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Twanging Dude - David Schnaufer

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Jan Pulsford writes - "In 2000-1 I started working on the Rocket Network – a way that musicians could collaborate and record over the internet. One of the people I met was Vesa, a guitar player from Finland. I mentioned David Schnaufer to him as I was looking to do a dance track, mixing David’s instruments and voice with dance beats.
Vesa said in chat ( which is how we communicated back then), "How's this for a title: Twangin' Dude. If we get your friend to do some talking, he could go like;
“I don't care for girls and such, I don't care for cars that much..."
"I just care for the moon and stars, I'm a twangin’ dude"
I ran it by David, and he loved the title ‘Twanging Dude’ – he also loved being involved with an online collaboration. Remember this was 2001 – no Facebook, no Zoom – the possibilities of the internet were all brand new.
And so, David wrote and recited these classic stanzas – I think really, he was ‘The Twangin’ Dude’"
You can read his story on a new book "Pluck' by Linda Paulus
DavidSchnauferPluck.com

lyrics

Twanging Dude
My name is Ebenezer.
I heard that sound when I was in the womb.
It was my father's father's father
calling from the mountain,
howling at the moon.
I was electric before electricity,
the twang of the bow and the land before the city.
And I learned to dance before I could walk
and I could twang before I could talk.
I play the sound of the ground. I walk on,
I wasn't born to play it smooth.
I'll play the thunder and the mountain Dew.
I'll play the sound of the ground. I walk on
rough and Rocky. I'm a twanging dude.
I'll twang on the banjo
I'll twang on the harp.
I'll twang on zitheir strings
and I'll twang on your heart.
I'm a twanging dude
I'm the twanging dude.
I'm the twanging dude.
This ain't no violin.
I wasn't born to play it smooth.
I play the sound of the ground I walk on
rough and Rocky.
I'm a twanging dude
twanging dude
twang,
twang,
twang.

credits

released January 18, 2022
Voice and acoustic instruments - David Schnaufer
Guitar - Vesa Anttila
Beats and Electronics - Jan Pulsford
Recorded and mixed by Jan at English Valley Music 2007
©2001

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Twanging Dude Nashville, Tennessee

David Schnaufer - king of the dulcimer and an experimental musician who loved exploring the sonic wilderness. This page will show that side of his work with music recorded at English Valley Music between 1996 and 2006 when he sadly passed away. Any profits go towards keeping his music and memory alive. He was an inspiration to many and a true 'Twanging Dude' ... more

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