Steve Mullen
Steve Mullen
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I just wanted you to know about the Bruce Robison & Kelly Willis concert set for 7 pm Saturday, October 15, at the Central Performing Arts Center in DeWitt, IA.  A great new venue.  Get tickets at www.midwestix.com.  Check Bruce…
Sep 23, 2011
Steve Mullen commented on Steve Mullen's blog post 'America: More Gumbo than Melting Pot?'
Aaron Thanks for your comment.  I love the image of a cultural mosaic.  I think it's perfect.  So how about cultural mosaic for the eyes, & gumbo for the nose & tongue? Am going to check out your posts!
Jan 20, 2011
Aaron Keeler commented on Steve Mullen's blog post 'America: More Gumbo than Melting Pot?'
Steve: I really like the approach to community and culture in your post.  In Canada, where we've had too much "cruelty, hardship and inequality" of our own, we speak of a cultural mosaic rather than a melting pot, so I can relate…
Jan 20, 2011
Steve Mullen commented on Bob Moses's blog post 'Why Do People Sing? Alan Lomax and His Science of Song'
Loved "Stomp & Swerve!"  No, I haven't read his books on cocktails, Bob, but when you go searching for Wondrich on the web, that's all you see of him - what do they call people who are pro drink mixers?   My…
Jan 18, 2011
Steve Mullen commented on Dustin Ogdin's blog post 'How Many Films Does It Take To Right The History Of The Banjo?'
Madonna -  a great background on the cultural role of the banjo is Karen Linn's "That Half-Barbaric Twang." Love all the jokes, Dustin!  Never realized until recently that the viola gets the same treatment in orchestras.
Jan 18, 2011
Steve Mullen commented on Dustin Ogdin's blog post 'How Many Films Does It Take To Right The History Of The Banjo?'
Dustin   Thank you for this great review!  This is really one of the most exciting projects going on right now, I think, precisely because it speaks to issues of race & culture through the lens of a musical instrument - as you said…
Jan 17, 2011
Steve Mullen commented on Steve Mullen's blog post 'America: More Gumbo than Melting Pot?'
Excellent question, Rob.  I wonder what your answer is.  The question sounds rhetorical. What strikes me is that the different points-of-view in this country have staked out their positions, and there is not a lot of listening going on,…
Jan 17, 2011
Robert Mertens commented on Steve Mullen's blog post 'America: More Gumbo than Melting Pot?'
It's interesting to think about some of the contexts of the Lomax recordings, especially the protest songs. When I listen to this album, I imagine Jimi Hendrix marching with Molly Jackson, fighting for what's right.  And I wonder, who…
Jan 16, 2011

America: More Gumbo than Melting Pot?

Though we've all accepted it as the standard description of American culture for over 200 years, I'm starting to think that the melting pot metaphor falls far short of the reality here.  It assumes that assimilation is the ideal, that we somehow want to create this uniform national identity.  It assumes the loss of unique ethnic & cultural characteristics, and it is not, in practice, what has happened here in the…See More
A blog post by Steve Mullen was featured Jan 16, 2011
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A Yankee Clipper In Congo Square
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A song by Steve Mullen was featured Jan 16, 2011
Steve Mullen replied to Adam Sheets's discussion 'Best white blues singer' in the group Blues Lovers
I realize this conversation happened several months ago, but I just joined the group, & the only name that really came to mind, that I could try to put in the same company as Son House, Blind Willie Johnson & Mississippi Fred McDowell,…
Jan 16, 2011

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A place to discuss blues. Anything from W.C. Handy to the modern day. Acoustic or electric and including R&B, blues-rock, and early forms of jazz.See More
Steve Mullen joined Adam Sheets's group Jan 16, 2011
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Steve Mullen commented on Madonna Hamel's blog post 'All roads lead to Nashville: Americana one year later'
Madonna I loved your piece.  The idea of 'American' music coming from a culture of sharing, of passing instruments back & forth between ethnic groups, had particular resonance for me.  It's this passing back & forth…
Jan 16, 2011

America: More Gumbo than Melting Pot?

Though we've all accepted it as the standard description of American culture for over 200 years, I'm starting to think that the melting pot metaphor falls far short of the reality here.  It assumes that assimilation is the ideal, that we somehow want to create this uniform national identity.  It assumes the loss of unique ethnic & cultural characteristics, and it is not, in practice, what has happened here in the…See More
Blog post by Steve Mullen Jan 15, 2011
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Songs posted by Steve Mullen Jan 15, 2011
Steve Mullen commented on Madonna Hamel's blog post 'All roads lead to Nashville: Americana one year later'
I love the way you write, Madonna, especially "I can be snubbed by bigger fish than you!" I look forward to listening to your doc.  Beautiful writing.  Thank you for directing me here, Kyla.
Jan 15, 2011

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America: More Gumbo than Melting Pot?

Though we've all accepted it as the standard description of American culture for over 200 years, I'm starting to think that the melting pot metaphor falls far short of the reality here.  It assumes that assimilation is the ideal, that we somehow want to create this uniform national identity.  It assumes the loss of unique ethnic & cultural characteristics, and it is not, in practice, what has happened here in the…

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At 9:44pm on September 22, 2011, Steve LindnerSteve Lindner said…
I just wanted you to know about the Bruce Robison & Kelly Willis concert set for 7 pm Saturday, October 15, at the Central Performing Arts Center in DeWitt, IA.  A great new venue.  Get tickets at www.midwestix.com.  Check Bruce out at www.brucerobison.com and Kelly at www.kellywillis.com and the venue at www.centralperformingartscenter.org.
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