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Post by maninashed on Jan 15, 2020 2:44:53 GMT
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Post by maninashed on Dec 16, 2019 10:50:50 GMT
I really like country music, mostly honky tonk and Bakersfield. In America it is huge and ingrained in the culture to an extent that isn't really appreciated in the UK and it's sometimes difficult to understand from my provincial British viewpoint. I've heard a lot about this series from American country websites and really wanted to see it. I didn't realise it was on UK TV. Problem is now though, I'm overseas until the new year and can't access iplayer!
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Post by maninashed on Dec 16, 2019 10:20:45 GMT
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Post by maninashed on Dec 15, 2019 14:30:37 GMT
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Post by maninashed on Dec 14, 2019 2:53:16 GMT
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Post by maninashed on Mar 5, 2019 8:07:58 GMT
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Post by maninashed on Jan 24, 2018 17:37:30 GMT
Nice guitar! I always think of Bill Nelson and Be Bop Deluxe when I see a Yamaha SG
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Post by maninashed on Aug 12, 2017 19:11:12 GMT
I like to wig out to a jam track from timd to time. Recently though I've strayed and succumbed to the charms of the Digitech Trio, a mind boggling bit of kit!
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Post by maninashed on Aug 11, 2017 19:44:21 GMT
Good to hear you're making progress! Interesting to read. I've had the carpel tunnel release procedure done on my left wrist with great success, I can get to the end of a tune and still feel my fingers now! I'm getting more problems with my right hand now and it seems to be associated with pain in my elbow and forearm, like tennis or golf elbow. This might be because of hard manual work I've been doing in the summer. I'm going to see how things settle in the autumn and winter to see what to do next. I was very happy with the physio I had with my CTS and an unrelated shoulder problem at my local GP and hospital so I'll see what they think if I'm still getting problems in a few weeks.
Good luck with your studies in the future!
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medleys?
Jan 3, 2017 8:00:31 GMT
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Post by maninashed on Jan 3, 2017 8:00:31 GMT
Thanks Andy, I think that's what I'm looking for. Even though they're tunes with no words, I should be thinking of putting them together to tell a story. It's probably more of a feeling than any kind of technical links.
What you said reminds me of Drive-by Truckers recording an album with Booker T. Cooley and Hood are excellent songwriters and the rhythm section is rock solid but when they first tried recording it just wasn't happening. Booker T explained to them, 'you tell stories in your songs and you're trying to play my tunes like that. Well I tell stories in my tunes as well, it's just that there are no words, you've got play like you're telling a story.' When they had understood the idea, they went on to make a fine album and even toured as Booker T's backing band for a while.
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Post by maninashed on Nov 16, 2016 19:25:34 GMT
Great idea! There's one about a mile from here tomorrow. I've been before but never played, it's very traditional, lots of sqeezeboxes and unaccompanied singing. I hate to think how an amplified uke would go down! But listening to what they do and maybe a chat to find out more should be quite illuminating.
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Post by maninashed on Nov 15, 2016 11:13:48 GMT
Thanks, I'll try those. I think I play uke more like mandolin or banjo, so the different keys should work. I had a feeling the experiment and see what works approach might be best, I don't think I trust my own ears enough at the moment.
And thank you for the pointer to the session. It's already one of my favourite sites, I like the layout of tabs/music, ABC, sound files, different settings and often very interesting discussion of tunes. It's a site I've learned a lot from.
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Post by maninashed on Nov 14, 2016 17:56:41 GMT
I play a few short dance tunes on guitar and uke that I learned from tabs. I want to add more interest when I play but I haven't the skill yet to add much ornament or variations. I thought that one way of extending what I play and keep it interesting is to play sets of two or three tunes.
My question is, how to choose which go together well? Is it 'feeling', which ones sound good together? Or, could aspects such as key, tempo, rhythm or even where the tunes originate from inform the choice, to complement or contrast the tunes?
The more I think about it, the more confused I get! I would be interested to hear what you think. Thanks!
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Post by maninashed on Oct 31, 2016 18:08:36 GMT
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Post by maninashed on Sept 4, 2016 14:38:18 GMT
Crowd? I wish!!! Keith Not strictly necessary. Apparently. Take a look at @holdthisbeer's Tweet:
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