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   Merle to All   
   Re: Tammy Fassaert/Shearwater (BC bluegr   
   30 Dec 11 12:44:12   
   
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   From: merlebarnes@ns.sympatico.ca   
      
   Also, you can hear her sing and teach standup bass on Youtube. Just type her   
   name into a search on Youtube.   
      
   Take Care   
   Merle   
      
   "David Dalton"  wrote in message   
   news:dalton-BF2A91.15584929122011@news.eternal-september.org...   
   > 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.)   
   >   
   > --   
   > 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)   
   >   "Here I go again...back into the flame" (Sarah McLachlan)   
      
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