Laurel Bliss oral history
Title
Laurel Bliss oral history
Date - Created
February 16 , 2006
Date (Machine-readable)
2006-02-16
Interviewee
Bliss, Laurel
Interviewer
Hogue, Coty
Description
Ms . Bliss briefly outlines her early experiences with playing music and some of her early artistic influences , including Simon and Garfunkel and the Beatles . She spent the majority of her college career at University of Washington . Ms . Bliss recalls how she was exposed to bluegrass style music , and how she was first introduced to playing the dobro , a lap-played guitar often featured in country and bluegrass music . She relates her experiences playing with the South Fork Bluegrass Band of Bellingham , including playing at the Darrington Bluegrass Festival and the Grass Valley Festival . Ms . Bliss has taught classes at the Puget Sound Guitar Workshop since 1984 , and attended Whatcom County Homemade Music Society (WCHMS) music circles at the Roeder house when she was first learning to play folk music . She also describes the recording of a record , Old Pal , in 1994 with long time friend , Cliff Perry , and discusses her experiences playing Cajun music , specifically with the Bellingham-based band the Happy Valley Sluggers .
Transcript
Full transcript available online (click ""access this item"") and at the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies.
Audio Recording
Available in-house and online (streaming mp3 file): http://media.wwu.edu/cpnws/wchms/WHMSLaurelBliss20060216.mp3
Identifier
Bliss20060216
Rights
This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws. For more information about rights or obtaining copies of this resource, please contact the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225-9103, USA (360-650-7534; heritage.resources@wwu.edu) and refer to the collection name and identifier. Any materials cited must be attributed to the Whatcom County Homemade Music Society Oral Histories, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University.
Publisher
Digital object made available by the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University.
Program Name
Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Related Collection
http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv98605
Genre/Form
interviews oral histories (document genre)
Type
Text Sound
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Folk music--United States--History--Sources Folk music--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources Folk music--Washington (State)--History--Sources Music--Societies--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources Musicians--Northwest, Pacific--History--Sources Musicians--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources Musicians--Washington (State)--Bellingham--Interviews Oral history
Subjects - Names (LCNAF)
Puget Sound Guitar Workshop Whatcom County Homemade Music Society Bliss, Laurel
Format
application/pdf audio/mp3
Language
English
Language Code
eng
Digitization Specifications
Transcripts in PDF format; Audio Files saved as WAVE (Archival Copy) and MP3 (Access) copies.
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