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harwilli55
Sep-16-2006, 6:51pm
Listened to this and figured maybe some might enjoy....tons of interviews with great musicians on this site...check em all out...
Grisman Interview (http://www.folkalley.com/music/extras/grisman/)
fishdawg40
Sep-16-2006, 7:27pm
Thanks! #I actually have been waiting to hear this interview for a few months. #I saw the DGQ in Kent and one of the promoters was Folk Alley. #Before the show began, one of the DJs said they were going to post this interview online. #For some reason it was never put up until recently. #Thanks again, I probably would not have checked back on their website for this interview.
fishdawg40
Sep-18-2006, 7:52pm
Let me add that there are 4 MP3 downloads of Dawg and Enrique playing in the studio. They're truly amazing...
SternART
Sep-18-2006, 10:25pm
Dang......that is a way cool solo David does on Dawg's Waltz.
I've been learning that tune.....he plays it like he wrote it!
SternART
Sep-18-2006, 10:30pm
Dang......that is a way cool solo David does on Dawg's Waltz.
I've been learning that tune.....he plays it like he wrote it!
Great interview. I enjoyed the Tim O'Brien interview on the same site.
On pop music-You don't give them what they want, you teach them what they want, and then you supply it to them.
Words that should be etched in stone.
On pop music-You don't give them what they want, you teach them what they want, and then you supply it to them.
Words that should be etched in stone.
The part about McDonalds is also very true.
Great interview!
fishdawg40
Sep-19-2006, 6:11pm
Those comments he made are very interesting and unfortunatly true. #What is very strange about music is that every generation's music sounds like caca to the older generation's. #But is then respected down the road a bit. #I hope Britany Spears is not held in high regard one day. #However, very unlikely. #It seems as if talent and creativity in American Pop music has gone way down (I'm the master of the obvious). #It boggles my mind that Duke Ellington, The Beatles and others held the same position in Pop music as Spears or whoever the rave is now. #Things don't look pretty for the future or perhaps there will be cycles like everything else...
Another neat comment was about Thile saying that he wished his voice would come out on the mandolin as much as Grisman's does (Grisman gave Thile props-"He's on top of the mandolin heap now"). #Voice. I find it amazing that ones voice comes out of an instrument...
PhilGE
Sep-19-2006, 7:04pm
#Voice. I find it amazing that ones voice comes out of an instrument...
If it's not your "voice" coming out of your instrument when you're playing it, then whose? I think if you enjoy the music you make, then the music is "yours" and your voice will be clearly heard.
Early in the interview, Dawg talks about trying to sound and think like Bill when he was learning to play, but found that his own personality was developing and it came out through his playing.
Another thing that Dawg said is that he is not necessarily trying to make music for everyone. That's probably the thing I like most about roots, bluegrass, jazz etc. It's not made for every one. It's made for those who want to hear it. Artists like Dawg are not afraid to offend or challenge and they don't put limits on their creativity in order to please all (make more money). MML kind of hit on it but I personally like to challenge my ears as much as I like to challenge my taste buds (McDonald vs. an Indian Restaurant). I'll probably try something that doesn't taste good to me but at least I tried it. I don't like everything Dawg does (just for sake of argument) but that's just fine because someone else does.
Pop music and culture has become the groupspeak that has proven destructive and oppressive powers (Maoism and the cultural revolution). In less dramatic terms, groupspeak and consensus stifle creativity.
To me the music produced by Dawg and others like him is analogous to single malt scotch. It's not for everyone, it's made in small batches, they make it cause they love it, it's strong and bold, and it makes me feel warm all over. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
off the soap box, over and out