Michael Perry Interview
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Description
This interview discusses Perry’s writing career and his early music career as a county-folk artist. Discusses his time at UWEC and Eau Claire’s music scene during his time in college and after. Goes on about the Eaux Claires music festival and other festivals in the area. Perry also discusses his radio show called “Tent Show Radio”.
Narrator
Interviewers Zach Valk and Ivan Thull
Date
October 26, 2017
transcription
--Full Transcript Not Available--
Timestamps:
[00:30]
Background; LPN; English Teacher 7th Grade; Creative Writing Course; Paid to Write
[05:40]
Heartfelt essays on own time
[06:03]
New York Times
[07:40]
Music Writing (Country Music); Interest in music
[07:50]
Guitar Chord
[09:00]
Songwriting (relation to poetry); Music as a break
[09:10]
First Gig
[09:30]
Album recording
[09:46]
Racy's
[10:40]
Justin Vernon
[10:40]
Long Beds
[13:00]
Writing is how he got to where he is now
[14:00]
Writes everyday; What he does currently
[14:00]
College time; Hotspots
[17:00]
WUEC; U2 and REM
[18:00]
Music in EC?
[19:30]
Wasn't just invented; Midway point between Chicago and Minneapolis
[19:35]
Country Jam
[20:30]
Joynt
[21:00]
Electrician Talk
[21:36]
Everyone involved; More than singers
[22:00]
Don't go big in EC
[23:05]
Poetry Slam in EC
[23:44]
Ground zero for many things
[23:45]
Volume One
[24:30]
Individuals making moves
[25:10]
Venison Band
[25:40]
Before "Scene"
[25:40]
Big Top
[27:10]
Radio Show
[27:25]
Guest at Big Top
[27:45]
Commencement Speech
[29:10]
Owe so much to UWEC (writing course); Nursing and writing (human assessment)
[29:10]
Technology
[32:10]
Hands of the People; Blew down gates; Number of writers increasing (makes it harder to be heard)
[32:20]
Vernon's Tech; How it helped him
[32:50]
How long will he write
[34:20]
Fond memories
[36:00]
Eaux Claires Festival; "Scene" (Exclusion, overstates reality)
[36:30]
Very grateful; Intro speech
[38:40]
Fans; Different approach to speech; Crowd silence
Timestamps:
[00:30]
Background; LPN; English Teacher 7th Grade; Creative Writing Course; Paid to Write
[05:40]
Heartfelt essays on own time
[06:03]
New York Times
[07:40]
Music Writing (Country Music); Interest in music
[07:50]
Guitar Chord
[09:00]
Songwriting (relation to poetry); Music as a break
[09:10]
First Gig
[09:30]
Album recording
[09:46]
Racy's
[10:40]
Justin Vernon
[10:40]
Long Beds
[13:00]
Writing is how he got to where he is now
[14:00]
Writes everyday; What he does currently
[14:00]
College time; Hotspots
[17:00]
WUEC; U2 and REM
[18:00]
Music in EC?
[19:30]
Wasn't just invented; Midway point between Chicago and Minneapolis
[19:35]
Country Jam
[20:30]
Joynt
[21:00]
Electrician Talk
[21:36]
Everyone involved; More than singers
[22:00]
Don't go big in EC
[23:05]
Poetry Slam in EC
[23:44]
Ground zero for many things
[23:45]
Volume One
[24:30]
Individuals making moves
[25:10]
Venison Band
[25:40]
Before "Scene"
[25:40]
Big Top
[27:10]
Radio Show
[27:25]
Guest at Big Top
[27:45]
Commencement Speech
[29:10]
Owe so much to UWEC (writing course); Nursing and writing (human assessment)
[29:10]
Technology
[32:10]
Hands of the People; Blew down gates; Number of writers increasing (makes it harder to be heard)
[32:20]
Vernon's Tech; How it helped him
[32:50]
How long will he write
[34:20]
Fond memories
[36:00]
Eaux Claires Festival; "Scene" (Exclusion, overstates reality)
[36:30]
Very grateful; Intro speech
[38:40]
Fans; Different approach to speech; Crowd silence
