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HOWARD FISHMAN

HOWARD FISHMAN

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"I don't know a goddamn thing about a guitar. It's a 10-string instrument -- a 12-string instrument. You strum it and you tune it. After you tune it you start to play. It's not an easy instrument to play - it's easy enough - but you strum it. You just make sure you cut your nails right. You strum it with your fingers. It's like a mandolin and you cross your leg over and you strum it with your fingers. You tune it -- you tune it yourself. A-E-I-O-U, that's the way you tune it, A-E-I-O-U. and then you play it. Have you got a guitar? Don't you strum it? It's tell that you strum. V-i-o-l-i-n, violin. They have steel strings. You know Elvis Presley? He's dead. He was playin' it and they went and shot him. I can't tell you much about Elvis Presley. And his guitar? Well, I haven't got it. Who has got it, I don't know."- WILLIAM "FERGIE" FERGUSON from duplexplant.com

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Music:

Member Since: 1/15/2006
Band Website: howardfishman.com
Band Members: RON CASWELL, KEVIN LOUIS, ANDRAE MURCHISON, MARK MCLEAN, RUSSELL FARHANG, PETER ECKLUND, ANDREW HALL, MAZZ SWIFT, JORDAN PERLSON, IAN RIGGS, JIM WHITNEY, MICHAEL DAVES
Influences: Werner Herzog, Morton Feldman, Jack Kirby, John Cassavettes, Calvin Trillin, Albert Pinkham Ryder, Susan Glaspell, Buddy Bolden, Knut Hamsun, David Lynch, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Sister Aimee Semple McPherson, The Donner Party, Ornette Coleman, Chiam Soutine, Sherwood Anderson, Captain America
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Record Label: MONKEY FARM RECORDS
Type of Label: None

My Blog

new vids and facebook

Hi folks,Couple of new vids just posted to youtube, courtesy of Jennifer Katz and Jill Bauerle:http://www.youtube.com/user/MonkeyfarmrecordsAlso, okay, Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/pages/Howard-Fi...
Posted by HOWARD FISHMAN on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 10:27:00 PST

Secret Show For Those In The Know

Stripped-down band warm-up for Lincoln Center this Monday 1/29 in the back room at Pete's Candy Store in Williamsburg, 10:30pm. Ten bucks suggested donation. It won't be swanky, there won't be horns o...
Posted by HOWARD FISHMAN on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 09:26:00 PST

some people will appreciate this

This was a posted ad in a trade mag:   Clarinetist seeks work   16+ year's professional experience.  Specialising in serious presentationsof pre-WWII traditions of clarinet perform...
Posted by HOWARD FISHMAN on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 07:14:00 PST

NEWS

* LINCOLN CENTER DEBUTTickets are on sale now for Howard Fishman's LINCOLN CENTER debut, part of this season's AMERICAN SONGBOOK SERIES!  On Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007 Howard and his band will presen...
Posted by HOWARD FISHMAN on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 01:23:00 PST

"BASEMENT TAPES" CD Release at LINCOLN CENTER!

"HOWARD FISHMAN PERFORMS BOB DYLAN & THE BAND'S 'BASEMENT TAPES' LIVE AT JOE'S PUB," a new CD featuring performances from last May's epic three-night presentation of the complete Basement Tapes, will ...
Posted by HOWARD FISHMAN on Mon, 25 Dec 2006 10:30:00 PST

HOAGY CARMICHAEL TRIBUTE

  Howard and members of the Original HFQ (including Russell Farhang on violin, Andrew Hall on bass and the legendary Peter Ecklund on cornet) will perform a tribute to Hoagy Carmichael at th...
Posted by HOWARD FISHMAN on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 02:38:00 PST

New Sound Clips

Added a few free MP3s for your listening/downloading pleasure: "Open the Door, Homer, "recorded live at Joe's Pub, New York City, on May 28, 2006, is a cover of the song by Bob Dylan and the Band.&nbs...
Posted by HOWARD FISHMAN on Wed, 12 Jul 2006 02:42:00 PST

THE BASEMENT TAPES PROJECT

Tickets are now on sale!  Here's the press release: For Immediate Release:  HOWARD FISHMAN - The Basement Tapes Project at JOE'S PUB, NYC   HOWARD FISHMAN     &...
Posted by HOWARD FISHMAN on Thu, 06 Apr 2006 04:27:00 PST

NEW FREE MP3: "LUCK"

Hey everybody, Just posted for your listening pleasure is "LUCK," a track from last year's "LOOK AT ALL THIS!" sessions that didn't make it onto the record.  Enjoy!
Posted by HOWARD FISHMAN on Tue, 21 Mar 2006 08:05:00 PST

The Old, Weird America

Dates have just been confirmed for a new, somewhat quixotic project: a three-day salute to Bob Dylan and The Band's BASEMENT TAPES, to be held at Joe's Pub in New York City over Memorial Day Weekend.&...
Posted by HOWARD FISHMAN on Tue, 14 Mar 2006 11:11:00 PST