Wednesday, August 23, 2006
RIP Dave Schnaufer
Dulcimer player, virtuoso really, David Schnaufer died today from cancer. A lot of people I know really loved this guy. I got a chance to play with him through the Transcendental Crayon Ensemble. We played a tune of his and an arrangement he had done of I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry which gave that song a completely new character. I remember most was the ringing, clear sound he got off his amplified dulcimer. Wonderful. And he was very generous to do this show with us, considering the level he was at and the kind of people he played with.
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iam not sure if you are aware dave but david considered the tce to be of a very high level.
david would come over to my house every week
and we would watch the previous weeks
tce preformance on tape. he thought we
were the coolest thing he had ever seen.
iam certain he was just has honored
to share the stage with you as vice versa.
i know this with utmost certainty as david
and i talked about it at great length. he felt
the tce to be one of the greatest bands in nashville
and yes he was busy and that was the only show
he came to. however he was there on time and he left with a huge smile on his face. also i had
been going over to his house to work out parts with
dave for the songs that we played. the original
"viper moon" was a ode to marijuana smokers
which dave informed me were known as vipers.
further investigation reveals that sidney bechet
had many songs with mention of vipers as well
as louis armstrong.
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