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John leonard Tenbear Thompson Rainey

About Me

John Leonard Tenbear Thompson Rainey ... I am mostly spontaneous in a raga sort of way , use a loop pedal that allows me to play all the parts of the songs live and in studio in a very free open way . Rhythm is the key and no real effects mostly acoustic old beat up instruments that are well loved and mic’ed everywhere . I started out in the punk scene and then I got interested in southern music and for sure African music is the source . From House to early Jazz love it all . I can be hired to teach various styles ( Piedmont - blues and north African with many instruments ) and I also do sound tracks for movie and CD projects and my session work is par exultant and I like to talk music and Jam , hope to see ya . Love Love Love JLTTR tenbear@_telus.net..Myspace Contact Tables

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 06/01/2008
Band Website: http://www3.telus.net/public/tenbear/
Band Members: John Leonard Tenbear Thompson Rainey - Sings , Hollers , talks to himself , mumbles , wanders w/ Guitar , Banjo , bass , slide , djembe , doombek , Kazoo , Jaw harp , Shoes , Harmonica , Teeth , one or two electronical gizmotrons and anything else he can get his hands on and Occasionally with some great musical friends and Family too
Influences: Some major influences - Life & Death - Fam Rainey, DL/ZTR , ShakyaMuniBuddha , Hayao Miyazaki , Eric Fromm , Bakunin anarchism , Lynda , Leonard Heyoka , Tinariwen , Dr Suess , Hank Williams , my Sisters my Brothers , Siouxsie Sioux , Lemmy Von Motorhead , Grama D. Mckay , Blind Arthur Blake , 3 Children , Chief Dan George , Captain Beefheart , Mississippi Shieks , Woody Guthrie , Memphis Minnie , Ali Farka Toure , Bach , CrAss , Elizabeth Cotton , Gram and Emmylou , Santa , Jimmy Rogers , Lister Sinclair , happy and sad people and other stuff , in no particular order and lot's I can't think of and more daily
Sounds Like: Earthy Bluesee Acousto-kamistic Swingen Can-African Country dance thing a Ma sound
Record Label: homemade
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Stress relief & relaxation

Breathing meditationThe first stage of meditation is to stop distr...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:44:00 GMT

crAss Trueth

crAss Trueth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4S14NDwpBI
Posted by on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:01:00 GMT

Holy Shit

Tao: Shit happens.Islam: When shit happens, it is the will of Allah.Hindu: This shit happened many times before.Hare Krisha: Shit happens rama rama ding ding.Confucian: Confucius say, "Shit happens."B...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:32:00 GMT

Planting a pepper plant will produce a pepper plant not an apple tree

The current remembrance ideology can it change anything ?           ;           ;   &nb...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:47:00 GMT

Presumed to be illegal until proven otherwise

There is outrageous numbers of women being abducted for sex slavery .Estimated at 500,000 + people a year ( This isn't even taking into account women and boys who are mentally & physically abuse...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:46:00 GMT

Simple isn't simplistic or that simple

There is so much to see and hear with all the media possibilities , this has been obvious for awhile now . Generally we can access so very much . What is not so obvious is the lack of Simple . What ...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Nov 2008 11:39:00 GMT

Tinariwen

Amazing sound , amazing people , love this group !http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRqiqHZhKOM
Posted by on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:51:00 GMT

the west land

Road 0ut   TenbearWhen I'm fly'en down the roadI know it might be my lastnever given muchhad to take the restGot a 68 Buick350 GSit moves along the highwaylike lightening caress   ...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:19:00 GMT