Happy New Year Turq. Thanks for the links, I had never heard of these guys. The tapping thing almost turns the guitar into a piano. Interesting, and miles away from my musical focus. I am a musical barbarian in relationship to both those guys. But if you have a house party of drunken savages with no amplification, I am the right man for the job!
I've enjoyed lurking here and posting on some music sites. The amount of shared experiences is blowing my mind. I am getting and sharing tips on playing from people all over the world who dig the music I do. I am beginning to think that this Internet thing may take off! I enjoy the FFL scrum from the sidelines and appreciate people like yourself who keep the party rolling. I am already loving 2007. This is going to be a great year. Curtis --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], hermandan0 <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" > > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > > > Happy New Year everybody. > > > > Hey Curtis. Good to hear from you. Happy New Year! > > Indeed. Good to hear from you. Welcome back to > the My-phone-is-better-than-your-iPhone-my-guitar- > knowledge-is-deeper-than-your-guitar-knowledge- > my-spiritual-kung-fu-is-better-than-your-spiritual- > kung-fu-my-dick-is-longer-than-your-dick discussion > group. :-) > > Here's a guitar lesson by one of my faves, a fellow > from Amsterdam named Carlos Vamos: > > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=carlos+vamos&btnG=Google+Search > > and click on the 'Guitar Lesson' link or the 'Listen' > links. He plays the guitar like a Chapman Stick. None > of the percussive stuff that people seem to be wowed > by, just a very subtle touch, and taste. For some, > that's still enough. :-) > > If you've never seen a Chapman Stick or are a fan > of two-hand hammering, do check out the great Fergus > Marsh (best Stick player I've ever seen). You can see > a little of his work (although it's mainly lightweight > accompaniment) with the Steve Bell band at: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E167FVqDF1M > > The band has the added attraction of featuring > his brother Hugh Marsh, one of the best electronic > violinists in the world. Being a rather overt > Christian singer/songwriter, Steve's an either- > you-like-him-or-you-don't kinda guy, but like fellow > Canadian/Christian Bruce Cockburn he likes to > surround himself with great sidemen. These YouTube > clips are mainly to give those who are not familiar > with the Stick a glimpse of one. Sadly, Fergus does > got get to kick loose on any of these cuts; to watch > him when he does so is amazing. > > As for Hugh Marsh, I'm looking forward to seeing > him back up Loreena McKennitt in her Paris concert > in March. >
