Re: Mississippi Palisades - SOTM - Jan 2011

2011-01-23 Thread Robin Gravina
Well, as an intimidated one, as we are all probably, I just think this TOTM is fantastic. I love the fact that so far we are off the regular paths, and therefore have to use our musical brains a bit. And that I learn something from literally every post. Waiting to go to the office tomorrow so I

Re: Blaming my tools

2011-01-21 Thread Robin Gravina
than one occasion I've been shocked by the improvement in my mandolin's tone brought about simply by installing new, high-quality strings. Just a thought. -Ed On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 3:52 AM, Robin Gravina robin.grav...@gmail.com wrote: Hi to all, on the old communications

Re: New Mandola

2011-01-21 Thread Robin Gravina
ah, so that Mandola was a Collings On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 5:34 PM, Don adobeinthepi...@gmail.com wrote: 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,

Re: Blaming my tools

2011-01-21 Thread Robin Gravina
[mailto: taterbugmando@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Robin Gravina *Sent:* Friday, January 21, 2011 7:05 AM *To:* taterbugmando@googlegroups.com *Subject:* Re: Blaming my tools Portugal is an idea, and I will do the strings;: I just use Addario J74's which I think are phosphor bronze

Re: TaterbugMandoGroup

2011-01-13 Thread Robin Gravina
Yes you can! On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 2:59 PM, dassp...@gmail.com wrote: I've shared TaterbugMandoGrouphttps://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B8KrIvg_Omq9YjUwNjQ5YjAtYTIyNC00NjM3LTliMjItYjhlNjU0ZTk3MjU0hl=en Message from dassp...@gmail.com: This is a test to see if I can share a google doc

Mississippi Palisades - Chirps Smith.mp3

2011-01-13 Thread robin . gravina
I've shared a document with you: Mississippi Palisades - Chirps Smith.mp3 https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B_MMNWSH2PO1OWI5OWIyNWYtZWU3Yy00MTIwLWI4NzctZDk2YzU5OTAwYjA5hl=en It's not an attachment -- it's stored online at Google Docs. To open this document, just click the link above. -- You

Re: TaterbugMandoGroup

2011-01-13 Thread Robin Gravina
If you go to the group and then share it with yourself, it seems to work On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 7:01 PM, Robin Gravina robin.grav...@gmail.comwrote: Yes you can! On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 2:59 PM, dassp...@gmail.com wrote: I've shared TaterbugMandoGrouphttps://docs.google.com/leaf?id

Re: TaterbugMandoGroup

2011-01-13 Thread Robin Gravina
Then drag and drop a file you have uploaded to yourself into the new shared folder On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 7:14 PM, Robin Gravina robin.grav...@gmail.comwrote: If you go to the group and then share it with yourself, it seems to work On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 7:01 PM, Robin Gravina robin.grav

Re: New Tune/January '11

2011-01-01 Thread Robin Gravina
Well I started looking at it this evening, so it had better be ;-). It's a really stately tune the way he does it. I didn't know the Pallisades were some cliffs, or mountains, but that explains it. I managed to tab out the tune and (as always) am amazed by the depth that a good performance and all

Re: New Tune/January '11

2010-12-27 Thread Robin Gravina
Aint heard it, but I figure if someone has the passion to say that they'd like a certain tune done, then that should be it. If there are people fighting to get their choice toon out there, then it has to be healthy! And on another point. I prefer the gmail way for the list: I can't connect that

Re: country blues

2010-12-20 Thread Robin Gravina
music (probably because I haven't ventured much into commercial establishments). Life is snowy here in Vermont, but cozy ... just the right sort of weather to hunker down and learn tunes. best, val On Dec 19, 2:48 pm, Robin Gravina robin.grav...@gmail.com wrote: Was playing the Grub

Re: country blues

2010-12-17 Thread Robin Gravina
hahaha! Worse if they are done with tremble-oh On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 3:48 PM, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.comwrote: Just do what you can do. No judgements from out here in Taterbug land. Val invented a new phrase the other day by accident(slip of the tongue) that I think applies to

Re: Song of the Month-December 2010

2010-12-15 Thread Robin Gravina
I like the damped string thing you do which I can never seem to get right, on command. And frankly a bit of swearing would just add to the experience I think!! On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 7:50 PM, diptanshu roy diptanshu@gmail.comwrote: great start -- You received this message because you

country blues

2010-12-15 Thread Robin Gravina
Someone posted the idea of working on a muddy waters tune, but seems to have regretted it. I think we all agreed to do or at least offer two tunes per month, and as I have some days off coming up, selfishly I would love to do a country blues tune, but which? Tommy, lonnie, robert, willie johnston?

Re: New group page

2010-12-12 Thread Robin Gravina
loud and clear On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 11:57 AM, Linda lj...@intas.net.au wrote: Making a post to check the site. Testing, testing, one, two three... On Dec 10, 3:36 am, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: You're a member, law dogG. I have to accept memberships, but there's no

Re: New group page

2010-12-08 Thread Robin Gravina
Fakebook is cool. Frankly I think we are in a golden age of written communication, unknown since the postman came four times a day... Jane Austen again... 2010/12/8, Don adobeinthepi...@gmail.com: Damn, I've been avoiding MyFace and SpaceBook. Guess I still will. On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 11:28

Re: Song of the Month-December 2010

2010-12-07 Thread Robin Gravina
I know where you are at (as I believe one may say in the United States). There is a reason the Universe created Disney: it's to give parents 80 minutes of mandolin practice time, and to hell with the dirty washing. Jane Austen had loads of kids, no wii and even fewer Nintendo DS, but did her

Re: Song of the Month-December 2010

2010-12-06 Thread Robin Gravina
Here's my effort. Fighting against rushing as always, but the nose looks good http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pyV1cWk3f8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pyV1cWk3f8Cheers Robin On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 12:48 AM, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.comwrote: Sounding good, folks. TBug On Dec

Re: Song of the Month-December 2010

2010-12-06 Thread Robin Gravina
:40 am, Steve Cantrell sec...@bellsouth.net wrote: I'm hoping to have a version Tuesday when our band practices. We have been working on it independently and so far, so good. From: Robin Gravina robin.grav...@gmail.com To: taterbugmando@googlegroups.com Sent

Re: My own self-imposed silliness

2010-12-04 Thread Robin Gravina
Well my latest idea for a song, which I haven't succeeded in making work, is one about how greedy bankers, ruthless speculators and craven governments have effectively conspired in stealing a good many people's future and well-being. I wanted to bring it down to the personal, Woodie Guthrie

Re: Song of the Month-December 2010

2010-12-04 Thread Robin Gravina
Maybe two weeks would be good: personally if I have can get the time to work on stuff, which is not guaranteed, I get into it quite quickly, at least to the point where I am then ready to play it for the next weeks and months, at which point they may be better, but possibly not massively better

Re: Song of the Month-December 2010

2010-12-04 Thread Robin Gravina
Yes, I really like that idea too. 2010/12/4, Trey Young email_t...@yahoo.com: Depending on the tune(s) and how busy I am during that month/two weeks, I could possibly hang with every two weeks. I like Kathy's idea of picking two at the beginning of the month and then you can choose which one

Re: My own self-imposed silliness

2010-12-04 Thread Robin Gravina
On Dec 4, 7:04 pm, Robin Gravina robin.grav...@gmail.com wrote: Well my latest idea for a song, which I haven't succeeded in making work, is one about how greedy bankers, ruthless speculators and craven governments have effectively conspired in stealing a good many

Re: Song of the Month-December 2010

2010-12-03 Thread Robin Gravina
How's everyone doing with this? I finally got a chance to first do some beat counting on the train with the ipod and a pencil, and then to try to copy the fiddlers this evening: hellish difficult to get the timing in the b section, even though I've got the bars counted out right I think. It's

Re: Song of the Month-December 2010

2010-11-27 Thread Robin Gravina
Yes please 2010/11/28, mandoho...@comcast.net mandoho...@comcast.net: Please. Clyde Clevenger Just My Opinion, But It's Right Salem, Oregon Old Circle - Original Message - From: mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com To: Taterbugmando taterbugmando@googlegroups.com Sent:

Re: Song of the Month-December 2010

2010-11-26 Thread Robin Gravina
FInally got to listen to it. Never heard of the tune, never heard of the musicians, but it's great to see and hear those two dig in with such gusto and feel. And there's a funny time bit in there somewhere which I always like, and the A part is kind of menacing, in fact the whole thing is, which

Re: Re: Georgia Home by Norman Blake

2010-11-24 Thread Robin Gravina
Yes I like it: a month is about right. I also have tried the SAW or SOW or whatever and it just gets too much and I end up doing none of them... On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 2:03 AM, Don adobeinthepi...@gmail.com wrote: I like it! I participate some in the SAW (song a week) group at the Mando

Re: Georgia Home by Norman Blake

2010-11-24 Thread Robin Gravina
As we buggers are all unassuming people, I suggest that DicTater starts it off, and then we use the month for meaningful debate on the next song, while we work on the current one, as well as refining our Groucho Mask technique. In that way we will have our collective right and left brain in

Re: Tater on Prairie Home Companion

2010-11-16 Thread Robin Gravina
Ah, that cheered up my afternoon at work! Must admit that although I like his books, I've never been exposed to the GK show before. Apart from the tasty bits from our Grand Taterbugger and his excellent NBB colleagues, I hadn't listened to Pat Donahue for a while... Possibly since I tried to

Re: working up breaks

2010-11-10 Thread Robin Gravina
Funny you should mention that. After realising that the excitement of launching into a break was making me speed up and lose timing, I spent yesterday working out and practicing breaks to some of our newer songs: It did seem to be useful to figure out something that sounds good in context using

action

2010-11-09 Thread Robin Gravina
yeah... gimme some actually, I read this article, which is worth a regular look at: http://www.mandozine.com/resources/CGOW/mikecompton2.php got my spark plug feelers out and found my action was much lower than the 5/64 of an inch (or 2mm if you use a sane system for measuring), and jacked it

Magic mandolin

2010-11-06 Thread Robin Gravina
I was at a sort of sustainable, ecological trade fair today (hunting down some good organic veggies), and talked to a tabla player who was selling sitars and other instruments, including an Indian mandolin. I mentioned that I had heard of the classical indian mando player through Deep (where are

Re: Taste

2010-10-21 Thread Robin Gravina
So, hands up who's got any Elton John on the ipod... And who's going to get some now ;-) 2010/10/22, Don adobeinthepi...@gmail.com: 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,

Re: Taste

2010-10-20 Thread Robin Gravina
Well I haven't had enough, but that's the way I am. Actually, I've noticed that we Taterbuggers seem to be a very open bunch with wide ranging, eclectic but passionate tastes, and not only musical. I have been on various other groups and this has not been the case: flatpickers seem to talk about

Taste

2010-10-19 Thread Robin Gravina
Where does it come from? When I was a child I was exposed only to classical music: Wagner mainly due to family connections, but plenty of Mozart and other things, and I listened and thought I appreciated, until one day under the covers I heard the Sex Pistols, the Damned and the Ramones on a

Re: Old Virgina Reel

2010-10-18 Thread Robin Gravina
on the Powers cut doing the slice of mandolin rehearsal? That tune is definitely not Old Virginia unless she/he is living in some other universe. Meanwhile there's snow on Mt Snow so I guess winter is officially here in Vermont best, val On Oct 16, 12:09 pm, Robin Gravina robin.grav

Old Virgina Reel

2010-10-16 Thread Robin Gravina
I'm flicking through the Christeson Fiddle book and did 'Old Virginia reel', but when I looked for it on my ipod, I found Hartford and the Fiddling Powers Family but the tune seems to be completely different... Is it my ears? my reading? or a different tune? Best Robin -- You received this

Re: MC on Hartford recordings

2010-10-16 Thread Robin Gravina
and the others. Thanks for the links, am going for the Blake Monroe one later. linda On Oct 15, 6:49 am, Jim Roy jim...@sisqtel.net wrote: What is the name of the Blake /Monroe set.  I can't seem to find it. Thanks. On Oct 14, 11:40 am, Robin Gravina robin.grav...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks

Re: Going out on a limb.

2010-10-15 Thread Robin Gravina
Loud ones? If I saw one of those, I would pick it up in a flash! On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 4:19 PM, Steve Cantrell sec...@bellsouth.netwrote: I may be with this one, but when I saw it I had to have it. Now I just have to figure out what tunes might suit it... -- You received this message

Re: MC on Hartford recordings

2010-10-14 Thread Robin Gravina
Thanks to whoever mentioned Blake with Monroe. It was a pain to download as you have to do each track one by one, but now I'm in the kitchen very happily cooking, glass of wine at hand and in no hurry to put dinner on the table. In fact I may do a first course and some pintxos. Great stuff from

Re: Movie planned about life of Bill Monroe

2010-09-17 Thread Robin Gravina
I guess anything could happen, but it seems good that T-bone and family seem to be heavily involved. I could easily be wrong, but it seems as if he is someone who respects the music totally, but can also do things with it in the interest of telling a story. And Monroe's music deserves to be

Re: A couple new videos

2010-09-07 Thread Robin Gravina
Nice - Like the crosstuned Jenny Lynn particularly. What is that mandolin? - sounds great and makes me want to fiddle with that tuning. Fun is more fun if you have to work at it right? I'm playing an outdoor gig on Saturday night - should get home around 2 am, then up at 6.30 for a 30k mountain

Re: A couple new videos

2010-09-07 Thread Robin Gravina
in that bottle you've been carrying for the last 5 miles... empty. But, its always fun. :) M On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 9:35 AM, Robin Gravina robin.grav...@gmail.comwrote: Nice - Like the crosstuned Jenny Lynn particularly. What is that mandolin? - sounds great and makes me want to fiddle

Re: Bill Bessie Lee movie announced

2010-08-28 Thread Robin Gravina
Much as I believe our Tater is the man for the job, I'd like to hear that several mandoliners are involved... hear different takes on the way to make a performance reflect the events and emotions of his (love) life. I think it would be fascinating. But I guess so would an interpretation by one

Re: HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!!!!!!

2010-08-24 Thread Robin Gravina
woah. that woke me up. I was having a nice after lunch nap in the kitchen at work... Musically been obsessively working on Mississippi Waltz variations, finishing another song about heartbreak and loss and listening to 'Memories of John' and Grinderman Which reminds me: I love listening to the

Re: HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!!!!!!

2010-08-24 Thread Robin Gravina
yup - been working on transferring the Taterversion from mandola to mandolin, without running out of strings... and also on a high version like the curiously named Old Sausage.. Bangers and mash? On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 4:35 PM, Don adobeinthepi...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at

Re: Love Grown Cold

2010-08-20 Thread Robin Gravina
song ? On Aug 19, 3:03 am, Robin Gravina robin.grav...@gmail.com wrote: Just got my copy of 'Memories of John' and am struck by that song. In fact, have to do it. But who is it by? I seem to have a version by Red Allen on my ipod, but I can't find anything out there in googlelandia

Re: Garfield

2010-08-08 Thread Robin Gravina
that low G droning. I really like the setting that is in Jeff Todd Titon's book. It seems to have all the parts that Hartford plays on the Speed album. On Aug 5, 12:57 pm, Robin Gravina robin.grav...@gmail.com wrote: So do you all play it in regular tuning, or AEAE? -- You received

Re: Garfield

2010-08-05 Thread Robin Gravina
So do you all play it in regular tuning, or AEAE? 2010/8/5, Steve Cantrell sec...@bellsouth.net: Agreed on enjoying these videos. It might put me on the..trail?...of the whale. Call me Ishmael. From: Mark Halpin tomas...@yahoo.com To: Taterbugmando

Re: More GDGD fun

2010-07-19 Thread Robin Gravina
makes you more open minded? On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 7:18 PM, Fred Keller fkel...@scicable.net wrote: Leatherwing Bat. Just arranged this so it's raggedy-assed but what the heck. It may take a few minutes yet for youtube to get the whole thing processed so that the vocal syncs with the

Re: with glasses, eyebrows and moustache

2010-07-14 Thread Robin Gravina
lovely. Spain, World Champions? What sport? Football, Basketball, Baseball or Wrestling? :) Clyde Clevenger Just My Opinion, But It's Right Salem, Oregon Old Circle - Original Message - From: Robin Gravina robin.grav...@gmail.com To: taterbugmando@googlegroups.com Sent

Re: Lyrics and songwriting

2010-07-14 Thread Robin Gravina
Ha, and the songs about existential darkness are relevant for even longer. I admire people who can write about current events with any kind of result: I get bogged down in songs which try to sum up timeless truths or situations in a few words. But why not let's talk about songwriting? Any

with glasses, eyebrows and moustache

2010-07-13 Thread Robin Gravina
And to celebrate (more) Spain being World Champions, here we go with two efforts of Monroe tunes. Mississippi Waltz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAYrYh7eNSY and I'd Like to be over Yonder http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZsntWjMrBI Good exercise, even if it's just to try and not let the camera

Re: Australia anyone?

2010-07-06 Thread Robin Gravina
Cheers - I'll pass it on to my mates down under Robin On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 2:31 PM, David Long bigevemu...@gmail.com wrote: Just wanted to drop a quick note to anyone from the list who is down under I'll be leaving today for a 3 week tour starting at the Redlands Festival in Brisbane

Big Sciota

2010-07-06 Thread Robin Gravina
Ok, so I am taking my jam seriously and need to work out this song - I figure if I learn one or two each week while I have some time available I will get somewhere quick.: I managed to find the basic tune, or various versions on some sheet music, and to 'Monroe' it a bit, but it would be good to

Re: Big Sciota

2010-07-06 Thread Robin Gravina
, Robin Gravina robin.grav...@gmail.com wrote: Ok, so I am taking my jam seriously and need to work out this song - I figure if I learn one or two each week while I have some time available I will get somewhere quick.: I managed to find the basic tune, or various versions on some sheet music

Re: Projects Tater should do in his spare time.

2010-07-06 Thread Robin Gravina
I'd like to hear Mike doing something like an old time blues or jug band - one of the sheiks or similar. Perhaps with the Chocolate Drops? Something old time bluesy, but rocking, hokum and with plenty of instruments... On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 9:26 PM, Alexander, Jeffrey

Jamming

2010-07-05 Thread Robin Gravina
Hi all This will be stone obvious to most of you I guess, but I am discovering the benefits of the jam. In Madrid there are few opportunities for playing with other like minded folks - but now the Americana Music Jam has started and after the second time I am discovering that this is really the

Re: Hey!

2010-07-05 Thread Robin Gravina
yes. Please eat a huge bowl of mussels and a large plate of fries with mayonnaise! And make sure you have an appetite for when you get to Spain: land of earthly pleasures. On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 6:49 PM, Guido Bos gu...@stringwiseacoustics.comwrote: Hold on Tater, Next weekend when you're in

Re: Hey!

2010-07-04 Thread Robin Gravina
Hey deep. I found regular notation music by googling it. In the end i found it less stressful to learn it from the music than to tab it out! Let us know what you decide to do with the long notes Best, robin 2010/7/4, Guido Bos gu...@stringwiseacoustics.com: And what a great tune that is !! On

Re: Christeson, Old Time Fiddlers' Repository vols. 1 and 2

2010-06-29 Thread Robin Gravina
I have them ordered through Amazon.com (not co.uk) and they seem to have been shipped already. I'm in Spain and I usually have no problems using Amazon.com - would prefer to buy stuff from my local book 'n' paella store, but if it's obscure stuff then there's no other choice On Tue, Jun 29, 2010

just for fun

2010-06-29 Thread Robin Gravina
thought you might all enjoy this I stumbled upon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx3uPT79oTgfeature=related Any idea what the guy is doing with his right hand on the Daf (I guess it's the daf)? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To

Re: Interesting Monroe Find

2010-06-19 Thread Robin Gravina
Thanks for posting this. Interesting site, and interesting that it was Rinzlers first exposure. I'm currently embroiled in a serious Cramps session while I cook some baby monkfish, but have downloaded and will give it serious attention in a bit! Just have to quote the Cramps: 'I was caught with

Re: All about Mrs Haley

2010-06-18 Thread Robin Gravina
Much as I do actually prefer to buy music, I downloaded it. I tried to buy the Rounder ed haley cds, but was frustrated. I found it all in a fiddler compilation on bittorrent and got the wonderful results. Hope this helps 2010/6/18, Mark Halpin tomas...@yahoo.com: Twenty bucks! It was sixty on

Re: The Hospital Blues Waltz

2010-06-08 Thread Robin Gravina
I have the misfortune to commute, and there is a guy who plays classical guitar on the train everyday.. He's practicing, not performing, and I admire his cojones (not literally). People who complain about decent music in public places need a cultural reeducation and have my sympathy. 2010/6/8,

Re: Digest for taterbugmando@googlegroups.com - 5 Messages in 3 Topics

2010-06-07 Thread Robin Gravina
I'm up for it, but I wonder if they'd let me on the plane with the bulk of an Iberian Pig... That would make some good barbecue, although the purists here would probably have a fit... gma...@googlegroups.com taterbugmando@googlegroups.com - 5 Messages in 3 Topics What time of year are we

Waltz

2010-06-07 Thread Robin Gravina
Ok, who's feeling intuitive today? I have a Monroe instrumental in my brain and want to learn it, but in a rapid flick through the ipod I couldn't get it. Apple need to add something that lets you search by whistling the tune you want... It's a slow waltz and starts with a downwards triplet - a

Re: Waltz

2010-06-07 Thread Robin Gravina
Yes, got it in one! That's why it's in my head - incessant listening to Kenny Baker Thank you Sir! On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 2:16 PM, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.comwrote: Mississippi Waltz? Intuitater On Jun 7, 7:05 am, Robin Gravina robin.grav...@gmail.com wrote: Ok, who's feeling

Re: Lou Martin Newsletter

2010-06-05 Thread Robin Gravina
Ok, that's all too cryptic even for me. Words of one syllable please, and just enough of them to do the job. 2010/6/5, 14strings perrypale...@gmail.com: I learned some things this month: That the tune The Train Carryin' Jimmie Rodger's Home was inspired by Tater's stories of home. I also

Re: A-Live Audience?

2010-05-24 Thread Robin Gravina
Not this, but last weekend we had a festival in Cobeña, near Madrid. This coincided with a biker gathering so we had a guaranteed crowd, but unfortunately a typical sequence of events for this type of do: huge stage, 15.000 watts of sound and loads of lighting, but then everything set up at the

Re: Confession

2010-05-21 Thread Robin Gravina
So recovery IS actually possible? 2010/5/21, Linda lj...@intas.net.au: Thanks for that, I think when one is an active parent, the brain goes to scrambled eggs, because rarely in the early days can one finish a thought without an interruption. So often its difficult to regain the mental

Re: And now, for the finest in canned meat substance cuisine...

2010-05-19 Thread Robin Gravina
You use organic Spam, right? On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 4:45 PM, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.comwrote: SPAM SKILLET CASSEROLE Recipe By : Serving Size : 6Preparation Time :0:00 Categories: Casseroles Main dish Amount

Re: ok guys lets take a look inside

2010-05-06 Thread Robin Gravina
Words fail me! On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 4:18 PM, deep diptanshu@gmail.com wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC-49GnjdTEfeature=fvw -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to

Re: Tater Be Good

2010-05-04 Thread Robin Gravina
Likewise watching the video, wondered what was going to happen! As the man says, you can make 'the style' work for anything, which is actually a very comforting thought. On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 3:28 PM, Bud Martin l...@yadtel.net wrote: As soon as they called that song, I was curious what Mike

Re: My approach to playing the mandolin was completely wrong!!!

2010-04-21 Thread Robin Gravina
Funny. I had a similar thing last night whilst trying to play a solo that made any sense at all on a song I had written. In the end I went back to playing a shuffle on the chords and it sounded just much better: tone and rhythm are enough to do it On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 1:18 AM, Linda

Re: Memories of John

2010-04-17 Thread Robin Gravina
Good to read a review of this. Amongst other things, to not forget to get it. I somehow had the idea it was on preorder or something... Question: what Ed Haley tunes do you all like to do on the mando? Robin 2010/4/17, 14strings perrypale...@gmail.com: I got this album a few weeks ago and am

Re: Anybody Else Experience This?

2010-04-15 Thread Robin Gravina
Yes, I started looking at this recently after all the discussion: really hard to make it have the flow of the fiddle version, and a conundrum about how to approach the long notes... must be good for you On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 4:28 PM, Fred Keller fkel...@scicable.net wrote: On 4/15/10 9:27

Re: My approach to playing the mandolin was completely wrong!!!

2010-04-15 Thread Robin Gravina
Nice one! Sounds so simple, but I went through a similar epiphany under tater instruction, after not really getting it for a long time. I would add to never forget that music is about time as much or more as melody. 2010/4/15, mgromkey mgrom...@gmail.com: OK, Sir Tater told me to post this

Re: EC Sugarcanes in Europe

2010-03-31 Thread Robin Gravina
See you in MAD 22nd! Fun. 2010/3/31, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com: Howdy folks. I just got the updated schedule of the EC Sugarcanes tour overseas for 2010. Grab a coat and let's go. Here it is... EC and the Sugarcanes Summer Tour 2010: Jun-25 Travel to UK Jun-26 Liverpool

Re: I Hear Crickets...

2010-03-28 Thread Robin Gravina
Does europe include españa? I am a (temporarily) free man at that time, and up for some fun! 2010/3/28, Dennis Fehling denpamc...@msn.com: Have a great time Mike. Dennis Fehling Friends for life dog training 541-350-2869 www.friendsforlifedogtraining.com When will the madness

Re: To Band, or Not To Band?

2010-03-16 Thread Robin Gravina
Hell no We are an incompetent duo with fiddler singer, which makes us a trio, but obviously the sound has to come from guitar/mando and no bass, no banjo. It's a terrible job sometimes getting it to sound full and figuring out where the tune needs to be so we can sing it, get bass notes and a

Re: F12

2010-03-13 Thread Robin Gravina
Well they haven't got back to me, but i will be a caveated emptor, or whatever it is 2010/3/13, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com: Robin, I agree with Dr. Brown. If you can find somebody that will strip the lacquer and regraduate the top/back, you might have something. But you know that

Re: grounded, centered, focused

2010-03-13 Thread Robin Gravina
...@gmail.com wrote: Oh I know it. I think I've listened to it a few dozen times already. A really good record. erik On Mar 12, 3:01 am, Robin Gravina robin.grav...@gmail.com wrote: It's just great: you could build a house on tracks like 'I'd like to be over yonder', and the double mandolin on 'My

Re: grounded, centered, focused

2010-03-12 Thread Robin Gravina
It's just great: you could build a house on tracks like 'I'd like to be over yonder', and the double mandolin on 'My Father's Footsteps' is just perfectly phrased, down to the little chokes. Undeniably a good start to the day On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 10:26 PM, Robin Gravina robin.grav

F12

2010-03-12 Thread Robin Gravina
Hey all you taterbuggers I have stumbled across a 1961 Gibson F12 going for around 1500 bucks. I haven't had a look at it, but it's apparently mint. Is this potentially a good deal, assuming that it sounds like a mandolin and not like a brick? Best Robin -- You received this message because you

Re: F12

2010-03-12 Thread Robin Gravina
wise. But be prepared for it to sound like a brick. G Mister Encouragement On Mar 12, 3:49 am, Robin Gravina robin.grav...@gmail.com wrote: Hey all you taterbuggers I have stumbled across a 1961 Gibson F12 going for around 1500 bucks. I haven't had a look at it, but it's apparently mint

Re: F12

2010-03-12 Thread Robin Gravina
But then again, it never stopped me before On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 4:56 PM, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.comwrote: Ah, a minor detail certainly. TBug On Mar 12, 9:36 am, Robin Gravina robin.grav...@gmail.com wrote: I guess I'll just have to play it then! Apparently it's been sitting

Re: grounded, centered, focused

2010-03-11 Thread Robin Gravina
Well I bought it as promised, an easy way to get the music quick. I'll listen tomorrow with luck. Difficult to spend 7 euros more wisely 2010/3/11, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com: Wait a minute, was Campbell on the recording? Shizzle, I forgot. Anyway, Bill was playing *a* fiddle...No,

Re: grounded, centered, focused

2010-03-10 Thread Robin Gravina
That's great. I'll get it tomorrow. I wonder if they have the other monroe-compton one that was mentioned and seems to be available on plastic from japan. 2010/3/10, erik berry eberr...@gmail.com: I just bought my first-ever download MP3 record (welcome to 2010 Erik!) and it was Butch Robins'

Re: Crickets.......

2010-03-09 Thread Robin Gravina
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

Re: Monroe Camp 2010

2010-03-05 Thread Robin Gravina
, this is a quiet bunch...must be practicing... Tbug On Feb 28, 3:01 pm, Robin Gravina robin.grav...@gmail.com wrote: If I was able to be there, I'd like 2 hours on kick offs like 'old xroad is waiting'. How to get intensity without over-playing, timing of the tremolo, pick angle details

Re: WSM's cufflinks

2010-03-05 Thread Robin Gravina
Have to say that I wear them for work, as I like them. (never wear a tie though). As we practice right after work, I have discovered that flat ones good, ball shaped ones bad. Actually seems to help in keeping the rh nice and floating, but then WSM could probably have done it with handcuffs on.

White light, white heat

2010-03-02 Thread Robin Gravina
This was posted to the COmando list http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRL_vIdZY4Y Definite touch of the Lou Reeds there from the Tater! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to

Re: happy Birthday spud man

2010-03-01 Thread Robin Gravina
Happy Birthday! I heard you were thinking of starting to take the mandolin seriously this year ;-) 2010/3/1, Mando Chef saltydogli...@gmail.com: I'll bring the cake where we meeting? On Mar 1, 9:07 am, Mark Seale mark.se...@gmail.com wrote: I think both is appropriate just to cover all your

Re: Monroe Camp 2010

2010-02-28 Thread Robin Gravina
If I was able to be there, I'd like 2 hours on kick offs like 'old xroad is waiting'. How to get intensity without over-playing, timing of the tremolo, pick angle details, starting cold with full energy on... 2010/2/28, Mark Seale mark.se...@gmail.com: That's sort of where I was going with it

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

2010-02-19 Thread Robin Gravina
So where can one find the cd pieces of time? I guess it's out of print and a quick search did not illuminate me Best Robin On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 8:41 PM, Pat Murphree phreem...@comcast.net wrote: Hi Mike, me again. After hearing you play last Saturday night I went back and re-read your

keeping the kinks out

2010-02-17 Thread Robin Gravina
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 a sore and knotted place under my left shoulder which she couldn't explain, until I mentioned playing the mandolin, which

Re: keeping the kinks out

2010-02-17 Thread Robin Gravina
need for good posture and the muscles you use playing mandolin 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

Re: Forever has come to an end

2010-01-31 Thread Robin Gravina
I love songs with reaaallly sad titles, and this is one of them. If the content matches the title, then we are in business as far as I'm concerned On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 3:48 AM, sgarrity shaungarr...@hotmail.com wrote: Man that's a great song and y'all certainly do it justice!! I love

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

2010-01-19 Thread Robin Gravina
I think the only way to make a step up is by hard conscious work. I can only admire the attitude that says 'i'm not as good as I could be, so let's get working'. Things can get too comfortable once you are competent and there is always change going on: for better or worse, but change all the same.

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