The other two fiddlers are Kurt Story and Billy Contreras. Check Billy out on YouTube. Kurt is a recording engineer and long-time friend of Spicher's. Plinky
On Apr 22, 12:12 am, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > I rcognize Mike, Butch Robins and Buddy Spicher, anyone know the > others in the band? > > On Apr 21, 8:56 pm, "Paul Duff" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Here's a great clip of Mike, Butch Robins, Buddy Spiker (and two other great > > fiddlers) playing Cheyene at IBMA in 2007. > > > Good stomping here Tater!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iin_zBB6YAU > > > Paul > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "mistertaterbug" <[email protected]> > > To: "Taterbugmando" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 8:38 PM > > Subject: Re: Bonaparte > > > Where in the world did you run across this? That's Hartford's > > handwriting(so I reckon it's the version he played...looks like it). > > Great version of the tune. I think it tells more of a story than the > > others. > > > Taterbug > > > On Apr 19, 12:21 pm, 14strings <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Looks easy enough ;) > > > > On Apr 19, 10:18 am, Robin Gravina <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I found thissun on the internet which may be useful for others having a > > > > go > > > > at the Bonaparte > > > > R > > > > > On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 3:56 PM, mistertaterbug > > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > Yessir... > > > > > T > > > > > > On Apr 13, 2:18 am, Robin Gravina <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Thanks - I have been Wiki-ing Ed Haley and it seems that I have been > > > > > missing > > > > > > out.. > > > > > > Best > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 3:55 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Robin, as I understand things, the alternate tunings are very > > > > > > > popular > > > > > > > with fiddler's, and its heaps of fun to try out on the mandolin > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > the different tunings make new chord sounds, very very cool, > > > > > > > however > > > > > > > one needs a very sound mandolin with cross bracing to avoid the > > > > > > > tension on the strings pushing the top in, when tuning strings up > > > > > > > in > > > > > > > pitch. (Anyone here who knows more please jump in). Another way to > > > > > > > go is to keep a second mando, for the alternate tunings, one > > > > > > > ...that > > > > > > > is cheap enough to not feel that bad about if anything untoward > > > > > > > happens. You might already know this, but if not, it is worth > > > > > > > understanding so the good one stays good. > > > > > > > linda > > > > > > > > On Apr 13, 6:09 am, Robin Gravina <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Not only never heard his Boney Part but have never heard of the > > > > > > > > man > > > > > I'm > > > > > > > > afraid, but then discovering something new gives me a reason for > > > > > living, > > > > > > > > right? Am determined to do it in standard tuning, but maybe a > > > > > > > > half > > > > > step > > > > > > > > lower. Tatertube may get it once I have had the time to look at > > > > > > > > it > > > > > > > properly > > > > > > > > Robin > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 6:56 AM, mistertaterbug < > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hey Robin, > > > > > > > > > Have you ever heard Ed Haley's version of "Boneypart's > > > > > > > > > Retreat"? > > > > > > > > > Tater > > > > > > > > > > On Apr 1, 4:28 pm, Mark Seale <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Sure DDAD is possible. The Low D is REALLY low and slappy. > > > > > > > > > > You > > > > > > > could > > > > > > > > > also > > > > > > > > > > do it as ADAD. > > > > > > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 4:16 PM, Robin Gravina < > > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Got hooked on A.A. Gray's Bonaparte's retreat - I think > > > > > > > > > > > Pete > > > > > Seeger > > > > > > > > > does it > > > > > > > > > > > similarly, but frankly I'm not really up on fiddle tunes: > > > > > > > > > > > only > > > > > what > > > > > > > is > > > > > > > > > on > > > > > > > > > > > the legacy ipod.. I was trying to quietly figure it out in > > > > > regular > > > > > > > > > tuning > > > > > > > > > > > and it fits nicely into an F shape in regular tuning, > > > > > > > > > > > apart > > > > > from > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > drones. > > > > > > > > > > > Then I checked out Mr Google who tells me DDAD... Is this > > > > > possible? > > > > > > > Can > > > > > > > > > one > > > > > > > > > > > do this on the mandolin without the whole thing rattling > > > > > > > > > > > or > > > > > > > exploding? > > > > > > > > > Out > > > > > > > > > > > of stubbornness I may have to just work out some way of > > > > > > > > > > > doing > > > > > it > > > > > > > > > myself, but > > > > > > > > > > > would be interesting to hear points of view. > > > > > > > > > > > > All answers please in Sonnet form or simple Iambic > > > > > > > > > > > Pentameters > > > > > if > > > > > > > that > > > > > > > > > is > > > > > > > > > > > too challenging. > > > > > > > > > > > Robin > > > > > br.gif > > > > 76KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. 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