I have nothing to contribute to this discussion except to say that I am green with envy. I think Madrid, Spain would be a very suitable place for the camp in 2010 - there is a massive tradition of Monroe style playing here, and we would eat very well! R
On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 6:26 PM, Nelson <[email protected]>wrote: > > Of the sessions I attended last year, the one that I would most like > to see repeated and expanded is the one about fiddle tunes. (I have > been going through a related exercise lately.) Specifically, you > could start with the straightforward tune that Bill might have been > exposed to. Play it and talk about how Bill applied his philosophy/ > style to it. > > A part of that class, or a completely different class could be the > evolution of his style. If you take "Darling Corey" for example, his > version with Charlie is more like the old-time Darling Corey/Dig A > Hole; the later version is more aggressive and "bluegrassy" for lack > of a better term. > > Another idea for a class might be about Bill's sidemen. Did he play > differently to accomodate different fiddlers or guitar players/ > singers, for example? > > Also, I think a session on the influences of Bill would be cool. We > have discussed this here: Prairie Ramblers, Mac and Bob, etc., > Arnold Schultz. > > I would love to see Bobby Osborne come back. I knew of the Osborne > Brothers and new a few tunes by them, but was really taken by his > vocals. > > Nelson > > On Jan 21, 11:11 am, 14strings <[email protected]> wrote: > > Since you asked...... > > > > I thinking some folks would appreciate at least (1) ten minute or so > > "one on one" session with one of the instructors...realize this is > > logistically difficult but I bet it could be orchestrated...maybe the > > student does not have his/her choice of which instructor but get's a > > mini private session with a one of the pro's. > > > > 50 students times 15 minutes (10 plus a 5 buffer) = 750 minutes > > divided by 60 = 12.50 hours > > Each one of the five instructors each take a 2 1/2 hour slot where all > > they do is see students for the private session > > If students opt out of the "one on one" then the time constraints get > > easier to manage. > > > > Perry > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
