??? The CB piano stuff is simple harmonies but very complicated rhythms
and textural effects: the "Shetland" guitar stuff is complicated harmonies
but simple rhythms. Where's the resemblance?
Swing.
Dave Francis
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Yes, after all these descriptions of the so-called Shetland guitar style, I
was wondering if there was any connection with the CB piano school. They do
sound similar.
??? The CB piano stuff is simple harmonies but very complicated rhythms
and textural effects: the "Shetland" guitar stuff is
Yes, after all these descriptions of the so-called Shetland guitar style, I
was wondering if there was any connection with the CB piano school. They do
sound similar.
??? The CB piano stuff is simple harmonies but very complicated rhythms
and textural effects: the "Shetland" guitar stuff is
I've been reading everyone's postings here about Shetland guitar playing
traditions. It does seem to parrallel American JAzz guitar evolutions.
My question pertains to playing back up. Do your descriptions apply to
palying backup to strathspeys?
It would all depend on the type of strathspey
Dave Francis wrote:
a different chord for every beat. It's worth listening to how the Cape
Breton pianists accompany strathspeys for clues on timing and rhythms.
Yes, after all these descriptions of the so-called Shetland guitar style, I
was wondering if there was any connection with the CB
Rob MacKillop wrote:
There's a chance I will be doing my History of the Guitar in Scotland
project either as a book or as a PhD. However it turns out, I have to start
by confessing that I have an embarrassing ignorance of the 'unique' (I am
informed) style of Shetland guitar playing in
Rob asked:
There's a chance I will be doing my History of the Guitar in Scotland
project either as a book or as a PhD. However it turns out, I have to start
by confessing that I have an embarrassing ignorance of the 'unique' (I am
informed) style of Shetland guitar playing in this, sorry,
Forgot to point out that these old guys were crazy about Eddie Lang etc, who
played with jazz fiddlers- Lang and Joe Venuti, Django and Grapelli. So
playing with fiddlers was just the natural thing to do.
They also switched to mandolin at times to do some melody stuff. And that
led to the
Rob MacKillop wrote:
David Kilpatrick wrote:
it's what I have learned from local
Shetland-style guitarists and various articles and stuff on the subject.
What articles and stuff? If I may ask...
Personal reminisences of those involved is clearly of great importance, but
so are
They also switched to mandolin at times to do some melody stuff. And that
led to the Shetland banjo style :)
Mercifully outwith my remit!
Rob
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Thanks Derek and David. Just what I was looking for. Plenty of leads to
follow up. By your descriptions I have to say that I am familiar with this
style, and agree with Derek that it is not just a Shetland thing, although
those guys may have been the first to record it in a folk setting. I
Rob MacKillop wrote:
They also switched to mandolin at times to do some melody stuff. And that
led to the Shetland banjo style :)
Mercifully outwith my remit!
Rob, on mp3.com recently I found an artist claiming to have tunes from
15th Scottish mandora (sic) MS rearranged for (wait for
Rob, on mp3.com recently I found an artist claiming to have tunes from
15th Scottish mandora (sic) MS rearranged for (wait for this) the
scalloped fret guitar with ornaments derived from Indian sitar
technique. I did listen to one such track, title like 'I met her in the
the meadow' or such.
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