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   From: dalton@nfld.com   
      
   In article ,   
    David Dalton  wrote:   
      
   > Before Christmas Tammy Fassaert sent me a copy of the 2008   
   > bluegrass recording Shearwater by Shearwater, a bluegrass band   
   > she was in which has disbanded.   
   >   
   > Shearwater was  Tammy Fassaert on upright bass and vocals,   
   > Dave Clarke on guitar and vocals, and James Whittall   
   > on mandolin.   On some tracks they are joined by   
   > special guest Adrian Dolan on fiddle.   
   >   
   > The Shearwater CD is a mix of nine songs and three   
   > original instrumental tracks.   Of the nine songs   
   > four were written by Tammy Fassaert and three were   
   > co-written by Dave Clarke and Lucinda Chodan.   
   >   
   > I like it very much and recommend it along with Tammy's   
   > two earlier solo recordings  Just Passin' Through and   
   > Corner of My Eye.   She also has an instructional   
   > DVD out entitled Beginning Upright Bass.   
   >   
   > The Shearwater band web page is no more but Tammy's   
   > web page is http://www.island.net/~tammyfas/ and   
   > order information for the solo CDs and upright   
   > bass instructional DVD are on the Recordings subpage.   
   >   
   > The Shearwater CD may also be available from Tammy   
   > but I advise you to e-mail her and check before   
   > sending any money.   (Her e-mail address is in   
   > the Contact subpage of her web page.)   
      
   And as Merle said on some other groups,   
      
   "Also, you can hear her sing and teach standup bass on   
   Youtube. Just type her name into a search on Youtube."   
      
   --   
   David Dalton  dalton@nfld.com   http://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page)   
   http://www.nfld.com/~dalton/nf.html Newfoundland&Labrador Travel & Music   
   http://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)   
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