Post by colins on Aug 26, 2024 11:48:42 GMT
Those of us of a certain age, growing up and starting guitar in the early 60s had fewer models to look up to when trying to become better players. There was Lonnie Donegan I suppose and Bert Weedon, but they weren't finger pickers, so only good for basic chords. We did have Ewan McColl and Peggy Seager over here I suppose.
Well I have been doing what sad old men do and trying to catalogue my old vinyl collection, this is a slow process as I tend to want to play all of the old stuff that hasn't seen a stylus for decades. Anyway my collection of vintage Doc Watson recently emerged and I was captivated all over again. Of all of the players at the time Doc was a country mile above the rest, and his songs were the ones that I really wanted to play and they became the foundation of my early repertoire, I even bought a banjo because of him! Travis picking Deep River Blues like Doc became my guitar playing goal.
Unfortunately Woody Guthrie is further down the alphabetical list so it'll be a while before I get to catalogue his music.
Well I have been doing what sad old men do and trying to catalogue my old vinyl collection, this is a slow process as I tend to want to play all of the old stuff that hasn't seen a stylus for decades. Anyway my collection of vintage Doc Watson recently emerged and I was captivated all over again. Of all of the players at the time Doc was a country mile above the rest, and his songs were the ones that I really wanted to play and they became the foundation of my early repertoire, I even bought a banjo because of him! Travis picking Deep River Blues like Doc became my guitar playing goal.
Unfortunately Woody Guthrie is further down the alphabetical list so it'll be a while before I get to catalogue his music.
Jo whoever he is.
