Thanks for the great links and for listening to my stuff. I don't make my whole living busking, I just focus on it in the Summers. It is a dumb rat that only has one hole to run to!
There are some really great instructional DVDs on http://guitarvideos.com/ for the styles you are playing. I'll check out the links in some detail and write more but I really appreciate new sources. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, hermandan0 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I play guitar some, but not in any particular style, just folk stuff, > mostly fingerpicking. I'm trying to expand my repertoire and have > picked up a Robert Johnson and Rev. Gary Davis book/cd. > > I've recently been exploring a lot of that old music prompted by > reading Dylan's Chronicles last winter and wanting to hear some of the > music he was referring to. I've heard some of those old blues guys > over the years, of course, but really heard other people doing their > stuff more than the originals. I really like the acoustic blues, all > different styles. > > Anyhow, my local library led me to a treasure trove of old material > from the 20's, some blues and some not, and I found myself fascinated, > intrigued, and captivated. There's a great series called "Times Ain't > What They Used to Be" on Yazoo Records. And one thing led to another. > A lot of the material they release is pretty obscure. Some of these > people, like Richard "Rabbit" Brown and Luke Jordan only ever recorded > a few tracks. > > It was Richard Rabbit Brown that led me to Venerable Musica > phenomenal sitewhere I found Luke Jordan and a pile of others on a > three cd set. www.venerablemusic.com. They have an online radio > station of old music and you can make requests. > > There's a box on the left that says "Click here to tune in" and that > takes you to the playlist where you can select the player you want to > use and it tells you what's playing, what's on deck and what's been > played. You can make requests by clicking on the appropriate link. > For a great Luke Jordan tune go to this link, scroll down to his name > and the tune "Won't You Be Kind", then click request. > http://www.venerablemusic.com/samphpweb/playlist.php?start=1350&limit=50&letter=L&search= > > > It seems to queue requests three or four songs in so you don't have > too long to wait. > > Richard Rabbit Brown's terrific "James Alley" can be found the same > way at this page: > http://www.venerablemusic.com/samphpweb/playlist.php?start=550&limit=100&letter=R&search= > > > I'm having a lot of fun listening to this material. Listening is one > of the best ways to learn. I've never been all that disciplined about > learning to play systematically; I more just pick things up and > incorporate bits into what I do. > > I admire what you do, making a living busking. It takes dedication. > Enjoyed the clips from your record site too. > > > FairfieldLife relevancy check: Luke Jordan has a song titled "Church > Bells Blues" which contains the line "The low down dirty Deacon done > stole my gal and gone," about the sexual exploits of a spiritual > leader which is a favourite theme on FFL. :) > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > I had never heard of Luke Jordan, thanks for turning me on to him. I > > have been searching on the Web and can find info but no examples of > > his music. I guess there are only 6 songs in circulation? If you > > have any links so I can hear him please let me know. > > > > from what I read Jordan is a Piedmont player. I am skewed towards the > > Delta guys, although I live in the Piedmont area where guys like John > > Jackson, and Archie Edwards played in that style. I got to see those > > guys before they died. For some reason the Piedmont style doesn't > > move me like the Delta stuff. Mississippi John Hurt was such a > > fixture in the folk revival I grew up in, but aside from appreciating > > what he does, I don't listen to or play that style. I dig the holy > > trinity of Charley Patton, Son House and Robert Johnson, and Booker > > White, Skip James, John Lee Hooker, Mississippi Fred Mcdowell, RL > > Burnside, Sonny Boy Williamson and Jack Owens among others. My > > favorite modern players are John Hammond and Rory Block. > > > > Do you play? You can hear samples of my music at www.cdbaby/curtisblues > > > > Thanks again for the tip on Luke Jordan. > > > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
