<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>Betsy Lynn Paisley – Yippee Ki-Ay Blues®</title> <atom:link href="https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/tag/betsy-lynn-paisley/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.yippeekiayblues.com</link> <description>Bringing You the Blues from a different perspective</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 09:20:45 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2</generator> <image> <url>https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/webicon_yka_2.png</url> <title>Betsy Lynn Paisley – Yippee Ki-Ay Blues®</title> <link>https://www.yippeekiayblues.com</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <item> <title>Yippee’s Little Get Together’s (LGTs)</title> <link>https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/yippees-little-get-togethers-lgts-110/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 02:32:22 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Blues in Yippee Ki-Ay Blues Grid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Digs on the Blues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yippee's LGT's]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alfie Smith]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Betsy Lynn Paisley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blues Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blues Musician Interview]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Canadian Blues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jimi Hendrix]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yippee's Little Get Together's (LGTs)]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/?p=10821</guid> <description><![CDATA[This is the 14th Episode of “Yippee’s LGT’s” for 2023 otherwise known as “Yippee Ki-Ay Blues Little Get Together’s” with blues musicians via online video. In this interview, I ventured across the northern border and manage to get this incredible <span class="readmore"><a class="more-link" href="https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/yippees-little-get-togethers-lgts-110/">Read More ...</a></span>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;">This is the 14th Episode of “Yippee’s LGT’s” for 2023 otherwise known as “Yippee Ki-Ay Blues Little Get Together’s” with blues musicians via online video.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} --></p> <p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;">In this interview, I ventured across the northern border and manage to get this incredible bluesman from Canada on the WIRE with me, <a href="http://www.alfiesmith.org/">Alfie Smith</a>. I’ve been following <a href="http://www.alfiesmith.org/">Alfie Smith</a> since 2013 when <a href="https://www.facebook.com/betsy.paisley/">Betsy Lynn Paisley</a> recommended me to listen to his music. 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/* ]]> */ </script> </p> <p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;">I want to say thank you again, <a href="http://www.alfiesmith.org/">Alfie Smith</a>, for taking time out from your precious schedule to participate in this interview. I look forward to seeing you in the near future and hopefully on stage !</p> <p style="text-align: center;">As a loyal member of Yippee Ki-Ay Blues, you can get an amazing deal for The <a href="https://hyperpyron.com/br3/">Belkin Report 3</a> which includes includes a monthly Belkin Report and the BR2 Report weekly for $4,300 per year.</p> <p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;"><strong>3D Meta-verse Design and Engineering Credits – SwiftEyes Innovation Inc.</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} --></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} --></p> <p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;"><strong>3D Graphics Design Credits – SwiftEyes Innovation Inc.</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} --></p> <p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Filming and Recording Credits – SwiftEyes Innovation Inc.</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} --></p> <p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Music Credits: Alfie Smith </strong></p>]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Yippee’s Little Get Together’s (LGTs)</title> <link>https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/yippees-little-get-togethers-lgts-70/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 06:37:31 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Blues in Yippee Ki-Ay Blues Grid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yippee's LGT's]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Betsy Lynn Paisley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blues Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blues Rock]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bridget Kelly]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Murray Kinsley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tim Fik]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wicked Grin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yippee Ki-Ay Blues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yippee's LGT]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/?p=9798</guid> <description><![CDATA[This is the 16th Episode of “Yippee’s LGT’s” for 2022 otherwise known as “Yippee Ki-Ay Blues Little Get Together’s” with blues musicians via online video. In this interview, I went back to 2016/2017 time period when I started testing out <span class="readmore"><a class="more-link" href="https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/yippees-little-get-togethers-lgts-70/">Read More ...</a></span>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;">This is the 16th Episode of “Yippee’s LGT’s” for 2022 otherwise known as “Yippee Ki-Ay Blues Little Get Together’s” with blues musicians via online video.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} --></p> <p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;">In this interview, I went back to 2016/2017 time period when I started testing out Live streaming from Betsy’s Backyard with Betsy Lynn Paisley. One of the house concerts involved a great band and I am speaking about <a href="http://wickedgrin.ca/">Murray Kinsley</a>, from Wicked Grin, a darn good blues musician. 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I look forward to seeing you in the near future and hopefully on stage !</p> <p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;"><strong>3D Meta-verse Design and Engineering Credits – SwiftEyes Innovation Inc.</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} --></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} --></p> <p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;"><strong>3D Graphics Design Credits – SwiftEyes Innovation Inc.</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} --></p> <p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Filming and Recording Credits – SwiftEyes Innovation Inc.</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} --></p> <p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Music Credits: Murray Kinsley and Wicked Grin </strong></p>]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Yippee’s Little Get Together’s (LGT’s)</title> <link>https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/yippees-little-get-togethers-lgts-19/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2021 08:46:10 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Blues in Yippee Ki-Ay Blues Grid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yippee's LGT's]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ana Gabriel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ben Rice]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Betsy Lynn Paisley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Don't Worry Mama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[El Rey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lucy Hammond]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mariachi Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Oh Lord]]></category> <category><![CDATA[RB Stone]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Vicente Fernandez]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Volver Volver]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yippee Ki-Ay Blues]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/?p=8437</guid> <description><![CDATA[This is the 8th Episode of “Yippee’s LGT’s” for 2021 otherwise known as “Yippee Ki-Ay Blues Little Get Together’s” with blues musicians via online video. In this interview, I managed to get a Blues Music Award Winner on the WIRE <span class="readmore"><a class="more-link" href="https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/yippees-little-get-togethers-lgts-19/">Read More ...</a></span>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <p class="has-text-align-center">This is the 8th Episode of “Yippee’s LGT’s” for 2021 otherwise known as “Yippee Ki-Ay Blues Little Get Together’s” with blues musicians via online video. </p> <p class="has-text-align-center">In this interview, I managed to get a Blues Music Award Winner on the WIRE with by the name of, <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.benricelive.com/" target="_blank">Ben Rice</a>. I’ve known this musician since 2015 when <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.facebook.com/betsy.paisley" target="_blank">Betsy Lynn Paisley</a> had introduced me to Ben. You will witnessed how I attempted to get the mighty 12-6 curveball past Ben. Though, was I caught off guard ! Ben smacked a vicious liner that skipped over the top of the centerfield fence for an incredible walk off homer ! I had NO CLUE that Ben had performed <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://youtu.be/6hDAl861d7s" target="_blank">Vicente Fernandez track El Rey</a>. Also, that <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://youtu.be/bs-fOTJCvjM" target="_blank">Ana Gabriel’s rendition of Volver Volver</a> is Ben’s favorite. You gotta get onboard with this Blues Music Award Winner and check out <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.benricelive.com/" target="_blank">Ben Rice</a>. His music is simply amazing and innovative as well ! </p> <div align="center"><video poster="https://www.yippeekiayblues.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/YKA_Ben_Rice_Interview_Final_Moment.jpg" controls="" controlslist="nodownload" width="640" height="360"> <source src="https://sei-video-on-demand.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/sessions/YKA_Interviews/LGT/YKA_LGT_Ben_Rice_022021.mp4" type="video/mp4"></video></div><br> <p class="has-text-align-center">I want to say thank you again, <a href="https://www.benricelive.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ben Rice</a>, for taking time out from your precious schedule to participate in this video. I had a great time during our conversation. We have something in common, the love for <a href="https://mariachimusic.com/"><strong>Mariachi</strong> <strong>Music</strong></a>.</p> <p class="has-text-align-center"><strong>3D Meta-verse Design and Engineering Credits – SwiftEyes Innovation Inc.</strong></p> <p class="has-text-align-center"><strong>3D Graphics Design Credits – SwiftEyes Innovation Inc.</strong></p> <p class="has-text-align-center"><strong>Filming and Recording Credits – SwiftEyes Innovation Inc.</strong></p> ]]></content:encoded> <enclosure url="https://sei-video-on-demand.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/sessions/YKA_Interviews/LGT/YKA_LGT_Ben_Rice_022021.mp4" length="316853407" type="video/mp4" /> </item> </channel> </rss>