[geeks] Re: Mission of Burma

[Kurt Huhn]

> On Mon, Aug 20, 2001 at 08:53:13AM -0400, John Duksta wrote:
>
> > It sucks that members of one of the most influential bands of the
> > last 20 years has to work a day job to pay the bills.
>
> It always seems to be that way.  Didn't Lou Reed have to work while in
> VU?  Such a shame that our greatest artists aren't appreciated enough
> when they're in their prime.

One of my favorite bands - Seven Nations - is still struggling.  I think
they just recently signed a record deal with Sony or some other pimp, but up
until then they payed OOP for half a dozen CD releases.  I fully expect that
one day they'll be famous, but for now they're a relative unkown.  That is,
of course, unless you frequent the various Scotts/Irish festivals and games
around the US.  They're a great mix of hard driving guitars and backbeats -
mixed with traditional Scotts piping, fluting, and fiddling.  Awsome stuff.
Same goes for Ashley MacIsaac - and any number of Cape Breton artists.

Kurt