A Salute to Travis Edmonson of Bud & Travis
Keeping His Legacy alive!
visit the up-to-date version of this website at www.travisedmonson.com
News & Additions 2007
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Travis Edmonson made his breakthrough with The Gateway Singers, resident group at the hungry i
Be sure and check out the website
celebrating the great San Francisco club at www.hungryi.net
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NEWS for the Year
Travis Edmonson was intended guest of honor at the opening of the ARENA HOUSE CONCERT SERIES at the home of Bonnie Brock in Glendale, Arizona when his protégé Tim Weed (formerly known as Tim Wiedenkeller) sang and performed a program of banjo, guitar and mandolin music on November 3 If you missed this one, check out www.arizonafolk.net/house_concerts.html for the next event in the series.
In mid-October Travis was hospitalised with a serious case of pneumonia, and his swift recovery was precipitated by the many prayers and Good Thoughts from all those who hold him dear. Warmest thanks to Everyone!
The Colors Food & Spirits cabaret in Tucson, presented by singer Liz McMahon, saluted Travis on Wednesday, October 23. If you weren't able to stop by for this show, join in on any other Wednesday night from 7:00-8:30 pm. Location is 5303 E. Speedway in Tucson, and all are invited to perform. Singer-songwriter Marilyn Harris provides accompaniment on piano. (Just bring your sheet music for her, and sign up by 6:00 pm)
On September 23, 2007 Travis Edmonson celebrated his 75th birthday with a dynamism and spirit which is an inspiration to all his fans who've held their breaths and sent so many prayers and Good Thoughts through the health crises he's endured over the past quarter century.
Festivities included a gala party on the day at the home of Bonnie Brock and a warm-up jam session hosted by Art and Claudia Yow.
Art Yow with Travis Edmonson
at Kingston Trio Fantasy Camp, August 2007
More News! The Buffalo Bill Historical Center has just released a 25th Anniversary CD which includes the Travis Edmonson composition “Lavinia's Parlour.” Visit their website at www.bbhc.org.
This summer The Travis Edmonson Collection has released a remastered version of The Latin Album, and with each CD, buyers receive a set of lyrics to all the songs in Spanish and English. Also, two B&T compilation albums originally released on LP, "Bud & Travis" on Sunset and "Cloudy Summer Afternoon" on Capitol, are now available on CD for the first time. Click the banner at the top of any page to order.
Those who've been fans of Travis Edmonson since he was part of The Gateway Singers were excited to learn that the SAN FRANCISCO PERFORMING ARTS LIBRARY AND MUSEUM featured the ensemble as part of their exhibition saluting the legendary hungry i (where the group was resident for several years) from March 28 through August 25, 2007.
On February 4 Travis Edmonson was guest of honor at a Kingston Trio concert, and visitors to the website can enjoy some first-hand reportage about the occasion from Jon Karesh who spent the day with the Edmonsons, and was also guest of Bob and Bobbi Shane at the event.
Mrs. Bob Shane
with Travis Edmonson
On March 27, 2007 Travis Edmonson joined Enrico Banducci and such letgendary performers as Mort Sahl, Shelley Berman, Tom Lehrer, Glenn Yarbrough and Kingston Trio members Bob Shane and John Stewart at a reception to launch the San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum's exhibition saluting the hungry i.
Other `alumni' of the club present included Orson Bean, Ronnie Schell and Ernie Sheldon who sang with Travis in The Gateway Singers.
To see more photos from the evening (and how well they were all looking), visit the new dedicated hungry i website, and if you were ever in the audience, do leave your own recollection while you're there.
Travis Edmonson and the late Enricco Banducci
who passed away on October 10, 2007
And you can experience your own hungry i reunion with the wonderful DVD featuring commentary by Enrico Banducci and performances by The Kingston Trio, Limeliters, Mort Sahl, jonathan Winters, Stan Wilson + rare Lenny Bruce footage. Just click the icon to order direct from Amazon!
Travis Edmonson sings and plays guitar on new CD by Tim Wiedenkeller
Released as a benefit for the Tucson Kitchen Musicians Association (of which Travis Edmonson is a founding member), Tim Wiedenkeller's new limited edition CD “The New Old Pueblo” includes backing by Travis as well as the late Lalo Guerrero. For the launch at the Tucson Folk Festival on May 5, Tim and his band performed a live recreation of the recording, joined on stage by Travis who offered poignant reminiscences as part of the tableau.
For more details and purchasing info, go to FEATURES section
Besides the news about Travis Edmonson's latest activities, visitors might be interested to learn that, in addition to fans from the U.S.A. we've heard from admirers as far flung as the Netherlands, New Zealand, Turkey, Singapore, Portugal and Britain in Spring 2007. You can read some of their remarks on pages 17 and 18 of the Memories section .
Travis Edmonson is asking anyone who might have memorabilia from his career to help out with the documentary Bill McCune of McCune Television is making about him. Travis would like those who have ticket stubs, playbills, photographs (Travis alone, Bud & Travis, Travis with other celebrities, Travis with fans), ads, reviews or any other graphic material to make it available in the form of scans emailed to info@arizonafolk.net. Should you have trouble reaching that address, just click the contact button at the left, and we'll get you in touch with the production assistant on the film, Bonnie Brock .
Most welcome of all would be video footage, which is in scant supply. Many thanks to all searching their collections to assist!
ADDITIONS to the website IN 2007
Additions to travisedmonson.com
in December 2007
RECOLLECTIONS & COMMENTS from
Richard Holden, Richard Strecker, David Holland,
Gus Brocksen, Randy Wright, Frank Ogaz, David B. Anderson
Additions to travisedmonson.com
in November 2007
RECOLLECTIONS & COMMENTS
from
Hugh Kerr, Christian Bramswig, Bea Duran, Katie Winchell, Mike Crabtree, George Miskimon, Charlie Duff, Harold Kazakoff, Anna Maria Rodriguez, , Sergey Grigorchuk, Bill From, Hal Sultzbach, Ana Ramirez-Palmer
Additions to travisedmonson.com
in October 2007
Travis Edmonson's 75th Birthday Party
Additions to travisedmonson.com
in September 2007
RECOLLECTIONS & COMMENTS by
Brownie MacIntosh, Bob Eaton, George W. Cox, Pat Reed, James Bango, Mike James Phimister, Mike Fountain, Barbara Roeben, Rufe [J.R.] Bruton, Bill Lynch
Additions to travisedmonson.com
in August 2007
RECOLLECTIONS & COMMENTS by
Valerie De La Torre, Deborah Durkee, Elaine Stacey, Nick Winslow, Michael Gallagher, Michael Williams
Additions to travisedmonson.com
in July 2007
RECOLLECTIONS & COMMENTS by
Jim Jasmin, Suzanne Norman, James Vance, Phil Stover
Additions to travisedmonson.com
in June 2007
RECOLLECTIONS & COMMENTS by
Atakan Onol, arthur sordyl, Odell Hathaway, John Loeb, Tim Wiedenkeller,Gert Floris, Michael Lawlor, Hugh Lafferty, Jerry Chilson, Stephanie Lane
Additions to travisedmonson.com
in May 2007
RECOLLECTIONS & COMMENTS by
J Graeme Livingstone, Rick Snyder,Tom Bollinger, Ben Lopez, Forrest Bonner, George Fultz, Tod Brendlen, Rick Frieden, Micholas Rodriguez, Glen Owen
FEATURES
Travis Edmonson Featured on Tim Wiedenkeller's “New Old Pueblo”
New Links
All about Tim Wiedenkeller's new CD featuring Travis Edmonson
The website of Travis Edmonson protege Tim Wiedenkeller
Additions to travisedmonson.com
in April 2007
BIOGRAPHY
Memories of Bud & Travis on the east coast
by Dave Muggleworth
RECOLLECTIONS & COMMENTS by
Geoff Clayton, Rafael Almaraz, Don MacLachlan
Additions to travisedmonson.com
in March 2007
RECOLLECTIONS & COMMENTS by
Don Stemmler, Peter Powers, Glenn Petersen, Leilani Babcock ,
Rosanne Busch, Richard Wadsworth, Geoff Clayton
Additions to travisedmonson.com
in February 2007
"A Day with Travis Edmonson"
Profile by Jonathan Karesh
RECOLLECTIONS & COMMENTS by
Ron Wilburne, Linda Fleischman, Jim Visone, Lucio Russo, Lenore Mahler, James J McManus, Gary Pumphrey, Clinton Jarbeau, Cindy Carrera, George Reed
NEW LINK
to the website of son STEVE EDMONSON
Additions to travisedmonson.com
in January 2007
RECOLLECTIONS & COMMENTS by
Harris Goodman, Jennifer Kane, Susan Streeter, Paul Gensemer,
Bil Soli, Sondra Davis, Art Yow, Coral Caudle, Paul Carroll, Bill Tanksley