I got the pumpkin soup recipe off the internet...maybe forgot some other bits so if interested do a search, i lost my copy, wing it now for that. linda
On Nov 9, 12:13 pm, Steve Cantrell <[email protected]> wrote: > I guess what I really mean by sounding like me is that I'm no longer afraid > to NOT sound like Mike or Monroe or whomever. That was a big stumbling block > for me before, this idea that what I was doing had to sound like X recording > or it sucked...it took me a time to gain enough confidence to say that > although it didn't sound like Mike picking it, it sounded ok. I think it was > Fred who posted something on the Cafe to the effect of "just play as best as > you can and people will take notice...they don't realize the brass cajones it > takes to do it in the first place." That piece of advice sort of stuck with > me. Sorry for the paraphrasing. > > That being said, I steal from Mike LIBERALLY..and pretty much from anyone I > hear that plays the style I like. Monroe, David Davis, Tony Williamson...etc. > What makes me sound like me is that I can't deliver it like any of these > gentleman do--I'll certainly never be mistaken for any of them...but it'll > pass. I learned to speak from listening to my Dad talk, but I don't consider > myself a Wallace Cantrell speaking stylist. I do my own thing..or try to, > anyway. It's not as if by playing a tune that someone else wrote, or in a > style that someone has developed, causes them to download into my skull until > I'm done...especially when it comes to improvisation. If someone asked any > ten of us to improvise on a tune, it would all be different....but it would > certainly have the brushing, rapid right hand and the minimalist fretting > hand movements, the hard, bluesy punctuations on the end of the > passages...you know what I mean. > > Anyway, I bit off enough. I'll chew. > > Also, peanut butter pie kicks ass. > > ________________________________ > From: mistertaterbug <[email protected]> > To: Taterbugmando <[email protected]> > Sent: Sun, November 8, 2009 12:01:29 PM > Subject: Re: Norman's sage advice > > Just a few quick comments and I'll let well enough alone... > > 1)The common quest seems to be self-expression, to improvise, to > contribute to the "conversation" at hand. Why? That seems to be the > number one desire among players across the board regardless of region, > genre or level of accomplishment. Why are there so many different ways > of approaching improvisation? Why is there not one set way of teaching > it? > > 2)What does one do when "...the shit I do everyday..." IS play music? > Uncle Doc Watson is quoted as saying that the quickest way to lose > your love for it is to do it for your living. > > 3)How do you know when you are playing like you? What are the earmarks > of your style that let you know you are not playing like one of your > heros? I will say this about that...I know I don't, nor will I ever > sound like Bill Monroe, but I do use aspects of his style(among > others) to play. But I absolutely cannot sit down and tell you what > "my" style sounds like. > > 4)I've got a killer black bean soup recipe and peanut butter pie > recipe if anybody wants it. Like everything else I do, I borrowed it > from somebody else. <G> > > Back to lurk... > Taterbug > > On Nov 6, 9:21 am, sgarrity <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I gave up trying to sound like anyone else a long time ago. I fully > > agree that your limitations dictate your style and I've played long > > enough now that people can recognize my playing in a jam before they > > see who it is. It's kind of a combination of fiddle style playing > > with a strong right hand. I wish I could do Monroe-style as good as > > Spud does it, but until I get off my duff and start taking some webcam > > lessons, I'm gonna sound just like me and I'm fine with that! > > > As far as mastering a style, I think that's great advice if you're > > gonna be a professional musician. If you're a hobby picker like me, I > > doubt I'll ever master any style. But I have a helluva lot of fun > > dabbling in several of them. Bluegrass, old-time, and Irish/Cape > > Breton music all get some playing time at my house. Throw in > > flatpicking guitar in an old-timey Norman Blake style and the octave > > mandolin, and my hands are full. I do find taht playing multiple > > instruments has made me a better musician and helps me learn faster. > > And playing the octave mando.....it's like swinging a weighted bat for > > my regular mando playing. Really makes you get that pinky finger > > working. > > > So much good music, so little time to learn it all!! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
