May 8, 2019
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Things We Can No Longer Have.
At the time of construction, the top floor of Mini Monticello was furnished with the best high end trim and flooring 1908 had to offer. The public areas especially, have extra decorative mouldings and trim details.
Much of the upstairs trim work and all of the beams in the ceiling of the ballroom are made from American Chestnut hardwood. The picture of the door shows up close, the detail of the grain in the wood. The main floor trim was painted in 1987 when Carsten Brinkmann married Maggie. During this renovation they replaced a chandelier in the ballroom and also added wallpaper to most of the top floor. “It needed doin” said Maggie Brinkmann.
Part of the Beech tree family, the American Chestnut, native mostly to the upper East Coast, was nearly completely wiped out of existence by a fungus. This blight went rampant beginning around 1904, and killed over 99% of all the species. The fungus is still alive today, using other trees types such as Oak, as hosts. The American Chestnut tree still struggles to this day and is no longer used in typical construction.
Also depicted are the floors of the home. These floors are original and made from Georgia Pine. Wood from back then is not like wood now; it is so much more dense and hard, the rings are even closer together. This particular floor came from the Jackson Brothers Company out of Valdosta, Georgia. The model is S.P.A. 178 and as you can imagine, is no longer available or produced. In fact, the saw mill that produced this floor burnt down in 1923. Thankfully, we have about 80 sq/ft of spare flooring just in case.
KG Fletcher ~ Author Interview
Nina Soden #TheRedheadedAuthor interviews Amazon best-selling romance author @kgfletcher3 KG Fletcher #AuthorInterview #romance #amazonbestsellingauthor
Today I am excited to have had the opportunity to interview KG Fletcher, author of The Nearness of You. As a full-time indie-artist, a particularly thrilling moment was when her Amazon best-selling romance novel, Georgia Pine became a 2019 Maggie Award of Excellence Finalist. Check out KG’s book below! (Click on the image to order your copy) (As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying…
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Broken Witt Rebels - Broken Witt Rebels
Considering the extraordinary year Broken Witt Rebels have had, it seems fitting that the end of the year will see them reach the pinnacle of their journey so far, with a debut album. Having already released three EP’s, 2013’ This Town Belongs To Me, 2014’s Howlin’ and 2016’s Georgia Pine, their debut long player will…
Broken Witt Rebels – Broken Witt Rebels was originally published on Right Chord Music
April Roadstars Are Broken Witt Rebels and Bad Touch
Spring sunshine warming Cardiff pavements, but not as hot as The Globe scorching from the two rock n roll sets from rising British Bands 2017 Planet Rock Roadstars show; Broken Witt Rebels & Bad Touch. First up in a lava flow of Rock from the red hot Birmingham band Broken Witt Rebels. Many bands would leave the crowd-pleasing signature number that Low, from the acclaimed EP Georgia Pine, as become. BUT, not the rebels this is the opening track they are opening on a high. High flowing rock that rolls around The Globe the crowd are jumping with delight they want more and more of Danny’s power blazing vocals, they are howling so the next number is perfect for the atmosphere created on a Sunday night, live music that Is Howlin’ good. Broken Witt Rebels are tight, they are having a great time playing the music we want to hear. This is a band that will rise to the top as the music is hot, tasty and created by a volcanic amalgam of music that shaped the seventies into a creative free form delight of classic rock infused with soul and whisky flaming southern riffs. The beating, pulsing heart of the Rebels is front man Danny Core, his vocals and stage artfulness catapult the band to the top of the rock face of young bands with ambition. He makes every song distinctive, the phrasing shaping the lyrics and the rebel behind him provide him with a trampoline that bounces with musicianship that sparks with attitude and flair. The drumming is energetic full of dramatic beats and cooled with phrasing and cymbal work from James Dudley whose sticks rise high and create the percussive tone for every song. Adding to the rhythm is the bass work from Luke Davis whose deep notes give us tone that takes us deep into the crater of joy that is the BWR music. Up front and on lead guitar giving Danny structure and his own delicious lead breaks, riffs and the hooks for Danny’s rhythm guitar as he described his playing ‘I am just a chord monkey’, James Tranter is the guitar wizard. At times through the set Danny sinks to the floor kneeling full of emotion, this is not in praying but in victory as the songs leap from a title on a set sheet into full blazing live glory. There is another chilled side as Turn Me On demonstrated that new songs are being added to a catalogue that has depth and that makes a live band great. Closing out the brilliant sparkling volcanic rocking set was Guns, we all know this from radio play and the number of times they have played the back catalogue. The encore was Shake Me Down, Danny and the boys definitely gave everyone a demonstration of a rock n rolling shake down that made Sunday night fizz.
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Short break and many of the crowd took time out to chat with the Rebels and buy some merchandise to take home. The Globe was on musical fire as the red lights reflected back the heat of energy generated by live music. With a young band from deepest Norfolk, there was nothing flat about the Southern rock infused quintet Bad Touch. The only task they had was following on from the dynamic crowd-pleasing Broken Witt Rebels to ensure the audience’s energy didn’t wane. Did they achieve this, Yes they did! How, Truth Be Told a mix of showcasing their latest album and the combination of front man vocalist and tambourine man Stevie Westwood, and a trailblazing secret, well not so secret weapon the guitar playing of the latest member of the band Harry Slater. The shape and approach is different from BWR, so we all wanted to hear the harder edgier rock from Bad Touch. Opening with One Night More, technical gremlins attacked the drummer George Drewery, who continued playing his loud hard drumming despite not being able to hear the rest of the band. Once sorted the band were firing on all five cylinders again. Completing the Bad Touch sound is Daniel ‘seeks’ Seekings on guitar and bassist Michael Bailey who add such depth and tone to the Bad Touch Rock. Highlights of the set were Sweet Little Secret from their debut album that hit the mark and Half Way Home. Bad Touch are a sure touch that they will be making musical waves that purr with a lion’s roar of dominance. They have a sound that connects, heavy, hard and full of licks and vocal refrains that are earworms. We had cowboy refrains with Outlaw, softer with a sting in its musical tail. Stevie whirls and swirls tambourine held high but it is his vocals that gain your attention they have an attitude that makes them compelling on numbers such as Words I Never Say and then a different tone with radio friendly 99%. This is a number that has a little extra with its huge chorus and energy there is much more to be heard from these young guns of rock. Closing with The Mountain, we were left with Harry’s guitar fireworks and Stevie’s gritty vocals singing in our ears. Live music made Sunday sparkle with Rock n’ Roll.
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Tonight, everyone at The Globe came to hear and see the Roadstars duo of bands Broken Witt Rebels & Bad Touch knew they were at a summit of rock numbers that will become classics of the future. The future of rock is bright strong and full of vigour with these young bands.
April Roadstars Are Broken Witt Rebels and Bad Touch April Roadstars Are Broken Witt Rebels and Bad Touch Spring sunshine warming Cardiff pavements, but not as hot as…
New Year New Bands to see at The Globe
New Year New Bands to see at The Globe
New Year New Bands to see at The Globe King King with support from Broken Witt Rebels
Cardiff! Your New Year resolution should include checking out the acts playing at venues across town. Go see bands that you may not have heard of but once you have you will want to again and again. Start your musical voyage of discovery at The Globe, Albany Road on Friday 13th. Considered unlucky by some, but…
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Danny Core Shouts About Broken Witt Rebels Music
Danny Core Shouts About Broken Witt Rebels Music
BD: I was delighted when I listened to Georgia Pine for the first time I was instantly excited by the music. The EP had an energy and freshness and makes me just want to get to hear the band live.
Before we talk about touring and the album Broken Witt Rebels is a new band for many so Bluesdoodles readers would be interested in getting to know you
BD: Let start with your first musical influences…
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Broken Witt Rebels - Georgia Pine
It would be a substantial understatement to say that Birmingham’s Broken Witt Rebels have had ‘a pretty good few months’. Broken Witt Rebels Guns Broken Witt Rebels released their Georgia Pine EP back in April, with the first single ‘Low’ scoring Radio X’s track of the week, although it was the second single ‘Guns’ that really…
Broken Witt Rebels – Georgia Pine was originally published on Right Chord Music