob Z

Subject: RE: Bob Zentz - C. Fox Smith Recording (Closehaule
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 15 Feb 08 - 02:25 AM

3 of his CDs are in my Mudcater collection - Beaucatcher Farewell, Hove-to, and drifting, & Mirrors and changes.

I eagerly await the new one!

sandra

Subject: RE: Bob Zentz - C. Fox Smith Recording (Closehauled..)
From: Charley Noble
Date: 14 Feb 08 - 08:42 PM

Sandra-

No doubt Bob will respond directly. Bob's also a Mudcat member who sails under the name of Scuttlebutt Bob, or some such name.

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Bob Zentz - C. Fox Smith Recording (Closehaule
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 14 Feb 08 - 08:23 PM

I tried to buy it & found the ordering page after a bit of trouble, then their Secure Commerce site said my country was not listed!

So I await a reply from the company that they can ship to Oz (think positive!)

sandra

Subject: RE: Bob Zentz - C. Fox Smith Recording (Closehauled..)
From: Charley Noble
Date: 14 Feb 08 - 06:24 PM

refresh for Roger of Baltimore

Subject: RE: Bob Zentz - C. Fox Smith Recording (Closehauled..)
From: Charley Noble
Date: 10 Jan 08 - 08:52 AM

I've been enjoying listening to my new copy of "Close-Hauled on the Wind of a Dream" for the last few days. It really is a "sea chest" of songs which folks will treasure. "Sea Dream" remains my favorite but then there's all the other songs.

As I've said above, my other personal favorites include The Blue Peter, Casey's Concertina, Ice: The Bosun's Story, The Tryphena's Extra Hand, Portsmouth Road, Ships That Pass, Racing Clippers, Bill's Christmases, Eight Bells, Leave Her Johnnie. The other are well worth a listen.

I do enjoy the final track, "Frisco Bound," in which C. Fox Smith describes a bucko mate cussing out the hung-over crew as a tall ship prepares to make sail, finally pulling them together with a shanty. Lyn Lewis narrates as C. Fox Smith and Tom raises the dead as the shantyman! Great fun and I wish I could have been there when the scene was being produced.

Zentz will be performing for the first time in years at the Mystic Sea Music Festival, the second weekend of June. He will also be conducting a workshop on C. Fox Smith and her nautical poetry.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Bob Zentz - C. Fox Smith Recording (Closehauled..)
From: Charley Noble
Date: 29 Dec 07 - 08:51 PM

refresh

Subject: RE: Bob Zentz - C. Fox Smith Recording (Closehauled..)
From: Charley Noble
Date: 27 Dec 07 - 03:24 PM

I've been trying to puzzle out what the final track might be, "Frisco Bound." It's not an actual poem title included in the Cicely Fox Anthology of 550 poems Jim Savile and myself have assembled. It could be a poem we overlooked but most likely is one of her poems retitled just to confound us.

Here's a link to the CFS Anthology, where it resides on the Oldpoetry website: Click here for website!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Bob Zentz - C. Fox Smith Recording (Closehaule
From: Anglo
Date: 27 Dec 07 - 12:04 AM

Gazza2: Given the state of the dollar against the pound, I'd say your best bet is to order directly from the States. Folk CDs generally go for around $15 here (about GBP 7.50, and airmail for one CD shouldn't be much more than $5.

Bob's CDs are available HERE, and they take credit cards.

You could also contact him directly and see if he will take PayPal - he may well not, as I don't see any indication that he does on his webpage - but it is the easiest way to transfer small amounts of money internationally.

Subject: RE: Bob Zentz - C. Fox Smith Recording (Closehaule
From: Anglo
Date: 27 Dec 07 - 12:00 AM

Gazza2: Given the state of the dollar against the pound, I'd say your best bet is to order directly from the States. Folk CDs generally go for around $15 here (about GBP 7.50, and airmail for one CD shouldn't be much more than $5.

Bob's CDs are available

Subject: RE: Bob Zentz - C. Fox Smith Recording (Closehauled..)
From: Charley Noble
Date: 26 Dec 07 - 10:11 AM

Gazza2-

Maybe Zentz could work out a deal with Chantey Cabin in the UK; Ken and Jan Lardner have been great supporters of nautical music and would certainly be interested in this CD.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Bob Zentz - C. Fox Smith Recording (Closehauled..)
From: GUEST,gazza2
Date: 26 Dec 07 - 04:04 AM

Any ideas on how to order in the U.K.? Buying international has been a problem for a while with me. Bob kindly sent me a tape last Christmas but I would like to pay this time around, but not at extortionate rates of money orders!

Subject: RE: Bob Zentz - C. Fox Smith Recording (Closehauled..)
From: kendall
Date: 25 Dec 07 - 06:17 AM

His story of that old street minstrel RAMBLIN CONRAD is a masterpiece.

Subject: RE: Bob Zentz - C. Fox Smith Recording
From: GUEST,Arkie
Date: 24 Dec 07 - 10:23 PM

I met Bob years back at Ramblin' Conrads in Virginia and had an opportunity to enjoy his performances on several occasions. He has a great ear for good tunes and I consider Beaucatcher Farewell one of the most beautiful tunes I have ever heard. Charley, thanks for bringing this release to our attention.

Subject: Bob Zentz - C. Fox Smith Recording
From: Charley Noble
Date: 24 Dec 07 - 09:49 PM

The long awaited recording by Bob Zentz titled "Closehauled on the Wind of a Dream" has finally been released. Included are 18 poems by nautical poet Cicely Fox Smith that Zentz has adapted for singing. Here is the link for more information: Click here for website!

The tracks include:

1 – Ships and Folks
2 – A Dog's Life
3 – The Eternal Feminine
4 – The Blue Peter
5 – Pictures
6 – A Sea Dream
7 – Casey's Concertina
8 – Ice: The Bosun's Story
9 – The Tryphena's Extra Hand
10 – Portsmouth Road
11 – Ships That Pass
12 – The Ballad of the Eastern Crown
13 – The Red Duster (R. N. R. Demobilised)
14 – Racing Clippers (A Wool Fleet Memory)
15 – The Tow-Rope Girls
16 – Bill's Christmases
17 – Eight Bells
18 – Leave Her Johnnie
19 - Frisco Bound

My personal favorites are The Blue Peter, A Sea Dream, Casey's Concertina, Ice: The Bosun's Story, The Tryphena's Extra Hand, Portsmouth Road, Ships That Pass, Racing Clippers, Bill's Christmases, Eight Bells, Leave Her Johnnie, and the other are well worth a listen.

Zentz is a Mudcat member who posts under the name of "Scuttlebutt" and his original songs and adaptations of poems have been covered by Gordon Bok, Pint and Dale, Tom Lewis and a host of others.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble