Headwinded, Michael Perry’s CD, is available at http://www.thelongbeds.com/
Recently we went to a Michael Perry concert (yes, a concert, not a book-reading) at the Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater in Menomonie. He and his band, The Longbeds, gave a wonderful performance of original bluesy, folksy, and down-homesy songs, most of it original.
Perry was the very first author for whom I wrote a WI Center for the Book grant, and he was the first author to speak at our Guild’s Lake Menomon Writers Series. We, along with everyone in Wisconsin and points east and west, love Perry’s books and sense of humor. I don’t know why I was surprised to learn he is also a musician and songwriter—those are short steps for a poet. You can buy/download at http://www.thelongbeds.com/
Check out his web site at http://www.sneezingcow.com/latestnews.htm for news and YouTube clips from his Clodhopper Report on Wisconsin Public Television. One of my favorites is “Tractor,” which is vintage Perry (and has lots of vintage tractors). If you’re wondering why “sneezing cow,” well, Perry is a hands-on kind of guy and he is generous with passing along the wisdom he has gathered. His advice through bitter experience is to never stand behind a sneezing cow. I plan to take that advice. As well as to keep reading his books and going to his concerts.
Recently we went to a Michael Perry concert (yes, a concert, not a book-reading) at the Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater in Menomonie. He and his band, The Longbeds, gave a wonderful performance of original bluesy, folksy, and down-homesy songs, most of it original.
Perry was the very first author for whom I wrote a WI Center for the Book grant, and he was the first author to speak at our Guild’s Lake Menomon Writers Series. We, along with everyone in Wisconsin and points east and west, love Perry’s books and sense of humor. I don’t know why I was surprised to learn he is also a musician and songwriter—those are short steps for a poet. You can buy/download at http://www.thelongbeds.com/
Check out his web site at http://www.sneezingcow.com/latestnews.htm for news and YouTube clips from his Clodhopper Report on Wisconsin Public Television. One of my favorites is “Tractor,” which is vintage Perry (and has lots of vintage tractors). If you’re wondering why “sneezing cow,” well, Perry is a hands-on kind of guy and he is generous with passing along the wisdom he has gathered. His advice through bitter experience is to never stand behind a sneezing cow. I plan to take that advice. As well as to keep reading his books and going to his concerts.
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