Re: New Mandola

2011-01-21 Thread Don
Nelson, congrats! I just bought a Collings MT2 mandola off of ebay that was used but basically brand new. I'm impressed with it. I did the Miss Palisades video with it. On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 9:22 AM, Nelson nelsonpeddyco...@knology.net wrote: If you got the emailer from The Mandolin Store this

Re: Song of the Month-December 2010

2010-12-30 Thread Don
Hey Mark and John, great versions. I agree that this tunes seems simple at first and the deeper you dig, the more grubs you find. Thanks for posting your versions. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email

Re: country blues

2010-12-20 Thread Don
Robin, that's why tunes have names--so we can tell them apart. On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 7:13 PM, Linda lj...@intas.net.au wrote: Val and Robin, I have a Shetland Island tune here that has an A part that is almost exactly the B part of Grub Springs (if one thought of the Grub Springs version

Re: Song of the Month-December 2010

2010-12-17 Thread Don
Mighty fine Monroe version, Brian. I especially like your take on the B part (even tho you play it first). On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 8:13 AM, Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com wrote: Hat = ring... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeaLzXbmiYc Brian -- You received this message because you are

Re: country blues

2010-12-15 Thread Don
You just have to get it workin' (as a country blues). On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 2:37 PM, mgromkey mgrom...@gmail.com wrote: Guilty as charged over on FaceBook. I was thinking of working up Got My Mojo Workin. It's not a country blues tune, but I thought there might be a way to countrify it. I

Re: New group page

2010-12-14 Thread Don
If you're logged into your FB account, just seaching for taterbugmando will find it. I got my stamp of approval from the head Taterness which brings up the eternal question: should I join a group who'd have someone like me as a member? On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 7:12 AM, mgromkey

Re: New group page

2010-12-13 Thread Don
All right, all right. I joined SpaceBook and sent my request to join the group. -- 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: Song of the Month-December 2010

2010-12-13 Thread Don
Thanks John, Linda, and Shaun. Shaun, your version made me want to try it on the oval, but the Campanella won out. Linda, looking forward to hearing what you come up with on the tune. On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 7:54 PM, sgarrity shaungarr...@hotmail.com wrote: Great pickin' Don.  You get THE tone

Re: New group page

2010-12-08 Thread Don
Damn, I've been avoiding MyFace and SpaceBook. Guess I still will. On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 11:28 AM, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Congratulations! We've made it to 700 topics on the group. Dang, who knew there was so much to talk about? mistah P On Dec 8, 12:26 pm,

Re: Song of the Month-December 2010

2010-12-04 Thread Don
Jonas, sounded really great. Love that Campanella (for obvious reasons). I'm definitely not up to speed on this tune yet. Mike, I'm out here and willing to give the collaboration a try, but I'm getting an error trying to get your version to load. Since google owns youtube, it doesn't make much

Re: Song of the Month-December 2010

2010-11-27 Thread Don
Did Hatcher play the crooked B part like the young ladies do, for those of us who don't have the original to listen to? The A part seems pretty straight forward to play, but the B part is a bit tricky, no? Signed, Thankful in NM. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Re: Georgia Home by Norman Blake

2010-11-24 Thread Don
We should do something that doesn't take too much of your time, Mistuh Tater, Suh. Some OT/Fiddle tunes that are available in abc format, or some Monroe tunes you have written out already. Any tune will have things to teach about itself and its key. Tater Surprise sounds fine. -- You received

Re: Re: Georgia Home by Norman Blake

2010-11-23 Thread Don
Thanks, guys. Nelson, I haven't heard Shelvin' Rock so I'm looking forward to your video. On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 2:10 PM, nelsonpeddyco...@knology.net wrote: Don, I'll have to watch the video at home.  The Army doesn't like for us to spend time on YouTube when we are working.  What's

Re: Re: Georgia Home by Norman Blake

2010-11-23 Thread Don
From: Mark Seale mark.se...@gmail.com Sender: taterbugmando@googlegroups.com Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:48:49 -0600 To: taterbugmando@googlegroups.com ReplyTo: taterbugmando@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Re: Georgia Home by Norman Blake Good one Don!  I think we need to do a song

Tater on Prairie Home Companion

2010-11-13 Thread Don
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

Re: working up breaks

2010-11-10 Thread Don
What I like to do is work out some rough sketches for various possibilities of what I could play rather than a totally memorized solo. Then I have some ideas I can draw on depending on the feeling/emotion I have for the song at the time. I can play the straight/embellished melody. I can play down

Re: Taste

2010-10-21 Thread Don
Nelson, if you really haven't listened to Tony Rice, you're missing the 2 Blake and Rice albums with Uncle Norman playing some fine mandolin from time to time including Bright Days, perhaps the most beautiful tune Norman has written. I had a 2 hour drive today--put the pod on shuffle as always

Re: Taste

2010-10-21 Thread Don
Learning to Crawl is exactly The Pretenders album on my ipod. I'm now downloading Norman Blake's newest album from Amazon, Rising Fawn Gathering, with Norman, Nancy, the Boys of the Lough, and James Bryan. I'm looking forward to listening to that one. I may be up late! -- You received this

Re: Taste

2010-10-20 Thread Don
All together now: GASP!! -- 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

Ry Cooder Talks About Country Blues

2010-10-18 Thread Don
http://jasobrecht.com/ry-cooder-%E2%80%93-talking-country-blues-and-gospel/ Interesting stuff here with links to lots of old recordings. Only mando content is some mention of Yank Rachell. -- My CD of original tunes played on mandolin, mandola, and mandocello

Re: Ry Cooder Talks About Country Blues

2010-10-18 Thread Don
feel the enthusiasm fizzing away in Cooder's replies... now to check out these Jump Bands! On Oct 18, 5:49 pm, Don adobeinthepi...@gmail.com wrote: http://jasobrecht.com/ry-cooder-%E2%80%93-talking-country-blues-and-g... Interesting stuff here with links to lots of old recordings. Only mando

Re: My first video post

2010-10-01 Thread Don
. I've been participating some in the Song A Week group on the mando cafe (more like one a month for me), and I've learned a lot by recording videos of my playing. I think you have a good plan, Nelson. Don -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando

Re: Evening Prayer Blues

2010-09-27 Thread Don
That's some fine picking, Jonas. The Ellis sounds fine. Holstein, thanks and you'd be welcome to pick it anytime. -- 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

Evening Prayer Blues

2010-09-26 Thread Don
I was surprised to see this one turn up as the tune on the Mando Cafe Song A Week group. Here's my go at it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQnsR00GkoU -- My CD of original tunes played on mandolin, mandola, and mandocello http://www.HillbillyChamberMusic.com -- You received this message

Re: Whoa Nellie

2010-09-23 Thread Don
WOW!! Great news on all accounts, Tater. Elton John Ralph Stanley--that's something I'd like to see. You'll play all that stuff just right--TBone knows that. No one deserves financial and creative success more than you. Good on ya'. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

Victor Wooten's Book and Other Books

2010-09-16 Thread Don
If you haven't seen or heard about Victor Wooten's book, The Music Lesson, you might look it up. It's a bit of a flight of fantasy (maybe?), but he does get to the heart of the subject. I seem to remember Tater saying something about reading it at one point or another. While I'm on the subject of

Re: Monroe Camp - Here I come

2010-09-08 Thread Don
Have a bunch of fun and play till you can't play no more. On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 9:37 AM, Bud Martin l...@yadtel.net wrote: Hope all you folks have a good time out there.  I was at the first Monroe Camp, but have not been able to break away and get to any others. Bud  The car's packed and

A couple new videos

2010-09-06 Thread Don
I've added a couple new videos on youtube. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring--not bluegrass but all downstrokes, except for the tremolo, of course, Julianne Johnson on mandola, and Jenny Lynn crosstuned (with capo!!) and regular tuning. Hope y'all aren't laboring too much on Labor Day. I'm off to

Re: HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!!!!!!

2010-08-25 Thread Don
Here's my go at the Mississippi Waltz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKz1nGf0ztA -- 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: HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!!!!!!

2010-08-25 Thread Don
like it. Don -- 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

Re: HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!!!!!!

2010-08-24 Thread Don
On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 8:25 AM, nelsonpeddyco...@knology.net wrote: As in most of life...I am not as cool/good as I want to believe. Say it ain't so, Nelson. Say it ain't so. I've been working on the Mississippi Waltz too over at the mandocafe SAW group. I'm at work and youtube is blocked so

Re: Rawhide

2010-08-08 Thread Don
Shaun, There's a version Tater transcribed in the files section. Some variations and the high break included. There's another transcription of Monroe the Dawg did in one of the old Mandolin World News issues. It's got the high break too. Don On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 10:49 PM, sgarrity shaungarr

Re: Garfield

2010-08-08 Thread Don
I'm wondering if those 6/4 measures in the B part are just the result of a idiosyncratic notation (in the notation in the files section). It ends up being the same number of beats as 8 regular measures with pickup notes at the beginning of the B. It's written out without those 6/4 measures in the

Re: Live Show

2010-08-08 Thread Don
taterbug, A couple guys live in Alb.; I'm out by El Morro Nat'l Monument. Jonas, it's the Campanella. I've been playing it out a lot because I have a pickup in it and we plug in at most of places we play. We used mics at this show but I brought Campanella anyway since I was so used to playing it.

Re: Monroe Mando Camp Schedule 2010

2010-08-06 Thread Don
Hey Terry, congratulations. I'm really happy to hear that some Monroe-style did well at a contest. Seems like those are all the most notes wins these days. From what I've seen and heard of your playing on youtube, you certainly would represent the Monroe style at its best in a contest--and provide

Re: Monroe Mando Camp Schedule 2010

2010-08-03 Thread Don
Sure wish I could be there. One of these years. On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 1:49 PM, Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com wrote: 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

Re: Garfield

2010-07-31 Thread Don
Would someone who knows this tune tell me if I'm on the trail of the whale or if I've been blown way off course? Took some from slowing down Tater's version on NBB and changed some things so I could play it. Still way slow. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COnJ6gjf8wg -- You received this message

Re: Travel wear tear on instruments and casing.

2010-07-30 Thread Don
I forgot you were traveling with an entourage. Too much delicious food and the beach sounds worth it to me. Enjoy!! On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 7:57 AM, Holstein st...@senatorgroup.com.au wrote: I hear you Don, but Danielle I have a 1 year old and 4 year old to manage as well as 4 pieces of carry

Re: Travel wear tear on instruments and casing.

2010-07-29 Thread Don
You couldn't travel with it as a carry-on? Or gate check it? I had to put mine in the hold of a puddle jumper once that had no room for carry-ons, but I carried it to the plane and handed it to the person who put it in the hold. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Re: Garfield

2010-07-27 Thread Don
I'm having some trouble connecting what's being played to the dots posted in the files section. I guess I'd better grab that video off of youtube and slow it down so I can see/hear what's going on better. Sure is a cool tune and their hair styles sure are attractive.g -- You received this

Re: Garfield

2010-07-27 Thread Don
My program for grabbing youtubes won't work on this one but I finally figured out there's no C part, duh. I've got the version off of 20 Year Blues slowed down to see what the TaterMasher did to the dots. I started this one a long time ago and gave up. Time to try it again. Great white whale

Re: More GDGD fun

2010-07-20 Thread Don
That was rockin' Fred. Deep, you too! Thanks for posting. -- 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: with glasses, eyebrows and moustache

2010-07-13 Thread Don
them in Spain. No wonder you won the World Cup. g Yep, playing in front of the camera seems to bring out all the bad habits--or at least you can see them. Thanks for sharing! Don On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 1:38 PM, Robin Gravina robin.grav...@gmail.com wrote: And to celebrate (more) Spain being

A couple tunes

2010-07-10 Thread Don
Here's a couple tunes I recorded today from the SAW group over on the mando cafe. Farewell to Whiskey in GDGD. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mca3kpEUO8M This one's in D and it's great fun to play: Walk Old Shoe. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtLQB_OzTyo -- You received this message because

Live Show

2010-07-09 Thread Don
Here's some selections from a live show available for listening or downloading. We played an old school house turned into an arts center in rural NM. This group is a bluegrass trio--mando guitar bass--at our first non bar gig. It includes a couple Monroe tunes, trads, covers, and some originals.

Re: Live Show

2010-07-09 Thread Don
Thanks, guys. I REALLY appreciate it. BTW, there's no minimum price set for downloading the album, so if you click on buy album, you can put in $0.00 and download it and spread it all over the Outernet. It's OK with us. There's also a share button if you want to link to it on your myface,

Re: Projects Tater should do in his spare time.

2010-07-08 Thread Don
I'll vote for one or more with Norman (and Nancy), and let's not forget that project with Raymond Huffmaster. I thought that one was started. On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 2:26 PM, sgarrity shaungarr...@hotmail.com wrote: I forgot one: Tater and Joe Newberry.  There are some YouTube videos of them

Re: Big Sciota

2010-07-06 Thread Don
Robin, Big Sciota was one of the Song A Week tunes over on the mando cafe social groups. There will be lots of versions you could get some ideas from, including one from me (on page 2 of the thread) where a hummingbird buzzes me while I'm playing it. Here's the link to the thread which will also

Re: Happy 4th.

2010-07-04 Thread Don
Had a little picking party on a friend's porch for the 4th--2 guitar players, mando, bass--looking out at some sandstone mesas and small mountains in the distance. Mighty pretty. I just got a Zoom H2 recorder so I was giving it a try. Lots of feet tapping and other noises (a bird at the very end)

Re: Happy 4th.

2010-07-04 Thread Don
Oops. Try http://www.dongrieser.net/files/It'sNotLove.mp3 On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 9:38 PM, Don adobeinthepi...@gmail.com wrote: Had a little picking party on a friend's porch for the 4th--2 guitar players, mando, bass--looking out at some sandstone mesas and small mountains in the distance

Re: More GDGD fun

2010-06-28 Thread Don
Right on, Deep! Exceptional playing. On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 3:59 AM, deep diptanshu@gmail.com wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERe52IXqXPU -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to

Re: More GDGD fun

2010-06-24 Thread Don
and, finishing a cut, he came into the control room and the engineer said, gee, Mr. Pizarelli, that archtop of yours certainly sounds great to which Bucky replied, Oh yeah? There it is on that stand in the corner. How does it sound now?) Pat On Jun 22, 2010, at 5:31 PM, Don wrote: Here's The Girl I

More GDGD fun

2010-06-22 Thread Don
Here's The Girl I Left Behind Me in GDGD. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdpZqa81Upo -- My CD of original tunes played on mandolin, mandola, and mandocello http://www.HillbillyChamberMusic.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group.

Blake's March

2010-06-11 Thread Don
I play a Monroe style version of this great Norman Blake tune the second time through. I hope Norman doesn't mind. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiEiJ4O8d3c -- My CD of original tunes played on mandolin, mandola, and mandocello http://www.HillbillyChamberMusic.com -- You received this

Re: Blake's March

2010-06-11 Thread Don
the day. linda On Jun 12, 4:45 am, Don adobeinthepi...@gmail.com wrote: I play a Monroe style version of this great Norman Blake tune the second time through. I hope Norman doesn't mind. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiEiJ4O8d3c -- My CD of original tunes played on mandolin, mandola

Re: Reelfoot Reel

2010-06-10 Thread Don
That Gilchrist sounds mighty fine, and you too. I gots to learn that one. On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 11:10 AM, 14strings perrypale...@gmail.com wrote: I've been working on this one on and off for a while. Still needs work but thanks to Tater for helping me get this far:

Re: Lou Martin Newsletter

2010-06-08 Thread Don
Lou's newsletters always contain some interesting commentary and great tunes. He's released some fine tunebooks too. Check them out at www.louismartinmusicbmi.com All ordering by US Mail only, nothing on-line. I sure like my X braced Campanella Dué and I'm not too worried about it wearing out.

Re: Lou Martin Newsletter

2010-06-08 Thread Don Christy
That's awesome Mike! Be sure and bring the F4 to St. Louis with you! Don On Sunday, June 6, 2010, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Strang, The song The Train Carrying Jimmie Rodgers Home was written by Greg Brown and has nothing to do with me whatsoever. It *is* however

Re: Christeson books reprinted

2010-05-28 Thread Don
Or you could learn to read music (without moving your lips). It'll open up tons of music not available in tab. -- 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

Re: Christeson books reprinted

2010-05-27 Thread Don
and just pass 'em out? Puhtater On May 25, 9:48 am, Don adobeinthepi...@gmail.com wrote: The Old Time Fiddler's Repertory Vol 1 and 2 have been reprinted (in paperback) and are now available at Amazon. FYI. I bought the hard cover original editions a long time ago on ebay for a lot

Christeson books reprinted

2010-05-25 Thread Don
The Old Time Fiddler's Repertory Vol 1 and 2 have been reprinted (in paperback) and are now available at Amazon. FYI. I bought the hard cover original editions a long time ago on ebay for a lot more.

Re: More listening suggestion requests...

2010-05-15 Thread Don
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,

Re: More listening suggestion requests...

2010-05-13 Thread Don
Hard to go wrong with anything by Uncle Norman Blake. On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 7:22 AM, Michael Hedding michaelhedd...@gmail.com wrote: not always a ton of mando but Bruce Molsky's CD's are all awesome if you like solo performances. Compton plays some good mando on Contented Must Be, one of

Re: More listening suggestion requests...

2010-05-13 Thread Don
Dudley Connell and Don Rigsby did at least one, maybe 2 duet CDs. Mostly just mando and guitar, every now and then a song has bass or fiddle too. Great singing and fine mando picking. Of course, Doc and Dawg, Skaggs Rice, Monroe Watson. If you want to hear some incredible backup on Latmandola

Re: More listening suggestion requests...

2010-05-13 Thread Don
Ed Haley stuff is great.  Wish I had me some...  Shout Lulu is a local string band.  They specialize in Ozark tunes primarily from SW Missouri/NW Arkansas.  Good stuff! jt On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 10:16 AM, Don adobeinthepi...@gmail.com wrote: Dudley Connell and Don Rigsby did at least one

Re: Forever has come to an end

2010-05-08 Thread Don Christy
I love that song too. I have a nice recording of it from when Mike and David Long played at my house. On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 3:50 PM, Robin Gravina robin.grav...@gmail.comwrote: I love songs with reaaallly sad titles, and this is one of them. If the content matches the title, then we are in

Tater Be Good

2010-05-04 Thread Don
Someone posted this video of MerleFest MandoMania over on the Cafe. Tater applies some Monroe style to Lady Be Good. http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?61861-MandoMania-Merlefest-2010 -- My CD of original tunes played on mandolin, mandola, and mandocello

Re: Mandolas Anyone??

2010-04-28 Thread Don
Beautiful. Perfect way to start my day. Thanks Raymond Mike. On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 5:24 AM, Mike Terry mterry2...@gmail.com wrote: Man alive Michael, that Mississippi Waltz sounds good good good. On Apr 27, 11:19 pm, sgarrity shaungarr...@hotmail.com wrote: Speaking of playin' the fire out

Re: Mandolas Anyone??

2010-04-26 Thread Don
Tater, thanks for the small body archtop concept for mandola. Good one. Shaun, congrats. A good mandola is a thing of joy. -- My CD of original tunes played on mandolin, mandola, and mandocello http://www.HillbillyChamberMusic.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

Re: Anybody Else Experience This?

2010-04-15 Thread Don
The journey is the reward. I don't know how long it took to get to the video below but I sure learned a lot along the way. I know it took several years to get the 10 tunes on my CD done. Sandy River Belle in GDGD tuning, borrowed heavily from Skip Gorman's version from his Mandolin in the Cow

Re: I Hear Crickets...

2010-03-28 Thread Don
Sounds like a full schedule. Hope you have some fun playing all that good music. -- My CD of original tunes played on mandolin, mandola, and mandocello http://www.HillbillyChamberMusic.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To

A tune

2010-03-23 Thread Don
Well, it's awfully quiet on the Tater front. Guess I'll share a tune from a live recording of a show we played 2 weekends ago. It was in an old schoolhouse converted to a gallery out here in the middle of nowhere in western New Mexico. I took my laptop and interface and multitracked it because

Re: A tune

2010-03-23 Thread Don
Thanks, folks, glad you liked it. And thanks, Tater, for the CD order. On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 6:05 PM, Mike mikebunt...@shaw.ca wrote: Primo! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to

Tater's been holding out on us

2010-03-16 Thread Don
Chris Sharp posted this over at the cafe. You can pre-order the CD. www.johnhartfordstringband.com There's some audio samples and photos of the recording session. What's that snakehead in the one studio shot, Tater? -- My CD of original tunes played on mandolin, mandola, and mandocello

Re: To Band, or Not To Band?

2010-03-16 Thread Don
I've been through the duo--add other members to be a band thing. Guess what? The band broke up. I'm back playing with the guitar player again. We did find a bass player who is really great as a person and as a musician. I really enjoy the trio--I don't have to work quite as hard as in the duo and

Re: Just a thought...

2010-03-15 Thread Don
Red Green would be proud of those fellers, although the duct tape was conspicuously absent in the video. -- My CD of original tunes played on mandolin, mandola, and mandocello http://www.HillbillyChamberMusic.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: Just a thought...

2010-03-15 Thread Don Christy
Hydroponic Tatershttp://www.instructables.com/id/Hydroponic_Food_Factory/step17/Hydroponic-potatoes/ Though I would be a little afraid they would taste like green worms. Don On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 9:35 PM, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.comwrote: ...and where in hell would a man put his

Re: Just a thought...

2010-03-15 Thread Don Christy
Looks like fun, but... ... much better to know someone with this rig than to live on it. And how much corn liquor does it take to convince grand pa to sit in the john boat driving them around all day? and how about that indoor outhouse ... don't swim downstream! Don On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 9

Re: Tenor guitars

2010-03-11 Thread Don
I've got an ugly old Gibson flat top with a horrible refinish job. The place I got it from had the same model with original finish and excellent condition but it didn't sound half as good as the ugly one. I don't play it near enough. -- My CD of original tunes played on mandolin, mandola, and

Re: Monroe Camp 2010

2010-03-07 Thread Don
How about something about how Monroe ( Hartford) constructed their set lists? For example, where in the set list does the chicken song go? How were their set lists influenced by vaudeville? Actually you could just answer that one on here as it probably might not take up a whole class session. --

Re: happy Birthday spud man

2010-03-02 Thread Don Christy
Happy birthday mc spudmaster. Don On 3/2/10, Jim Shinkle occasionalco...@mac.com wrote: Happy bday mike Jim On Mar 1, 7:04 pm, Pat Murphree phreem...@comcast.net wrote: Hope you got the cake I faxed you. Chow down, Taterpicker! Phreepicker - Original Message - From: Robert

Re: happy Birthday spud man

2010-03-01 Thread Don
For the leap year challenged, do you celebrate the 28th or March 1st on non leap year years? On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 7:45 AM, 14strings perrypale...@gmail.com wrote: Happy Bithday Mike! Add an extra 10 minutes to the elipitcal to make up for the cake ;) -- You received this message because

Re: Monroe Camp 2010

2010-02-27 Thread Don
I second the Tater rhythm course of study. -- 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: Bright Days by Norman Blake

2010-02-26 Thread Don
Either I don't know where to look or they don't sell fake nose glasses in New Mexistan. On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 4:45 PM, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Where's your nose and glasses? TB On Feb 21, 1:03 pm, Don adobeinthepi...@gmail.com wrote: Here's one I just added

Re: Land of Lincoln

2010-02-25 Thread Don
I think Evan put a bus recording of Monroe playing it up on the cafe--not sure which thread. -- My CD of original tunes played on mandolin, mandola, and mandocello http://www.HillbillyChamberMusic.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Bright Days by Norman Blake

2010-02-21 Thread Don
Here's one I just added to the Tatertube group--one of my favorite Norman tunes from Blake Rice 2. Still waiting for Blake Compton 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXMRbccvyng Here's a link to the TablEdit file for Bright Days on MandoZine:

Hillbilly Chamber Music

2010-02-18 Thread Don
Well, folks, I've been working on this project for a while, and the CDs are finally here. Read all about it. http://www.mandolincafe.com/news/publish/mandolins_001183.shtml Stop by www.HillbillyChamberMusic.com and you can have a listen. Thanks, Don -- You received this message because you

Re: keeping the kinks out

2010-02-17 Thread Don
will also help. Good luck with it. Don On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 7:02 AM, Robin Gravina robin.grav...@gmail.com wrote: Just had a gruelling physical therapy treatment this morning, for a fall while ice skating (!); she is a really excellent therapist, and while she was at it, she discovered

Re: Don Stiernberg Trio

2010-02-14 Thread Don Christy
Haven't seen his trio, but have several CDs and have seen him at the Symposium. Great stuff. I'm trying to get him down to St. Louis for a show sometime. Don On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 6:55 AM, Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com wrote: Don Stiernberg came to town last night with his trio: Jim Cox (bass

Re: Tenor banjo strings on Mandolins

2010-02-11 Thread Don Christy
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

Re: Tenor banjo strings on Mandolins

2010-02-10 Thread Don Christy
with the other strings. You can order them from FQMS as individual strings (tell them D'Addario loop end singles). They won't be coated strings though if that matters. Don On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 1:13 PM, Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com wrote: Well I suppose it's good that you have extra strings David

Re: Tenor banjo strings on Mandolins

2010-02-10 Thread Don Christy
Well that didnt format very well! Suffice to say the strings in a set of 74s all have around 23 - 25 # per string EXCEPT the A which is only 19. If you replace that .015 with a .016 you have 22# of tension, which is closer to the others. Don On Feb 10, 3:30 pm, Don Christy mandolin...@gmail.com

Re: Catnip by Wake Frankfield

2010-01-31 Thread Don
Thank me too. On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 2:19 PM, 14strings perrypale...@gmail.com wrote: I had a chance to sit down with my mandolin and play along this...you're right Don it's all right there no thanks again yrrep On Jan 30, 8:54 pm, Don adobeinthepi...@gmail.com wrote: Bye, You don't

Re: Snowed in and learning tunes

2010-01-31 Thread Don
so far in NM. Now the mud will come as it melts. Already declared a disaster area on the Navajo rez with helicopters dropping hay/groceries etc. to folks way off the pavement. We've got 1.5 miles of mud to the pavement here. Don On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 11:31 PM, mandoho...@comcast.net wrote

Re: Catnip by Wake Frankfield

2010-01-31 Thread Don
Oh, yeah, that Pistol Packin' Moma CD with Don Reno on banjo and Chubby Wise on fiddle is just incredible. I still don't have Frank's latest CD but I'm getting it. He plays some Beethoven on it. I've had a couple lessons with him and just had a blast both times. Hearing him play that Loar at close

Re: Snowed in and learning tunes

2010-01-31 Thread Don
across the street from a couple with about 8 kids, most of whom just LOVE hip hop and ass crack.  Hey, has it ever dawned on anybody else that Stringbean was the originator of that look? TBug On Jan 31, 4:37 pm, Don adobeinthepi...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Shaun, I've been working on Walnut

Re: Catnip by Wake Frankfield

2010-01-30 Thread Don
Bye, You don't mean Natkip, do you? You can't hear Frank tell the story, he won't give you the chords, and play it slow then fast here. http://www.candlewater.com/mp3a/Catnipmpg.mp3 No transcription but you won't need one. Hello On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 5:19 PM, 14strings

Re: Bluegrass Breakdown, Andy Statman Trio style

2010-01-25 Thread Don
@gmail.com wrote: hey DON does that come with a CD? i would love to get one for myself! On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 9:40 AM, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: And are you going to continue keeping that to yourself, Don? Hmmm? TBug On Jan 24, 7:00 pm, Don adobeinthepi...@gmail.com wrote

Re: Bluegrass Breakdown, Andy Statman Trio style

2010-01-24 Thread Don
Righteous right hand, too. I have his Homespun Jazz mandolin instruction tape/book series and he starts with Monroe and Monroe blues solo and builds his whole jazz instruction around the blues. I never got past that Monroe blues solo--just great stuff. On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 3:08 PM, Jason

Re: Starting from scratch....sort of.

2010-01-20 Thread Don
on, you won't lose that. I don't think you could if you tried. So, hell yes, work on what you want to hear in your playing. I bet we'll all be tickled to hear it too. Carry on, Don, up to my ass in snow and mud in New Mexico -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

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