Ready, Set, Fund: Labor, Gourds, Retirees and Free Radicals
Ready, Set, Fund: Labor, Gourds, Retirees and Free RadicalsSlackerwoodAnother success story is that of one of the hardest working bands I've ever known, The Gourds, comprised of Kevin Russell, Keith Langford, Max Johnston, Jimmy Smith and Claude Bernard. In addition to routinely playing at Shady Grove and Threadgill's ...
Gourd Times Return to Jennings
Gourd Times Return to JenningsJennings Daily NewsThe 2nd Annual Gourd Festival descended on Jennings the weekend of May 18-19. One gourd crafter, Judy Myers, of Jasper, Texas, said she started painting the gourds only a year ago. Another gourd enthusiast, St. Francis student Luke Dupre, 12, ...and more »
The Gourds feel the spirit of Levon Helm
The Gourds feel the spirit of Levon HelmCharleston City PaperThe Gourds' biggest brush with national fame arrived through their 1998 cover of Snoop Dogg's "Gin and Juice," a recording that caught fire on Napster and college campus file-sharing networks. But, unfortunately for the band, the mp3 file that spread ...and more »
The gourds have spoken in Canberra's favour
The gourds have spoken in Canberra's favourThe Canberra TimesBut her mother, Sonia Buser, said young Mia wasn't the slightest bit fazed by the gargantuan gourds. ''We sat her on it when we first came in,'' Mrs Buser laughed. ''She was happy, just happy to sit there and smile,'' she said.Fame roundly rests in lap of the gourdsLandall 3 news articles »
Gourds need open space to draw birds
Gourds need open space to draw birdsMacon Telegraph (blog)QUESTION: Last winter, I assembled 24 gourds on a 20-foot pole. I painted them white, and I drilled holes that were 2 inches in diameter. In early March, I began to have purple martin visitors. Almost every day, I would see from four to as many as 12 ...