NS Charleston #1-65%.mp3 (taterbugmando@googlegroups.com)
I've shared a document with you: NS Charleston #1-65%.mp3 https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B8KrIvg_Omq9MzI4ZGI4MjAtNDJlZS00YTM0LWJjMTgtN2NlZjU3YmQ4NmEwhl=en It's not an attachment -- it's stored online at Google Docs. To open this document, just click the link above. I posted Mike's slowed down version of Charleston #1 for your listening pleasure... For educational porpoises, of course :) Fishy fish... B -- 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.
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I've shared a document with you: TaterbugMandoGroup https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B8KrIvg_Omq9YjUwNjQ5YjAtYTIyNC00NjM3LTliMjItYjhlNjU0ZTk3MjU0hl=en It's not an attachment -- it's stored online at Google Docs. To open this document, just click the link above. This is a test to see if I can share a google doc folder with the TaterbugMando Group... this is only a test... please no panicking or wagering. Brian -- 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: Song of the Month-December 2010
Hat = ring... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeaLzXbmiYc Brian -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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: Tater on Prairie Home Companion
Here's the audio... http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/programs/2010/11/13/ B On Nov 13, 7:35 pm, Don adobeinthepi...@gmail.com wrote: Anyone catch NBB with our favorite Tater on PHC? I was tuned in driving home from the weekend supply run to Gallup NM and caught some fabulous music, including that acapella gospel blues. Tater put some feeling into the lead singing on that one. Yessir. -- My CD of original tunes played on mandolin, mandola, and mandocellohttp://www.HillbillyChamberMusic.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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: Tater on Prairie Home Companion
And Sir Bibs was holding out on me... I had to learn the extra part on Fiddler's Pastime from Mr. Tom Schaefer... *sniff*. B On Nov 16, 9:31 am, Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com wrote: Here's the audio...http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/programs/2010/11/13/ B On Nov 13, 7:35 pm, Don adobeinthepi...@gmail.com wrote: Anyone catch NBB with our favorite Tater on PHC? I was tuned in driving home from the weekend supply run to Gallup NM and caught some fabulous music, including that acapella gospel blues. Tater put some feeling into the lead singing on that one. Yessir. -- My CD of original tunes played on mandolin, mandola, and mandocellohttp://www.HillbillyChamberMusic.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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: heart-piercing music
I heart Red. On Oct 8, 8:18 am, Val Mindel vmin...@gmail.com wrote: Someone just sent me Red Allen's Seven Year Blues, and in my enthusiasm I'm stepping out from the lurker ranks to encourage you all to check it out. Totally beautiful. Great mandolin, stellar singing, really it has it all. Kind of cleans the palate, makes you remember why you do this. best, val -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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: a new take on Squirrel Hunters
I know I should shut up and let folks like what they want but this particular tune is near and dear to my heart and this rendition stabs at my soul. Maybe it's because I just returned from a lovely week in Nashville but saw WAY too many folks in tight printed shirts and pressed jeans, musically masturbating on each other. Either way, I don't mean disrespect to anyone's musical taste but rather, I just want to express an opposing view. Squirrel Hunters is an old-time tune that has creeped into the Bluegrass subconscious... and I'm grateful for it... so much so I named my band after it. I see this tune as an opportunity for ensemble play and most definitely not as a springboard for musical coitus. To see it straightened out with a Bush-style chop in a circle jerk is, IMO, an opportunity missed. B On Oct 2, 10:41 pm, Mark Seale mark.se...@gmail.com wrote: from some young guns... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFDNcXxXJLk -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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: Whoa Nellie
Like. On Sep 23, 7:11 pm, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Okay. Here's what happens when a person stays open-minded and follows wherever the road leads... This year so far, I've had more work than I've had in a long time. The webcam lesson schedule fluctuates depending on the economy, babies being born, new marriages, new divorces, new jobs, lost jobs, families moving, illness, lost interest, etc. Sort of my own private abbreviated view of the 'big picture' we all deal with. But so far the last few months there's been at least a dozen new folks coming on and a number of old friends threatening to come back on board in a month or so. There's been a number of things on my plate this year, some old, some new. Still working with the NBB, though sparsely booked. A great band to work with and a smart bunch of guys. I always enjoy our gigs and being around those guys. The duet stuff with Joe Newberry and David Grier is a lot different from each other, but both fill a gap that I'd miss if I didn't have them. Plus, it's good to have the time to hang out with one's friends and I'm fortunate to count both of them as such. The Elvis Costello tour was a whirlwind and a hoot and an experience that I'll not forget. I had three months to get ready for the initial blast last year and I worked my ass off to memorize 40+ songs and it paid off. I am way better now at writing charts (partially in part to assistance from Matt Combs and Jeff Taylor's help and endurance of my many dumbass questions) and playing chord changes that aren't found in country stringband styles of music. Plus, I had to buy electric gear; amp, pedal board, pickups, a Randy Wood acoustic/electric mando, etc. and start figuring out what that's all about. It's like learning another language to me. But as Jerry Douglas says, There's money there. Enough said, Flux. Count me in. The year's count on workshops/seminars has been about half a dozen, most of which were week-long endeavors. This year's Monroe Mando Camp went over great. So improvements being made. Looks like next year is starting to shape up some for more camps and a better Monroe camp expected. Planning on it, at least. Now, more TBone work. On my doorstep appears less than one week ago 3 CD's of material to chart and learn. Plus, two files with 'greatest hits' material...you know, stuff we've all heard on the radio since high school. Heavily-orchestrated material. Now, here's the band situation for this hillbilly mandolin player: two drummers, two electric guitar players, one bass player, background singers, a horn section, and a mandolin player. Lord knows what else. Rehearsals for the material start Oct. 5 and last for two weeks. Then, about half a dozen concerts, some TV, etc. The lineup for the show is: Elton John, Leon Russell, Elvis Costello, John Mellencamp, Gregg Allman, Jeff Bridges, The Secret Sisters, Ralph Stanley, Karen Elson, Mark Ribo, Neko Case, Punch Brothers. Knowing what you know about me, figure where Bill Monroe's mandolin style figures into this mix. Or better yet, figure in where a derivative of Bill Monroe's mandolin style figures into this mix. Also take into consideration that I'm treading water fast as I can with just my eyeballs above water. Next year looks promising too. More duet work with Joe Newberry and Grier already on the books, solo work in Australia for about two months thanks to Paul Duff and associates. Will get to play with Bluegrass Parkway there and make a visit to the Gilchrist mansion on Lake Gnotuk. Also will get to play with two more of my oldtime heros down under, Bruce Molsky, Rafe Stefanini. Some NBB work booked for 2011 and some work with Charlie Cushman and Dave Peterson playing some straight-forward bluegrass. Looking at probably getting some Hartford String Band stuff on the books. Also, it looks like there's probably a TBone production coming too. We'll see. Sure, it seems rosey and all that, and I'm glad, grateful to have it all. Still, with all this going on, it's hard to keep the car running, the mortgage paid, the groceries bought and always a chore to keep the middle-aged spread from spreading. But it could be a whole lot more uncomfortable. And maybe one of these days I won't be living from paycheck to paycheck. Keeping my mind open and doing the next thing that comes down the road... Tbug -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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: Monroe Mando Camp Schedule 2010
Mr. Bibs and I stayed in the Sleep Inn last year and it was fine. I remember my room had a better corn view than his! Brian On Aug 10, 7:21 pm, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Mark, I reckon you can stay at one of the fine lodging establishments in OwensboroG. Lots of stuff around Exit #4 I believe it is. It's the main (i.e. only) exit with a substantial offering. The rest of us have been put up at the Sleep Inn, complete with cornfield last year. I'm not sure. You should probably holler at the Museum staff for particulars. I'm just the mandolin guy :-) . Tbugger On Aug 10, 1:43 pm, Mark Seale mark.se...@gmail.com wrote: Speaking of camp. If we come in on Thursday, is there lodging available? What's the lodging like for camp nights? Mark On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 8:27 PM, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.comwrote: Howdy folks, The schedule for the Monroe Mandolin Camp 2010 is posted on the IBMM's website. Go check it out! The camp is expanded this year to include one more class per hour, plus we have luthiers Will Kimble and Paul Duff teaching a number of classes on how to build/stain/finish mandolins, plus we have scheduled a class on the history of Gibson mandolins which includes David Harvey, who is teaching the entire weekend as well. Hall of Famer Bobby Osborne returns to the camp, as does Skip Gorman, Richie Brown, and myself. This year's Monroe Mandolin Camp is looking better than ever, so sign up before slots run out. If you know anyone that might be interested in the camp, be sure and give them a holler. See you in Owensboro! Taterbug -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comtaterbugmando%2bunsubscr...@goog legroups.com . For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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: Monroe Mando Camp Schedule 2010
Unfortunately, not all mail apps mark quoted text correctly, thus google's automation thinks it's part of the reply. So in these cases, it's up to the person sending to self-prune the quoted text like I did below... Google is smart; not perfect. Brian On Aug 8, 9:04 pm, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Brian, How can we cut out these long run-on messages that include everything that's been said previously? Gotta be something... Tbug -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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: Monroe Mando Camp Schedule 2010
Link police: http://www.bluegrass-museum.org/general/mandoCamps.php B On Aug 2, 8:27 pm, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Howdy folks, The schedule for the Monroe Mandolin Camp 2010 is posted on the IBMM's website. Go check it out! The camp is expanded this year to include one more class per hour, plus we have luthiers Will Kimble and Paul Duff teaching a number of classes on how to build/stain/finish mandolins, plus we have scheduled a class on the history of Gibson mandolins which includes David Harvey, who is teaching the entire weekend as well. Hall of Famer Bobby Osborne returns to the camp, as does Skip Gorman, Richie Brown, and myself. This year's Monroe Mandolin Camp is looking better than ever, so sign up before slots run out. If you know anyone that might be interested in the camp, be sure and give them a holler. See you in Owensboro! Taterbug -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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: All about Mrs Haley
I have both double CD sets (Forked Deer and Grey Eagle) and have studied on 'em. I love playing duets with a fiddler--and do so often-- so these records are a road map to that destination. Like Mike mentions, Ela does seem to be playing the melody with her right hand which makes good sense. When playing with just a fiddle player, I feel free to steal off any other typical instrument's role. I like to mimic a claw hammer banjo with a kind of shifting chord melody, or steal off guitar runs... double the melody, or whatever; but Ela's style is definitely in there too. Sign me up for trios too. Myself, my fiddler Paul and Bob Black sat down one night and played as a trio for about 4 hours straight. With no guitar player to hold us back, them were some lively tunes! Bob has great rhythm sensibilities himself and it was a joy to play off each other. I also find it interesting that--for whatever reason--my love of the duet seems to be shared with a number of folks on this list... it's nice to know I'm not alone! Brian On Jun 18, 8:28 am, Mark Halpin tomas...@yahoo.com wrote: Some of my favorite Tater ventures have to be on 'The Speed of the Old Long Bow' and t'other John Hartford old-time-fiddler-tribute albums... i dont dance much but i knows they do make for fine jogging musics. From one of the old Co-mando interviews Mr. Tate tells that John Hartford was looking for something along the lines of what Ela Haley was doing on mandolin. Hers how its put in the interview 'Haley's wife Ela played taterbug (or roundback for you yanks) mandolin on the recordings. She played simple chords with a heavy- handed rhythm and that's what John said he really wanted me to do. I thought it was a very primitive way to play mandolin until I started to notice Ela seemed to be playing the melody line, but with chords. In other words, her right hand played the melody, her left played chords. It's sort of the same thing tap dancers do I guess.' Now, given that those Ed Haley recordings seem to be both rare and pricey i have'nt much of chance to hear what exactly is going on with the original recordings, i'm actually just going through the some mp3 samples at the moment and i'm beginning to hear the sound i associate from the Hartford albums. Now i'm wondering if anyone here, not just Mr Taterbug though it'd be interesting to hear his views, have paid much attention to Ela Haley's playing or have tried to adapt it into their own playing? If so, what attracts you to that style of playing, any observations about it, in particular i'd wonder how do you think it sits with the Monroe style? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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: My approach to playing the mandolin was completely wrong!!!
Spoken like a true fiddle player :) But I disagree. While ignoring the chords may fly for fiddle, I don't believe it does for mando; old-time, Bluegrass, whatever. Knowing the chords points you to the melody and helps support the tune/other players while your ear picks up the tune and teaches it to your fingers. B On May 20, 10:30 am, solofiddle solofid...@yahoo.com wrote: Well, maybe that will work for Bluegrass, I don't know. With Old- Time, I would never place chords over melody in value. I learn most new tunes at jams, and the tune may end before you ever get all the chords. Better, I think, to IMMEDIATELY try to grab as much of the melody as possible, filling in gaps with each new pass of the tune. At least that way you might have an actual tune to take home instead of a bunch of chords. Ideally, I suppose it would be best to simply listen to the tune a few times, then work on chords if that is important to you, and then the melody, but there usually is not that luxury of time in jams. Also, I often don't care whatsoever what the chords are, unless I'm playing guitar or bass; most of the tunes I try to grab from jams are so danged crooked you'll be lucky to get the melody right. But that is always the goal - to get enough to be able to join in and have fun with the tune before it ends. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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: More listening suggestion requests...
Link police! Mac and Bob: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6RmZPc9Xpo (anyone got links to recordings?) Not sure who the Callahans are... B On May 18, 9:53 am, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Nobody has mentioned Mac and Bob yet. They were the first to record the guitar/mando combo way back in the early 20's. If it weren't for them, there probably wouldn't have been Blue Sky Boys, Monroe Brothers, etc. Another great source for string band duets is the Callahan Brothers. Some outstanding singing and mando playing there. Check out their version of Sweet Thing. It is reported that Monroe got some his earliest arrangements from the Callahans. It is also evident that he got some from Mac and Bob. Taterboy On May 16, 2:44 pm, Mando Chef saltydogli...@gmail.com wrote: Amen Don they sure do! On May 15, 11:31 pm, Don adobeinthepi...@gmail.com wrote: Ginnie Hawker and Tracy Swartz do some real good music. On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 12:55 PM, J Hill jason.hi...@gmail.com wrote: I'll throw Growling Old Men into the mix. It's Ben Winship on Mandolin and John Lowell on guitar. Not bluegrass nor Oldtime but might be worth checking out. Also, Johnny Staats and Robert Shafer did a CD called Homecoming favorites that's filled w/ gospel tunes. Jason On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 1:49 PM, M. Marmot tomas...@yahoo.com wrote: I have to say, that, i have also found myself gravitating to duo-trio musical arrangements... more space for the instruments to sound but also the beauty, challenge, and interaction of group work is on readily display. I'd also reccomend Mr. Norman Blake, especially his album 'Meeting on Southern Soil' with Mr. Peter Ostroushko, thats a fine album that has consistently been played here for years now. A more recent discovery for me was the music of Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin, their albums are stunning. Also, i'd reccomend some of Yank Rachell's earlier recordings. On May 13, 3:12 pm, Steve Cantrell sec...@bellsouth.net wrote: Hey all, I hope eveyone is staying safe and relatively dry/oil-free wherever you might happen to be. Just a question I have found myself increasingly interested in duo/trio stringband music. It seems like the more I do it the simpler my own playing becomes out of necessity. You don't have that dirge of fiddle/banjo/bass/guitar to cover the flaws...of which there are unfortunately many. So I have been doing a ton of listening in that vein--Stomp, live recordings of Mike and David, The Foghorn Duo (Kaleb Clauder is an excellent mandolin picker), the Kitchen Tapes, Skip Gorman and Richard Starkey...you get the idea. I am hoping that folks might be able to throw out some similar suggestions for me. I also saw where Mr. Long will be doing a duo tour in July, so maybe someone can post some audio/video? David, I have relied heavily on a bootleg recording of you and KC Groves. You pick some familiar tunes and it is almost a Monroe double-stop seminar. Great picking. Anyway, thanks for any suggestions you folks might have. Amazon is just dying for me to spend some money over there. Thanks, Steve -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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. -- My CD of original tunes played on mandolin, mandola, and mandocellohttp://www.HillbillyChamberMusic.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group
Re: More listening suggestion requests...
Thanks Fred, should have know Countysales would have it. Wish their stuff would show up in searches more often... B On May 18, 10:35 am, Fred Keller fkel...@scicable.net wrote: On 5/18/10 10:32 AM, Fred Keller wrote: On 5/18/10 10:26 AM, Dasspunk wrote: Link police! Mac and Bob:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6RmZPc9Xpo(anyone got links to recordings?) Not sure who the Callahans are... B http://www.countysales.com/php-bin/ecomm4/products.php?category_id=p... Search for callahan at the same site for a recording. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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: Grisman/Rowan 1997
I was asked to provide tech support on this one so here's the link for the .wma file and setlist html... http://ia311304.us.archive.org/1/items/DaveGrisman_Peter_Rowan1997-12-20/ I love SugarMegs but I wish they'd stop using wma files... icky icky patang! Brian On Apr 7, 8:26 am, Steve Cantrell sec...@bellsouth.net wrote: Just wanted to pass along this show that's out on SugarMegs in the event anyone might have missed it. It is Rowan and Grisman from 1997, just doing some standards on mandolin and guitar. I have become a big fan of string duets and really like the minimal approach. The quality of the recording is excellent and Grisman seems to have his bluegrass shoes on for this one. The official tag is: DaveGrisman_Peter_Rowan1997-12-20 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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: Monroe Camp 2010
Having David McLaughlin on staff for the camp is awesome... for many reasons! B On Feb 26, 9:54 pm, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Howdy howdy howdy. The annual Bill Monroe Mandolin Camp is coming up in September. We're in the planning stages right now, recruiting, working on the teacher roster, curriculum, events, etc. I think this year we'll not dictate so much what is taught, but ask for electives from the teachers. Still, I'm curious what comes to mind as valid subject matter at a Monroe camp. Of course, there's tunes, how to play tunes and songs, hand usage, some Monroe theory, historic landmark solos, rhythm, tremolo, downstrokes, so on and so forth. What else? Seems to me that Bil's singing style is a valid topic as well. Plus, the overall band sound, the sho' nuff' bluegrass band sound. Historically speaking, of course. The old sound. What made it what it was? I suppose a course in bus mechanics would be useful too, but that would take more than one weekend. Anyway, I'd like to hear some thoughts from you buggers whether you've gone to the camp or not. ...and I'm a'thankin' yah... taterbug -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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: Crickets.......
Mark me down as a big fan of the LA way... I never did warm to the Nashville sound. Clams are delicious! B On Mar 10, 8:41 am, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Robin, The standard Nashville method is to lay down tracks and keep layering until the thing is done. Even with a band of people that play together, most of the time there's isolation so that if there are mistakes they can be fixed without bleed over from other instruments. I recently was privy to going about it the LA way, the old school style, which is cut the tracks live with all musicians, no isolation and take the track that has the best feel, clams and all. Perfection is not necessarily the point of making art...call me crazy. TBug On Mar 9, 9:36 am, Robin Gravina robin.grav...@gmail.com wrote: Ok. Got practice tonight with my little group Los Cold Hearts - we are writing away and getting some songs ready with a view to recording, but how do you all record? When I did it before, with a rock band, it was a nightmarish process of doing it semi-live, then redoing everything until all track by track untill all my ability to tell whether it was good or not had vanished. Now I wonder if trying to do everything live would be equally nightmarish: doing take after take until you get energy and a version where nobody screws up... What do you all think? Oh, and do you do acoustic music in Dobly? On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 3:47 PM, Steve Cantrell sec...@bellsouth.net wrote: I also noticed the tumbleweed, but I assumed it was just for ambiance. -- *From:* mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com *To:* Taterbugmando taterbugmando@googlegroups.com *Sent:* Tue, March 9, 2010 9:35:52 AM *Subject:* Crickets... It is very quiet on the discussion front. Nothing left to discuss, apparently. Hello? Is anybody out there? Check, one...two...is this thing on?test...test...calling Rangoon... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comtaterbugmando%2bunsubscr...@goog legroups.com . For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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.
Don Stiernberg Trio
Don Stiernberg came to town last night with his trio: Jim Cox (bass) and Andy Brown (guitar). They were absolutely killing! I'd not heard Andy Brown before... just an astonishingly beautiful player. Them boys is SERIOUS. Best jazz I've heard in a coon's age... Brian -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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: Tenor banjo strings on Mandolins
Amen brother... B On Feb 13, 4:04 pm, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Yessir, that's why we take them OFF after tuning. It's a tuner, not a fashion accessory. TBoy On Feb 11, 10:43 pm, Don Christy mandolin...@gmail.com wrote: You know, those little clip on tuners will rattle and buzz sometimes too. On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 9:44 AM, erik berry eberr...@gmail.com wrote: Of course, nothing's more aggravating than a piece of corn stuck between your teeth... On Feb 11, 9:27 am, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Val, Seriously, that could be something as simple as a bad winding on a string or some fuzz or dirt in your nut/saddle grooves. Could be that the nut/saddle is binding or pinching the string, could be something vibrating like a loose tuner button or screw, your truss rod cover, something vibrating in your tailpiece or pickguard, maybe a groove in your frets or even a loose fret. Might be time for a fret job, Val. It might be that the truss rod is vibrating or the nut on the end if there's no tension on it. I knew a fellow who filled the truss rod cavity of his guitar with expandable foam once to get rid of the noise. Eeeek... I watched three of Gruhn's repairmen all laying hands at the same time on one of my mandolins years ago trying to find the source of a buzz. It looked a lot like a game of Twister and no progress was made. I notice I get noises on #536 when I use steel strings even now. I just deal with it because I like the sound of steel now and then. What with all these little aggravations, seems like we'd just pile all these mandolins up and start a nice fire... Tburn On Feb 11, 9:12 am, erik berry eberr...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Val--yeah, try out different sets 'cuz I was really surprised at how that MK opened up...I actually apologized to it one afternoon, outloud, in public. My bass player thought I was crazy. I bought the Dean Markelys strictly because I'd never tried them before, so try other brands out too, if possible. Of course in India your options might be limited, but there's always juststings.com they have 19 brands to choose from! Maybe somebody else is understanding it differently, but when I think buzzy I think the string is catching on something, either a fret or the fingerboard or something else (don't know what, tho). I know that for myself I press pretty hard so if my action is too low I can put a pair out of tune and get a buzzy sound just 'cuz the downward pressure is so much (think violin style vibrato). So without seeing and playing your instrument, I'm guessing you got an issue with your action, the string slot on your bridge or the slot on your nut, not your strings per se. Especially if the problem doesn't happen when you play open, that suggests to me that it's a setup issue (assuming you are fretting the note even half-way decently--in my opinion, buzzing can only be blamed 100% on operator error if the operator is a total beginner, in which case it's not blame, it's learning curve). One thing I've done in the past when I've gotten a weird buzz I can't explain and I can't get it to the shop right away is to put a piece of paper or thin cardboard in the nut or bridge slot. I've used notebook paper, the board they make cereal boxes out of and a paper match, depending on how high I'm trying to go. I first try this at the nut and then at the bridge. It's sort of a pain, because you need to completely loosen the string or strings, put your card in, then retighten and check it out. If it doesn't help then you gotta do it again with a thicker piece of something (too thick will make the string noticeably higher than the rest of your strings in which case you have to decide which is the lesser of two evils). This should raise the string enough that it's not buzzing on the frets. It looks funny and you're gonna have to explain yourself to everyone who sees your instrument, but in my experience, it works! Once four years ago I had a match in for two weeks and when it finally broke there was no more buzz. How come? I don't know and I don't care. So I hope this works for you, Val. Anyone else think of something different? erik On Feb 11, 1:09 am, Val Mindel vmin...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks so much, Erik. I'll try all these solutions (assuming I can find the Markely strings) and report what I find. It is the balance between tension and sound, I think. I really need to find the optimal string choice for this mandolin. It has the potential to be very sweet yet with a good projection. As to my other problem: Do you (or anyone) have any clue about why getting the pairs in tune on a particular kind of
Re: Tenor banjo strings on Mandolins
Well I suppose it's good that you have extra strings David--12s or otherwise--as you broke the 74s I brought you in less than a set. What DO you do to that poor mando that makes it act out like that? Whatever it is, keep doing it. B On Feb 3, 1:48 pm, David Long bigevemu...@gmail.com wrote: This might be of interest to some. I don't know about some of you, but I frequently pick up my mandolin and am immediately struck with the slightest sense of annoy regarding tension and thickness of the E strings. Then it hit me: Why not a .012 gauge? So I found some tenor banjo strings (.012) with loop ends and BINGO! Problem solved. Maybe the luthiers on here could weigh in but they don't seem to be too heavy. I'm using them with the Exp-J74s. My next experiment is the J-74's on the G and D's, 75's on the A's, and .012 tenors on the E's. Has anyone else ever tried this? Reporting live, Miles -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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: Thought this might be of interest
Perhaps you mean this: http://www.folkstreams.net/film,191 B On Feb 2, 8:38 pm, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: The video of the Irish players is good too, if you like that sorta thing... Tater O'Bug On Feb 2, 11:14 am, Pat Murphree phreem...@comcast.net wrote: Finally got a chance to watch the Bill Monroe film last night. A couple things struck me: -The economy of motion in Monroe's right and left hands. He barely raises his fingers above the fretboard and the pick only travels as far as it needs to. - He rarely goes up the neck. Usually just to hit a higher note on the E string, not to show off. - When he hits extra open strings or double stops on a melody it sounds right. When I do it, it sounds like a mistake! I'm sure there's more to learn from that film. I need to watch it again several times. Murph - Original Message - From: Tud Jones tudjo...@gmail.com To: Taterbugmando taterbugmando@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 7:46:43 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Thought this might be of interest http://www.folkstreams.net/film,210 Lots of other great stuff up there as well if you browse around. Banjo Spirits:http://www.folkstreams.net/film,183hasDon Stover doing a beautiful version of Things in Life. Enjoy! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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: Forever has come to an end
Okay... thanks Grier. B On Jan 28, 4:12 pm, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Mark, You can thank David for Big Indian...(BIB for short; ironic, ain't it?). I had clean forgot about it pretty much. Just quit playing it altogether. It was his idea to resurrect it. I reckon I should thank him too, because I'm still playing it with Grier-san. Tbug On Jan 28, 10:24 am, Mark Seale mark.se...@gmail.com wrote: I finally got to see this last night. It's episode 399 on the Woodsongs.com archive. Just amazing stuff, Tater. Really well done. And I also got a big kick out of the Big Indian Blues. Great stuff. Mark On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 11:29 PM, Paul Duff pd...@globaldial.com wrote: This is one of the best pieces of songwriting I've heard in a long time. TBug, you already know it is one of my favourites; be it as a duet or solo. You play it with a lot of hurt, just right for this piece. Paul On Jan 26, 6:07 am, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Jonas, No sir, we didn't record it. It's a good song for sure. I do it as a solo anymore, but the duet is always welcome. Seems to me it would work well as a Carter Family style song too. Tbug On Jan 25, 3:23 pm, Jonas Mattebo jonas.matt...@gmail.com wrote: Here's a question for Mike and/or David: When you recorded Stomp, did you also record a version of the Millers' tune Forever Has Come to an End? I know you played it on the Woodsongs show some time after, and it's a really smashing version of an already great tune. It just suits your duet style great! Me and my wife play it all the time, we did it live last Friday and had comments afterwards about that tune in particular. If you recorded it sometime somewhere, is it available? I would really like to hear a studio version of it... /Jonas- 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 taterbugma...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comtaterbugmando%2bunsubscr...@goog legroups.com . For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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: Forever has come to an end
Here's a link to the Woodsongs.com archive so you too can have a listen... http://www.woodsongs.com/showlist.asp Or direct mp3 link: http://128.163.130.14/woodsongs-audio/399hi.mp3 B On Jan 28, 10:24 am, Mark Seale mark.se...@gmail.com wrote: I finally got to see this last night. It's episode 399 on the Woodsongs.com archive. Just amazing stuff, Tater. Really well done. And I also got a big kick out of the Big Indian Blues. Great stuff. Mark On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 11:29 PM, Paul Duff pd...@globaldial.com wrote: This is one of the best pieces of songwriting I've heard in a long time. TBug, you already know it is one of my favourites; be it as a duet or solo. You play it with a lot of hurt, just right for this piece. Paul On Jan 26, 6:07 am, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Jonas, No sir, we didn't record it. It's a good song for sure. I do it as a solo anymore, but the duet is always welcome. Seems to me it would work well as a Carter Family style song too. Tbug On Jan 25, 3:23 pm, Jonas Mattebo jonas.matt...@gmail.com wrote: Here's a question for Mike and/or David: When you recorded Stomp, did you also record a version of the Millers' tune Forever Has Come to an End? I know you played it on the Woodsongs show some time after, and it's a really smashing version of an already great tune. It just suits your duet style great! Me and my wife play it all the time, we did it live last Friday and had comments afterwards about that tune in particular. If you recorded it sometime somewhere, is it available? I would really like to hear a studio version of it... /Jonas- 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 taterbugma...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comtaterbugmando%2bunsubscr...@goog legroups.com . For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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: Sarah Jarosz
She has very good taste in Bass players... B On Jan 20, 12:37 pm, Mark Seale mark.se...@gmail.com wrote: Thought some of you might want to take advantage of this deal. Just saw it on Facebook. Sarah Jarosz's album Song Up In Her Head is available NOW for $1.99, today and tomorrow only!http://bit.ly/5NV0lb Mark -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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: Starting from scratch....sort of.
Mr. Compton, Ignorant ass clowns are an unfortunate part of life and there is seemingly nothing to be done about them. If only there were some kind of ointment... Perhaps their one plus side is that they inevitably stir self reflection. So to ass clowns everywhere, I guess I'll offer my thanks, in addition to my foot to your groinal area. Your playing, music and dedication is an inspiration to me musically and otherwise. It's a constant reminder of how far one can go and what it takes to do so. I can't thank you enough for this continuous gift and am sorry as hell I can not return the favor. Anyway, Mike, you are my friend and I support you and this manifesto. I hope it leads to some self-induced musical inspirado. That said, I'm also with David and wouldn't mind seeing you give yourself a break from time to time :) Attempting to show the love, Brian On Jan 19, 7:25 pm, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Okay, I've decided to go back to the drawing board. It's been looming on the horizon for some time, bugging me, nagging at me in the back of my mind, one of those things that I know needs doing. So here goes... While it's true that I've taken some flack of late from uneducated n'er-do-wells with snappy comments regarding the slop I play and how I'm apparently luckier than Kenny G in my musical success based upon my apparent lack of ability to be an actual musician, this is not the basis for my conclusion that things need to change. There's a lot of things that need changing around here really, and the musical aspect is only one of the pieces of the puzzle. I'm getting fed up with feeling like the weak link in so many chains, not all of them musical. Call it a delayed New Year's Resolution list, if you will. As middle age comes and settles in more firmly I find myself wanting to play better, to understand more, to feel a connection with what I'm doing that's not been there in quite some time. Yes, I've been winging it. But then I suppose I've not fooled everybody judging by the latest flurry of comments and my own personal feelings of musical unrest. I need a feeling of belonging to what I'm doing, I need to feel I'm doing it well, that it's a part of me. So far, no cigar. I sat here today and played Black Joke w/Variations as I do every couple days(or so...there's part of the problem right there; lack of consistency and regularity) and made a greater effort to play the notes cleanly and with character. Egad. You'd think I never saw this exercise before. I used to play at it every day, every morning first thing, out on the porch with the mando and the 'dola to do my ritual, my mando-meditation. But now I'm playing it and paying attention to detail in a different way. I am reworking my right hand some due to feeling some wear and tear over the last 38 years and it's hard, REAL hard. I'm working on making it work smoothly and relaxed, but feeling strong and sure. I'm watching my pick angle. I'm watching how much motion I use to make the strokes, how I cross over strings to get to the next, listening to the sound of the notes, the evenness of the tremolo(or not, in this case), watching my pick angle, etc. Everything I can think of. And I know that the more I work, the more things will turn up that need attention. Truth is, I spend a lot of time working, but not efficiently. I waste 30 minutes here, an hour there not focused on anything. Now I don't mean to say that putting one's brain out of gear now and again is not a good idea, but being on auto-pilot all the time, not filtering what goes in and comes out, is not really a good idea. So, the tune books are out, the paper is out, the iTunes list is open, lyrics are at easy reach. I'm not sure I even know how to accomplish what I want to get done. If I sit and ponder it too hard the task will just seem like too much of a mountain to climb. Maybe in pieces small enough to chew is the way to go, but I feel like now I have to chew all the time to get ahead and see real success, real progress. Real progress will instill passion for success. I find I've got a lot more things I want to get done, and feeling I'm playing at the level I think I should be is high on the list. I have raised my standards for myself. I have quite a collection of material I want to learn and explore. The list grows and I just sit and watch it without whittling any of it away. I know myself well enough to know that this will all nag me in the back of my mind until I do something about it. Here I go... mistertaterbug -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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: Old Timey playing
Though they've certainly not cornered the market, I've noticed some of them MN old-timers are a bit on the crotchety side... but then again Fred, y'all feel purple is a respectable color for a professional sports franchise. Which is obviously incorrect :) Still, I can see their point... at least to a point. And while some people are just assholes, plain and simple, most are just trying to honor the style and demand it be shown a little respect. Being a Monroe player, I can absolutely empathize with this feeling... My bright orange, f-style Duff doesn't especially help me when joining unfamiliar circles... but listening and being respectful usually does the trick. I'm very lucky though... many of the circles I join or dances I play, include Chirps Smith. You could look a long time and not find a nicer gent nor as good a fiddler. And it helps that he started as a mando player... and a damn good one at that. Brian On Jan 15, 4:13 pm, Fred Keller fkel...@scicable.net wrote: rant mode on; ratcheted up to 11 This kind of feedback from the so-called keepers of the flame of old time makes the gorge fairly well buoyant. Who bequeathed them the music and who told 'em it was a fossil, fit only to stick under glass in a museum? Real musicians don't often think this way about music nor did those first-gen folks whom they--and we--admire. Here's your mantra: Screw 'em Screw the fiddle mafia that makes six of them vs one of you a good jam Screw the lock-step jack-booted thugs who keep careful track of who's playing the wrong notes of the wrong version Screw the smug know-it-alls who insist on only one kind of old-time Play what you want and if they don't like...sc--well, you get the idea rant mode off; urge to killsubsiding ;^)...but only partially On 1/15/10 3:53 PM, Topher Gayle wrote: Once I was jamming on my mando at a small old time jam, pretty much playing backbeats. And after a couple tunes the fiddling gal sneered, how long have you been playing bluegrass? and that was the end of that. So I was a little bit nervous a couple years later when Brad Leftwich asked me to accompany him at a dance, with my mando. I asked him what he wanted me to do, and he said, whatever you want, but it would be nice to have a rolling strum. I didn't know what he meant, so he said something like dum-a-strum-a dum-a-strum-a, a little bit swung, but not much. That's kind of a guitar strum for me. I guess he liked it because he asked me to accompany him a few more times that week. It was really fun! I think it's the same as any kind of social music. It's as loose or strict as the people involved want. I personally really like things loose. But sometimes that's not the scene. Topher -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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: Pick grip - Rubbing out the notes - Wrist driven hand motion
Hey Jonas, I personally don't find the doorknob description useful. There's not much turning in the wrist per se. And because I am immature, Mike's use of the term rubbing out a note makes me giggle (I can't be alone on this can I?). That being said, it is definitely useful. I've been thinking about this a bit this morning and thought of another comparison that might be helpful. Taking from Mike's description, I can see it being similar to using the eraser on the end of a pencil. Especially if one hold the pencil like you would a pick (eg. between first joint of your index and thumb) and then pretend to erase a small something. And keep your movements kinda tight as if you were only erasing one character and didn't want to mess up the rest of the word. I would think this movement would come natural to most folks born before computers. Because you're pressing down when erasing, you'll have better balance; feel the weight of the erasing stroke... probably feels natural and smooth. With practice, this will feel the same on the mando. Same purposeful stroke back and forth. The pick barely or never leaving the string; fluid, even strokes that kinda dance on the string. When you get it right, each stroke gives your arm a tiny fraction of a second of rest as it pushes through the string. On days were your right hand is in the grove, the world seems a better place :) Sun shines brighter; flowers smell better; peanuts even more delicious. Them's good days... if you could buy those days we'd all be broke. Soak 'em up when you can Anyway, enough of my yakking... I hope this makes at least some sense to someone besides me. It's a really tough subject to explain in words... Brian On Jan 9, 5:27 am, Jonas Mattebo jonas.matt...@gmail.com wrote: 'Picking' this up from the interview thread... I think I get the notion of 'rubbing out the notes' with the pick as was stated in the Mandolin Cafe interview with MC. I also get the pick grip, and use it. I have also heard that the hand motion when picking the mandolin should be as when turning a doornob (american I presume, the Swedish doornobs are a little different - not really changing the hand motion though when I think about it). Anyway, this is where I'm having troubles. When I'm playing, trying to 'rubber' the notes out, my pick motion is driven by my underarm, not my wrist so much. I find it very difficult to get a controlled pick motion when using the wrist - door opening style. Can anyone on the list help me here? I think not getting this part of picking is a hinder for me when it comes to playing controlled and powerful at the same time. Maybe someone can make a video of the right wrist motion, or if there are good examples already, point me to them? Kind regards, Jonas -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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: Alex playng Old Time
Holy crap... that little girl has the stuff big time. I'm a bit worried about Bluegrass but Old-time looks to be in good hands... B On Jan 4, 8:27 pm, mandoho...@comcast.net wrote: This Alex's sister, Tatiana. She is only 14 and got some chops too. She can sing and play the banjo too. Kids! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZPMXgTleSk Clyde Clevenger Just My Opinion, But It's Right Salem, Oregon Old Circle -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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: Old Daingerfield
Agreed. I usually look the other way when talented kids use a good tune as a springboard to launch a flurry of self gratifying notes without regard for their need or appropriateness within the tune. It's an extremely common phenomenon that I call this --pardon the term-- musical masturbation. I look the other way because they're kids after all and it often takes a bit of age to go from being *able* to play really well, to actually knowing *how* to play. Unfortunately, I could probably guess who some of their teachers have been and some, though they've not been kids for 30-40+ years, condone and practice musical masturbation regularly. I don't mean to pick on the kids but I would like to see this cycle discontinued. The truth is I'm selfishly desperate for it to change because I want to hear some new, truly great music and settling for circus antics and musical masturbation is robbing me of the chance. I would challenge these immensely talented kids to dig deeper and really learn how to play. Brian On Jan 3, 6:49 pm, Mark Seale mark.se...@gmail.com wrote: No doubt all great players. But, if I walked into the room while Joliff was playing the first tune on this clip, I would not have known it was Mississippi Waltz, and I play the tune! And on Old Daingerfield with Alex, again really done well, but why the need to separate the 3rd part? Because you can agree to do it? It didn't add anything to what is a great tune. I enjoyed a lot of the tune development within the tune, but to me it just got disjointed by creating that space. But, that's just me... :) Mark On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 10:52 AM, Trey Young email_t...@yahoo.com wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwALaWvTWKQ here is one such clip -- *From:* Trey Young email_t...@yahoo.com *To:* taterbugmando@googlegroups.com *Sent:* Sun, January 3, 2010 11:50:57 AM *Subject:* Re: Old Daingerfield there are some good clips of Jake Joliff playing with John McGann on the youtube... -- *From:* mandoho...@comcast.net mandoho...@comcast.net *To:* taterbugmando@googlegroups.com *Sent:* Sun, January 3, 2010 11:33:27 AM *Subject:* Re: Old Daingerfield Jake Jolliff is the mandolin player, he is from Newberg, Oregon. Jake is a Junior at Berklee, lives now in Boston. He plays in Joy Kills Sorrow with bunch of young musical terrorists, all very good, but the language is not familiar to me. I know, I'm old. Alex is a junior in high school from Corvalis, Oregon. The poor kid doesn't even have a band of his own, has to be content to play with Grisman and just finished a nation-wide tour with the Jerry Douglas band' I just hope he finds some success before he gets out of high school. Clyde Clevenger Just My Opinion, But It's Right Salem, Oregon Old Circle http://www.myspace.com/oldcircle - Original Message - From: Terry Harvey terwaha...@gmail.com To: taterbugmando@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 3, 2010 7:53:39 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: Old Daingerfield We just saw Alex H. (the fiddler) with the David Grisman Quintet @ The Freight Salvage in Beserkely on Dec 26th. That kid can bow a fiddle!! Who's the mando wunderkind? On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 6:27 AM, Bill Burnette bburne...@gmail.com wrote: Very impressive. Bill in Nashville On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 4:30 AM, mandoho...@comcast.net wrote: This ain't exactly like Tater or Bill would have played this, but it was fun to see tonight. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMMK3QI4VHg Clyde Clevenger Just My Opinion, But It's Right Salem, Oregon Old Circle http://www.myspace.com/oldcircle -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comtaterbugmando%2bunsubscr...@goog legroups.com . For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comtaterbugmando%2bunsubscr...@goog legroups.com . For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. -- Its never too late to be what we might have been -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comtaterbugmando%2bunsubscr...@goog legroups.com . For more options, visit this group at
Re: Old Daingerfield
Hey Trey, Maybe it is harsh... it doesn't seem so to me because it's just my own opinion and worth only that. But I didn't mean to single these folks out necessarily either... they are fine musicians and there's some reasonable playing in there. I was really talking in generalities. Truthfully, my comment was partially fueled by a VERY similar phenomenon in the basketball world that I was discussing this morning (bare with me). On my beloved Bulls, we have a forward--we'll call him Tyrus-- that is, as they say, a freakish athlete. The dude can jump out of the gym, is 6'9, 235 and has more pure talent than anyone on the team. He has all the tools to do anything he wants in the game. Problem is, for every amazing thing he does on the court, he does two completely stupid things which hurt the team. So the coach benches him and plays a less talented guy that plays smarter. Long story slightly longer, I love basketball because if you don't play right, you sit. Always. It doesn't matter how great an athlete you are if your team don't win. There's no grey area there... it's as close to an absolute as I've found. Unfortunately, this is not the case with music and everything is a shade of grey. But not in my mind and not in my opinion :) I keep score and call it like I see it. World beware! Brian On Jan 5, 10:48 am, Trey Young email_t...@yahoo.com wrote: Seems pretty harsh to suggest these guys don't know how to play just because their music doesn't move you. I'm not particularly moved by this performance either, other to notice that both of these guys have chops way beyond what I can ever hope for, but I mean hey they may have really gotten to somebody and sparked something that music hasn't ever hit before. From: Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com To: Taterbugmando taterbugmando@googlegroups.com Sent: Tue, January 5, 2010 8:34:56 AM Subject: Re: Old Daingerfield Agreed. I usually look the other way when talented kids use a good tune as a springboard to launch a flurry of self gratifying notes without regard for their need or appropriateness within the tune. It's an extremely common phenomenon that I call this --pardon the term-- musical masturbation. I look the other way because they're kids after all and it often takes a bit of age to go from being *able* to play really well, to actually knowing *how* to play. Unfortunately, I could probably guess who some of their teachers have been and some, though they've not been kids for 30-40+ years, condone and practice musical masturbation regularly. I don't mean to pick on the kids but I would like to see this cycle discontinued. The truth is I'm selfishly desperate for it to change because I want to hear some new, truly great music and settling for circus antics and musical masturbation is robbing me of the chance. I would challenge these immensely talented kids to dig deeper and really learn how to play. Brian On Jan 3, 6:49 pm, Mark Seale mark.se...@gmail.com wrote: No doubt all great players. But, if I walked into the room while Joliff was playing the first tune on this clip, I would not have known it was Mississippi Waltz, and I play the tune! And on Old Daingerfield with Alex, again really done well, but why the need to separate the 3rd part? Because you can agree to do it? It didn't add anything to what is a great tune. I enjoyed a lot of the tune development within the tune, but to me it just got disjointed by creating that space. But, that's just me... :) Mark On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 10:52 AM, Trey Young email_t...@yahoo.com wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwALaWvTWKQ here is one such clip -- *From:* Trey Young email_t...@yahoo.com *To:* taterbugmando@googlegroups.com *Sent:* Sun, January 3, 2010 11:50:57 AM *Subject:* Re: Old Daingerfield there are some good clips of Jake Joliff playing with John McGann on the youtube... -- *From:* mandoho...@comcast.net mandoho...@comcast.net *To:* taterbugmando@googlegroups.com *Sent:* Sun, January 3, 2010 11:33:27 AM *Subject:* Re: Old Daingerfield Jake Jolliff is the mandolin player, he is from Newberg, Oregon. Jake is a Junior at Berklee, lives now in Boston. He plays in Joy Kills Sorrow with bunch of young musical terrorists, all very good, but the language is not familiar to me. I know, I'm old. Alex is a junior in high school from Corvalis, Oregon. The poor kid doesn't even have a band of his own, has to be content to play with Grisman and just finished a nation-wide tour with the Jerry Douglas band' I just hope he finds some success before he gets out of high school. Clyde Clevenger Just My Opinion, But It's Right Salem, Oregon Old Circle http://www.myspace.com/oldcircle - Original Message - From: Terry Harvey terwaha...@gmail.com
Re: How long to be a decent picker
If you live long enough or if you apply enough Jack Daniels, I believe we all become unconsciously incontinent. B On Dec 22, 6:43 pm, bo'weavil mar...@edmedia.com.au wrote: Somewhere along the line I was told of this learning pathway: 1. Unconsciously incompetent 2. Consciously incompetent 3. Consciously competent 4. Unconsciously competent Me I think I’m somewhere in step 2 and 3, for the most part (2) I know I haven’t nailed it but sometimes (3) I think yep that’s it and then instantly find myself back at step 2. I have no idea when you get the step 4, I suppose you don’t know because it just is Bo'Weavil On Dec 23, 10:41 am, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Chris, The way I heard it, it takes 7 years to make a fiddler. Owen Saunders says it takes at least 4 years to be a bad fiddler. G I really don't think that there is a time limit/expectancy on it. I've heard that Woody Herman was once told by a fan that it looked like playing music was easy for him, to which Herman replied something like, You go practice 8 hours a day for the next 10 years and then come talk to me about easy. It has a lot to do with what Raymond was talking about...obsession, an all-consuming drive to learn how to make that sound you've become acquainted with. There was a time that I NEVER saw David Grier without a guitar in his lap. There really is no end to the journey as long as you're drawing breath. Monroe kept the magic for the music until the day he died. And, as Robin mentioned, your ears hear things as you go along that you didn't hear before. You have to educate yourself as you go, learn little bits and use them, learn how they fit together. You have to learn how to listen. I'm still hearing new things in the music I've listened to for 30 years. I've heard the same thing from many other devotees of the old styles. I really think that it would be nearly impossible for working adults with family obligations to reach the heights some have simply because of the amount of time required by the music. It is my opinion that starting early before there are so many obligations is the key. Whether we become Monroes or Thiles or Hermans or Bakers or Reinhardts or whatever is not the point though. The point is to bath in the sound and enjoy it. Just for your own information, you are a lot better player now than you were two years ago when we met, so you must be doing it right. Keep after it. Taterbug On Dec 21, 8:41 pm, Raymond Huffmaster raymondhuffmas...@gmail.com wrote: Evenin;.. Robin,if you're talking about Bluegrass Music being difficult to play right...I fully agree with you . And,you know,I think it's because of the central structure of the music as Monroe heard it...rhythm and timing . Without these two components it all goes right to he!!... If the rhythm and timing is there supporting the melody and you play the melody as simple as you can..wonderful...like gravy on a bisquit , no need for improvement.. Bluegrass Music is very hard to play..but once you know you're doing it right It becomes easy as can be...and so satisfying,quite addictive...or it was/is to me... Loafer On Dec 21, 2:53 pm, Robin Gravina robin.grav...@gmail.com wrote: Smart words. The longer I do this, and the more I hear, I get crazy that I can't play two notes together that make real sense. Luckily though, my ear only gets trained a bit better than I can play, otherwise I'd get really irritated. I can't get over how difficult it is to get right. Fun though 2009/12/20, Raymond Huffmaster raymondhuffmas...@gmail.com: Evenin' Chris... I don't know where or who Out There is..but I will say that , in my opinion ,if you are burning up inside to play good.. if it's really important to you...you never reach a point of total satisfaction . There is always another thing to learn,another phrase to use,another great player that you want to play with . I always wanted to play good enough to play with my heros... reached that point with some of 'em . Yet there are still things I hear, a lot from T-Bug , that I want to learn,I want to play with... Holding your ownmeans that you need to play better..to satisfy your own self...or it does to me...practice,my friend.. Loafer On Dec 20, 1:16 pm, Chris Thomas christopher.s.tho...@cox.net wrote: I had the chance to attend the Blue Ridge Music Makers Guild Christmas Party (http://www.blueridgemusicmakersguild.com)theother night and enjoy some 'ol time music (in the Galax, Floyd, Woodlawn, Hillsville, Fries, Independence section of VA). One guy was 91 years old sharp as a tack. He could play ANYTHING on the harmonica and also played his tie on fiddle tunes (it is corrugated metal and he has picks for his
Re: Old Tennesse River
Wait... Fiddlin' for Pap? I have Jimmy's Top of the Morning that has Jesse on it. Digitized it from a cassette. I've not heard nor seen Fiddlin' for Pap... You sir are on both Young Opry Fiddler and Pieces of Time. And if you played Northern White Clouds wrong, then I learned it wrong :) But I couldn't say for sure either way 'cause the version I have with Bill on it (Lincolnton Senior Citizens Center, 1992), Bill doesn't take a lead on it... it's all Jimmy. Either way, I liked the way you did it... wrong or otherwise and I enjoy playing it myself (as does Paul). B On Dec 16, 9:19 am, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Jimmy had three albums; Fiddlin' for Pap, Young Opry Fiddler, and Pieces of Time. Grier and I played on one of the earlier ones, or maybe both. I forget now. Another good E tune, Northern White Cloud is on the second recording, I think. I played it in usual fashion...wrong. TuberBug On Dec 15, 9:35 pm, Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry Senor Patata, but I'm currently entertaining a flu... and as you might expect, it wore out it's welcome days ago but just won't take a hint. Old TN River is an excellent tune and as I've mentioned previously, the Jimmy Campbell records are must-owns. B On Dec 15, 8:38 am, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Well, where did it go? Says there's over 3M of it, but I only get a snippet and it's gone. Maybe this is a job for Computer Man...take it away, Brian. TB On Dec 14, 11:16 pm, johnhga...@aol.com wrote: I uploaded Old Tenn River recorded at Nashcamp in 2001. Jimmy Campbell on fiddle, Mike on mando, and Gene Bush on guitar. This was the front port concert one night at the camp. Its in the file area -http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando/files?sort=date here's a link - hope this works: http://taterbugmando.googlegroups.com/web/ole+tn+river.mp3?gda=9Xl77U... John Gay Memphis -Original Message- From: cooper4205 wesb4...@gmail.com To: Taterbugmando taterbugmando@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Dec 14, 2009 4:00 pm Subject: Re: Old Tennesse River The album Ol' Tennessee River is on is Pieces of Time. It was his econd (and last) album. It's well worth getting, if you can find it. On Dec 14, 3:20 pm, Mando Chef saltydogli...@gmail.com wrote: Just heard this one and is going to be the new must learn Terry B does a fine job with it on the Tube. I had been unfamiliar with it until last week and am in pursuit of the little rascal now. I mentioned to Tater in an email that the Kick off gets my heart rate goin to paraphrase. The timing of the tremelo is so cool to me. The end of the kick is almost not in time, almost in time and haunting all at the same time. Ha. The stops are pretty fun too. One can really feel a story being told. Not sure if I can post it on the file page been having trouble moving it from place to place as a friend emailed it to me and it is quirky process, let's leave it there. It is on a Jimmy Campbell recording. I believe he has 2 recordings out. Tabbs -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. o post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@googlegroups.com. o unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. or more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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: Old Tennesse River
Well now I'm curious about this... Tunes on Top of the Mornin' are: 01 Top of the Mornin' 02 This That 03 Turkey in the Straw 04 Jerusalem Ridge 05 Tennessee Hayride 06 Hop Light Ladies 07 Leather Britches 08 First Day in Town 09 Goin' Across the Sea 10 Cryin' Heart Waltz 11 Snowflake Reel 12 Carroll County Blues Brian On Dec 16, 11:11 am, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: The tunes on Young Opry Fiddler are: Fiddler's Heyday Northern White Cloud Smith's Reel She's Coming Around Chippewa Ahead of the Hounds Old Mountaineer New Five Cents Tombstone Junction We'll Meet Again Sweetheart I ain't found any discography for Fiddling for Pap, but there's some dandies on there. I reckon I can look some more... Puhtater On Dec 16, 9:19 am, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Jimmy had three albums; Fiddlin' for Pap, Young Opry Fiddler, and Pieces of Time. Grier and I played on one of the earlier ones, or maybe both. I forget now. Another good E tune, Northern White Cloud is on the second recording, I think. I played it in usual fashion...wrong. TuberBug On Dec 15, 9:35 pm, Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry Senor Patata, but I'm currently entertaining a flu... and as you might expect, it wore out it's welcome days ago but just won't take a hint. Old TN River is an excellent tune and as I've mentioned previously, the Jimmy Campbell records are must-owns. B On Dec 15, 8:38 am, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Well, where did it go? Says there's over 3M of it, but I only get a snippet and it's gone. Maybe this is a job for Computer Man...take it away, Brian. TB On Dec 14, 11:16 pm, johnhga...@aol.com wrote: I uploaded Old Tenn River recorded at Nashcamp in 2001. Jimmy Campbell on fiddle, Mike on mando, and Gene Bush on guitar. This was the front port concert one night at the camp. Its in the file area -http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando/files?sort=date here's a link - hope this works: http://taterbugmando.googlegroups.com/web/ole+tn+river.mp3?gda=9Xl77U... John Gay Memphis -Original Message- From: cooper4205 wesb4...@gmail.com To: Taterbugmando taterbugmando@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Dec 14, 2009 4:00 pm Subject: Re: Old Tennesse River The album Ol' Tennessee River is on is Pieces of Time. It was his econd (and last) album. It's well worth getting, if you can find it. On Dec 14, 3:20 pm, Mando Chef saltydogli...@gmail.com wrote: Just heard this one and is going to be the new must learn Terry B does a fine job with it on the Tube. I had been unfamiliar with it until last week and am in pursuit of the little rascal now. I mentioned to Tater in an email that the Kick off gets my heart rate goin to paraphrase. The timing of the tremelo is so cool to me. The end of the kick is almost not in time, almost in time and haunting all at the same time. Ha. The stops are pretty fun too. One can really feel a story being told. Not sure if I can post it on the file page been having trouble moving it from place to place as a friend emailed it to me and it is quirky process, let's leave it there. It is on a Jimmy Campbell recording. I believe he has 2 recordings out. Tabbs -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. o post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@googlegroups.com. o unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. or more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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: Hey Tater.....any new projects?
I had this same thought last year when we were booking the Sugar Maple Fest here in MadTown. I talked to Norman's agent about coming up to Wisconsin to do the fest and had Sir Spuddy in mind to pair him up with if he came... His agent wrote me back and said Norman would be happy to do the fest as soon as we moved it to Georgia. Good stuff... B On Dec 11, 11:46 am, Steve Cantrell sec...@bellsouth.net wrote: The Mike and Norman Blake is at the top of my list, too, and you can get a sort-of sample of that on Ralph Stanley's CD from just after Down From the Mountain. I have gone to lengths to see if such a live recording existed, but no dice... From: sgarrity shaungarr...@hotmail.com To: Taterbugmando taterbugmando@googlegroups.com Sent: Fri, December 11, 2009 11:35:58 AM Subject: Hey Tater.any new projects? I was just wondering what's happening in Taterland. I know you've been playing with Elvis and still do the duo with Grier. But what else is going on? Do you have any recordings coming out soon? Either solo or ones you've played on?? Also, somebody over on the anti-capo site was asking about dream concerts you wish you coulda seen. Bill Monroe and Hot Rize with Sawtelle were two of mine. But I also added a dream concert/recording I'd love to see is our own Puh-tatoe with Norman Blake. Ever thought about doing something like that? Shaun -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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: Cold Winter's Night
Nice tune Mikey... I wouldn't worry about trying to make your tunes fit the Monroe style... just keep studying, listening and writing and it'll all take care of itself. Man, what a day. I've Toroed 3 times today and it's supposed to drop to 3 degrees tonight. I see your show down in MadTown got canceled last night. 'Twas a good thing. Give a shout when you hit town and stay warm! B On Dec 9, 11:00 am, Mike Hedding michaelhedd...@gmail.com wrote: It's been snowing a lot up here in Minnesota and I just got a recording of an original mandolin tune I wrote so I figured I post it up here and see what you guys all thought. I'd love some comments on how to make it fit the style we're all studying. I tried to use downstrokes and tremolo for the melody. Don't know if Monroe had any tunes in Bm so I didn't have much to pull from. Here's the link www.sweetgrassband.com The Tune is: The Cold Winter's Night (Live) Stay Warm Mike Hedding -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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: My Predicament
FYI, this is one of the newer scams out there. Mr. Hill's email account has been hacked and he needs to change his passwords. They send this sort of email from your account to everyone in your contacts list and try to get cash from your friends. Brian On Dec 6, 4:28 am, J Hill jason.hi...@gmail.com wrote: I'm writing this message to you with sadness. I traveled down to London for a short vacation and unfortunately for me, i was mugged at Knife point last night at the park of the hotel where i lodged and all cash,credit cards and cell phone were all taken away. I've been to the embassy and the Police here but they're not helping issues at all, My flight leaves in less than 5hrs from now and i am having problems settling the hotel bills. The hotel manager won't let me leave until i settle the hotel bills now am freaked out. I need a loan from you to return back home and i want you to get back to me if you will be able to help me. Thanks, Jason -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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: Check out this guys technique
This is only partially true. This board was started by a 50+ year old curmudgeon... but myself personally, I only just turned 41 :) Brian On Dec 6, 12:50 am, Neal nealrcl...@gmail.com wrote: don't apologize. my god, sounds like there's nothing but a bunch of curmudgeonly 50 year old men on this board. a bunch of noise...ha. i mean, it's not my style either, but don't act like this kid doesn't have talent. thanks linda. neal On Dec 5, 10:43 pm, Linda lj...@intas.net.au wrote: Now my face is red... ha I could have put a link to one the young man wrote himself...would have been a better idea. Thanks for this link...now that is a tune!! Somebody needed to tell me..thanks.. linda On Dec 6, 4:04 pm, Tud Jones tudjo...@gmail.com wrote: Here is Spoonful:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TwEYuues6Yfeature=fvw On Dec 5, 6:39 pm, morr...@aol.com wrote: Thank you very much for sharing. Thats some mad skillz. -Original Message- From: Linda lj...@intas.net.au To: Taterbugmando taterbugmando@googlegroups.com Sent: Sat, Dec 5, 2009 5:46 pm Subject: Check out this guys technique http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwbBGL8cFJw Its great to see young people like this fella. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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: Check out this guys technique
I find myself in complete agreement with Mr. Huffmaster... and own the Puritan Sessions record that features Kenny (on guitar) and Josh Graves. Excellent stuff. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001GXO7RM/ B On Dec 6, 8:57 am, Raymond Huffmaster raymondhuffmas...@gmail.com wrote: Mornin'... Amazingly talented young man on a beautiful guitar.I reckon he left the melody to the song in the next county though. Some of you may know who Kenny Baker is...some of you may never have heard of himalong with being one of the worlds finest fiddlers..he's also one amazing guitar player..y'all find yourselves a copy of his guitar work and listenfine finger picking,fine flat picking and the melody is right there...timing too Loafer On Dec 6, 7:45 am, Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com wrote: This is only partially true. This board was started by a 50+ year old curmudgeon... but myself personally, I only just turned 41 :) Brian On Dec 6, 12:50 am, Neal nealrcl...@gmail.com wrote: don't apologize. my god, sounds like there's nothing but a bunch of curmudgeonly 50 year old men on this board. a bunch of noise...ha. i mean, it's not my style either, but don't act like this kid doesn't have talent. thanks linda. neal On Dec 5, 10:43 pm, Linda lj...@intas.net.au wrote: Now my face is red... ha I could have put a link to one the young man wrote himself...would have been a better idea. Thanks for this link...now that is a tune!! Somebody needed to tell me..thanks.. linda On Dec 6, 4:04 pm, Tud Jones tudjo...@gmail.com wrote: Here is Spoonful:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TwEYuues6Yfeature=fvw On Dec 5, 6:39 pm, morr...@aol.com wrote: Thank you very much for sharing. Thats some mad skillz. -Original Message- From: Linda lj...@intas.net.au To: Taterbugmando taterbugmando@googlegroups.com Sent: Sat, Dec 5, 2009 5:46 pm Subject: Check out this guys technique http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwbBGL8cFJw Its great to see young people like this fella. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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: hearing yourself
Chef, Yes, you will eventually get used to hearing your own voice/mando. That's not to say you'll be okay with it... just used to it :) I would (and do) opine that one absolutely must listen to oneself play and sing regularly in order to improve. Doing so is quite the ear opener to be sure and is oftentimes painful, yes... I record all of my shows and as the saying goes, the truth hurts... I'm still waiting for the set me free part I can think of a few folks whom I wish I could FORCE to listen to themselves play ;) Brian On Dec 2, 10:10 am, Mando Chef saltydogli...@gmail.com wrote: Hey all, I recorded a jam from the other day. I have recorded myself with other in the past but have never gotten used to hearing my self, the mandolin I am used to, but me, no. There are times that in the heat of the moment I feel there are some great harmonies but when I listen back I hear inadequacies(sp?). Maybe it's just a more careful listen, looking for errors or how to improve for next time. Whether or not I did my job properly vocally rarely does it sound like me. So here goes a more direct approach Do you ever get used to hearing your own voice on recordings? Adam -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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: A Blurb from The Music Lesson by Victor Wooten
I'm glad you told me this came from Victor or I would have decided it was rubbish before even reading it. This is of course true and I'm also guilty. On the other hand, stereotypes are a real time-saver... http://www.theonion.com/content/node/33210 Brian On Nov 19, 12:49 pm, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: I borrowed The Music Lesson from David Grier. It's a book filled with a lot of interesting insights of ways to look at music, how it relates to life situations and life in general and our interpretation of it or lack thereof. I find it to be enlightening in some ways and far-fetched in others, which may be a reflection of my own ignorance or resistance to what lies within the book's pages. I'd say it's worth a read though. Here's a quote that I came upon today that I must confess to being all too familiar with... ...Humans only hear what they want to hear. Play a record for a musician, and before he can listen to it he has to know who it is. And once he knows, he decides what it sounds like before he ever hears it, solely based on what he thinks he knows about the performer. What difference does it make who it is? What does it sound like and how does it make you feel? That is what is important. Guilty as charged. Taterbug -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@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=.
Re: Thinking more outside of a Jam
And I'll be myself and give you shit about it regularly ;) B On Nov 18, 8:56 am, Mike Hedding michaelhedd...@gmail.com wrote: Alright at the advice of everyone I am going to just be myself then. I am keeping my tuner on my headstock and no one is going to stop me! Mike Hedding On Nov 18, 2009, at 7:53 AM, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: If anyone cares to, go to Remember the Cross and That Home Above by the Monroe/Flatt/Scruggs/Wise/Rainwater band. One is clearly B, the other B flat. But, they are both clearly played out of A. There are a number of other noteworthy cuts, The First Whippoorwill for one, that are played out of one key but are clearly not pitched in that key. So, did fucking Bill Monroe (to quote fucking Gaudreau) tune up or capo up? It's not tape drag. As Terry Bullin once said,Well, maybe he did it in the studio but surely he wouldn't have done it out in public. It's just silly. If the situation requires a different voice and the capo provides it, use it. When did it become against the rules to use the tools? I started using a capo now and then due to saving time and aggravation in the studio. Also, open tunings. I'd really love to use more open tunings. Listen to the cut on Dr. Ralph's recording of Lift Him Up. That's tuned open, but there were a few songs where we tuned open only to have TBone say that he'd like to go up a half step. Now, retuning 8 strings on a mandolin every which way and expecting it to settle down in a few minutes is just unreasonable. Slapping on a capo is not, especially when time is money. As for working up solos and improvising... I think that maybe we can go back to the Father one more time and consider this approach. Over the years, if I listen to songs that Monroe did over a number of decades, such as Uncle Pen, On and On, Bluegrass Breakdown, etc, what I hear is a script, a framework over which variations are applied. I'm not talking about the construction of the song so much as I am the construction of his solos in the song. It seems that he worked out a solo that served as the basic pattern to follow, but changed small aspects of it occasionally as his whim dictated. But the basic script was predominantly the same. This may be helpful, maybe not. Just thought I'd throw it out there. I had a short conversation with Russ Barenburg the other day and the subject of improvisation came up. He said that he occasionally has people ask him about improvising, as do I. It's really an individual learning experience and there doesn't seem to be any one way to approach it or teach it. He said that to him it is ridiculous to assume that it is possible to whip out an improvised solo that rivals something that requires one sitting down and working it out and learning it over the course of say, several months. But that seems to be what some people assume they will be able to do with a few rules. I think that it is easy to overlook the fact that the sound our heros have/had did not just appear overnight but took sometimes a lifetime of blood, sweat, and tears to acquire. There is too much impatience in us all. I think that Eric has a valid point, that being each song deserves a look to see what the best approach is. I agree with Eric too (Who is this Eric guy? He seems to know a lot of stuff...) regarding using tunings and capos, if a person wants a specific sound, go where it is regardless of how you need to get there. As John Hartford used to say (and I know I've quoted him saying this before...), This is art and there ain't no damned rules. Be bold, be yourself, be honest. The audience can spot a phony from the back row. Puhtater On Nov 17, 6:46 pm, mandoho...@comcast.net wrote: Ron Spears tells a very good Jimmy Gaudreau capo story. At a gig somewhere, Jimmy put a capo on his mandolin and Ron gave him the hairy eyeball as only Ron can do and Jimmy got right in Ron's face and says I ain't fucking Bill Monroe. Might even be true. Clyde Clevenger Just My Opinion, But It's Right Salem, Oregon Old Circle - Original Message - From: Don Grieser adobeinthepi...@gmail.com To: taterbugmando@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 4:36:23 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: Thinking more outside of a Jam I saw Jimmy Gaudreau use a capo on his mandolin at a bluegrass festival. It sounded great. It's a tool. Use it for a certain sound or effect but not because you're too lazy to learn to play in Bb or B. Monroe style players play out of closed positions anyway even when they don't have to, right? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
Re: Deep at the Sydney Fish Markets!!
That do sound killah... tight! That boy can build! B On Nov 14, 11:41 am, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Why don't you ask the man what took us there? He's remember the name. Seems to me we were in Fremantle/Perth, right? By the way, I've just uploaded a couple pics of Senor Duffs new A5 creation. If you look on Youtube here... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQGs8NrllHI you can see/hear it. Man oh man, that's gonna be a REAL good mando. Alas, it's headed for Oz. Taterbug On Nov 13, 10:36 am, Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com wrote: While down in OZ, we hit a place on the water that had the best fish 'n chips I've had in my life. The fish started with a b... don't recall now. I also don't recall where we was... Mike would remember. Best. Ever. B On Nov 12, 2:36 am, Holstein st...@senatorgroup.com.au wrote: Howdy'all, I took the good family to the Sydney fish markets on Saturday morning and we had breakfast out for something different. No pancakes for us this weekend! As we sipped and crunched our way through a hearty start to the day, we talked about that night's menu which I was to prepare, a rarity these days but always fun when time allows. As we strolled past the various fishmongers, we selected some yummy Moreton Bay oysters for Kilpatrick, a dozen king prawns for garlic and chili prawns, and then we spied the fattest meanest looking mud crab in the box. He had a set of nippers on him big enough to scare the pants off any banjo player. After all this mouth watering selecting, we headed back to the car and what do I see?? I see Deep at Sydney's Fish Markets. Well we stopped and said hello and took a photo for the occasion. Photos IMG_1148.JPG and IMG_1154.JPG have been uploaded. EnjoyHolstein --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Going in the bag this week...
Or an H13? :) B On Nov 12, 8:05 pm, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Yessir. I'd give a purty for one of those old J45's. Rather have a J35, but who can afford the going rate? Martins just don't have that dry thunk. TBug On Nov 12, 10:38 am, Mark Seale mark.se...@gmail.com wrote: I love seeing a bluegrasser crank out the rhythm on an old Gibson. I know that Martins have ruled the bluegrass scene, but I LOVE the sound of those old boxes in accompaniment. Mark On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 10:05 AM, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.comwrote: Oh for crying out loud. Great singing. Who's the fat guy in the yellow shirt? Tubbytater On Nov 12, 8:49 am, Steve Cantrell sec...@bellsouth.net wrote: ...and that's a wicked kick-off. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VIJtrnfC-U --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Kenny Baker Tribute Shows
Once again everyone, thanks. You're too kind... I hope we do add some shows with this lineup as I would like another chance to tighten things up. And I'm still waiting for the brutally frank Taterreport. Jonas, we were using my usual Shure KSM32 setup which is my play on the one-mic setup. I have one pointed up and one pointed down on a single stand. We also had two small condenser wing mics on each side for whathaveyous... Bob was on one the whole night which explains his dip in volume. B On Nov 10, 6:01 am, Jonas Mattebo jonas.matt...@gmail.com wrote: That's fine playing Brian! What was the mic setup like? /Jonas 2009/11/10 Don Grieser adobeinthepi...@gmail.com I finally got to listen to it. Great job. What a fine ensemble of musicians to play these tunes! Good on ya, son. On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 5:25 PM, Linda lj...@intas.net.au wrote: Great stuff Brian, I have been looking closely at Kentucky Waltz. I really liked the things you did with it. Very nice. Great tone, rhythm, and ..ideas.there. linda On Nov 10, 10:58 am, Steve Cantrell sec...@bellsouth.net wrote: Awesome job, man. Great picking all the way around. From: Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com To: Taterbugmando taterbugmando@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, November 9, 2009 5:29:58 PM Subject: Re: Kenny Baker Tribute Shows Thanks all for the kind words. I am lucky to have such players that are willing to put up with me. All the boys had such a great time doing these shows, we're thinking of doing more of 'em. We'll see. Thanks again everyone, B On Nov 9, 10:13 am, Joseph canit...@gmail.com wrote: I accidentally hit 'reply to author' here's my question and Brian's response... Hey Brian, You mentioned that all you played for the last few weeks was stuff off the album. What do you think that has done for your playing? I'm guessing that it has made you more of a disciplined player and learner. Great playing by the way, I especially liked your solo on Monroe's Hornpipe. Very sweet! Peace, Joe Joe, Thanks for the kind words. I definitely did notice an improvement in my playing from having to focus in on the record. I also had to prepare physically for it, as two sets of Monroe is challenging for someone who doesn't play professionally. I played the album straight through twice a day for most of the past week. It really was a full ton of fun. B --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: looking for pickers
Dear Froderick, I was just reading your thread and eating a fortune cookie that said: Continue your present conversation for some valuable insight. I'm hoping you can provide said insight because I'm not sure I can... but I hate to see a message in a bottle go unanswered. Finding a partner in crime is tough... you never know where they're gonna come from. So I'd say this approach is as good as any. I consider myself lucky to have found a few said criminals to cohort with but none are pros. There's not a lot of folks trying to make it with music in these parts but there's a few. I tip my cap (just pretend I wear one) to y'all. It's tough love. Anyway, give a shout if you're in need of some gab. B On Nov 10, 9:49 am, Fred fkel...@scicable.net wrote: Hey folks: I'm looking to start a side project and I'd like to find one or two like-minded people to work with. I realize this sort of message in a bottle is a long shot but I gotta start somewhere. I'm hoping to find some folks as driven and passionate about old-time, old-school bluegrass, old blues...you know, the stuff we come to TB to learn...as I am. Yes, I already have a band but those folks are definitely not in it up to their necks as I am--they've got day jobs, kids, etc. So I hope to put something together that's more focused on what I love and what I do best. I like to work, arrange, write music, perform, get gigs, all that sort of stuff. I'd like to find someone who wants to do it as much as I do and I think the rest of it (the instrumentation, the set list, the time and/or distance involved) will take care of itself. Give me a holler if you're interested. Thanks! Fred 320-245-6799 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Kenny Baker Tribute Shows
Thank you sir. Kenny is a stud and I agree, that record is at the top of all the lists. B On Nov 10, 12:05 pm, Mark Seale mark.se...@gmail.com wrote: Real fine pickin Brian and to the whole group. That is one of the all-time great records in my opinion. I've learned a great deal of fiddlin off that album. Mark On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 10:23 PM, Brian Ray dassp...@gmail.com wrote: Well, I survived the two shows I had this weekend with the band that has since become known as the Kenny Baker Tribute Band. For the folks that don't know, this ensemble was concocted by various Sconnie (that's Wisconsin) boys (and one Iowan) to play the entire Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe record at a few shows. The band includes two Bluegrass Boys, including Bob Black (the banjo player on the original record) and Mark Hembree (Wisconsin's lone Bluegrass Boy). It was the brainchild of fiddler Paul Keinitz and also includes myself on mando and guitar player John Fabke. Well, I'm posting this kind of in answer to a few of the recent topics on the group. As I've been sweating and working on learning the album, I can attest that my practice time for the last few weeks has been listening to, and playing along with, this record and not much else. I can also say, that after only two shows, I'm totally exhausted but had as much fun as should be legal. Playing with these boys was a pleasure and an honor. (To steal Hembree's favorite saying) Anyway, here are a few tunes for last night's show at the Richland Center City Auditorium in Richland Center, WI. A couple hundred nice folks showed up to see us and were one of the nicer audiences I've had the pleasure to play for. http://dasspunk.com/music/kenny.tribute/ Brian --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Kenny Baker Tribute Shows
Thanks all for the kind words. I am lucky to have such players that are willing to put up with me. All the boys had such a great time doing these shows, we're thinking of doing more of 'em. We'll see. Thanks again everyone, B On Nov 9, 10:13 am, Joseph canit...@gmail.com wrote: I accidentally hit 'reply to author' here's my question and Brian's response... Hey Brian, You mentioned that all you played for the last few weeks was stuff off the album. What do you think that has done for your playing? I'm guessing that it has made you more of a disciplined player and learner. Great playing by the way, I especially liked your solo on Monroe's Hornpipe. Very sweet! Peace, Joe Joe, Thanks for the kind words. I definitely did notice an improvement in my playing from having to focus in on the record. I also had to prepare physically for it, as two sets of Monroe is challenging for someone who doesn't play professionally. I played the album straight through twice a day for most of the past week. It really was a full ton of fun. B --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: The Ideal Gig
Nice! I especially like the 1 drink limit. Maybe they do know musicians :) I hate weddings. The only thing worse than going to one is playing one. All laws, common sense and social niceties are somehow abandoned on their special day and they always try to stretch that day into a week or more. What makes people think their wedding day is special to anyone but those immediately involved? Have they ever been to another wedding? What makes them think that *their* wedding will be the one wedding in history that doesn't suck? One Bridezilla last year, after hiring us--a Bluegrass band-- to play her special day, proceeded to email and call me no less than 12 times in the first month we were hired... which was 10 months before the actual wedding. Each call/email required me to put together lists of tunes with audio samples for her approval. After MANY changes, I was about to pull the plug on the planning stage when she called and wanted to--due to the mother-in-law's concerns--include other genres. That is when I fired her. I don't miss playing music for a living... Brian On Oct 28, 7:23 pm, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Howdy all. I *had* to post this to the group. It is a bit overboard, but not that out of line with a few of the gigs that one gets called on. It just goes to show the attitude that some people have regarding the job of musician. Of course, the language is lighthearted enough, but the underlying message is a bit ignorant of the trade... Come play our wedding for four hours for free, play music from every genre known to man (by request, probably) and if Granny wants to play the drums, then let her. You get a great meal and drink, provided you can consume it in some out-of-the-way place during the time when relatives are telling embarrassing stories about the bride and groom. You may give your CDs away for free to people who will lay them down on a coffee table or bathroom sink and leave them there. Tips? Really? There used to be a lot of conventions at the Opryland Hotel years ago, probably still are, that were somewhat like this. Bluegrass as dinner music. More than once we were told to turn down so that they could talk over catered suppers. Of course, there are a lot of great gigs that are nothing like the one described, but these really sting...Just imagine being asked to do whatever your occupation is under these terms. Sort of changes things, eh? Conventional Tater This ad actually appeared in a newspaper. Before you get ready to play this, read on... BAND WANTED Couple getting married in need of a band. Ideally, we'd like a 4-5 piece band that can play disco, funk, RB, Motown, rock, top-40, as well as some Jewish Ethnic songs like Hava Nagila. We'd need about four hours of music, from 6-10 PM with some breaks in between. We also need some light rock or jazz for the dinner music. Also: we need to use your microphone for toasts and speeches, etc. Pay: Unfortunately, we cannot afford to pay the band in money. But here's what we offer in return: (1) You and the band will be fed a great meal. (However, as we do need some quiet dinner music provided, you'll have to eat during the toasts.) (2) Each band member will get 1 free drink. (3) We will mention your band in the toasts, and you'll get a chance to pass out your business cards, and you can give away any band CDs you have. There will be some very high class people there, and you'll probably get some offers from this. (4) If you do well, we might hire you for a paid party later this fall (5) We will have a tip jar out for the band. (6) You'll get the great feeling of doing a good deed! One more thing: We do have a few family members that play drums and guitar, so we hope it'll be okay to let them sit in for a tune or two. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: The Ideal Gig
I totally agree Mike. I do enjoy playing DURING the wedding. It's usually me and my fiddle player Paul playing a handful of tunes while folks are seated, the march and the close out. I also don't mind playing the cocktail set if paid well. Especially when we're invited to partake. B On Oct 29, 8:27 am, Mike Romkey rom...@qconline.com wrote: Contrarian that I am, I don't mind playing weddings, if there's a fat check involved. Not receptions, mind you, but weddings, and playing celtic, not bluegrass (I can't imagine a banjo at a wedding, but that's just me). Show up 30 minutes early, take out our instruments in the choir loft, no need to set up the PA or mics. In about an hour, we're out the door, money in hand. I also like the acoustics playing in church; lots of natural reverb. The main problem, as mentioned, is the brides. They usually bug you to death. I always try to turn them over to a woman in our band I have dubbed our wedding advisor. Flip side is when the big day comes, they're so wrapped up in things they don't even know you exist. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Ginny Hawker and Tracy Schwarz
This is one of those where I can't believe I've missed them for so long... I had heard of both of these folks and have one of Tracy's fiddle CDs but I'd not heard them together. Very nice. Ginny's Letters From My Father is exceptional and will be delivered to me shortly... Thanks for enlightening me! Brian On Oct 22, 11:53 am, Mando Chef saltydogli...@gmail.com wrote: I'm goin to see these folks tomorrow, should be right up my alley. I don't much care for that refined pop voice. I like the ol timey sounds of Ralph stanley and the like. Plus I don't have a refined pop like voice so maybe that is why I don't. My kids call me pop and that is about as close as I get! Any way I should be able to jam with them after the show so that should be fun. Here is a link for those unfamiliar. There are loads of video on youtube of Ginny and of Tracy when he was with the New Lost City Ramblers and solo stuff. Lot's of heart and soul... http://www.ginnyandtracy.com/CDs.html Time to get modal... Adam --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Your weekend music plans
Well we just added a second show out at the Richmand Center Auditorium in Richmand Center, WI on Nov. 7th. So now I have two chances to get it right ;) B On Oct 11, 3:06 pm, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: You better play it right, boy... Bugs On Oct 9, 2:22 pm, Brian Ray dassp...@gmail.com wrote: I'll be practicing for this... Brian On Oct 9, 10:20 am, Don Grieser adobeinthepi...@gmail.com wrote: Anybody have any plans for music this weekend? My plan is to do some recording at home this weekend. Been working on a bunch of instrumental tunes recorded on mando family instruments. It's time to get them done. What are you doing this weekend? Baker Plays Monroe-c.jpg 221KViewDownload --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Monroe's Mandolins
I wouldn't waste a precious damn on that... :) B On Oct 11, 3:04 pm, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Bill was given an Ibanez F5. I have/had a poster of him playing it at one time. Matter of fact, seems like Joe Stuart told me that Bill gave him one(probably his?). I don't know the model number. Just because there is a picture of Bill holding one doesn't make it worth a damn, now does it? Tbug On Oct 9, 10:22 am, Terry W. Harvey terwaha...@gmail.com wrote: Did Mr. Monroe ever have/play an Ibanez 527 model? There is a fella over at the cafe that is using that as a sell point for his 526. Just curious if anyone knows. Tater? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: recording tater cam lessons
Leopard (10.5) and Snow Leopard (10.6) allow you to record iChats via the Video Menu/Record Chat but both parties need to be on Leopard. I believe LaBibbs is still on Tiger... We could fix this of course... B On Oct 8, 1:50 pm, Mike Romkey rom...@qconline.com wrote: Warning: Conference recorder doesn't work with 10.6.1 -- Snow Leopard or Snow Possum or whatever. Found that out the hard way. And the new version of QuickTime allows you to record video chat ... but not with Tater for some reason. If anyone has gotten this to work, please clue me in. Meanwhile, I've been using Screenium, which costs money, to make of video of the live video ... On Oct 8, 2009, at 12:35 PM, 14strings wrote: Looks like you're using PC? If so I can't offer any experience when it comes to recording web chats. If you are using a MAC and Ichat then I use something called conference recorder (I can post a direct link if you want); it was dirt cheap and works like a charm. If you upgrade to QuickTime Pro (also cheap) you can mark little bits of video and repeat, slow down, speed up or even hear some backwards Tater licks --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Mike and David Radio Interview
There's a button you can push Mike... it's the one with a picture of a pillow with a dollar sign on it. B On Oct 7, 10:50 am, Michael Hedding michaelhedd...@gmail.com wrote: screw my playing, I want to be coddled, is there an appropriate box I can check so you'll make the necessary adjustments in your teaching style? On 10/7/09, ljt lj...@intas.net.au wrote: I appreciate the encouragement. On Oct 8, 1:57 am, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: I think you're letting yourself get in a stew here, ljt. I can't say that I understand quite what your aggravation is. We're all frustrated and overcome by the process of learning how to express ourselves with tones, no matter how far or short we've come. I can say that with confidence. I am in it up to my ears just like you are and have talked to some of the most respected people in the business who say the same thing. It appears that the art takes no prisoners regardless of level of accomplishment. There is always another tier, more questions, more answers. Enjoy the process and be fearless in your quest for more. If you hold back, you will not progress. If you are shy you will live to regret your decision to take that stance. I have fought holding back all my life. Don't let it overcome you. Just go for it, just do it, carpe diem or whatever the current phrase is. Socra-tater On Oct 7, 8:22 am, ljt lj...@intas.net.au wrote: I guess those poor dumb folks who fronted up with their money in hopes of learning something just have no dang reason to live ..what so ever. On Oct 8, 12:15 am, Will Dennis willard.den...@gmail.com wrote: Does Grier normally do workshops? Being a great player does not necesarrily equate to being a good teacher. (caveat before I get slammed - I'm not specifically talking about Grier here.) I am also in IT, and realize the challenges when someone wants to learn something in 5 minutes that took me a year of plugging away at it before I fully understood it. Sometimes you just have to learn by doing. I go to my share of workshops, and you gotta admit, some of the questions posed are kinda dumb sometimes... It's like the perennial what kind of pick do you use question - like that's the key or something. (Aside - I love the day-glo pick story in Richard Smith's Monroe book :) Anyways, unless there's a real track record of rudeness, I'd let it slide as a good person having a bad day. The man's musical ability certainly speaks for itself. Will --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Compton and Grier - Oct 3rd - Madison, WI
Word on the street is that the Midwest shows are going very well... Well, tonight Mike and David will be in Madison, WI and its VERY likely we'll be sold out when all is said and done. We sold over 60 advance tickets... If you were planning on coming to the show and don't have tickets, I'd get there as early as possible. Here's the info again... Saturday, October 3rd @ 7pm The Wil-Mar Center 953 Jenifer St, Madison, WI Info: http://deadmessenger.com See you at the show! Brian --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Compton and Grier - Oct 3rd - Madison, WI
Mike, Since Trent ain't bought a ticket yet (coughslaker/cough), I'll save him $5 and just tell him to pay you the $15 for your ticket. You will them of course be scalping your ticket for a penny profit. You dig? Huggy Bear On Oct 3, 10:08 am, Mike Hedding michaelhedd...@gmail.com wrote: I bought a ticket to the Madison show but can't make it if anyone wants it it's up for grabs. Mike Hedding On Oct 3, 2009, at 8:20 AM, Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com wrote: Word on the street is that the Midwest shows are going very well... Well, tonight Mike and David will be in Madison, WI and its VERY likely we'll be sold out when all is said and done. We sold over 60 advance tickets... If you were planning on coming to the show and don't have tickets, I'd get there as early as possible. Here's the info again... Saturday, October 3rd @ 7pm The Wil-Mar Center 953 Jenifer St, Madison, WI Info:http://deadmessenger.com See you at the show! Brian --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Taterbug Specials are here!
Two heavies please... mine is past the nub and headed for the holes! B On Sep 29, 1:22 am, Robin Gravina robin.grav...@gmail.com wrote: I'm up for one 2009/9/29, ljt lj...@intas.net.au: I keep losing and finding mine and if I still have mine when the new one arrives, then might make this next one a Christmas gift for someone I know who already admires the one I have...he saw it for what is was straight away! On Sep 29, 11:23 am, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: I forget who all put in requests for a Taterbug Special so I'm putting a blurb up here on the group to announce that a new batch is on its way. So if I've overlooked you, lemme know if you want one or two or... Taterbug -- Enviado desde mi dispositivo móvil --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Mike and David Radio Interview
Mike and Mr. Grier are en route to the Midwest and will be doing a radio interview at 10:30am (about 10 minutes from now) on WORT FM (Madison, WI). You can listen in free here: http://www.wort-fm.org/listen.php Should be entertaining... :) Brian --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Tater Group Update...
All, I think we're all kind of annoyed by the spam getting through to the group--except the Sex Chat ones of course :). To combat this, I thought we might try the Messages from new members are moderated option and see if that helps. Therefore, if you're new to the group and trying to post to tell me my playing is complete and utter crap (which it is), it may take a while for that message to hit the group. If this becomes more of an annoyance than the spam itself, we'll punt... Thanks, Brian --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: New Skaggs CD
How 'bout them Bears? I must say I find this thread extremely interesting on a veritable plethora of levels. Not the least of which is the fact that good, honest discussion necessitates a few car crashes. And I applaud this group for allowing for just such discourse... as we, the rubber- necking witnesses, can now attest. I also have great respect for Mike's willingness to leave a Road Master sized divot in any topic. I do love that... I also respect Nelson's reaction here. It is completely reasonable. When someone you respect trashes someone else you respect, there is a quandary. And lest my comments seem too middle of the road I will say this... It is my personal opinion that Mr. Skaggs' mandolin playing is complete and utter shit. I find it trite, uninventive and just downright terrible. It literally makes me cringe. I fast forward through his solos on Bluegrass Album Band records as to not disrupt the otherwise beauty, including Mr. Skaggs' fantastic singing. I would usually keep comments about someone's playing to myself (or at least amongst friends) but his obvious want to wear the crown sickens me and I feel the need to say so. /rant Now, that said, I also feel obliged to go listen to Skaggs' new record because people I respect like it. This I will do. Buckle up! Brian On Sep 26, 4:58 pm, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Nelson, I think a lot of this is being done in fun, but some is a thin veil to a more serious issue, that being what I'd guess to be a growing intolerance for Ricky's attitude. I have been told by more than a few people that Ricky was downright rude to them in face to face situations, not to mention him talking down to an entire crowd. One member of this group was called sonny by Skaggs once in very condescending manner. Then, you have the damned ongoing father of bluegrass issue. Who in hell wants to hear that shit anymore? I tried for decades to play everything Bill played, only to find I can't do it. There's nothing I'd like better than to have his commitment and powerful musical mind, but I'm not a Bill Monroe. There was only one, there will only be ONE. Nobody else can play like the man, no one else (in the bluegrass field) had his creative depth and showmanship. Bill was king in his time. For the style of music he played and sang, no one else will come close. There are others, were others who stand as tall, I'm sure of it. But I don't have a list. Bill couldn't have been the only one. But Ricky is not one of them. He is very talented, yes. He damned well oughta be considering he's been doing this since he was a kid. No one is trying to deny Ricky his talents and achievements. Indeed, I'd like to have his level of success and position myself. I'd like to have as strong a contact with the driving force as he does. But you gotta know by now that putting one's life in the public eye requires being willing to take more than one's fair share of hits. You might also consider the fact that I asked Ricky repeatedly to contact me about coming to the Monroe Mando Camp this year. After I hounded him (and his father-in-law Buck White) to call me about stepping up to the plate and show us all his best father of bluegrass impersonation, he sent me two lines on his cell phone in a text message saying that he was working on three projects and would not be able to make it. Do you suppose he was so busy that he could not spare part of one weekend to honor the very person whose image he seeks to emulate? If you are easily impressed by people who can play more than one instrument, I can point you to a dozen here just in my own neighborhood (I am NOT one of them, by the way). If Ricky touches a nerve in you, then by God, I say buy everything the man's put out, send him a Xmas card and go hang out on his doorstep. Good for you. But you needn't chastise the rest of the us for having opinions about the man's motives. As far as addressing things in this group, we do not have nor need a mediator. That's one of the reasons I set it up this way. Everybody says what they want to. Period. If one of us smells something he/she thinks smells like shit, then it's fair game. By the same token, you brought us something that you liked and we're grateful for it. I'm sure that even some of the ones commenting here will go out and buy the album. If you want a kinder gentler crowd, I'm sure Commando's door is open. Best I remember, they were nice and PC over there. Instiga-tater On Sep 23, 9:08 am, Nelson nelsonpeddyco...@knology.net wrote: Some of the nastiness in this thread makes me think some of us need to contact that BDSM lady for a spanking or two! On Sep 23, 8:28 am, Mike Romkey rom...@qconline.com wrote: And you thought Skaggs knew now to turn a buck! On Sep 23, 2009, at 6:39 AM, Dasspunk wrote: Wow, bigevemusic.com [NWF] has really gone through some changes... eek! B
Re: New Skaggs CD
Wow, bigevemusic.com [NWF] has really gone through some changes... eek! B On Sep 22, 7:12 pm, Bigevemusic bigevemu...@gmail.com wrote: Yep Reporting live from Bean Blossom. Miles Sent from my iPhone On Sep 22, 2009, at 5:58 PM, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Izzatchoomiles? On Sep 22, 2:33 pm, David Long bigevemu...@gmail.com wrote: How about, Songs I would listen to when I come up with the utterly fatuous notion that I am a leader of a group of people that do not require any sort of leadership whatsoever? Song list: Under My Thumb I'm the Boss of This Here House Loser (Beck) Follow ME You get the picture. David On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 3:18 PM, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.comwrote: My lands, what's next? Ricky Skaggs and KY Thundermug do Truck Driving Songs That Made Momma Cry... Might be a good time to revive some good old Iron Butterfly hits. But I'm not sure how In A Gadda da Vida would lay out on the banjer. Taterfly On Sep 22, 9:09 am, Nelson nelsonpeddyco...@knology.net wrote: I hope this is o.k. to address in this group. I bought the cd Songs My Dad Loved last week and have been listening to it quite a bit. It is really very good. The personal nature of the effort comes through in a very understated, nice way; there is a simplicity to it that appeals to me. There are very few, instrumental breaks, and the arrangements are limited to one or two instruments on most tracks. It has an old-time flavor without being an old-time disc, you might say. No banjo players were harmed in the making of this message. Maybe next time --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: New Skaggs CD
Ricky, I'm really happy for you, and I'm gonna let you finish, but Bill Monroe was the best Father of Bluegrass of all time! B On Sep 22, 2:33 pm, David Long bigevemu...@gmail.com wrote: How about, Songs I would listen to when I come up with the utterly fatuous notion that I am a leader of a group of people that do not require any sort of leadership whatsoever? Song list: Under My Thumb I'm the Boss of This Here House Loser (Beck) Follow ME You get the picture. David On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 3:18 PM, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.comwrote: My lands, what's next? Ricky Skaggs and KY Thundermug do Truck Driving Songs That Made Momma Cry... Might be a good time to revive some good old Iron Butterfly hits. But I'm not sure how In A Gadda da Vida would lay out on the banjer. Taterfly On Sep 22, 9:09 am, Nelson nelsonpeddyco...@knology.net wrote: I hope this is o.k. to address in this group. I bought the cd Songs My Dad Loved last week and have been listening to it quite a bit. It is really very good. The personal nature of the effort comes through in a very understated, nice way; there is a simplicity to it that appeals to me. There are very few, instrumental breaks, and the arrangements are limited to one or two instruments on most tracks. It has an old-time flavor without being an old-time disc, you might say. No banjo players were harmed in the making of this message. Maybe next time --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: New Duff 'Dola
You're gonna need them boxers! On Sep 15, 11:05 am, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: ...looks like Paul threw in a free pair of boxers too... On Sep 15, 11:00 am, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Howdy Folks, howdy. I just got some pics of a new 17 scale mandola by our Mr. Paul Hello Dahling Duff. He says it's very balanced and alive. Check out the pics on the file page. Can't wait to get my grimey hands on it! Taterboy --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Compton and Grier - Oct 3rd - Madison, WI
I'm very excited to see these boys touring the Midwest... finally! 5 shows; no waiting. Gonna be great. Get yer tickets now! Sept 29th - House Concert - St. Louis, MO Sept 30th - Redstone Room, Davenport, IA - http://www.redstoneroom.com/calendar.php#560 Oct 2nd - Stepping Stone Theater, St. Paul, MN - http://www.whistlepigs.com/compton/comptonshow.html Oct 3rd - Wil-Mar Center, Madison, WI - http://deadmessenger.com Oct 4th - Down Home Guitars, Frankfort, IL - http://www.downhomeguitars.com/html/david_grier___mike_compton1.html See you at the show! Brian On Sep 11, 8:21 am, Brian Ray dassp...@gmail.com wrote: compton.grier.poster.gif 72KViewDownload --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Monroe Bear Family Disks
This reminds me... I saw Mike play, not one but two, two Grateful Dead songs with Elvis Costello. Neither of which was China Cat Sunflower... but still :) Brian On Sep 2, 3:18 pm, Mike Hoffmann mikehoffma...@gmail.com wrote: Sort of like some of those gem Grateful Dead shows from the early to mid 90's. I like older (more recent) Monroe as well. He could play better then than I ever will and his timing and phrasing are still more than enjoyable. Every time I hear Monroe talk it reminds me of my grandpa; this is even more true when I listen to some of the recordings of Monroe from the 80's and 90's. The first Monroe recording i listened to at any length was a cassette (live at the Grand Ole Opry) from the 90's and it was beautiful. On Sep 2, 2009, at 2:36 PM, Dasspunk wrote: Maybe I'm the odd duck, but I love the Monroe discs from the 80s+. The old man just kept getting better and better IMHO. And I also love all of the Jimmy Campbell records (Pieces of Time, Young Opry Fiddler and the rare cassette tape Top of the Morning). MAN that boy could play! One of the best... B On Sep 2, 8:55 am, Don Grieser adobeinthepi...@gmail.com wrote: Jimmy Campbell's Pieces of Time is one of those out of print CDs. Monroe plays mandolin on all of it, I think, and it's one of the last recordings Monroe made. It contains The Chilly Winds of Shannon and a blues tune Bill wrote for one of Jimmy's sons. The 50's Monroe recordings with Jimmy Martin rate right up there. Monroe's power/downstroke playing really grabbed me early on when I was starting in on his style and it still does. On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 6:59 AM, 14stringsperrypale...@gmail.com wrote: I agree..the 50-58 period has some mean sounding stuff on itthe Sally Jo on there is unlike any other Monroe cut I've heard. 59-69 starts to get a more polished sound when Rowan, Keith and Greene enter the scene. The first one with the Monroe Brother's and The Band is essential too. Neil Rosenberg's book seems to be the source when it comes to tracking this stuff. According to that book there are quite a few cuts (some of those obscure latter day fiddle tunes) that Monroe guested. But sadly many of those records are out of print. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Monroe Bear Family Disks
Maybe I'm the odd duck, but I love the Monroe discs from the 80s+. The old man just kept getting better and better IMHO. And I also love all of the Jimmy Campbell records (Pieces of Time, Young Opry Fiddler and the rare cassette tape Top of the Morning). MAN that boy could play! One of the best... B On Sep 2, 8:55 am, Don Grieser adobeinthepi...@gmail.com wrote: Jimmy Campbell's Pieces of Time is one of those out of print CDs. Monroe plays mandolin on all of it, I think, and it's one of the last recordings Monroe made. It contains The Chilly Winds of Shannon and a blues tune Bill wrote for one of Jimmy's sons. The 50's Monroe recordings with Jimmy Martin rate right up there. Monroe's power/downstroke playing really grabbed me early on when I was starting in on his style and it still does. On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 6:59 AM, 14stringsperrypale...@gmail.com wrote: I agree..the 50-58 period has some mean sounding stuff on itthe Sally Jo on there is unlike any other Monroe cut I've heard. 59-69 starts to get a more polished sound when Rowan, Keith and Greene enter the scene. The first one with the Monroe Brother's and The Band is essential too. Neil Rosenberg's book seems to be the source when it comes to tracking this stuff. According to that book there are quite a few cuts (some of those obscure latter day fiddle tunes) that Monroe guested. But sadly many of those records are out of print. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Compton/Grier
That's right Don, the boys will be donning (pun) their blue smocks and rolling back the tunes down at the Wal-Mart. We could use a few greeters... you available? :) B On Jul 24, 11:29 am, Don Grieser adobeinthepi...@gmail.com wrote: Was that a typo? Wal-Mart Center? On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 8:29 AM, Dasspunkdassp...@gmail.com wrote: Correction: closed. Mike and Mr. Grier will be performing live, and in person, in lovely Madison, WI on Saturday, October 3rd at Wil-Mar Center. Feel free to contact me for more info... Brian On Jul 23, 12:13 am, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Closing in? Damn, Orangina. Usually David and I play two sets. We start together, then split off and do seperate mini sets. David has historically done his set first and then I join him on the end, take a break, then same scheme on the second with me doing a mini set in the middle. Easy greasy. I'm looking forward to it. Been doing a LOT of playing up here in the woods. Playing a bunch with Rich DelGrosso, Carol McComb, Evo Bluefield. Some great pickers up here. Fun stuff from David the man with the hair Keenan and his honky tonk sound. Lots of great swing, gypsy, fingerstyle guitarists. Outstanding jazz singers too, Jennifer Scott of note. Yee haw, Spuds On Jul 21, 1:47 pm, Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com wrote: No worries... I am still on the hunt for a proper room to have them boys down in Madison. I'm closing in! B On Jul 21, 7:58 am, Fred fkel...@scicable.net wrote: My Bad! It was definitely Friday, October 2nd. Dasspunk wrote: Hey Fred, You booked Sat the 3rd or Fri the 2nd? Now I can't remember :) B On Jul 20, 7:20 pm, Fred fkel...@scicable.net wrote: Well some details are still being ironed out but I don't think it's too early to announce that the Whistlepigs are dragging their sorry carcasses up to St. Paul on October 3rd--one night only at the Stepping Stone Theater. I'll keep you all posted as to when tickets are available for purchase. Mike Hedding wrote: Anyone catching any of these shows coming up? I heard they're going to be out westwas hoping someone could post a set list or tell me what kind of stuff they're playing these days. I got to start practicing. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Compton/Grier
Hey Fred, You booked Sat the 3rd or Fri the 2nd? Now I can't remember :) B On Jul 20, 7:20 pm, Fred fkel...@scicable.net wrote: Well some details are still being ironed out but I don't think it's too early to announce that the Whistlepigs are dragging their sorry carcasses up to St. Paul on October 3rd--one night only at the Stepping Stone Theater. I'll keep you all posted as to when tickets are available for purchase. Mike Hedding wrote: Anyone catching any of these shows coming up? I heard they're going to be out westwas hoping someone could post a set list or tell me what kind of stuff they're playing these days. I got to start practicing. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Squirrel Hunters
We start and end every show with it... it's our Watermelon on the Vine... so to speak. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADyDCvH_F1A Or perhaps this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4delyWU-oV0 B On Jun 8, 10:17 pm, Don Grieser adobeinthepi...@gmail.com wrote: I didn't notice the pumpkin at first, but now I spy it. You gotta play that tune if your band's named after it. On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 8:52 PM, Dasspunkdassp...@gmail.com wrote: And I like Squirrel Hunters so much, I named my band after it... http://titsh.com B On Jun 8, 2:30 pm, Mark Seale mark.se...@gmail.com wrote: If you don't mind my asking, how long did the good folks tell you the wait was going to be? M On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 11:35 AM, 14strings perrypale...@gmail.com wrote: Nice job on Sq Htrs Don! I'm on the list for one of those Model 1's..love those flamed looking sides! I also love the plain jane look of them; sort of like a wolf in sheep's clothing :) I have a slightly different picture courtesy of the starchy one... how do you post the picture in the body of your message like that? On Jun 8, 12:20 pm, Mark Seale mark.se...@gmail.com wrote: Steve sent this out to the folks attending his building clinic at the Mandolin Symposium this year. Enjoy. If you know someone waiting on this year's batch, it's likely one of these. Mark -- Forwarded message -- From: Don Grieser adobeinthepi...@gmail.com Date: Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 11:04 AM Subject: Re: Squirrel Hunters To: taterbugmando@googlegroups.com Where's that picture of the model 1's? On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 8:25 AM, Mark Sealemark.se...@gmail.com wrote: Good job Don. I'm loving that Gil Oval hole. I recently saw a pic of this year's batch of Model 1's. 16 instruments in a rack waiting on final setup. Droool.. I'm going to have to add this tune to the to-do list. Mark On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 12:28 PM, Don Grieser adobeinthepi...@gmail.com wrote: Here's my take on the Squirrel Hunters. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8bV4cbBI4A 16 jrs_2_1.JPG 160KViewDownload- 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: Squirrel Hunters
Mine is in that picture as well... it's the pumpkin one! http://dasspunk.com B On Jun 8, 11:20 am, Mark Seale mark.se...@gmail.com wrote: Steve sent this out to the folks attending his building clinic at the Mandolin Symposium this year. Enjoy. If you know someone waiting on this year's batch, it's likely one of these. Mark -- Forwarded message -- From: Don Grieser adobeinthepi...@gmail.com Date: Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 11:04 AM Subject: Re: Squirrel Hunters To: taterbugmando@googlegroups.com Where's that picture of the model 1's? On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 8:25 AM, Mark Sealemark.se...@gmail.com wrote: Good job Don. I'm loving that Gil Oval hole. I recently saw a pic of this year's batch of Model 1's. 16 instruments in a rack waiting on final setup. Droool.. I'm going to have to add this tune to the to-do list. Mark On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 12:28 PM, Don Grieser adobeinthepi...@gmail.com wrote: Here's my take on the Squirrel Hunters. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8bV4cbBI4A 16 jrs_2_1.JPG 160KViewDownload --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Squirrel Hunters
And I like Squirrel Hunters so much, I named my band after it... http://titsh.com B On Jun 8, 2:30 pm, Mark Seale mark.se...@gmail.com wrote: If you don't mind my asking, how long did the good folks tell you the wait was going to be? M On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 11:35 AM, 14strings perrypale...@gmail.com wrote: Nice job on Sq Htrs Don! I'm on the list for one of those Model 1's..love those flamed looking sides! I also love the plain jane look of them; sort of like a wolf in sheep's clothing :) I have a slightly different picture courtesy of the starchy one... how do you post the picture in the body of your message like that? On Jun 8, 12:20 pm, Mark Seale mark.se...@gmail.com wrote: Steve sent this out to the folks attending his building clinic at the Mandolin Symposium this year. Enjoy. If you know someone waiting on this year's batch, it's likely one of these. Mark -- Forwarded message -- From: Don Grieser adobeinthepi...@gmail.com Date: Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 11:04 AM Subject: Re: Squirrel Hunters To: taterbugmando@googlegroups.com Where's that picture of the model 1's? On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 8:25 AM, Mark Sealemark.se...@gmail.com wrote: Good job Don. I'm loving that Gil Oval hole. I recently saw a pic of this year's batch of Model 1's. 16 instruments in a rack waiting on final setup. Droool.. I'm going to have to add this tune to the to-do list. Mark On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 12:28 PM, Don Grieser adobeinthepi...@gmail.com wrote: Here's my take on the Squirrel Hunters. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8bV4cbBI4A 16 jrs_2_1.JPG 160KViewDownload- 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: New Presto (Crush) Case
Yeah, but how does it taste? Try boiling it down and adding some potatoes, leeks and a touch of nutmeg... B On Mar 5, 5:57 pm, Paul Duff pd...@globaldial.com wrote: Sir Tate As you know I'm one for carrying out stingent research and testing on my products and Brian's case has already gone through this process. It has been trialed as a nose wheel chock for a 747 and a bollard in the parking lot of the airport. It did surprisingly well at each task and I must say the colour was a real hit with the Qantas air hostesses. It wasn't much work to get it back up to shape ready for Brian's Orange Crush F5. It's amazing what you can do with superglue these days! It does have mains power, however it runs at 240 volt, sorry about that. PD - Original Message - From: mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com To: Taterbugmando taterbugmando@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 8:37 AM Subject: Re: New Presto (Crush) Case Paul, Ain't there no USB port on the danged thing? Where do I plug in my tuner? Will it make a grilled cheese? I think that one of the durability tests you might include would be to go over to Perth airport and have some of the baggage boys dribble one of those Prestos across the tarmack like they do here in the US. Matter of fact, we could use Brian's case beings it looks so much like a basketball. G Taterboy On Mar 5, 5:27 pm, Paul Duff pd...@globaldial.com wrote: Hi Mark I worked with Presto on the design of this case and one of my priorities was to add 1/2 either side of the peghead to eliminate any outside chance of the mandolin receiving the 'involuntary Monroe option'. The pockets also holds a set of mandolin strings laying flat. It has lots of space for other stuff too. Paul - Original Message - From: Mark Seale To: taterbugmando@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 11:56 PM Subject: Re: New Presto (Crush) Case That's a good looking case. I've heard horror stories about the Calton and headstock rearrangements. Does this case suffer from the same or is the interior design different? Mark On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 7:18 AM, Brian Ray dassp...@gmail.com wrote: Mr. Duff has sent me pictures of my new Presto case (Orange Crush style). These are the new shaped cases with all the accoutrements... It's coming soon stuffed full of Vegemite! Anyway, thought y'all might be interested in a peek. I'm not sure how the group handles picture attachments, so if the images are not below, I'll upload and link in a subsequent post. Brian --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: New Presto (Crush) Case
I'll let you know Mark... B On Mar 5, 8:56 am, Mark Seale mark.se...@gmail.com wrote: That's a good looking case. I've heard horror stories about the Calton and headstock rearrangements. Does this case suffer from the same or is the interior design different? Mark On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 7:18 AM, Brian Ray dassp...@gmail.com wrote: Mr. Duff has sent me pictures of my new Presto case (Orange Crush style). These are the new shaped cases with all the accoutrements... It's coming soon stuffed full of Vegemite! Anyway, thought y'all might be interested in a peek. I'm not sure how the group handles picture attachments, so if the images are not below, I'll upload and link in a subsequent post. Brian --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Happy Birthday Mr. Tate R. Bug
Since it is not a leap year, Sir-Spuds-A-Lot will be officially one year older tomorrow. Happy early birthday Mike. Brian --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Mobile Website Geekdom
Does that mean I am master of half I survey? That == Cool! B On Feb 25, 1:45 pm, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Spunkie, Unless I recall incorrectly, you are 1/2 'taterdom'. Bugs On Feb 24, 8:21 pm, Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks all for the help everyone. And thanks for the bug reports. It was a good learning project... it will be funny if folks ever bump into it and it's interesting to see who has mobile sites set up. The funny thing about the tornado warning was that just after our set, there was a tornado a few miles down the road :) It's not totally obvious in the video but the wind was WHIPPING. Funny stuff. TITSH is great fun (for it's members anyway) and I'm lucky to have found some good folks to pick with. Anyway, thanks again. And now, back to our regularly scheduled Taterdom... B On Feb 24, 7:02 pm, Terry W. Harvey terwaha...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Brian, Very cool indeed, am on my ipod touch right now, site works great. Nice job on Southern Flavor!! On Feb 24, 10:32 am, Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com wrote: But I find myself an extremely flexible (and downright handsome) customer. I listen to almost everything I say! B On Feb 24, 12:30 pm, Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com wrote: No sir. I said I hate designing... B On Feb 24, 10:56 am, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Design? Did he say design? I thought you told me you couldn't design, boy. Nabbed! T On Feb 23, 8:30 pm, J Hill jason.hi...@gmail.com wrote: As you suspected, it looks great on an iPhone and kicked to the mobile site without hesitation. The only feedback is that the gallery kicked me to my picasa acct with my own gallery and I didn't see an option to get to your gallery. The design looks great. Jason On 2/23/09, sec...@bellsouth.net sec...@bellsouth.net wrote: Works great on my CDMA Motorola Q. -- Original message from Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com: -- I bought an iPod Touch this past weekend and then decided to create a mobile website for (This is the) Squirrel Hunters. Anyway, if there are any mobile websurfers here in the land of Tater, might y'all take a peek and see that it works okay for you? The main site (http://titsh.com) should detect a mobile device and kick you tohttp://titsh.com/m/. It probably only looks good on an iPhone/Touch... but I'm curious how it handles other devices. And if you're NOT on a mobile and it kicks you to the /m/ folder, I'd want to know for sure. Thanks, Brian --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Mobile Website Geekdom
No sir. I said I hate designing... B On Feb 24, 10:56 am, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Design? Did he say design? I thought you told me you couldn't design, boy. Nabbed! T On Feb 23, 8:30 pm, J Hill jason.hi...@gmail.com wrote: As you suspected, it looks great on an iPhone and kicked to the mobile site without hesitation. The only feedback is that the gallery kicked me to my picasa acct with my own gallery and I didn't see an option to get to your gallery. The design looks great. Jason On 2/23/09, sec...@bellsouth.net sec...@bellsouth.net wrote: Works great on my CDMA Motorola Q. -- Original message from Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com: -- I bought an iPod Touch this past weekend and then decided to create a mobile website for (This is the) Squirrel Hunters. Anyway, if there are any mobile websurfers here in the land of Tater, might y'all take a peek and see that it works okay for you? The main site (http://titsh.com) should detect a mobile device and kick you tohttp://titsh.com/m/. It probably only looks good on an iPhone/Touch... but I'm curious how it handles other devices. And if you're NOT on a mobile and it kicks you to the /m/ folder, I'd want to know for sure. Thanks, Brian --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Mobile Website Geekdom
But I find myself an extremely flexible (and downright handsome) customer. I listen to almost everything I say! B On Feb 24, 12:30 pm, Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com wrote: No sir. I said I hate designing... B On Feb 24, 10:56 am, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Design? Did he say design? I thought you told me you couldn't design, boy. Nabbed! T On Feb 23, 8:30 pm, J Hill jason.hi...@gmail.com wrote: As you suspected, it looks great on an iPhone and kicked to the mobile site without hesitation. The only feedback is that the gallery kicked me to my picasa acct with my own gallery and I didn't see an option to get to your gallery. The design looks great. Jason On 2/23/09, sec...@bellsouth.net sec...@bellsouth.net wrote: Works great on my CDMA Motorola Q. -- Original message from Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com: -- I bought an iPod Touch this past weekend and then decided to create a mobile website for (This is the) Squirrel Hunters. Anyway, if there are any mobile websurfers here in the land of Tater, might y'all take a peek and see that it works okay for you? The main site (http://titsh.com) should detect a mobile device and kick you tohttp://titsh.com/m/. It probably only looks good on an iPhone/Touch... but I'm curious how it handles other devices. And if you're NOT on a mobile and it kicks you to the /m/ folder, I'd want to know for sure. Thanks, Brian --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Mobile Website Geekdom
Thanks all for the help everyone. And thanks for the bug reports. It was a good learning project... it will be funny if folks ever bump into it and it's interesting to see who has mobile sites set up. The funny thing about the tornado warning was that just after our set, there was a tornado a few miles down the road :) It's not totally obvious in the video but the wind was WHIPPING. Funny stuff. TITSH is great fun (for it's members anyway) and I'm lucky to have found some good folks to pick with. Anyway, thanks again. And now, back to our regularly scheduled Taterdom... B On Feb 24, 7:02 pm, Terry W. Harvey terwaha...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Brian, Very cool indeed, am on my ipod touch right now, site works great. Nice job on Southern Flavor!! On Feb 24, 10:32 am, Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com wrote: But I find myself an extremely flexible (and downright handsome) customer. I listen to almost everything I say! B On Feb 24, 12:30 pm, Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com wrote: No sir. I said I hate designing... B On Feb 24, 10:56 am, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Design? Did he say design? I thought you told me you couldn't design, boy. Nabbed! T On Feb 23, 8:30 pm, J Hill jason.hi...@gmail.com wrote: As you suspected, it looks great on an iPhone and kicked to the mobile site without hesitation. The only feedback is that the gallery kicked me to my picasa acct with my own gallery and I didn't see an option to get to your gallery. The design looks great. Jason On 2/23/09, sec...@bellsouth.net sec...@bellsouth.net wrote: Works great on my CDMA Motorola Q. -- Original message from Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com: -- I bought an iPod Touch this past weekend and then decided to create a mobile website for (This is the) Squirrel Hunters. Anyway, if there are any mobile websurfers here in the land of Tater, might y'all take a peek and see that it works okay for you? The main site (http://titsh.com) should detect a mobile device and kick you tohttp://titsh.com/m/. It probably only looks good on an iPhone/Touch... but I'm curious how it handles other devices. And if you're NOT on a mobile and it kicks you to the /m/ folder, I'd want to know for sure. Thanks, Brian --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: regionalism (long-winded and rambling)
Personally, I'm a fan of mustard greens... and had many a helping as I carpet bagged down in the land of Tater (old times there are not forgotten, look away...). If you are what you eat... do you play what you hear? That is to say, playing a style well, requires listening to the style. If this is so, I would think this collared greens theory would have had more merit back in the day... before recordings and such. Recordings would allow more non-regional folk, and even more interestingly, more not-yet- living folk, to listen and learn. To this, I would like to thank those sons-a-bitch recording pioneers that screwed nice musical folk out of royalties and such for their own gains... and my gain 'cause it allows me to own the recordings. Thanks bastards! And this will be nothing to what the web can offer. Take Mr. Tate R. Bug for example. That boy's been given lessons over them internets for years now. I'd call him a trailblazer (among other things). Who'd a thunk it (besides me I guess)? He's spreading his collared greens all over the world, live and in person... and all this without having to leave his house. Amazing really... B On Feb 18, 12:18 pm, Val Mindel vmin...@gmail.com wrote: Mike H, if you ever get a chance to catch The secret lives of banjos, you should. It's a show put together by Jody Stecher and Bill Evans and includes a great story about Arctic explorations, banjos and penguins ... It also shows the broad reach of the instrument. They use something Iike 27 banjos in their show and demonstrate convincingly that the banjo has a wild and well-traveled history. Meanwhile, for my $.02, I think we can play outside our immediate zones, just as we listen outside those zones, given sufficient will and passion/obsession. It's a matter of relating to the underlying emotion. Music really is generated from just a few main themes -- love, death, god, events, work -- mixed and matched as appropriate, and we can relate to these themes, even if the specifics (collard greens) are foreign. Granted there is music that is outside my ken (Chinese opera, for example), but I suspect that if I wanted to and had a spare lifetime to mess around with it, I could tackle anything that moved me. But being moved by it is the key. Just look at some of our Japanese old-time musician friends who play great, with scrupulous regard for the channels the music has come through. Of course, the farther you are from the source, the harder it is to pick up the nuances, rhythmic and otherwise, but I don't buy the you-gotta-have- been-born-there notion, nor do I think the music died with some past generation. Many young people are playing it well, with great attention to detail and history, and not-so-young people like me are still working at playing it, and that's a good thing, I think. But then I've spent much of my life in zones where the frost-free date skated to the end of June (or where other climatic realities dominate) so I'm hardly any sort of argument for regional authenticity. best, val On Feb 18, 11:19 am, Mike Hoffmann mikehoffma...@gmail.com wrote: Tater tater tater tater tate- Your post was about ethnic groups and then there was a sentence about Chicago. I drank a cup of coffee and read a big chunk of a book (Making the second ghetto - race and housing in chicago 1940-1960) that I really should have already finished yesterday before working on music. The chapter I left half finished was on white ethnic neighborhoods in Chicago. Then the coffee actually started working and I picked up my mandolin and was playing and listening to stuff on my computer whence I should have been doing homwork. That lead to reading this mailing list and thus your post, reminding me about white ethnic groups and Chicago and that I should be reading that book. I guess I should have just left the response in my head! Sorry for leading us off track. On another note, I was once told that NJ was a hotbed of classical banjo activity. I also just read an account of a North Pole expedition that mentioned banjos AND accordions playing home sweet home while in the arctic. I think banjos were everywhere. Fred Van Eps and Vess Ossman both lived here and played extensively in Asbury Park, but certainly not old-time music. My dad always calls our local area banjo land because he gets frustrated at the inability to think liberally at school board meetings and such. I always get mad and remind him that it takes a large mind to play a banjo. The banjo gets pigeonholed as a rural, southern thing. Even a lot of the minstrel stuff was written in NYC, and it certainly romanticized the south. There is something about fantasizing about the South for us Northerners. Even Dixie was written up North. Maybe that is why old-time music is so popular up North in New England, MN, and Wisconsin specifically. It's cold and in the south it is so warm. I get jealous
Re: Success is the best revenge
On my scale, a Grammy weighs in about the same as a modicum of belly button lint. Besides a shiny mantle piece, they are best used to preface an artist in a speech, article or introduction. And in this, it is indeed almost exactly the same honor as just being nominated. Eg. It is my pleasure to introduce, the Grammy nominated, Mr. Tater Bug. That said, you could win the award for biggest horses ass (but you'd have to take it from me first) and end up with May I present... the award winning... Dass Punk. To quote a saying from my youth... same diff. What's important to me is not how much money you make but how you play. I also believe who you are comes through in your music... so there's that too I guess. And just so there's no misunderstanding... hell yeah I keep score! But as is the case with so many things... your millage may vary. Brian On Feb 12, 11:06 am, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Skaggs won the Grammy. So did Alison Krauss and Robert Plant(I hear they left Stuart at home, though he certainly was an integral part of the sound...ooops. He did get a thankyou). The Steel Drivers got left out and they're a damned good band. There you go. Some people could break wind and get a hand. Go figger... Agi-tater --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Personal YouTube Videos
Uh... I've seen some of these videos that include folks' faces and I would disagree that it's more enjoyable :) And this goes double for myself. Brian On Feb 9, 3:25 pm, sgarrity shaungarr...@hotmail.com wrote: I've done a handful of videos now and people seem to like the videos that show more than just a headless mando player. It's a little more enjoyable for the viewer if they can see all of you. I'm working on trying to get three tunes recorded and posted. Hope to have them all done by the end of the week but we'll have to wait and see. They are: Dusty Miller Monroe's Farewell to Longhollow Woodchopper's Reel (or Breakdown) Feel free to post what you're working on or pick one of those tunes and give it a whirl. Whaddya think? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Building a repertoire
I will tell Chirps howdy for you Val. I've learned a number of tunes just to learn 'em and they've not been heard from since. I'm sure I'm not alone. Then there are tunes that I've tried learning only to find I don't care for my version :) Cumberland Gap was one such tune. I don't care for the 'Grass version but when I heard Chirps' version, I totally loved it (and talk him into playing it as often as possible). Arkansas Traveler was the same... until I heard Rhys Jone's version... now I love it. It took me forever to find a Sally Goodin I liked... mine's somewhere between Bill's with a hint of Clarence White. I try and steal from the best (emphasis on try). Long story only slightly longer... you never know what you'll like tomorrow. Brian On Feb 4, 11:27 am, Val Mindel vmin...@gmail.com wrote: Say hi to Chirps for me. He has great tunes. He plays a really good Greensleeves (not the tune you think), with the G run down to E. And is no slouch on mandolin. On Feb 4, 8:20 am, Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com wrote: There are two tunes that I refuse to play any more. Blackberry Blossom and Whiskey Before Breakfast. These tunes are butchered daily at jams everywhere and make my skin crawl. I don't mind when folks play them... it's fine beer break music. But if the point of having a repertoire is to know songs that you can play with others, then those two are probably at the top of the list. Eek! I just looked at that list on mandozine... sure enough, those are some of the most popular tunes I've ever heard at jams. And of course my two *favorites* are on there. Whatever... learn 'em all and decide for yourself which ones you like. I'm currently learning a couple tunes for a dance I'll be playing this weekend with Mr. Lynn Chirps Smith. I absolutely love Snake River Reel and his tune Mississippi Palisades. Also on tap are Cumberland Gap (OT version), Little Dutch Girl (which Sadie Compton does a nice version of) and Squirrel Heads And Gravy (which I'm finding difficult to transfer to mandolin). Brian On Feb 3, 1:16 pm, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Nelson, It seems to me that the list varies depending on where a person hangs his hat (which includes geographical location, chosen era of 'bluegrass', and age group). Dennis comments in jest. I told him once that if I had to listen to Red Haired Boy once more time I was going to go out and kill something. There are a few more on *that* list as well. I will say though, without looking at anyone else's list, that some of the more common oldtime fiddle tunes seem to hold up across the board, plus there are a few Monroe tunes that seem to carry over. I don't think I have a really good grasp of what might be an up-to- date list of popular 'bluegrass' tunes because I engage so heavily in eclecticism. Bugs On Feb 3, 1:04 pm, J Hill jason.hi...@gmail.com wrote: Nelson, Mandozine lists what they consider to be essential mandolin tunes to learn. Here's the link:http://www.mandozine.com/music/essential/ Jason --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: hush nbb
I dig this song too. I saw the boys do this at the first SuperGrass out in CA (now defunct). Because of this song, I bought the record Twenty Year Blues. B On Jan 31, 10:37 pm, roy...@aol.com wrote: mike, love hush on youtube, where can i get the recording of this, is it on one of the albums Denny Wilson --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Secrets of Stradivarius violins discovered
Maybe it'll turn orange... :) B On Jan 23, 10:04 am, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: I'm headed to Kroger to get a box of 20 Muleteam Borax and rub on my Gilchrists RIGHT NOW... Tater On Jan 23, 9:13 am, Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com wrote: Joseph Nagyvary, a professor emeritus of biochemistry at Texas AM University, has spent 33 years trying to prove his theory that chemicals used on the instruments are responsible for the distinctive sounds of the violins, the university reported. Tests showed numerous chemicals in the wood, including borax, fluorides, chromium and iron salts. The presence of these chemicals all points to collaboration between the violin makers and the local drugstore and druggist at the time, Nagyvary said Thursday in a release. Their probable intent was to treat the wood for preservation purposes. Both Stradivari and Guarneri would have wanted to treat their violins to prevent worms from eating away the wood because worm infestations were very widespread at that time. http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2009/01/22/Secrets_of_Stradivarius_vi... --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Micing a mandolin for recording
Lol... I warned you :) I've played around with many a mic but for the money, I've not found anything that sounded better, nor was more versatile than the Shure KSM32. I bought one and fell in love with the sound. I've seen them in use almost everywhere and for good reason. They sound great on a variety of instruments and vocals. I'm a geek for mics but only for so far. Eventually, I just want them to work and sound great. These mics work for me in that capacity. For our live one mic setup, we use two. One up and one down. The band loves 'em. I love 'em. Done deal. But as always, your millage may vary... Brian On Jan 21, 7:24 am, Jonas Mattebo jonas.matt...@gmail.com wrote: Interesting! What is so special about this mic? I am intruiged! (The photos were truly a little creepy...) /Jonas 2009/1/20 Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com Taking the advice from Spruce (Bruce) that frequents the Mando Cafe, I tried, and love, a Shure KSM32 mic 4 from the 12th fret. I love these mics on almost everything and I use a pair of them for shows... as can be seen in these somewhat creepy photos from a show last Thursday: http://picasaweb.google.com/dasspunk/TITSHLiveAtTheFrequency# Brian On Jan 20, 3:06 am, Jonas Mattebo jonas.matt...@gmail.com wrote: Hi there, I have recently gotten some home recording equipment and am planning to record some music, mandolin included. So, I just thought I'd ask some of the folk here how to mic a mandolin to get the best sound? What kind of mic to use, how many mics, placement, effects (compressor, reverb and so on)? I really like the mandolin sound on 'Stomp', maybe Mike or David remembers how the mandolins where recorded for that project? Thanks for any input, /Jonas --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Something to think about...
Besides their delicious sea urchins, vegemite, kangaroo scrotes, monkey paw plants, blow holes, treetop walks, mexican bed bugs, luggage delivery times, and overall pleasantness, there's not too much oddness I guess. I mean, there's certainly nothing dickie about Dickie's pies. B On Jan 19, 6:22 pm, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Pray tell, oh Wizard of Weirdness, what IS the oddest thing about Oz? Sir Spudz On Jan 19, 4:48 pm, Don Grieser adobeinthepi...@gmail.com wrote: Funny, that was heavily requested in the Mormon town of Ramah too. Hmmm. On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 3:45 PM, Paul Duff pd...@globaldial.com wrote: Yes it's true, I destinctly remember learning this song at primary school. These lyrics, of course set an ethos that has made this great country what it is today. A burgeoning nation with 'rivers of alcohol' searching for the 'jerk who invented work'. Is that odd? PD - Original Message - From: Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com To: Taterbugmando taterbugmando@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 6:54 AM Subject: Re: Something to think about... We have a winner! Big Rock Candy Mountain... but only because they were taught the song as kids and sang along to it. And this is NOT the oddest thing about OZ by any means. B On Jan 18, 6:38 pm, Paul Duff pd...@globaldial.com wrote: Well, having been there I think there may have been a couple. Big Rock Candy Mountain'?, Sitting' On Top Of The World'? For me though, the big 'Killer' number was (and I must say Mr T does it so well it hurts) 'Forever Has Come To An End'. Ouch! It's good. Paul - Original Message - From: mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com To: Taterbugmando taterbugmando@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 3:31 AM Subject: Re: Something to think about... Yea, I'm sort of curious what it was too... Tater On Jan 13, 1:26 pm, Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com wrote: Song selection is funny stuff. What would you guess was the big hit song while Monsignor Tater was down-stroking down under (I'm talking about Australia... mind out of the gutter!)? That said, song selection, IMO, is the most underrated attribute of great musicians. I can think of a number of players that burn up the fretboard but that can't pick a song to save their life (or their show... or their records). Brian On Jan 12, 2:49 pm, jimberke...@gmail.com jimberke...@gmail.com wrote: Long time lurker. First time poster. I've had a few lessons at the Tater Institute of Technology. I spent the summer busking on Church Street Marketplace in Burlington, VT with my mandolin, guitar, banjo-uke, and harp. It was a great experience that I recommend to any performer. You have to audition to get a license to play. There were musicians, mimes, jugglers, acrobats, sketch artists, and even a poet for hire. The music ranged from a husband and wife clarinet/tuba dixieland combo to fiddle and banjo to solo guys like me. No amps were allowed. I had a little folding camping stool that I sat on. Some days where tough because I would end up on the same block as the guy who rode his unicycle on a high-wire while juggling. That's when I would think of Mr. Bell. I usually did about two hours before my voice gave out. Without a PA you really have to project your playing and singing to get over the ambient city noise. After a while I figured out that there were certain songs that were big money makers. You Are My Sunshine on the mandolin was huge. It would be interesting to see if Tater played it whether you would have a Joshua Bell situation where people would be completely oblivious to what was going on. Boston has a lot of music at the T(subway) stops. High turnover of customers. When I was younger I used to watch this little blonde girl named Mary Lou Lord at Park Street sing Syd Barrett songs. She told me about her boyfriend in Seattle and that I should meet him when he came to Boston with his band to play. I never made the show but when the mood struck him he played a old D-18 and did a pretty mean version of In the Pines :) Regards, Jim Berkeley On Jan 12, 10:52 am, Mark Seale mark.se...@gmail.com wrote: This is a very astute point. Setting up in the subway where your potential listeners are bound to a schedule isn't a recipe for general success. But, if you set up in an area where people are spending free time, you stand a much better chance of catching their less focused attention. Some of the biggest fiddlers' contests we've had, in terms of listeners, have been in shopping malls. On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Trey Young email_t
Re: Micing a mandolin for recording
Taking the advice from Spruce (Bruce) that frequents the Mando Cafe, I tried, and love, a Shure KSM32 mic 4 from the 12th fret. I love these mics on almost everything and I use a pair of them for shows... as can be seen in these somewhat creepy photos from a show last Thursday: http://picasaweb.google.com/dasspunk/TITSHLiveAtTheFrequency# Brian On Jan 20, 3:06 am, Jonas Mattebo jonas.matt...@gmail.com wrote: Hi there, I have recently gotten some home recording equipment and am planning to record some music, mandolin included. So, I just thought I'd ask some of the folk here how to mic a mandolin to get the best sound? What kind of mic to use, how many mics, placement, effects (compressor, reverb and so on)? I really like the mandolin sound on 'Stomp', maybe Mike or David remembers how the mandolins where recorded for that project? Thanks for any input, /Jonas --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: It Was Bound to Happen Sooner or Later...
1/8th inch mandolin crop circles do happen all the time, they're just not widely reported. :) Brian On Jan 3, 2:10 pm, malagrass malayt...@bellsouth.net wrote: A friend loaned me his Ratliff F5, he never played it and it was brand new. He wanted me to open it up for a while, apparently he bought it as a show piece. Anyway, I didn't really like the instrument and only took it out of the case a couple times although it was in my home for a while. The day I was to return the mandolin I wanted to make sure it was clean and found 10 holes about 1/8 deep in its back...talk about a sick feeling. At first I thought that maybe they were there from when I picked it up. Wrong.. I still don't know how they got there but I strongly suspect my 4 year old daughter and her rudimentary mechanical skills. I offered to buy it, unbelievably I still have it while the gibby's in the shop and its turning out to be a nice instrument. I'm actually surprised how much its opened up over the last month. I guess mas strikes when you least expect it. JM On Jan 1, 10:33 pm, Paul Duff pd...@globaldial.com wrote: TBug After careful consideration and much thought, I have decided to (for a small fee of course) put in the extra effort and supply the first gouge to any new orders that may request it. Options may includeThe 'Involuntary Monroe Option', the 'Beer Craze', the 'Jilted Girlfriend/Lover nail varnish remover splatter'. All 'First Ding' options come with a guaranteed cringe factor and will provide years of guilt free playing. Paul - Original Message - From: mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com To: Taterbugmando taterbugmando@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 3:56 AM Subject: Re: It Was Bound to Happen Sooner or Later... I was told a story about a fellow up north of here that owns/owned a pre-war Martin D45...yea, one of the real ones...pristine, mint condition. Well, he babied the guitar to a fault. I mean, who wouldn't really, considering what they're worth? Anyway, his toddler daughter had been trying really hard one day to get his attention and he just kept messing with that Martin. So somewhere along the way she spotted his car keys laying around and she picked them up and hurled them at him to get his attention. You guessed it...they landed square in the middle of the top of his D45. Can you say gouge boys and girls? I think the guy's priorities changed right on the spot, especially when he found himself holding his daughter up in the air. It is, after all, only a guitar. These things get REAL complicated sometimes, and right quick too G. Spec Tater On Dec 28, 5:21 am, SteveV st...@senatorgroup.com.au wrote: I'm expecting a new 2009 Duff in a few months and just can't wait but it's always hairy waiting for that first 'scratch' or ding. I was on a music trip in New Zealand last May and the van we had was packed to the rafters. We arived at our hotel for the night and with band and family in the van, the small things got crammed in the back. Luckily I only had a rough A model with me because as soon as someone carefully opened the back door, out she popped to the road and it sounded bad. It was just inside a padded bag and on closer inspection, the cracks were there. It got me through but I was huffin and puffin that night! Luckily it wasn't the new (at the time)Eastman. The Holstein Kid On Dec 21, 6:09 am, sgarrity shaungarr...@hotmail.com wrote: One of the advantages to pickin' on a nice A5!! ;-) Sorry to hear that Tater. I haven't put a good scratch or dentin mine just yet. But I kow it's coming! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Jenny Lind
I'D buy one of them Jenny Lind bills from you Jonas, if I might Brian On Dec 18, 1:04 am, Jonas Mattebo jonas.matt...@gmail.com wrote: 50 kronor is about 7 US dollars. I can get you one if you'd like! /Jonas 2008/12/18 mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com Hey Jonas, How much is a kronor? I'll take one of those Jenny Lind bills... Tater On Dec 16, 12:12 pm, Jonas Mattebo jonas.matt...@gmail.com wrote: Cool! I never knew that. I gotta learn that tune now! She is also pictured on our Swedish 50 kronor bills: pastedGraphic.tiff 1303KViewDownload 16 dec 2008 kl. 17.39 skrev Fred: Jah man--that's the one. Extraordinarily famous woman in her time. PT Barnum had her in his show for a time. She even had a locomotive named for her: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAjenny.htm The article itself is quite interesting but this bit about a famous soprano named Jenny Lind was especially interesting. This would have to be the Jenny Lind that inspired the fiddle tune of the same name... no? Anyone? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Southern Flavor
Southern Flavor is one of my favs... but as Sir-Spuds-Alot would point out, I am playing it wrong :) B On Dec 14, 12:23 pm, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Terry, You're right about the stage routine. It sort of turned into part of the act after a while. I'm not sure when the tune was actually written, but it's from around in there. I'd have to check to be sure. Did you ever learn it? Tater On Dec 10, 4:24 pm, Terry Bullin tbull...@yahoo.com wrote: Not sure, but I think it was written around 1988. Tater may know for sure. I don't think the mic. slipped down. Bill used to do that in his shows. He would move the mic down and then bend over as he was playing the last round of Southern Flavor and the other members of the band would ask each other what he was doing. Then the last one would say He's getting down just as he played the last part of the song. I guess they forgot to do their part on this show. --- On Wed, 12/10/08, Linda lj...@intas.net.au wrote: From: Linda lj...@intas.net.au Subject: Southern Flavor To: Taterbugmando taterbugmando@googlegroups.com Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 4:49 PM I just watched this You Tune video again... I love this tune. http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=9NcCgsAMxhsfeature=related Something happens mid-tune and Monroe ..in his advanced years... bends down right spry like to get his mandolin in the right spot for the microphone to pick up his sound. I guess the microphone must have slipped down. Shows just how professional he was. I wonder if there was a big laugh after or some colorful language? Does anyone know when this tune was written?? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Jenny Lind
I was reading an interesting article over at the Newstatesman about the trials and tribulations musicians have faced throughout history... and I came across an interesting tidbit... http://www.newstatesman.com/music/2008/12/public-century-composers In the course of the 19th century, ever- growing markets, bigger spaces for music and better communications allowed many more performers to make much more money. Sopranos, especially, became rich beyond the dreams of avarice of even the most famous singers of the past. Between September 1850 and June 1851 Jenny Lind, the Swedish Nightingale, gave 95 concerts in the United States, earning $176,675 net of all expenses. Moreover, all along the way she was feted as a queen. Had she lived long enough to take advantage of the invention of recording, her colossal fortune might well have been multiplied many times over. In 1914, Enrico Caruso was earning £20,000 a year from world sales of his records, which may even have increased ten fold after 1918. The article itself is quite interesting but this bit about a famous soprano named Jenny Lind was especially interesting. This would have to be the Jenny Lind that inspired the fiddle tune of the same name... no? Anyone? Bueller? B --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: subject Worst fiddle tune name...
My favorite would have to be Shove The Pig's Foot a Little Further Into the Fire. Great name for a great tune. Translates well to mando too! This, from the guy who named his band (This is the) Squirrel Hunters. B On Dec 8, 8:07 am, mistertaterbug [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes ma'am. There are a lot of made up and somewhat off-color song titles floating around out there (such as Sweet Ass in the Piney Woods the old Lonesome Pine Fiddlers tune) and of course bastardized titles of known fiddle tunes. Some don't bear repeating in polite company. I mean, if you're in the middle of a 10-12 hour drive and looking for things to do, it's fun to come up with your own titles. Say the tunes Spider Bit the Baby or Indian Killed a Woodcock or Monkey in the Dogcart. Take a look at the formula...Noun, verb, noun. Or you might want to go with more detail as in Jenny Ran Away in the Mud in the Night. I also hear that Bob Wills and band wrote a lot of verses to Take Me Back to Tulsa that are a bit racy. Boys will be boys... Tater On Dec 8, 12:18 am, Linda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes Indeed, I bet you have more interesting titles up your sleeve than a centipede has legs. sir. On Dec 8, 3:25 pm, mistertaterbug [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Uhm, I better just stay outa this oneG. Tater On Dec 6, 7:34 pm, Mandoyak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ha! That easily trumps! On Dec 6, 4:49 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My favorite one is still Dog Shit A Rye Straw. On Sat 12/ 6/08 11:32 AM , Mandoyak [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: Stumbled across these fiddle tunes: Maggots In The Sheep Hide and Snouts Ears of America Uh...gross. Neat tunes, bad names. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Charlie Poole
Agreed. You can get box set for cheap over at tower records: http://www.tower.com/you-aint-talkin-me-charlie-poole-roots-country-cd/wapi/105908753 You won't be disappointed... great stuff. Brian On Nov 16, 2:10 am, Mike Hoffmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: the JSP box set will about do the trick. It is the kind of thing that you just have to hear! The letter that never came, he rambled, don't let your deal go down, the baltimore fire, milwaukee blues, I'm the man that rode the mule around the world, mountain reel, ragtime annie, you ain't talking to methe group recorded a ton of music and it is all great, most of it is on the JSP box. The box set is called You Ain't Talking To Me and is named after the song of that name which has some of the best words ever written. On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 5:16 PM, Sally and Nelson Peddycoart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know there are some big fans of this guy on the group, but I have to admit, that I am not familiar with him. I started reading about him yesterday. The article I read said that he was a direct influence (vocally) on Hank Williams and Bill Monroe, two of my big favorites. Would anyone be willing to offer info on him? What should I know, what are the must have cds, etc? 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Top mandolin must-listen tracks
I never get tired of hearing stories about Hartford. B On Nov 12, 10:19 am, mistertaterbug [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mike, One more thing on Hartford and I'm done... I spent about 2/3 of the time I worked for John either being primary or secondary bus driver. More times than not, we'd drive to find a fiddle jam someplace before the day was out. If we were anywhere near a riverboat or an oldtime fiddler, that's where we went before the gig. If there was no gig for the day, we might spend all day in a fiddle jam or riding down the river. I was privileged to meet some of the legends in both oldtime and contest fiddle styles thanks to John's love and pursuit of it. I only wish I'd paid closer attention to what I was being exposed to. John told me that when he first got the bus, he wouldn't put his name in the marquis up front and he wouldn't park near the gigs because he was self-conscious of the spectacle the bus provided and he had to more or less grow into it. For us, the bus was our home on wheels. We didn't get hotels. We lived on the bus once we left John's driveway. It's where all the instruments and clothes and coffee pot and and songbooks and derbys and toilet was. Should it have been left down the block so as to not appear haughty? Tater On Nov 11, 6:16 pm, Mike Hoffmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This past week my friend played me a version he worked up of Sweet Petunia Stomp on the banjolin, and tater, it was butt-kicking! I think he learned it from Bogan Martin and Armstrong. About the bus. I brought up John Hartford as the number one reason I got into playing music and old-time in particular at an old-time jam here in Jersey and the fellow I was talking with lost respect for John Hartford when he saw him play at the local community college and John showed up in a bus. I related my feelings on the issue. If I were to write gentle on my mind and wanted use that money stream to drive around the country playing music for people I would definitely want to do it comfortably and in a large bus. You are right tradition can be guarded too much. r Frank wakefield gave me a key one time to playing comfortably in different keys. It was the chord shape like this. For the key of C, first finger on the first string third fret (g) and third finger on the second string seventh fret (e) out of this position a melody can be played ending with the pinky on the c note on the first string and you can also work easily down to the first finger on the third fret of the second string (c) and the second finger on the d string fifth fret (g) After learning this he taught me some stuff in F with the same chord position moved vertically up a set of strings. I went back home and watched a fiddler playing in f using his pinky instead of third finger to get the note in that first double stop and reasoned that the pinky can be played out of like that in c too. When I just started learning E-Flat I took this position in F and moved it back towards the nut two frets. the second double stop that I like in this position in Eb is the first finger on the d string first fret (Eb) and the second finger on the g string third fret (Bb) that g-string gets a lot of play with the open g note, Bb note third fret, C note fifth fret, and blues note sixth fret and open d string. Boy that all made sense in my head. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: The Devil's Box
Like a fox... On Oct 9, 10:44 am, mistertaterbug [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has anyone ever heard the story going around that one of the prominent classical composers supposedly wrote Fisher's Hornpipe on a commission due to being in a tight and needing cash? Seems like I heard it from John Hartford and I forget which one of the lot he said wrote the tune for Mr. Fisher(who else). The tale goes that the job was taken under the stipulation that the composer's name never got mentioned because he simply loathed that type of music, considered it low class. I don't know if there's any truth in it, but it's a fun story nevertheless. Sort of like having to play Fox on the Run or Orange Blossom Special for the 500th time... Tater On Oct 8, 2:48 pm, 14strings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seems like a bunch of us are into old time fiddlin' so I thought I might mention a great book on the subject: The Devil's Box by the late Charles Wolf. You may know Charles Wolf from various Monroe writings. He's got a great easy-going writing style. I was amazed by how many 'sides' those guys used to sell and the popularity of fiddling contests back then. Thousands of spectators would show up Talk about key changes...Clayton McMichen used to run Fisher's Hornpipe through F, Bflat, G, D, and back to F in one performance! I'm dizzy thinking about it :) Perry --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
