Musical Magic on Guitar and Mandolin
Lincoln Sutherland Crockett (Paternal Second Cousin)
Most of my blog posts focus on ancestors from the past, but
every once in a while I run across a living relative who is so interesting that
I do a brief post on them. In those cases, I make sure to never disclose any
private information, as that is simply rude and irresponsible. I only convey information that
they themselves have put out into the world of social media.
When I saw the prompt “Musical”, I immediately thought of
Lincoln Crockett. While adding him to the tree years ago, I found a newspaper
article about a past folk music performance he gave. Curious, I googled him and
discovered YouTube videos of some of his music. I really enjoyed it. My
favorite piece was “Sawdust Settler”, a solo piece for mandolin and voice. It
was lovely. I have included the link to the YouTube video of that piece below.
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| Gibson Mandolin Orchestra. Wikimedia Commons Photo by Gregg Miner. |
Lincoln is the son of Margaret Sutherland Shields and
Stephen Crockett, and the grandson of Great-Uncle Archie Shields and Ruth
Patterson Shields. Lincoln lives and performs in the Portland, Oregon area. He
also works as an energy healer.
I am including a portion from a bio Lincoln posted (see
citation below) that helps to describe his music:
“Lincoln Crockett is the real deal, a talented performer
singing standout originals on mandolin & guitar, all while playing leads,
rhythms and chords all at the same time. He holds audiences’ attention with the
expansiveness in his voice and his ability to move a mountain of music through
his instruments. Crockett has a style all his own he sometimes calls
“progfolk.” He twists jazz, bluegrass,
prog-rock and folk into an affecting set of wry soul-searching with uplifting
spiritual flavor specific to no genre. The combined effect has garnered
Crockett attention from within the music community in the Pacific Northwest,
the reputation of being a “musician's musician” and devoted audience support.”
He is a wonderful musician, and I encourage everyone to
check out his music online.
Sources:
YouTube page for Lincoln Crockett. https://www.youtube.com/@SpiritAmerican
Recording of “Sawdust Settler”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08JzpC7HuDs
Recording of “Nothing Makes Me Feel Good”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTNHnS6hlfs
Lincoln Sutherland Crockett Bio: “One Artist, Many Passions.”
https://griefwatch.com/pages/lincoln-crockett?srsltid=AfmBOooE5o1uPB5zbTkK6nKhMnTxKIUHqyuqUDkW3RQHq39w569WGj92
Mandolin photo. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gibson-mandolin-orchestra.jpg.
Gregg Miner, CC BY-SA 3.0
<http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons
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