American Folk Heroes
Friday, September 23rd, 2011American Folk Heroes
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 1996 32c Folk Heroes Block of 4 Scott 3083 86 Mint F VF NH  US $2.24
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 3086 AMERICAN FOLK HEROES PECOS BILL US $4.00
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 PECOS BILL COWBOY AMERICAN FOLK HERO 3086 FIRST DAY STAMP CACHET COVER FDC US $4.99
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 PAUL BUNYAN LOGGING AMERICAN FOLK HERO 3084 FIRST DAY STAMP CACHET COVER FDC US $4.99
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 3085 AMERICAN FOLK HEROES JOHN HENRY US $4.00
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 Scott 3083 86 32 Cent American Folk Heroes Plate Block US $3.95
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 Scott 3083 86 32 Cent American Folk Heroes Strip MNH US $3.25
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 1996 Mint US Commemorative Year Set MNH PO Fresh US $39.99
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 USA Makeshift Vending Booklet SEE NOTE 1996 BK251 3083 3086 Folk Hero US $7.97
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 1935 BENSON DUCK STAMP New Refrigerator Magnet US $3.80
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 Scott 3086a MNH 4 x 32 cent Plate Block American Folk Heroes US $2.40
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 Scott 3083 86 32 Cent American Folk Heroes Set MNH US $2.95
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 USA 1996 scott 3083 3086a VF MNH block of 4 Folk Heroes Paul Bunyan etc US $3.47
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 2204 Texas 1st Wagon Train Full Color Cachet UA Wholesale Lot 100 Covers id554 US $29.99
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 American Folk Heros FDC Cachet set US $9.95
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 MIGHTY CASEY BASEBALL AMERICAN FOLK HERO 3083 FIRST DAY STAMP CACHET COVER FDC US $5.99
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 United States Commemorative Stamp Club Binder Year 1996 With Stamps 02 USC93 US $45.00
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 1996 USPS SOUVENIR PAGES COMPLETE SET 41 US $110.00
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 3083 86 Plate block 32cent Folk Hero Paul Bunyan Casey US $4.00
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 US MINT FULL SHEET 3083 86 AMERICAN FOLK HEROES PAUL BUNYAN 20 32c Stamp 1996 US $11.25
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 4 COLORANO SILK CACHET FDC AMERICAN FOLK HEROES US $22.00
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 Daniel Boone 1357 Sept 26 1968 Frankfort KY US $.99
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 Colorano 3086 Pecose Bill American Cowboy Folk Hero First Day Cover US $2.75
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 JVC CACHETS 1996 FOLK HERO PAUL BUNYAN FDC ONLY 1 MADE US $15.00
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 JVC CACHETS 1996 FOLK HERO PECOS BILL FDC ONLY 1 MADE US $15.00
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 3083 3086a FD Program 32c American Folk Heroes B4 US $17.50
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 US 3083 6 1996 American Folk Heros pane of 20 stamps MNH US $10.95
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 1996 32c Folk Heroes Strip of 4 Scott 3083 86 Mint F VF NH US $2.24
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 US Stamps 3083 86 Folk Heroes Pane of 20 MNH BCV$28 US $12.50
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 COLLINS HAND PAINTED 3085 John Henry Black Folk Hero US $12.00
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 1996 Commemorative Year Set MNH 100 Stamps US $76.00
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 COLLINS HAND PAINTED 3086 Pecos Bill Western Folk Hero US $12.00
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 American Folk Hero of Railroad Men JOHN HENRY Postage Stamp 3085 Mystic FDC US $2.50
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 American Folk Hero Lumberjack PAUL BUNYAN Postage Stamp 3084 Mystic FDC US $2.50
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 American Folk Hero Baseball Hero MIGHTY CASEY Postage Stamp 3083 Mystic FDC US $2.50
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 22K Gold 1996 American Folk Heroes Full Set of 4 Gold Proof Stamp 1st Day Covers US $7.95
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 Collection 75 FDC Postal Comm 22K Gold Stamp Replicas US $174.95
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 10 Gold Stamp Replicas 22Kt First Day Issue Inverted Jenny WWII US $29.99
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 PECOS BILL 1ST DAY ISSUE STAMP GOLD REPLICA US $3.95
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 Dave Curtis 2000 Dizzy Dean Cardinals Cancellation US $5.50
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 3083 86 32c Folk Heroes Mighty Casey P Bunyan JHenry Pecos Bill MNH Sht of 20 US $8.45
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 USA 1996 AMERICAN FOLK HEROES 3083 6 COMPLETE SHEET R3 US $19.12
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 USA 1996 AMERICAN FOLK HEROES 3083 6 COMPLETE SHEET B2 US $19.12
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 US 1996 Commemorative Year Set with 52 Stamps MNH US $36.99
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 PUGH HANDPAINTED 3086A American Folk Hero Plate Block Only 31 made US $12.00
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 COVERSCAPE computer generated American Folk Heroes FDC US $5.00
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 HUGE Lot More Than 200 of First Day Covers with Info Pages Full List in Post US $49.99
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 GOLDEN REPLICAS US STAMPS 22KT GOLD COVERED US $197.00
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 HUGE LOT OF 57 FIRST DAY ISSUE COVERS SPORTS MUSICIANS CELEBRITIES MORE US $9.95
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How Bert Jansch Changed Folk—And Rock, Too (New Yorker)
The Scottish acoustic-guitar legend Bert Jansch--pronounced _jansh_--died
today, at the age of sixty-seven, after a long battle with lung cancer. He
released his first solo record, "Bert Jansch," in 1965. His final recording
was "The Black Swan," released in 2006 by Drag City Records. After moving to
London in 1965, he formed the successful group Pentangle with the guitarist
John Renbourn in 1967. (They sometimes identified themselves as "folk-jazz.")
The band recorded six albums. In 1973, Jansch left the band, which continued
to perform in various permutations. The original lineup reunited in 2008 for a
limited tour, and Jansch's final live performance was with Pentangle at
London's Royal Festival Hall on August 1, 2011. (Click here for the set list
and sound samples. For a fabulous two-disc compilation of Jansch's solo work,
try "Dazzling Stranger," available here if you have Spotify.)
As long as the genres under discussion are neither traditional American blues
nor country (where a different subset of heroes obtain), Bert Jansch is one
the most important figures in finger-picking and the acoustic guitar itself,
alongside people like Davey Graham and John Fahey. Both a singer and player,
Jansch was an understated virtuoso, someone ...
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