Re: Linthead Stomp - the book
Ohhh, the Dixon BrothersThe Intoxicated Rat. Those recordings would be awesome to hear! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugmando@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: on the subject of books...
Well, I wanted to thank folks for the good suggestions. Some of the advice was so good, and simple, that I feel kind of sheepish for having not figured it out for myself: memorize the tune. be able to hum the tune. The humming is key, I think, because if you can sing it, then it's a song, right? I think I've been able to learn the notes easily enough that I haven't given myself enough patience to actually learn the song, if you catch the difference. So anyway, I'm anxious to hit the books again. Thanks everyone! erik PS--Fax me an email that's hilarious. I might try to just start saying that. On Mar 11, 4:00 pm, Nelson nelsonpeddyco...@knology.net wrote: Go high tech grandpa! My father-in-law is 80 and he doesn't even know what YouTube is. The only time he's shown any interest in the computer is asking if I can fax him an email or show him some of that porn. On Mar 11, 3:53 pm, mandoho...@comcast.net wrote: I've had this problem for years, pounding tunes into my head from books is much like breaking rocks. I've learned some from books, but most of the tunes I know now have come from jam session. I've been going to an old time jam for the past couple of years with some very good old fiddlers. Last week one of the old guys came up with a new tune that we all liked. He is in his 80s and still very sharp. Says he can't learn from books as he doesn't read music. We asked where he got the tune, which he couldn't remember the name of. He says, to the surprise of us all. Off YouTube. Clyde Clevenger Just My Opinion, But It's Right Salem, Oregon Old Circle - Original Message - From: MinnesotaMandolin eberr...@gmail.com To: Taterbugmando taterbugmando@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 7:02:28 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: on the subject of books... Hey all-- I'm curious how others handle this dilemma of mine, or if it's even an issue. When I practice tunes out of books (my primary books are the Phillips vol. 1, O'Neils music of Ireland and the Fiddler's Fakebook) I struggle to make the tune sound informal. I have a classical background, on guitar and the oboe, and it's hard for me to play off of sheet music without sounding like a presentation. When I learn a song from a person, I don't have this problem. Same with the handful of tunes I've written. But out of the dozens of tunes I've worked on out of books, only a few don't sound like a recital when I play them. I've actually hit a point where the fiddle tune books aren't that much more fun than exercise books, for how stiff they can sound under my fingers. I keep coming back to them though, because I figure it's good for me to work on 'em anyway. I also got a few classical mandolin books so I could read through some sheet music and be happy with the formality of my playing. I got a hunch the answer to my question is practice, but I wonder if anyone has some other tips or suggestions. I normally don't think of myself as a stiff player, but most of my focus is on creating rhythm parts for the original songs my band does. On a related note, how do folks decide to set a tune where all the information that might be available about it is its title and the name of the fiddler the book's author collected the song from? just curious, erik- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugmando@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: on the subject of books...
I feel your pain. As a kid, I could devour new songs with sheet music, and I was technically proficient. However, as I got older and started expanding my listening and learning, I realized that what I was doing technically correct, but it wasn't very musical. My music now is more mature, and more pleasing to listen to, even if it isn't always as technically correct as it once was. Just my two cents. Mark Sent via BlackBerry by ATT -Original Message- From: MinnesotaMandolin eberr...@gmail.com Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:11:34 To: Taterbugmandotaterbugmando@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: on the subject of books... Well, I wanted to thank folks for the good suggestions. Some of the advice was so good, and simple, that I feel kind of sheepish for having not figured it out for myself: memorize the tune. be able to hum the tune. The humming is key, I think, because if you can sing it, then it's a song, right? I think I've been able to learn the notes easily enough that I haven't given myself enough patience to actually learn the song, if you catch the difference. So anyway, I'm anxious to hit the books again. Thanks everyone! erik PS--Fax me an email that's hilarious. I might try to just start saying that. On Mar 11, 4:00 pm, Nelson nelsonpeddyco...@knology.net wrote: Go high tech grandpa! My father-in-law is 80 and he doesn't even know what YouTube is. The only time he's shown any interest in the computer is asking if I can fax him an email or show him some of that porn. On Mar 11, 3:53 pm, mandoho...@comcast.net wrote: I've had this problem for years, pounding tunes into my head from books is much like breaking rocks. I've learned some from books, but most of the tunes I know now have come from jam session. I've been going to an old time jam for the past couple of years with some very good old fiddlers. Last week one of the old guys came up with a new tune that we all liked. He is in his 80s and still very sharp. Says he can't learn from books as he doesn't read music. We asked where he got the tune, which he couldn't remember the name of. He says, to the surprise of us all. Off YouTube. Clyde Clevenger Just My Opinion, But It's Right Salem, Oregon Old Circle - Original Message - From: MinnesotaMandolin eberr...@gmail.com To: Taterbugmando taterbugmando@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 7:02:28 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: on the subject of books... Hey all-- I'm curious how others handle this dilemma of mine, or if it's even an issue. When I practice tunes out of books (my primary books are the Phillips vol. 1, O'Neils music of Ireland and the Fiddler's Fakebook) I struggle to make the tune sound informal. I have a classical background, on guitar and the oboe, and it's hard for me to play off of sheet music without sounding like a presentation. When I learn a song from a person, I don't have this problem. Same with the handful of tunes I've written. But out of the dozens of tunes I've worked on out of books, only a few don't sound like a recital when I play them. I've actually hit a point where the fiddle tune books aren't that much more fun than exercise books, for how stiff they can sound under my fingers. I keep coming back to them though, because I figure it's good for me to work on 'em anyway. I also got a few classical mandolin books so I could read through some sheet music and be happy with the formality of my playing. I got a hunch the answer to my question is practice, but I wonder if anyone has some other tips or suggestions. I normally don't think of myself as a stiff player, but most of my focus is on creating rhythm parts for the original songs my band does. On a related note, how do folks decide to set a tune where all the information that might be available about it is its title and the name of the fiddler the book's author collected the song from? just curious, erik- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugmando@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Skillet Licker Tunes
All, Does anyone play Rocky Pallet or Ride Old Buck To Water? I'd like to have the mandolin or fiddle tab/transcription and I am being lazy today. Thanks, Nelson --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugmando@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Dawg clip guest staring Compton/Long
Would like to know as well. Just got an SM81 myself. Works great. I wonder if there's more footage of the Stomp recording session? There should be. No comment from Tater his self. On Mar 8, 3:29 pm, Mike Romkey mrom...@mac.com wrote: Cool! The only thing that would've made it better is more Tater. It's interesting to see Dawg recording straight to ... was it quarter- inch tape? I would love to hear more about that, too -- what mics were used, how the takes were handled, the sort of board Grisman uses, all the gnarly details. That sort of how-to info is very useful to those of us either recording on our own or in small local studios that have never seen a mandolin before. I understand the studio is in the basement of his house. That right? I have to hand to Mr. Grisman: He covers all the angles, which any artist wanting to make a buck has to do. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugmando@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Linthead Stomp - the book
I manged to get Charlie Poole's boxed set and noticed on at least one of the 4 CD's in the set that there would be a recording of a tune as it would be played in the era by the city folks, then there would be Poole's version. So this goes along with what the author of the Linthead Stop was on about from what the reviewers, etc. say. I surely love the old stuff, have to pay nearly twice the amount for every CD I buy due to the current value of the Australian dollar so I don't get to buy nearly as much of these old recordings as I want to. The Charlie Poole set was both fun and instructive here. I suppose in our times we look to the past and try to bring it back but in those days, they were looking at the now to some degree and changing it to their style. Something interesting to ponder. How to use the style on current tunes. Hum I just wonder how someone would or could do anything to country up or trick up with bluegrass licks a rapper tune?? G On Mar 15, 1:24 am, Mike Hoffmann mikehoffma...@gmail.com wrote: Ohhh, the Dixon BrothersThe Intoxicated Rat. Those recordings would be awesome to hear! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugmando@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Linthead Stomp - the book
What gets me about the Charlie Poole set when there is a 'straight' version and a 'country' version, is how the straight version tries to sound sophisticated, but the country version actually *is *sophisticated: makes one think about the awful stereotypes about old time country musicians - same thing about the blues: you can see Lonnie Johnson, or any of the well-recorded guys and gals, in a fine suit with a fine guitar, but the tradition wants a blues guy to be a desperate train hopper with a talent that could only be explained by devilish intervention, rather than loads of practice and clever ideas on the rap thing, I'm starting to realise that between for example Rakim and Monroe there is not much distance in intention: both are going fast and making rythmic variations in every single thing they do. I understand that this may not be a majority opinion, but what can you do. Robin On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 11:46 PM, lj...@intas.net.au wrote: I manged to get Charlie Poole's boxed set and noticed on at least one of the 4 CD's in the set that there would be a recording of a tune as it would be played in the era by the city folks, then there would be Poole's version. So this goes along with what the author of the Linthead Stop was on about from what the reviewers, etc. say. I surely love the old stuff, have to pay nearly twice the amount for every CD I buy due to the current value of the Australian dollar so I don't get to buy nearly as much of these old recordings as I want to. The Charlie Poole set was both fun and instructive here. I suppose in our times we look to the past and try to bring it back but in those days, they were looking at the now to some degree and changing it to their style. Something interesting to ponder. How to use the style on current tunes. Hum I just wonder how someone would or could do anything to country up or trick up with bluegrass licks a rapper tune?? G On Mar 15, 1:24 am, Mike Hoffmann mikehoffma...@gmail.com wrote: Ohhh, the Dixon BrothersThe Intoxicated Rat. Those recordings would be awesome to hear! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugmando@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
