never...yours will probably be the most accurate...you've got to admit that your pursuit of excellence in this area will make it worthwhile for all of us (even though I can't play it yet!)
On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 10:06 AM, mistertaterbug <[email protected]>wrote: > Should I just abandon it then? > TB > > On Dec 7, 9:14 pm, Don <[email protected]> wrote: > > Rawhide was all written out in an old Mandolin World News, maybe by the > > Dawg? > > > > On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 7:57 PM, Terry Bullin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Tater, > > > Yes, please continue to notate Rawhide..........don't forget the high > > > part. I do accept email attachments.............lol > > > > > bullmiester > > > > > --- On *Mon, 12/7/09, mistertaterbug <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > > > From: mistertaterbug <[email protected]> > > > Subject: Re: Curmudgeon's Muse > > > To: "Taterbugmando" <[email protected]> > > > Date: Monday, December 7, 2009, 4:28 PM > > > > > Clyde, > > > I've seen/heard/played with Jake too. It's been a few years, but he > > > was a monster then even. I can't imagine what he must know at this > > > point. I am curious how he's applying what he's learning at Berklee. > > > There's a whole group of young guys and gals who have exceptional > > > talent and drive, focus. I can't remember having that much focus when > > > I was a kid, a teenager, even adult. It's as if there has been an > > > explosion of talent in the last 20 years. Kids like Jake, Dominick > > > Leslie, Sarah Jarosz(who is currently nominated for a Grammy, for > > > pete's sake), Sam Grisman, Rebecca Lovell, Alex Hargreaves, Sierra > > > Hull, Scott Gates, etc...these kids are tearing it up and I know > > > there's a lot more youngsters playing other styles that I don't listen > > > to. Thile was the hot young guy for many of us, but now he's not even > > > that. These younger players are the trend. Shoot, Nora Jones is > > > another example. Where in the world are they coming from? What's in > > > the air? What kind of shift has taken place? I reckon it might be that > > > there's so much more access to the music now. > > > > > Seems like people are a lot more on the ball in some ways than they > > > were when I was a kid. Granted, it may have just been that I wasn't on > > > top of it, but it seems like something's afoot. And, it appears that > > > it's not just in music where there are exceptional youth. I can't > > > pretend to even know what these kids think about, much less play what > > > they play. I have decided to acknowledge being completely out of > > > touch. I need to shut up anyway and finish notating "Rawhide". > > > > > Taterbug > > > > > On Dec 7, 9:25 am, Dawn Bradbury <[email protected]< > http://mc/[email protected]>> > > > wrote: > > > > AMEN. I concur. I listen to Mike because HE is my favorite. Although > I'm > > > > open to hearing new talent. > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 8:09 AM, <[email protected]< > http://mc/[email protected]>> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > I guess I'm on the older end of the curmudgeon list, and have been > > > accused > > > > > of being opinionated. > > > > > I've had the pleasure of watching Jake Jolliff grow up. Jake plays > all > > > the > > > > > notes and sometimes in > > > > > the same tune, but he is capable of playing music that I like and > even > > > > > understand. Jake is in Boston > > > > > now attending Berklee and playing in a band called Joy Kills > Sorrow, > > > Young > > > > > kids, all killer pickers > > > > > and nice kids too. BUT I'm thinking that they are playing in a > language > > > > > that I don't know, and I've really tried > > > > > as I think pretty highly of Jake. I know, it's that "muse" thing. > > > Anyway, I > > > > > told you all that to tell you this: > > > > > > > Last night I went see Jake's Dad, Bill, in concert. Now Bill is a > banjo > > > > > player of the old school both bluegrass and old > > > > > time, a fine flatpicker, a good old time fiddler, and he taught > Jake to > > > > > play the mandolin. ('til Jake was about 9) > > > > > Bill is also a very good song writer and one of my favorite > singers. It > > > was > > > > > one of the best shows I've ever been to, > > > > > period. I understood every note, could relate to all the songs and > I > > > could > > > > > listen to Bill talk all night. Just a wonderful > > > > > show and only 60 folks came out to see it. Sad to think that if > > > "Festering > > > > > Blackhead and the Zits" were playing in town > > > > > thousands would have turned out. > > > > > > > But what do I know? Tater is my favorite mandolin player and I've > > > actually > > > > > seen him live more than once. > > > > > > > Clyde Clevenger > > > > > Just My Opinion, But It's Right > > > > > Salem, Oregon > > > > > Old Circle <http://www.myspace.com/oldcircle> > > > > > > > -- > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups > > > > > "Taterbugmando" group. > > > > > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]< > http://mc/[email protected]> > > > . > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > [email protected]<taterbugmando%[email protected]> > <http://mc/[email protected]> > > > <taterbugmando%[email protected]<taterbugmando%[email protected]> > <http://mc/[email protected]> > > > > > > > . > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. > > > > > -- > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "Taterbugmando" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]< > http://mc/[email protected]> > > > . > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+ > > > [email protected]< > http://mc/[email protected]> > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. > > > > > -- > > > 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]<taterbugmando%[email protected]> > <taterbugmando%[email protected]<taterbugmando%[email protected]> > > > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. > > -- > > 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]<taterbugmando%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. 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