I like the Hokum book as well, and the chord wheel looks interesting,
Nelson. Thanks for the tip. Definitely lots of the old blues tunes (ie
Bessie Smith material) have a lot more going on than I IV V, but chord
substitutions need to be approached with some wisdom and the
understanding that more
) and it stores the videos in a seperate folder
so they're easy to find. I got the link for this from somebody a long
time ago. Sorry I didn't think about it earlier. I don't recall, but I
believe it's only a Mac gadget.
Potato
On Oct 17, 7:16 am, Val Mindel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm hoping
I have a lot of Mac Bob that I got from Joe Bussard, mostly with an
ear to the vocal harmonies. I don't know what's on Juneberry but it is
worth looking out for There's no light in the window, Twenty-one
years (great use of mandolin harmonies complementing vocal harmonies)
and their version of
Well I've been dragooned into doing a Christmas show here in India. I
kept trying to shift it onto someone else and it landed again my lap
today, so I'll be checking out whatever you folks post. Thanks for
anything best, val
On Nov 21, 4:37 pm, mistertaterbug [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Now
Yep, I do. I knew it better when Alice Gerrard was at the helm (she
wrangled it into the success it is today), but now, as of an issue or
so ago, it is on its third editor, someone I don't know. But OTH is a
good source of info about the old-time scene, and its record review
section is thorough
That's where I got mine, from Compton/Long and McCoy (E) recordings
and then a huge help from Tater on some up-the-neck ideas. So I
would definitely apply to him for some of the finer points, even
though he swears he doesn't really play the tune (he's playing guitar
on the recording). No tab,
Whew! I'll keep an eye out. My floors are marble. Like the rest of you
guys, I've had the horrible instrument smashes of the watching-in-slow-
motion-as... variety. It does make you feel sick, and possibly
hysterical. Meanwhile, I can see the nylon tie keeping the mandolin
attached to the strap,
the American Yodeling collection.
On Jan 7, 7:42 am, Val Mindel vmin...@gmail.com wrote:
A digest like that would be great for the over extended (like me),
Nelson. That issue of OT Herald finally ended up on my doorstep in
India, but I haven't had time to really go through it. My best source
for OT
I've not been to Monroe Camp so can't really say what needs improving,
but from being around music and teaching for a while it seems that
ability/desire to teach trumps musical geniosity, although it is
always lovely to get both traits in one player (as in our very own
Tater). Jamming is the key
Another priceless tater quote
On Jan 24, 12:55 am, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote:
Patience is your parachute. Consistency, regularity are the keys. It's
still ornery.
Tater
On Jan 23, 5:16 pm, Mandoyak jthil...@insightbb.com wrote:
Borax on the top, rattlesnake rattle
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
I met Kenny back in my early days in California ... a thoroughly sweet
guy. Being blind, his first notion of how to play mandolin was up
under his chin like a fiddle, using a pizzicato motion, which was
probably the beginning of his unorthodox style. Now though he sets his
taterbug on his knee.
Don't forget Howard Armstrongs Barnyard Dance ... you oughta here
those vegetables scream.
On Mar 23, 12:07 pm, solofiddle solofid...@yahoo.com wrote:
Hey - anyone got a garden? I suspect we have some fine gardeners on
here. I will be doing a vegetable garden this year. A friend has
kindly
Check with Gerry Milnes at the Augusta Heritage Center (Davis Elkins
College) in Elkins, West Virginia. I think he might have done a film
on Lester and Linda (a trully amazing singer). You can email Gerry
through the Augusta office where he works. Lester also has a CD out,
with Linda and maybe a
Ignore my post Perry. As I read down the posts I see you already have
more info, sources, CDs than you can cope with. val
On Mar 26, 2:54 pm, 14strings perrypale...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks Fred.
McCumber DVD is on it's wayI wonder if i can get away with
preempting American Idol with
, but not this one. Fixin' to
git it though...
Taterboy
On Apr 19, 8:28 am, Val Mindel vmin...@gmail.com wrote:
Anyone have an MP3 of Rocky Pallet? I think it is a Skillet Licker
tune. Can't think of the squirrely middle part ... best, val- Hide quoted
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Having a loose grip seems more of a factor, in terms of tone, clarity
and loudness, than exactly how you grip, although I'm liking working
with Tater's particular hand grip. You can see it on some of his
clips, such as dust in the lane. As ever, something to aspire to
On Apr 27, 12:19 am,
Is it just me, or are others finding messages about buying diamonds,
pix of Ann Hathaway etc amid the general flow of conversation? val
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Really interesting and useful info, guys. Thanks from the lurking
gallery. Meanwhile, Robin mentioned a problem with the right hand
freezing, something I call iron arm. Does anyone have any cures?
Just wondering... best, val
On May 25, 10:51 am, Don Grieser adobeinthepi...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi
Really lovely, Don ... sweet slides and ornaments. And lovely
mandolin, of course. Thanks for posting. best, val
On Jun 1, 11:40 pm, Don Grieser adobeinthepi...@gmail.com wrote:
There's a song a week group over on the cafe and this is one that
someone posted. I really liked this waltz and
Does anyone know when there is likely to be a radio broadcast that is
catchable ... for those of us who are geographically challenged. I'm
finally back in Vermont, but haven't heard of the EC tour making it
this far into the Northeast. thanks, val
On Jun 15, 2:28 pm, Trey Young
I've mostly heard stuff with his congregation (http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=MkMFOOghAs0), but all of it has a old jazz sound ... but none
where the mandolin has stood out. Maybe I need to listen to it all
again. Anyway, there are a couple of cuts in the Black Gospel Classics
(including I'm
They're great. Kansas City-based I think. val
On Jun 19, 11:29 am, Nelson nelsonpeddyco...@knology.net wrote:
I bought the new disc by this group on Amazon (download) last night.
They are an interesting group of folks, that is for sure. Anyone else
listen to them?
Nelson
http://slippery-hill.com/c/
You can listen to a minute or so of the various tunes. The F list has
the infamous Chirps and Williams. best, val
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The sheet flat on the stage for prompting purposes is a good tip for
songs that have lyrics that are easy to screw up, but it seems like
learning the words is a fairly early and necessary step along the way
to getting on top of a song, getting it performance ready. I too have
failing-memory
SF ... miss that fog, Tater. I'm in Kansas at the moment, with the
thunder clouds and the lightning and all, about to head to NYC where
there is supposedly an OT session on Wednesday nights. Anyone know
where that is? Also Tater (who was an amazing presence at the Augusta
Heritage Center's Old
Thanks, Don I'll do a string testing with the EXP77s and also the silk
and steel.
On Aug 18, 11:02 am, Don Grieser adobeinthepi...@gmail.com wrote:
Val, I've been enjoying EXP77s on my oval.
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that would sound like a million bucks on that A4, but they don't last
very long. Try the 77's(80/20 bronze).
Puhtater
On Aug 18, 9:05 am, Val Mindel vmin...@gmail.com wrote:
SF ... miss that fog, Tater. I'm in Kansas at the moment, with the
thunder clouds and the lightning
Apparently 440 is something of a recent decision and standard tuning
has been gradually creeping up to capture the brighter sound. Baroque-
period instruments were tuned in the 430s. I like the lower pitches
myself ... dark and spooky. But who's gonna argue with all those
tuners.
On Aug 20, 7:08
I'm thinking ... not yet to the buzz point though. But really glad
you're back and all went well. best, val
On Sep 5, 12:57 pm, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote:
Howdy Folks.
I'm back off the road with EC. What a hoot and learning experience.
Looks like there's more coming in
It was worth it just to hear honyock ... now I have to figure a way
to slip it into conversation. val
On Sep 18, 2:56 pm, Steve Cantrell sec...@bellsouth.net wrote:
Awesome. A new word for me, Mike.
honyock (US, slang, derogatory) A rube or simpleton.
really interesting. I usually figure out the simple chord progression,
even if there are a lot of substitutions going on, to keep the
harmonies straight ... and I count it out. Hope you're feeling way
better. best, val
On Oct 10, 1:46 am, Linda lj...@intas.net.au wrote:
I found this helpful
, Val Mindel vmin...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm packing and trying to figure out what ... in terms of mandolin
music ... to take back to India with me for the next six months (I
leave on Monday). It seems like excellent practice time, but I'm in a
muddle about what best to tackle. It's the sort
So sorry, Linda. It looks like you're well away with tunes and songs.
Hope it all works out. If not, we can come up with notes for other
tunes/songs. I've got lots but agree that already knowing whatever it
is you want to play would be good. best, val
On Oct 15, 9:42 am, Linda lj...@intas.net.au
I second all the effusive praise. Really lovely show. Thanks for
letting us hear a bit. val
On Nov 8, 11:23 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
So are you going to be at the festival? Let me know. I'll be there as
well, on my way back to the US. best, val
On Nov 14, 1:39 am, Linda lj...@intas.net.au wrote:
Speaking as a person who currently has a serious case of island
fever...I can say its a big trip.
A flight only takes about 45
Well stated, Mike. Going for the sound you want is all there is, and
of course being honest. I've never tried a mandolin capo, but guitar
capos give me fits ... and I've tried lots of different kinds,
techniques for putting them on. I just can't seem to get the same
clear string sound on the
I agree. Probably the secret lies in putting your internal music
critic/technician on the back burner and really opening your ears. I'm
astounded at how often, when I go back to a piece of music I've spent
time with – transcribed, tried to play, sing or whatever – and just
listen to it obliquely,
That hurts ... And I was feeling bad because I sliced my lefthand
middle finger (callous and nail) with a very sharp Japanese peeling
contraption. I was just going after that old tater... Anyway, hope
healing goes quickly and uneventfully. best, val
On Nov 29, 2:53 am, mandoho...@comcast.net
It's hard, Adam. I don't like to listen to ad hoc recordings of vocal
stuff much. If it is something I'm going to do again (a band piece for
example) I try to be really disciplined about setting aside the
initial cringe reactions and listening specifically for what's good
and what isn't, and then
I had to put together a Christmas show out here in Bengaluru (one of
the truly odd things I've done here in southern India) and worked up
Tom Rozum's Heilgste Nachte, which I did with an assortment of
instruments, but have tabbed it out here for mandolin (duet or trio)
and guitar. I just posted it
Congrats Linda! There's a whole repertory out there to enjoy. I'm sure
master tater has turned you on to some gems. val
On Dec 18, 7:18 pm, Linda lj...@intas.net.au wrote:
I won the auction on a little S. S. Stewart 1920's banjo
mandolinand got a bargain! Was up till 3 am watching it, Look
Thanks, Mike. One of my New Year's resolutions is to pipe up more, if
I can think of anything to contribute. Usually by the time I get the
roundup in India you all have weighed in. But thinking ahead to 2010,
does anyone have any musical goals for the year? Myself, I plan to
work on my speed, to
Amen, Mike. To my (and clearly others') ears, you're a great player,
and you're a continual inspiration, but I get the desire to be better,
whatever front or fronts you're looking at. It has less to do with how
others perceive you and more to do with how you perceive yourself and
how you
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
, 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
Fiddler Charlie Walden once told me it took him two years to learn
Georgiana Moon, a lush and particularly double-stop laden waltz that
certainly can be played in under two minutes, so that comes out to
something like a year a minute. Learning the notes seems to be only
the beginning, and it all
I'd do it, and may still contribute to the Nose and Glasses tune site.
It just takes some of us a while to work up to it.
val
On Jun 6, 9:23 pm, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote:
Okay, it's a done deal then. We'll all meet at Clarko State Park south
of Meridian and rent about 50
sorry I've been out of touch for so long. I'm sitting here in a cafe
in West Virginia, paging back through what all of you have been
talking about these past weeks. I was interested in the Hoyt Ming
link. I've listened to his recordings for years but didn't realize
there was a woman in the band.
Really lovely, Deep.
On Jun 28, 5:59 am, deep diptanshu@gmail.com wrote:
ok mandolin time now...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERe52IXqXPU
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Interesting. So is the tambourine-like rattle coming from the
percussion instrument or the stringed instrument? I couldn't make what
I was hearing line up with what I was seeing. And does the picture of
the woman on the ?drum? have a particular meaning? val
On Jun 29, 4:48 pm, Robin Gravina
It's an excellent festival, and this year I plan to be there, given
cars that start, etc.
On Jul 4, 8:05 pm, Mike Hoffmann mikehoffma...@gmail.com wrote:
Hey all. The Eighth Annual Harry Smith Frolic is this upcoming
weekend in Greenfield, Ma.
This year we will be recreating Volume 2 of the
I'm the opposite, reading the notes better than the tab, but many
music notation programs will allow you to input in one form and output
in another. Sibelius does, and Finale I think, but probably also some
of the free/inexpensive software that's around. There's a fiddler in
the US Midwest who
depression down behind the red cabins.
I will have a slate colored Mitsubishi with a silver container on top.
Can't Wait
Mike
On Jul 5, 2010, at 8:17 AM, Val Mindel wrote: It's an excellent festival,
and this year I plan to be there, given
cars that start, etc.
On Jul 4, 8:05 pm, Mike
. Makes me feel a
little less disconnected. Be good!
Taterbug
On Jul 5, 7:27 am, Val Mindel vmin...@gmail.com wrote: I'm the opposite,
reading the notes better than the tab, but many
music notation programs will allow you to input in one form and output
in another. Sibelius does
When I was in Nashville last year I just turned up and got in. The
trick is to go a bit early so you get good seats (we went at show time
and ended up sitting on the side). The Time Jumpers are great ...
excellent singing, hot instrumentals. Well worth it.
Just got back from Augusta and a week
Just wanted to report that this is a great inexpensive metronome that
you can program for all sorts of rhythms, beat emphases. Very handy.
The site is http://webmetronome.com/. If you go to the site you can
use it for free, but I coughed up the $10 for the download for the
ease of having it on my
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
absolutely! let's email about it: vmin...@gmail.com
On Oct 8, 10:27 am, Mike Hoffmann mikehoffma...@gmail.com wrote:
Val -
Great playing with you at Lake Genero! Red Allen is certainly is
heart piercing, I am hoping you have the Red Allen/Frank Wakefield
Folkways recordings and the
Anyone have advice on working up breaks? I'm feeling lame, in a wash
of post-gig angst on the subject. Singing is usually what I'm hired to
do, and I do lots of songs in less-than-friendly string keys (flat
keys, F#, like that). Obviously more practice is the ticket, but I
don't know how to
And thanks to you too, Mike Taterbug. best, val
On Nov 25, 12:55 pm, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote:
Okay, here's my first pick. The tune is the Mississippi version of
Grub Springs played by John Hatcher. Some of you may have learned a
bit of this on lesson day. I have posted the
I searched facebook for variations on tater, taterbug and came up with
nothing ... or at least nothing related to the group. I'd be grateful
if someone could tell me how to find it. Sorry to be so hopeless with
this modern technology. thanks, val
On Dec 13, 9:55 pm, sgarrity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEB-vzpSPT0
There it is ... the link to the really only so-so video of my grub
springs effort. It was an interesting exercise, mostly in getting over
my fear of all the technology involved and then to get a take where I
wasn't swearing or dropping my pick or
Robin, that's a ramble in many dimensions. But Dusty Miller and Grub
echo each other beyond the key thing. There's a clear path there.
Garfields is another journey. For me its still such a finger twister
that I can't relax and get into the music of it. In the rambling
spirit, I've managed to get
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