tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65501308820871089.post1100078049947691684..comments2024-03-07T21:32:26.156+00:00Comments on Phil Beard: Texas to North DevonPhil Beardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03075686435889440881noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65501308820871089.post-80679388907538855332014-05-21T13:53:01.007+01:002014-05-21T13:53:01.007+01:00Hello Paula - Sorry for the delayed response - I&#...Hello Paula - Sorry for the delayed response - I've been in Paris with a very unreliable iPhone for company. Anyway, very many thanks for your kind words about my blog. There's a lot of musicians from Texas whose work I admire - from Bob Wills to T-Bone Walker, Doug Sahm to Lee Ann Womack, Lightnin' Hopkins to Guy Clark, and Delbert McClinton to Michelle Shocked - so you're in the right place for some great sounds. Other things I like about Texas include the Menil Collection and the Donald Judd spaces at Marfa. I do have a heavily cobwebbed and neglected Facebook page that was set up at the instigation of my offspring - it just seems to be more connectivity than I need at my time of life! Your comments are very much appreciated. All the very best, Phil.Phil Beardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03075686435889440881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65501308820871089.post-4771271372432656392014-05-13T19:54:28.845+01:002014-05-13T19:54:28.845+01:00Phil -- Your blog is fantastic! I'm not sure h...Phil -- Your blog is fantastic! I'm not sure how I got to it initially, but I landed on a really odd postcard of the Boston subway. Wow. And then,somehow, I got here, to a Hot Club of Cowtown post. Lone Star Swing in a GREAT book, and -- as a former bookseller and lover of Western Swing (or "Texas Swing" as we call it here in Texas...) -- I've recommended it to countless people over the years. Just wanted to say how much I love your blog. There is an incredible amount of work here. Any chance that you're on Twitter or have a Facebook page? --PaulaPaulahttp://flashbackdallas.comnoreply@blogger.com