Thomasina Winslow
Encyclopedia
Thomasina Winslow is an American
blues musician from the Albany, New York
area, and the daughter of folk music
ian Tom Winslow
. As a toddler, she sang back-up on her father's folk music
classic Hey Looka Yonder (It's The Clearwater); also singing a solo version of One-Two-Three, another version of which she produced on her own 30 years later. In addition to her solo career, Winslow has been a member of four bands, including a duo with Nick Katzman
. Furthermore, she has been a teacher in that genre of music, and has significantly influenced other aspiring musicians. Winslow primarily performs covers of Blues standards
and has written a number of blues and gospel tunes
in her own right. She is also one of a handful of African-American women producers in the "indy" music industry today.
While she has been teaching a full load of school and private students for over a decade, her primary notability has been from touring in the eastern United States and Europe with Nick Katzman, starting in 2006.
Winslow continues to tour on and off. On May 6, 2011, she again played with Nick Katzman at Katzman's "favorite U.S. venue," The Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor (GCMP), located in Brooklyn, New York. This marks the third time that the famed coffee house has hosted Winslow. She took another tour of Europe in the summer of 2011, marking her French
debut.
, south of Albany. Something of a child prodigy
, she was nicknamed "Tunes" by her brother. She first performed on her father's album Tom Winslow, singing 1-2-3 (One-Two-Three) as a toddler. She also sang back-up that year on the folk music
classic Hey Looka Yonder (It's the Clear Water) (It's the Clearwater), about the Sloop Clearwater.
As part of her family's group, The Winslows, she toured throughout the folk music
festival circuit
, including The Great Hudson River Revival
.
. She received her A.A.
in Performing Arts
from Schenectady County Community College
and her B.A. in Music Performance from the University at Albany, where she majored in Classical Guitar
. "incorporates strength-based mentoring with progressive fine arts instruction, taps into and develops student potential by promoting creativity and providing early success. Stimulated by their progress, students learn to apply their new skills to other areas of their lives." EMTAH was reviewed in December 2006 at WGBH
's Open Source with Christopher Lydon
, before the show's cancellation in July 2007.
This program has won kudos
in the community:
In addition to the Expressive Arts award, she has won numerous other grants, including a New York State Education Department
grant.
solo tour during December 2007 and early 2008. She had her first headlining show at Caffe Lena
in Saratoga Springs, in addition to featured guest spots on WRPI
in Troy, New York
and WAMC
in Albany, New York
, as well as a gigs at the Java Jazz Cafe on January 3, 2008, in Delmar, New York
.
In March 2007, she was featured in Caffe Lena's "3rd Annual Blues Fest" alongside Mark Tolstrup and Beaucoup Blue. In May 2008, Winslow returned to Java Jazz for a second show.
, including three gigs each at Colonie Center
and the Barnsider BBQ Restaurant in Lake George
.
, the college radio station of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
, for its "Stormy Monday Blues" show.
's River City Blues Festival in March 2009, a show in Easton, New York
, blues festivals in Denmark
and Germany
, and return shows at Caffe Lena and the Good Coffeehouse with Nick Katzman. She also performed in Easton, New York
.
band Bojembe. The other members were John Zumbo, Sean Mack, and Terry Plunkett. They produced one album in 2005–2006 before the band became inactive, but is still sold online. Most of the songs from the CD can be purchased in MP3 format. Bojembe's most recent public gig was at the River Street Beat Shop in Troy, New York
, for which a blogger wrote that "Winslow's roots are in the deep folk-blues tradition, (while) her work with Bojembe leans toward a decidedly funky groove
with a world music
spin."
She is the owner of a production company, Winslow Productions. As part of her production work, Winslow also mentors up-and-coming performing artists.
Winslow was, for a while, an artistic agent. She has also collaborated with a local visual artist, Kim Morris, for a concert and art show.
Winslow's music is sold on Amazon.com and other online sales web sites, such as CDBaby. Due to the nature of the Blues market today, as a musical tradition outside the mass market
, Winslow's albums have not "charted". In fact, sales of music she has performed or produced has sold more outside the United States
. This has been especially in England
and Germany
, where she has performed with Nick Katzman, as well as in Poland
, Denmark
, and Latin America
.
Interestingly, Winslow figured out that music download
s, such as MP3
, could actually increase her sales, especially overseas; such a file sharing
business model
has been documented by Harvard University
researchers, as well as in Wikinomics
, whose authors call "MP3 b-web."
. As related in that article, Katzman has mentored a number of younger Blues artists, including Winslow, taking her "under his wing." The duo has performed recently from Brooklyn, New York to Stamford, England and Berlin, Germany.
". He had previously performed with Ruby Green (Terry Garthwaite
), and had recorded Sparking Ragtime & Hardbitten Blues, a now-classic LP, with Green, since released as a CD, so their fans expected they would perform again together. Instead, Winslow substituted for Green; in Katzman's own words:
Fans of Katzman were once again on notice about a second show in April 2007. A fan posted a review on his blog that it was a "Great show! Nick and his cohorts were wonderful!"
to tour with Katzman in the summer of 2007, when they performed a few gigs in Berlin, Germany and recorded music videos.
The duo played at the Stamford Arts Centre
Blues and Folk Festival
, and were the second-billed act for "Guitar Day" ("8.30pm Nick Katzman & Thomasina Winslow 10.00pm Jeff Lang"). It was favorably reviewed in Monty's Music News, an on-line Music newsletter, as a "great evening Concert in The Ballroom." Blog
ger Ginger Mayerson called their performances "cute" and "Oh, I just love these trips down memory lane, don’t you?", adding "I like the way this singer, Thomasina Winslow, sings."
They received the "Artist of the Day" from the oneartistaday.com website, which celebrates "Independent artists", on October 1, 2008.
, Germany
on July 18 and 19, 2009.
in July and August 2010. They performed in Bad Sobernheim
and Skarrild, Denmark
at the Danish Folk, Blues, and Ragtime Guitar Festival. She also performed a solo gig in Frankfurt, Germany.
with Marco Haber of Mudfunk in December 2007, covering Fly Like An Eagle
. She performed in the Old Songs Sampler Concert in Voorheesville, New York in January 2010. She appeared as a part of a group of female musicians at a Caffe Lena show called Ladies Sing the Blues in February 2010.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
blues musician from the Albany, New York
Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
area, and the daughter of folk music
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
ian Tom Winslow
Tom Winslow
Thomas Griffin "Tom" Winslow was a prominent American folk singer and writer, best known as a "disciple" of Reverend Gary Davis and a former member of Pete Seeger's band. He performed with his family as The Winslows and recorded with Al Polito. His career as a performing artist lasted over forty...
. As a toddler, she sang back-up on her father's folk music
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
classic Hey Looka Yonder (It's The Clearwater); also singing a solo version of One-Two-Three, another version of which she produced on her own 30 years later. In addition to her solo career, Winslow has been a member of four bands, including a duo with Nick Katzman
Nick Katzman
Nick Katzman is an American blues musician. Katzman was born in New York City, and lives in both Manhattan and Berlin, Germany. He plays in a variety of musical genres, including Chicago blues, Mississippi blues, Texas blues, and ragtime....
. Furthermore, she has been a teacher in that genre of music, and has significantly influenced other aspiring musicians. Winslow primarily performs covers of Blues standards
Standard (music)
In music, a standard is a tune or song of established popularity.-See also:* Blues standard* Jazz standard* Pop standard* Great American Songbook-Further reading:* Greatest Rock Standards, published by Hal Leonard ISBN 0793588391...
and has written a number of blues and gospel tunes
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
in her own right. She is also one of a handful of African-American women producers in the "indy" music industry today.
While she has been teaching a full load of school and private students for over a decade, her primary notability has been from touring in the eastern United States and Europe with Nick Katzman, starting in 2006.
Winslow continues to tour on and off. On May 6, 2011, she again played with Nick Katzman at Katzman's "favorite U.S. venue," The Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor (GCMP), located in Brooklyn, New York. This marks the third time that the famed coffee house has hosted Winslow. She took another tour of Europe in the summer of 2011, marking her French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
debut.
Early life
Thomasina Winslow grew up in New Baltimore, New YorkNew Baltimore, New York
New Baltimore is a town in Greene County, New York, United States. The population was 3,370 at the 2010 census.The Town of New Baltimore is in the northeast part of the county.- History :The region was part of the Mahican homeland....
, south of Albany. Something of a child prodigy
Child prodigy
A child prodigy is someone who, at an early age, masters one or more skills far beyond his or her level of maturity. One criterion for classifying prodigies is: a prodigy is a child, typically younger than 18 years old, who is performing at the level of a highly trained adult in a very demanding...
, she was nicknamed "Tunes" by her brother. She first performed on her father's album Tom Winslow, singing 1-2-3 (One-Two-Three) as a toddler. She also sang back-up that year on the folk music
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
classic Hey Looka Yonder (It's the Clear Water) (It's the Clearwater), about the Sloop Clearwater.
As part of her family's group, The Winslows, she toured throughout the folk music
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
festival circuit
Music festival
A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. They are commonly held outdoors, and are often inclusive of other attractions such as food and merchandise vending machines,...
, including The Great Hudson River Revival
Clearwater Festival
The Clearwater Festival is a music and environmental summer festival and America’s oldest and largest annual festival of its kind. This unique event has hosted over 15,000 people on a weekend in June for more than three decades...
.
Education
Winslow attended Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central SchoolsRavena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central Schools
The Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central Schools are located in Albany County, New York. There are four schools in the district: Albertus W. Becker Elementary, Pieter B. Coeymans Elementary, R.C.S. Middle School, and Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk High School . Albertus W. Becker Elementary is located in...
. She received her A.A.
Associate's degree
An associate degree is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by community colleges, junior colleges, technical colleges, and bachelor's degree-granting colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study usually lasting two years...
in Performing Arts
Performing arts
The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...
from Schenectady County Community College
Schenectady County Community College
Schenectady County Community College is a two-year college associated with the State University of New York located in Schenectady, New York. It was established in 1967 in the Van Curler Hotel in Downtown Schenectady and has undergone multiple expansions through the following decades. The...
and her B.A. in Music Performance from the University at Albany, where she majored in Classical Guitar
Classical guitar
The classical guitar is a 6-stringed plucked string instrument from the family of instruments called chordophones...
. "incorporates strength-based mentoring with progressive fine arts instruction, taps into and develops student potential by promoting creativity and providing early success. Stimulated by their progress, students learn to apply their new skills to other areas of their lives." EMTAH was reviewed in December 2006 at WGBH
WGBH (FM)
WGBH is a public radio station located in Boston, Massachusetts. WGBH is a member station of NPR and PRI. The license-holder is the WGBH Educational Foundation, which also owns WGBH-TV and WGBX-TV....
's Open Source with Christopher Lydon
Christopher Lydon
Christopher Lydon is an American media personality and author. He is best known for being the original host of The Connection, produced by WBUR and syndicated to other NPR stations.-Background:...
, before the show's cancellation in July 2007.
This program has won kudos
Kudos
Kudos is an English word meaning acclaim or praise for exceptional achievement.Kudos may also refer to:* KUDOS, a vocational-counseling computer program* Kudos , a chocolate-covered cereal bar...
in the community:
In addition to the Expressive Arts award, she has won numerous other grants, including a New York State Education Department
New York State Education Department
The New York State Education Department is the state education department in New York. It is part of the University of the State of New York , one of the most complete, interconnected systems of educational services in the United States...
grant.
Winter 2007 to Spring 2008 tour
Winslow made a short Upstate New YorkUpstate New York
Upstate New York is the region of the U.S. state of New York that is located north of the core of the New York metropolitan area.-Definition:There is no clear or official boundary between Upstate New York and Downstate New York...
solo tour during December 2007 and early 2008. She had her first headlining show at Caffe Lena
Caffè Lena
Located in Saratoga Springs, New York, Caffè Lena is the oldest continually running coffee house in the United States. Founded in 1960 by Bill and Lena Spencer, it features acoustic concerts and cultural events showcasing folk music, traditional music, and singer-songwriters of a wide range...
in Saratoga Springs, in addition to featured guest spots on WRPI
WRPI
WRPI is a non-commercial college radio station run by students attending Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and community members in Troy, New York. WRPI broadcasts 365 days a year with an effective radiated power of 10,000 watts, serving listeners in eastern New York and western Massachusetts and...
in Troy, New York
Troy, New York
Troy is a city in the US State of New York and the seat of Rensselaer County. Troy is located on the western edge of Rensselaer County and on the eastern bank of the Hudson River. Troy has close ties to the nearby cities of Albany and Schenectady, forming a region popularly called the Capital...
and WAMC
WAMC
WAMC is a public radio network headquartered in Albany, New York. As of April, 2011, the network comprised 11 transmitters and 11 translators. The organization's legal name is "WAMC" and it is also known as "WAMC Public Radio" or "WAMC Northeast Public Radio Network."In addition, the station...
in Albany, New York
Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
, as well as a gigs at the Java Jazz Cafe on January 3, 2008, in Delmar, New York
Delmar, New York
Delmar is a hamlet in the town of Bethlehem, Albany County, New York. A census-designated place has been established since 1980 by the US Bureau of Census for tabulating the population of what the census has defined as the boundaries of the urbanized area in and around Delmar. The population was...
.
In March 2007, she was featured in Caffe Lena's "3rd Annual Blues Fest" alongside Mark Tolstrup and Beaucoup Blue. In May 2008, Winslow returned to Java Jazz for a second show.
Summer 2008
In the Summer of 2008, Winslow played gigs further out in Upstate New YorkUpstate New York
Upstate New York is the region of the U.S. state of New York that is located north of the core of the New York metropolitan area.-Definition:There is no clear or official boundary between Upstate New York and Downstate New York...
, including three gigs each at Colonie Center
Colonie Center
Colonie Center is a shopping mall located in Albany at the intersection of Central Avenue, Wolf Road, and Interstate 87. Opening in 1966, it was the first enclosed shopping mall in New York State's Capital Region. The mall has successfully updated its tenant mix, image, and look on an ongoing basis...
and the Barnsider BBQ Restaurant in Lake George
Lake George (town), New York
Lake George is a town in Warren County, New York, USA. The population was 3,578 at the 2000 census. The town is named after the lake, Lake George. Within the town is a village also named Lake George. The town is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :The lake was...
.
WRPI live show
On December 8, 2008, Winslow performed a one-hour live show on WRPIWRPI
WRPI is a non-commercial college radio station run by students attending Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and community members in Troy, New York. WRPI broadcasts 365 days a year with an effective radiated power of 10,000 watts, serving listeners in eastern New York and western Massachusetts and...
, the college radio station of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Stephen Van Rensselaer established the Rensselaer School on November 5, 1824 with a letter to the Rev. Dr. Samuel Blatchford, in which van Rensselaer asked Blatchford to serve as the first president. Within the letter he set down several orders of business. He appointed Amos Eaton as the school's...
, for its "Stormy Monday Blues" show.
2009 Tour
Winslow had a significant tour in Spring 2009. This included a performance at Marietta, OhioMarietta, Ohio
Marietta is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Ohio, United States. During 1788, pioneers to the Ohio Country established Marietta as the first permanent American settlement of the new United States in the Northwest Territory. Marietta is located in southeastern Ohio at the mouth...
's River City Blues Festival in March 2009, a show in Easton, New York
Easton, New York
Easton is a town in southwestern Washington County, New York, United States along the county's western boundary. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 2,259 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Easton, Connecticut...
, blues festivals in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, and return shows at Caffe Lena and the Good Coffeehouse with Nick Katzman. She also performed in Easton, New York
Easton, New York
Easton is a town in southwestern Washington County, New York, United States along the county's western boundary. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 2,259 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Easton, Connecticut...
.
Bojembe
Winslow was a guitarist, co-lead singer, and musician in the R & BRhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
band Bojembe. The other members were John Zumbo, Sean Mack, and Terry Plunkett. They produced one album in 2005–2006 before the band became inactive, but is still sold online. Most of the songs from the CD can be purchased in MP3 format. Bojembe's most recent public gig was at the River Street Beat Shop in Troy, New York
Troy, New York
Troy is a city in the US State of New York and the seat of Rensselaer County. Troy is located on the western edge of Rensselaer County and on the eastern bank of the Hudson River. Troy has close ties to the nearby cities of Albany and Schenectady, forming a region popularly called the Capital...
, for which a blogger wrote that "Winslow's roots are in the deep folk-blues tradition, (while) her work with Bojembe leans toward a decidedly funky groove
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
with a world music
World music
World music is a term with widely varying definitions, often encompassing music which is primarily identified as another genre. This is evidenced by world music definitions such as "all of the music in the world" or "somebody else's local music"...
spin."
Management and production
As a business woman, Winslow manages and produces music for herself and other artists in a variety of music. She is one of the few African-American woman today producing records for indie artists, including herself.She is the owner of a production company, Winslow Productions. As part of her production work, Winslow also mentors up-and-coming performing artists.
Winslow was, for a while, an artistic agent. She has also collaborated with a local visual artist, Kim Morris, for a concert and art show.
Winslow's music is sold on Amazon.com and other online sales web sites, such as CDBaby. Due to the nature of the Blues market today, as a musical tradition outside the mass market
Mass market
The mass market is a general business term describing the largest group of consumers for a specified industry product. It is the opposite extreme of the term niche market.-General:...
, Winslow's albums have not "charted". In fact, sales of music she has performed or produced has sold more outside the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. This has been especially in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, where she has performed with Nick Katzman, as well as in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, and Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
.
Interestingly, Winslow figured out that music download
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
s, such as MP3
MP3
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
, could actually increase her sales, especially overseas; such a file sharing
File sharing
File sharing is the practice of distributing or providing access to digitally stored information, such as computer programs, multimedia , documents, or electronic books. It may be implemented through a variety of ways...
business model
Business model
A business model describes the rationale of how an organization creates, delivers, and captures value...
has been documented by Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
researchers, as well as in Wikinomics
Wikinomics
Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything is a book by Don Tapscott and Anthony D. Williams, first published in December 2006. It explores how some companies in the early 21st century have used mass collaboration and open-source technology, such as wikis, to be successful...
, whose authors call "MP3 b-web."
Collaboration with Nick Katzman
One of Winslow's most fruitful and notable collaborations has been with Bluesman Nick KatzmanNick Katzman
Nick Katzman is an American blues musician. Katzman was born in New York City, and lives in both Manhattan and Berlin, Germany. He plays in a variety of musical genres, including Chicago blues, Mississippi blues, Texas blues, and ragtime....
. As related in that article, Katzman has mentored a number of younger Blues artists, including Winslow, taking her "under his wing." The duo has performed recently from Brooklyn, New York to Stamford, England and Berlin, Germany.
2006–2007 Brooklyn gigs
In April 2006, Katzman was slated to perform at the Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor in Brooklyn, his favored venue in "the StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
". He had previously performed with Ruby Green (Terry Garthwaite
Joy of Cooking (band)
Joy of Cooking was an American folk-rock band formed in 1967 in Berkeley, California. It was led by two women, pianist Toni Brown and guitarist Terry Garthwaite . The rest of the band consisted of bass guitarist David Garthwaite , drummer Fritz Kasten and percussion player Ron Wilson...
), and had recorded Sparking Ragtime & Hardbitten Blues, a now-classic LP, with Green, since released as a CD, so their fans expected they would perform again together. Instead, Winslow substituted for Green; in Katzman's own words:
Fans of Katzman were once again on notice about a second show in April 2007. A fan posted a review on his blog that it was a "Great show! Nick and his cohorts were wonderful!"
2007 tour with Katzman
Winslow flew out to GermanyGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
to tour with Katzman in the summer of 2007, when they performed a few gigs in Berlin, Germany and recorded music videos.
The duo played at the Stamford Arts Centre
Blues and Folk Festival
Stamford Blues Festival
The Stamford Blues Festival is a major international blues music and folk music festival that takes place each summer in Stamford, England. Many notable musicians have performed at the festival, including Thomasina Winslow, Nick Katzman, Steve Lockwood, Chris Wright, and Mister Doo,-External links:*...
, and were the second-billed act for "Guitar Day" ("8.30pm Nick Katzman & Thomasina Winslow 10.00pm Jeff Lang"). It was favorably reviewed in Monty's Music News, an on-line Music newsletter, as a "great evening Concert in The Ballroom." Blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
ger Ginger Mayerson called their performances "cute" and "Oh, I just love these trips down memory lane, don’t you?", adding "I like the way this singer, Thomasina Winslow, sings."
2008 work with Katzman
In April 2008, Winslow and Katzman recorded a song for a future CD. They also performed together again at the Good Coffeehouse in Brooklyn on April 25, 2008.They received the "Artist of the Day" from the oneartistaday.com website, which celebrates "Independent artists", on October 1, 2008.
2009 tour
Winslow and Katzman toured both America and Europe in mid-2009. They had a gigs in Brooklyn, Saratoga Springs, and Easton, New York from April to May 2009. They performed at the Mississippi Blues Nacht Festival in KöpenickKöpenick
Köpenick is a historic town and locality that is situated at the confluence of the rivers Dahme and Spree in the south-east of the German capital city of Berlin. It was formerly known as Copanic and then Cöpenick, only officially adopting the current spelling in 1931...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
on July 18 and 19, 2009.
2010 tour
Katzman and Winslow took a short tour of Germany and DenmarkDenmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
in July and August 2010. They performed in Bad Sobernheim
Bad Sobernheim
Bad Sobernheim is a municipality in the district of Bad Kreuznach, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Nahe, approx. 20 km south-west of Bad Kreuznach....
and Skarrild, Denmark
Skarrild, Denmark
Skarrild, Denmark is a village in Herning Municipality in Central Denmark Region , a part of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark...
at the Danish Folk, Blues, and Ragtime Guitar Festival. She also performed a solo gig in Frankfurt, Germany.
2011 tour
On Friday, May 6, 2011, Winslow once again plays with Nick Katzman at Katzman's "favorite U.S. venue," The Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor (GCMP), located at 53 Prospect Park West (at 1st Street), Brooklyn, New York 11215. This marks the fourth time that the Good Coffeehouse has hosted Katzman, and the third time for Winslow. The GCMP is housed in a 1900 Gothic Revival mansion's "great room" -- noted for excellent line of sight and superb acoustics.Other collaborations
Winslow recorded a music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
with Marco Haber of Mudfunk in December 2007, covering Fly Like An Eagle
Fly Like an Eagle
- Track listing :Side one# "Space Intro" – 1:15# "Fly Like an Eagle" – 4:42# "Wild Mountain Honey" – 4:51# "Serenade" – 3:13...
. She performed in the Old Songs Sampler Concert in Voorheesville, New York in January 2010. She appeared as a part of a group of female musicians at a Caffe Lena show called Ladies Sing the Blues in February 2010.
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See also
- Biograph RecordsBiograph RecordsBiograph Records is a record label founded in 1967 by Arnold S. Caplin. It specialized in early American ragtime, jazz, and blues music. Biograph was the first label to issue records made from piano rolls created by Scott Joplin, Jelly Roll Morton and George Gershwin.In 2002, Biograph Records was...
- Nick KatzmanNick KatzmanNick Katzman is an American blues musician. Katzman was born in New York City, and lives in both Manhattan and Berlin, Germany. He plays in a variety of musical genres, including Chicago blues, Mississippi blues, Texas blues, and ragtime....
- Tom WinslowTom WinslowThomas Griffin "Tom" Winslow was a prominent American folk singer and writer, best known as a "disciple" of Reverend Gary Davis and a former member of Pete Seeger's band. He performed with his family as The Winslows and recorded with Al Polito. His career as a performing artist lasted over forty...
- Reverend Gary DavisReverend Gary DavisReverend Gary Davis, also Blind Gary Davis, was an American blues and gospel singer and guitarist, who was also proficient on the banjo and harmonica...