Its starting to sound like ...Its the Sayme the Whole World Over...etc. <G> linda
On Jan 17, 3:59 pm, Paul Priest <[email protected]> wrote: > Man....Joe Newberry. I love that cat. What a player. > > Paul Priest > Custer,KY > > --- On Sat, 1/16/10, Linda <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Linda <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: Old Timey playing > > To: "Taterbugmando" <[email protected]> > > Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010, 9:57 PM > > Basically, I seriously dislike old > > time sessions as a rule, for the > > reasons you stated and more, the ones in the camp ground, > > that don't > > even want to go and see the professionals for > > inspiration. But then > > there is Joe Newberry, many others like him and all those > > old string > > bands from the 20's 30's that is what I like. > > linda > > > On Jan 17, 1:48 pm, Linda <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > Unfortunately there is a bit of truth in that root but > > generally some > > > of us are clean and even nice to know. > > > ha. Having said that, I have slept in my car...a > > woman of advanced > > > years...on a couple of occasions, seems old time folks > > try to go the > > > thrifty way, or everything is booked out by the time > > they make their > > > plans, or they stay too late and decide not to drive, > > and there is not > > > a lot of money in it ...as has already been mentioned. > > Maybe strapped > > > for dough, avoiding making plans, and lost > > toothbrushes are part of > > > the music...don't know. Maybe its a bad idea to > > generalise about a > > > group of folks. > > > > I am not surprised about your experience. I have had > > generally the > > > same one, in a festival situation. If there is a > > nice group going > > > where you live it could be fun. Try not to knock off > > a whole genera > > > of good music cause of it. I have heard it said more > > than once that > > > bluegrass people in general are nicer to be with in > > music setting. I > > > like to think there are groups who mix it up and don't > > care if its bg > > > or old time, they like what they like and they play it > > and they are > > > nice to be with, like to have fun with music. I see > > it that way > > > because for me, mostly I want to feel free to do what > > I want and not > > > try to be in a box because of a name or lable attached > > to a way of > > > playing music. > > > > My experience is everyone is in it for their own very > > good reasons and > > > there are lots of different reasons. > > > > linda > > > > On Jan 17, 1:32 pm, root <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > Well I went...drove 2hrs to get there and stayed > > about 4hrs. I didn't > > > > know what to expect, but it wasn't "my" people. > > Very friendly but > > > > unusual(or maybe they were normal and I'm > > unusual). There were so many > > > > small jam circles in every knoock and cranny in > > this place your brain > > > > got confused. I don't think there was any purist > > there cause anything > > > > goes seemed to be the motto as long as the song > > continued. I found > > > > myself gravitating to the jam circles that were > > mini bluegrass jams. > > > > Too many fiddles and banjo's for me after the 3rd > > hour. I look forward > > > > to Wintergrass in WA next month. > > > > > I think I would have fit in better had I just > > gotten out of bed > > > > grabbed my clothes out of the dirty clothes > > hamper and walked out the > > > > door with bedhead and halitosis. > > > > > On Jan 16, 5:00 pm, Linda <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > There is a bit of truth in it, some things > > were left out, mabe its > > > > > better that way...<G> > > > > > > On Jan 17, 11:51 am, Mike <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > :-)) well, you know that's going to get > > passed around! > > > > > > > On Jan 16, 3:32 pm, Terry Bullin > > <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Since we're on the subject of Old > > Time Music, I thought this was funny and pretty close to the > > truth. > > > > > > > > Subject: Fw: How to Tell the > > Difference Between Old Time & Bluegrass... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> The following is a > > satirical piece credited to Bruce Thompson and Wayne > > Shrubsall. (It might be satire but it comes pretty close to > > telling it like it is.) Read on: > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> The Difference Between > > Bluegrass and Old Time Music, by Toby Adobe & Moby > > Adobe > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> BANJO: An OT banjo is > > open-backed, with an old towel (probably never washed) > > stuffed in the back to dampen sound. A BG banjo has a > > resonator to make it louder. An OT banjo weighs 5 pounds, > > towel included. A BG banjo weighs 40 pounds. A BG banjo > > player has had spinal fusion surgery on all his vertebrae, > > and therefore stands very straight. If an OT banjo player > > stands, he slouches. An OT banjo player can lose 3 > > right-hand fingers and 2 left-hand fingers in an industrial > > accident without affecting his performance. A BG banjo needs > > 24 frets. An OT banjo needs no more than 5, and some don’t > > need any. A BG banjo player puts jewelry on his fingertips > > to play. An OT banjo player puts super glue on his > > fingernails to strengthen them. (Never shake hands with an > > OT banjo player while he’s fussing with his nails.) > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> FIDDLE: A BG fiddle is > > tuned GDAE. An OT fiddle can be in a hundred different > > tunings. OT fiddlers seldom use more than two fingers of > > their left hand, and use tunings that maximize the number of > > open strings played. BG fiddlers study 7th position > > fingering patterns with Isaac Stern, and take pride in > > never playing an open string. An OT fiddle player can make > > dogs howl & incapacitated people suffering from sciatic > > nerve damage. “A good OT fiddle player?” - Now there’s > > an oxymoron. An OT fiddle player only uses a quarter of his > > bow. The rest is just wasted. The BG fiddler paid $10,000 > > for his fiddle at the Violin Shop in Nashville. The OT > > fiddler got his for $15 at a yard sale. > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> GUITAR: An OT guitarist > > knows the major chords in G and C, and owns a capo for A and > > D. (The capo is never used anywhere other than at the second > > fret.) A BG guitarist can play in E-flat without a capo. The > > fanciest chord an OT guitarist needs is an A to insert > > between the G and the D7 chord. A BG guitarist needs to > > know C#aug+7-4. OT guitarists stash extra picks under a > > rubber band around the top of the peghead. BG guitarists > > would never cover any part of the peghead that might obscure > > the gilded label of their $3,000 guitar. > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> MANDOLIN: It’s possible > > to have an OT band without a mandolin. Mandolin players > > spend half their time tuning their mandolin and the other > > half of their time playing their mandolin out of tune. OT > > mandolin players use “A” model instruments (pear > > shaped) by obscure makers. BG mandolin players use “F” > > model Gibsons that cost $100 per decibel. > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> BASS: A BG band always > > has a bass. An old OT band doesn’t have a bass, but new > > time OT bands seem to need one for reasons that are unclear. > > A BG bass starts playing with the band on the first note. An > > OT bass, if present, starts sometime after the rest of the > > band has run through the tune at least once - depending on > > his blood-alcohol content. A BG bass is polished and shiny. > > An OT bass is often used as yard furniture. > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> OTHER INSTRUMENTS: A BG > > band might have a Dobro. An OT band might have anything that > > makes noise including: spoons, washboard, hammered or lap > > dulcimer, jaw harp, didgeridoo, harmonica, conga, wash tub > > bass, miscellaneous rattles & shakers, or 1 gallon jug > > (empty). > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> INSTRUMENTATION: All the > > instruments in an OT band play together all the time. BG > > bands feature solos on each instrument. BG bands have > > carefully mapped-out choreography due to the need to provide > > solo breaks. If OT band members move around, they tend to > > run into each other. Because of this problem, OT bands often > > sit down when performing, while BG bands almost always > > stand. Because they’re sitting, OT bands have the stamina > > to play for a square or contra dance. The audience claps > > after each BG solo break. If anyone claps for an OT band it > > confuses them, even after the tune is over. > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> THE MUSIC: OT songs are > > about whiskey and food. BG songs are about God, mother, and > > the girl who did me wrong. If the girlfriend isn’t > > murdered by the third verse, it ain’t Bluegrass. OT bands > > have nonsense names like “Hoss Hair Pullers,” “Fruit > > Jar Drinkers,” and “Skillet Lickers”. BG bands have > > serious gender-specific name like “Bluegrass Boys,” > > “Foggy Mountain Boys,” and “Clinch Mountain Boys.” > > The most common OT keys are major and modal (i.e. minor). BG > > uses major, mixolydian, Dorian and minor keys. A BG band has > > between 1 and 3 singers who are singing about an octave > > above their natural vocal range. Some OT bands have no > > singers at all. A BG band has a vocal orchestrator who > > arranges duet, trio, and (occasional) quartet harmonies. In > > an OT band, anyone who feels like it can sing or make > > comments during the performance. All BG tunes & songs > > last 3 minutes. OT tunes & songs sometimes last all > > night. > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> PERSONALITIES & STAGE > > PRESENCE: BG band members wear uniforms, such as blue > > polyester suits and gray Stetson hats. OT bands wear jeans, > > sandals, work shirts and caps from seed companies. Both the > > Stetsons and seed caps cover bald spots. Chicks in BG bands > > have big hair and Kevlar undergarments. Chicks in OT bands > > jiggle nicely under their overalls. A BG band tells terrible > > jokes while tuning. An OT band tells terrible jokes without > > bothering to tune. BG band members never smile. OT band > > members will smile if you give them a drink. You can get > > fired from a BG band for being obviously drunk on stage. BG > > musicians eat barbecue ribs. OT musicians eat tofu. BG > > musicians have high frequency hearing loss > > ... > > read more »
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