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Elizabeth Butters

He tells to her what he won't tell me

About Me

I was born in the wrong era. I suffer from nostalgia and false sympathies with the past. I identify with the thirties, the highways and open roads, the dust bowl, and Bonnie & Clyde. I’m sad that “email” is part of my vocabulary. The only things I prefer to be new have expiration dates, like food or pharmaceuticals.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/8/2006
Band Members: Elizabeth Butters-vocals, dulcimer, and guitar Shawn Creeden-saw, autoharp, jaw harp, banjo, percussion, and vocals Lesley Graves-vocals and washboard Frank Hoier plays guitar on "Shake Sugaree." Recent and upcoming performances include Dave Lamb and David Goligorsky on a variety of instruments.
Influences: Southern ring games, field recordings, and country lore. Jean Ritchie, Mimi & Richard Farina, Bob Dylan, John Jacob Niles, Joan Baez, Leadbelly, Dave Van Ronk, Jim Kweskin & the Jug Band.
Sounds Like: A bird chirping about death? (Only when I sing the minor key songs.)
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Turn to the one that you love the best

I have a new song up, featuring the lovely and talented Miss Lesley Graves on percussion and back up vocals.   Thank you to Mr. Dave Lamb of Brown Bird for grac...
Posted by Elizabeth Butters on Sat, 18 Nov 2006 03:37:00 PST

Peter Fonda!

When I was in high school, I purchased a Playboy interview with Joan Baez from the early seventies. She speaks eloquently about her dedication to the study of non-violence. On the flip side is a ...
Posted by Elizabeth Butters on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 03:17:00 PST

Letter from John August Butters

This is a letter that my great grandfather wrote before he married my great grandmother, Lulu Mae Long.  I found it in a molding old postcard album. Oelwein, Jan. 1, 1914 Dear Father and Mot...
Posted by Elizabeth Butters on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 04:35:00 PST

Elizabeth Claire's interests

Those of you who know me will recognize procrastination as my most common pastime during the school semester.  Right now I'm supposed to be reading The Bostonians, by Henry James.  I li...
Posted by Elizabeth Butters on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 08:47:00 PST

THIS PROGRAM IS MORALLY GOOD

Please listen to my radio show, Hell Hounds & House Carpenters.  It's every Monday from 2-4pm on WZLY 91.5FM in Wellesley.  You can also hear it online at wzly.net. P...
Posted by Elizabeth Butters on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 07:40:00 PST