What driving rhythm you get with that strum. I love it!
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What driving rhythm you get with that strum. I love it!
Thanks, Bob. That's fun to know I'm recognizable even without a credit. I do get to sing this song and two others in the show. I also get to do some acting which I haven't done since high school....
Hey y'all, for anyone around the Chattanooga TN area, there'll be a great old-time show come August first, second, and third. It's full of excellent mandolin picking too. I've linked a trailer below...
Remember all you went through to get those calluses? Whenever you feel them wearing thin, just think about the hours of fun you'll enjoy getting those back again. I have the same tendencies you...
It seems to me the key to talking or singing while playing is working more and more toward automaticity. Multitasking is bound to reduce productivity and in a musical context where every beat...
My best bit of advice on this is record yourself constantly and just accept that you're not going to sound the way you want to but that you will get better. You'll hear things to adjust in your...
That's fine, I just posted the link because of the discussion above. it strikes me as a very helpful tool in figuring out some bowing patterns and it worked extremely well for an auditory learner...
From what I can tell, the authentic old-time fiddle sound discussed above comes through its rhythmic bow patterns. Shuffle bowing is one of these patterns, but there are others too. Brad Leftwich has...
Check out Chattanooga, Tennessee,. I've lived here most my life and am obviously biased, but without a doubt, it meets all your requirements over and above most cities I could think of.
Thanks to...
Open Ot jams do tend to be welcoming and encouraging by nature. I can see how it could be frustrating, but on the other hand, It's fun to see a place where beginning musicians feel confident joining...
Jeff tried out lightscribe a few weeks ago, and the CDs look pretty cool. You burn your disk, flip it over and burn an immage on the front.
The harp has a lovely sound and you're learning really quickly. Glad you're having so much fun with it.
What fun! Thanks.
My current favorite is Chinquapin Hunting. Two tunes go by that name--the crooked one is in A and played here by Bruce Molsky.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYS7xyNW8Mc
With the goal of "learning new tunes in many genres," a good idea would be to check out the Song-A-Week Social Group here. To get voted in as a tune of the week, it's usually fairly well known. You...
You guys sound great together. Your original songs are a lot of fun and your harmony is so enjoyable.
Those books sound useful. I'll check them out. I do envy people who are naturally more laid back while playing. I've literally seen Jeff fall asleep while playing banjo and he never misses a beat.
That's exactly it. I'm definitely my own worst critic and way harder on myself than anyone else ever is, ironically, that's the reason I make a lot of the mistakes I do. I've never experienced any...
What a great analogy, Bertram.
I don't know so much about the part of the video that says we're scared because of a feeling of rejection. I just don't like making mistakes in front of people...
Here's the website...
http://www.athens.edu/fiddlers/
My family and I have been planning on making it down there for a while. I hope it works out.
I had a pretty extreme case of flying fingers. When I buckled down and decided to tackle the issue it was tips from a thread John McGhann posted here called "How My Life Was Changed" that kept me at...
That sounds great! Immitating the clawhammer banjo came out really well.
Sounds fun. I'm in. Thanks so much Scott and Vinni.
You found that clip randomly, Steve, but you could see a lot more of him without too much guess work. Michael is an outstanding musician and such a helpful contributor at the Mandolin Cafe's...
It's possible that the thing you feel like you're missing is the ability to put your own personality and style into those tunes you're memorizing. There must be over 50 contributors to the...