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    • CommentAuthorearlbny
    • CommentTimeJun 9th 2010
     
    Great story. Welcome to the boards Dawn. I have down Yarn bombs. I have had people come up to me in parking lots with my radio blasting asking me what I am listening to. One day Yarn is going to be as big as the Dead or Phish or insert any band and not need our help. In the meantime I am doing any and every thing I can to help the band get there.
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      CommentAuthortous
    • CommentTimeJun 22nd 2010
     
    True vacation story from last week. We're at a rest stop on I-95 outside NYC and this guy in a Jerry Garcia t-shirt comes up to me while I was walking my dog and we strike up a conversation. He was traveling cross-country with a buddy and we shot the shit for a few about dogs, traffic, hockey (Bruins fan!), NYC drivers, etc.

    Considering the t-shirt, I had to ask if he had ever heard of Yarn. Naturally, he hadn't but by the time he left that parking lot, he had a copy of the Strangecreek show (http://www.archive.org/details/yarn2010-05-30.adktl-sbd-mix.flac16f) which is a great intro to the band. One hour greatest hits-type set.

    Anyway, just doin' our part....
    • CommentAuthorearlbny
    • CommentTimeAug 9th 2010
     
    Check this out. My friend Lynn is a radio DJ in NJ. She hosts a show called Carnival of Song. On Saturday she played Abilene and gave me a few shout outs. Granted it’s not a syndicated radio show heard all over country it’s still pretty cool. She also said that she will be interviewing Yarn in Sept. I introduced her to Yarn and while she has yet to see them live she loves them and plays them on her show. I have never gotten a shout out on the radio before. I am on cloud 9. I will now leave you with her play list and a link to listen to Saturday’s show.

    Saturday, August 07, 2010
    Today's Playlist -- Special Guest Adam Duritz
    Current mood: creative
    Category: Music
    Thanks to Counting Crows' Adam Duritz for being my guest -- you can hear the show for the next 14 days here: http://wfdu.streamrewind.com/bookmarks/listen/10218


    Richard Buckner “This is Where” from Bloomed
    Audra Mae “Snakebite” from The Happiest Lamb
    Deer Tick “Goodbye, Dear Friend” from The Black Dirt Sessions
    Chris Mills “Borderline” from Kiss it Goodbye
    Lance Whalen “Love is Not Enough” from Civil Twilight
    Cory Branan “Crackerjack Heart” from The Hell You Say
    Punch Brothers “MIssy” from Anti Fogmatic
    Frazey Ford “Lay Down With You” from Obadiah
    Alejandro Escovedo “Fall Apart With You” from Street Songs of Love
    Johnny Cash “I Still Miss Someone” from I Still Miss Someone
    Yarn “Abilene” from Come On In
    Counting Crows “Round Here” from Across a Wire
    Counting Crows “Children in Bloom” from Live 2010
    Counting Crows “1492” from Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings
    Counting Crows “Come Around” from Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings
    Counting Crows “A Long December” from Recovering the Satellites
    Susan Cowsill “Sweet Bitter End” from Lighthouse
    Bobby Bare Jr. “One of Us Has Got to Go” from A Storm - A Tree - My Mother's Head
    Currently listening:
    Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings (Eco)
    By Counting Crows
    Release date: 2008-03-25




    Read more: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=45483208&blogId=537995688#ixzz0w7Ud3wuZ
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      CommentAuthorhoppedup
    • CommentTimeAug 9th 2010
     
    A buddy of mine who has been to the last three Yarn shows I attended was walking to a bar in Fells Point in Baltimore. From the street he heard a band covering "Don't Break My Heart Again". He didn't go in or note the name of the venue, so I have no clue as to who the band might be. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Hopefully the band gave credit to Yarn. My friend said he stopped for a second and didn't realize it wasn't Yarn until they started singing. So they must have been good players.

    There are at least four of us going to Bristol. I have another friend to whom I recommended Yarn. I think he forgot about it. He emailed me recently and said he heard Yarn on the radio out in Wyoming (might have been satellite radio, so location may be unimportant) and was going to check them out for sure. I had a couple of guys from Nashville do a house concert for me Friday night. I dropped some Yarn bombs on them and they are fans now.
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    This is exactly what we need. You guys are amazing. I love you all. Blake
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    "We'll be back on the next Fourth Wednesday with the next Reckless Companion newsletter. Until then, catch us every Wednesday on Facebook, Myspace, and Yarn's website."

    Anybody else think that a 5G link should be included on the Yarn news Page?

    I understand the benefit of facebook type promotions because everyone checks their facebook quite reularly, however, Yarn items come up alongside "I'm going to the mall today" "I baked cookies....yum" and "My cat died." etc


    5guitars.org is the only place that's all Yarn!
    • CommentAuthorearlbny
    • CommentTimeAug 26th 2010
     
    5guitars.org used to get a mention in the news letter. I think it should get a mention. This place rocks. BTW in this Wednesday's news letter Yarn posted a link to DL a 5 song sampler. 1 of the tracks included on the sampler was a studio version of Bring Me Down. It's so good. Yarn sampler track listing.

    FB_for_sampler

    Can't Slow Down

    Down On yor Luck

    Tennessee

    Bring Me down (Bonus Track)

    Hard Luck Man (Bonus Track)
    • CommentAuthorearlbny
    • CommentTimeAug 27th 2010
     
    I was sufing around when I found a few phish phans and moe.rons talking about Yarn. Not all good stuff but any mention of the band is better then none at all.

    http://www.phantasytour.com/phish/boards_thread.cgi?threadID=2378489#reply

    http://ww.phantasytour.com/moe/boards_thread.cgi?threadID=2286995&page=2#reply
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      CommentAuthortous
    • CommentTimeSep 2nd 2010
     
    So...the recent talk of pushing 5Guitars as their fan site led me to their site on Jambase. I then added a link for us and it got approved.

    http://www.jambase.com/Artists/14889/Yarn/Links

    Hey...it's a start.
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    Cool tous, thanks.
    • CommentAuthorearlbny
    • CommentTimeSep 3rd 2010
     
    Cool stuff. It's indeed a start.
    • CommentAuthorearlbny
    • CommentTimeSep 6th 2010
     
    This past Saturday 9/4/10 Blake was a live in studio guest on the Carnival Of Song radio show hosted by my friend Lynn. He was promoting the Boat show. He was great. I am so sorry I never gave any of you a heads up. I managed to record the show and then upload it for all of you to listen to. The show is one big MP3 file clocking in at 2:00:01. Enjoy the show.

    DL Link: http://www.sendspace.com/file/2232ux

    Carnival Of Song Website: http://wfdu.streamrewind.com/bookmarks/listen/50146
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      CommentAuthortous
    • CommentTimeSep 6th 2010
     
    Thanks, earlbny! d/l it, edited it and burned it. Now we can get extra psyched to see Yarn on a motherfuckin' boat!
    • CommentAuthorearlbny
    • CommentTimeSep 6th 2010
     
    It was my pleasure. It was a great interview. I loved the acoustic version of S&G. I also love It's all over now. I love all of them. lol I am extra psyched as well to see Yarn on a motherfuckin' boat!
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    Maybe we can send Yarn compilation CD's to Country Western Outfitter stores all across the country starting with the East Coast. Urge them to play it in there stores for their employees and customers to hear. It is a shoot in the dark but what the hell. I assume there is not a lot of bands or artists doing this but then again maybe I am worng. Thanks again for all the help getting the word out everybody.

    Love,
    Shane
    • CommentAuthorbuckheart
    • CommentTimeApr 11th 2011 edited
     
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    Bump

    Well, what do you know, we're linked to the main Yarn page!
    • CommentAuthorearlbny
    • CommentTimeFeb 2nd 2015
     
    I woke up this morning to find a surprise text message from one of my friends who lives in California. My friend Jessica is the editor in chef of rolling stone magazine in training. She interviews musicians and works for a TV station as well as runs a blog. She ran into David Immergluck. He plays Guitar, Mandolin, Pedal Steel and bass for the Counting Crows. He's a super talented wacky guy. Here is what my friend texted me.

    I just wanted you to know that i ran into immy tonight and gave him 2 Yarn CDs. I brought you up saying you were my best friend and die hard Yarn fan, who hooked me up. I also told him Yarn has a lot of new stuff. Immy was really excited and said he was gonna listen to my CDs immediately and check Yarn out. So fingers crossed! :)
    • CommentAuthorBrouche
    • CommentTimeFeb 2nd 2015
     
    Great story. Hopefully he finds his way LMA to get an idea what their live sound is like
    • CommentAuthorRDD
    • CommentTimeFeb 3rd 2015
     
    Hey all....new member to this forum...have been listening to Yarn for a few years now, only seen one show but am seeing them this week in Florida.

    How & why certain bands "make it" while others don't is (to quote Churchill) "a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma". Assuming the moderator of this site doesn't mind a little cross-pollination, there's a similar thread on the RRE fan message board discussing what RRE could / should / might do to increase their fan base.

    You can find the discussion here http://www.railroadearth.com/forum

    Click on the RRE DISCUSSION tab and then look for a thread titled "How can RRE grow & break out to the next level as a touring band?"

    Tough times for bands for sure....virtually impossible to make money selling albums / music as everyone expects music to be "free" these days....and due to Archive/Pandora/Spotify/Grooveshark, etc., (not to mention illegal downloads) it is. I think the only way for most bands to make money today is solely through touring & merchandise.

    What's the merch table like at Yarn shows? Does it look like something the band puts a lot of work & effort into, or more of an after-thought?
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    Welcome RDD. We don't get enough traffic here to worry about threads from other bands! Besides, we all dig RRE.

    Yarn does a pretty decent job of laying out merch at most shows.

    I'm going to complete a shirt project that's pretty cool sometime this spring.

    Have fun at the show~
    • CommentAuthorearlbny
    • CommentTimeFeb 16th 2015 edited
     
    Welcome to 5guitars feel free to take your shoes off and make yourself at home.


    While searching the web for info on Sturgill Simpson I happen to stumble upon a blog that had a post about Sturgill Simpson. I left a comment about my 1st Sturgill Show and gave Yarn a plug. You cab view the blog and my cimment at the following link.

    https://tacotalksrecords.wordpress.com/2014/09/19/drinking-and-cursing-your-name-a-look-back-at-sturgill-simpsons-first-album-with-sunday-valley/
    • CommentAuthorearlbny
    • CommentTimeMar 10th 2015
     
    My friend Saw David Immergluck the other night and sent me the following text.

    Big news. I talked to immy yesterday and he LOVED yarn. He really liked the 2 first albums i gave him and he said he checked out their new stuff and he said he was gonna try to look them up in New York.

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