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Post by martinrowe on Apr 18, 2024 9:49:35 GMT
That's a bit rough on the fish, isn't it?
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Post by martinrowe on Apr 15, 2024 18:05:26 GMT
I don't know if this will be of interest to people, I often stop listening to this sort of thing after about two minutes but this was, as it says, a real history lesson. Interesting what he says about his Martin Dreadnought that he got when he was 15 years old: to paraphrase, "you realise the sound is really nice so you play it a lot - that's how you got good". That seems the right way around to me, as does a lot of what he says. He also talks about the change of build by Martin after the 2nd World War and how the sound changed - interesting. The way he talks, he has the same view of the sixties that I've always had - I wonder sometimes if I was wrong, but apparently, I wasn't. Eric Thompson
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Post by martinrowe on Apr 15, 2024 15:13:27 GMT
That's great - I left a comment. A sad thing - change a few of the words and a similar sentiment can be applied to the Post Office sub postmasters 35 years later i.e. today.
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Post by martinrowe on Apr 9, 2024 21:40:19 GMT
Beethoven Charles Wesley Bob Marley Bessie Smith
We'd form the Charlie Wesley Blues Band and sing Redemption Song with a nice piano break by Ludvig.
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Post by martinrowe on Apr 8, 2024 21:52:28 GMT
Really enjoyed that. Many thanks Martin
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Post by martinrowe on Apr 4, 2024 21:38:55 GMT
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Post by martinrowe on Mar 28, 2024 19:07:33 GMT
A gittern - that's a new one on me. Eight Strings? Is it double coursed like a mandolin?
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Post by martinrowe on Mar 26, 2024 19:47:08 GMT
He, he, he ,he what a find. You may have already heard this but it's new to me - heard it on the radio on the way home. Someone is telling the truth. A new protest song - something like that. Kay Tempest
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Post by martinrowe on Mar 23, 2024 23:19:07 GMT
Yes, thanks for that. I like simple.
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Post by martinrowe on Mar 21, 2024 10:43:05 GMT
Wasn't Robert Johnson around in the 16th Century ?
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Post by martinrowe on Mar 21, 2024 9:33:06 GMT
Makes me think of 5 String Mandolins/Mandola tuned low to high CGDAE (or the high E tuned down to D which gives a 4th on the two high strings) or Sarah Jarosz's Tenor guitar playing. He's often talking from the perspective of hearing isn't he - pretty impressive that.
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Post by martinrowe on Mar 13, 2024 15:48:42 GMT
Can't beat a Telecaster! Hope all is improving on the health front. I only got the cherry one recently and despite having shed loads of guitar over the years have never had a telecaster. Health still crap. They can’t find out what’s up with me. Getting old is shit. There's a saying isn't there: "Getting old is not for wimps" - someone knew. Get Well
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Post by martinrowe on Mar 12, 2024 21:24:10 GMT
The last 3 or 4 posts: there's a possible new intro for you for the three points
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Post by martinrowe on Mar 11, 2024 15:28:49 GMT
I think it's a case of press record, play, fluff, swear, start again. Eventually you'll get an acceptable take. You may not understand the 4th step. Here is an example from a few years ago (if I remember correctly it was when Dave White did one of his road trip guitars): Examples of frustration and profanity.I like the way it builds as a sort of inverted crescendo towards the final lyric at the end
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Post by martinrowe on Mar 10, 2024 12:13:51 GMT
You've gone and done it now forestdweller - do you realise what you've done. I think you may have been living up country for too long. You've only gone and let people into one of the best kept secrets out there. it's bit like telling every Tom, Dick, or Harry about Plym Bridge or Whitsands That baritone sounds nice. I went through a stage of almost getting one once. I think it was after listening to Martin Simpson's Just a Closer Walk with Thee. Question: Can you tell from those videos how much the sound is down to the guitar and how much is down to the recording process. I don't really get much into the GAS discussions on here. I sometimes wonder if it's because I've got a guitar I am happy with.
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