Thanks for the great links and for listening to my stuff. I don't
make my whole living busking, I just focus on it in the Summers. It
is a dumb rat that only has one hole to run to!
There are some really great instructional DVDs on
http://guitarvideos.com/ for the styles you are playing. I'll
I had never heard of Luke Jordan, thanks for turning me on to him. I
have been searching on the Web and can find info but no examples of
his music. I guess there are only 6 songs in circulation? If you
have any links so I can hear him please let me know.
from what I read Jordan is a Piedmont
I play guitar some, but not in any particular style, just folk stuff,
mostly fingerpicking. I'm trying to expand my repertoire and have
picked up a Robert Johnson and Rev. Gary Davis book/cd.
I've recently been exploring a lot of that old music prompted by
reading Dylan's Chronicles last winter
Dylan has often expressed amazement at people reading greater
profundity than intended in his lyrics. But like all good poetry you
can sure find a lot of yourself in the words. Sometimes a cigar is
just a cigar. But I enjoyed reading your posts.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,
Thanks Curtis. I agree totally. I was laughing at myself as I wrote
it, picturing Dylan's gruff voice saying something like Well, that's
just some trip in his mind.
Me, I'm just gald he's there and writing the stuff so that folks like
me for whom it resonates can enjoy it, whatever meaning we
