H.K. Hey good for you; that takes a lot a nerve....heck of a lot more then I got at present that's for sure. Curious as to what tunes you played at the contest?
Did you play solo or did you bring (or did they provide) a back-up guitar player? Was there any tunes that kept popping up at the competition? Congrats on the impending Duff arrival! Perry On Jan 27, 12:16 am, The Holstein Kid <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, the 26th Jan is Australia Day and a mighty fine time to spend in > Tamworth NSW where they hold the annual Country Music Festival that > lasts for 10 days+. Although a CM Festival, you can still hear > Bluegrass and they also hold the National Bluegrass Chamionships at > this time. You can enter the Banjo, Mandolin, Guitar and Fiddle > sections and vie for the national crown/s. Being an online student of > Tater the Tormentor since late April last year, he's always saying to > get yourself uncomfortable and put yourself out there, so I entered > the mando section not knowing exactly what I was in for. The aim was > to prepare hard and learn from the experience. > > Well the experience was great and although I didn't expect to place, > which I didn't, I certainly got good feedback from those in > attendance. Apart from playing under 'test' conditions on a stage in > front of a full house, I got to spend an entire half day out the back > yacking and picking with some fabulous Bluegrass devotees. Luckily I > already kinda knew some of the guys because MC had previously > encouraged me to get involved with some jams and try to sneak in with > those better than me (and silly enough to allow me) without being a > pest. The monthly Bluegrass nights in Annandale really help with that. > So I got to hear some opinions on current bluegrass news, play a few > tunes, swap road stories and hear lots of BS. > > All in all, preparing for the comp assured that I got lots of daily > practice and pushed me during my weekly lessons with Mike. We got home > yesterday arvo and the new practice schedule started in the evening > with new vigour and meaning. I have a new Duff coming soon and this > will drive me even harder...can't wait. If anyone is looking to > improve their playing, hear a story from a guru, or just laugh your > ass off, then you gotta join MC on webcam. Time really is short so the > longer you think about it, the more you have to regret not doing it. > Let's see what the next 12 months brings! > > Has anyone else got any comp stories to share? I must say, I wasn't > nearly as nervous as I thought I might be but then I had nothing to > lose and everything to gain.....funny that :-) > > Holstein --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
