Geez here I was thinking, wow that just sounds like the situation I'm. Then I scroll down and it’s you Holstein. larf.....
Bud we have a big sound for a duo and it clear the audience loves it. The problem is the gate keepers have a very narrow view of what is appropriate, what is Bluegrass and what isn’t Bluegrass etc, which just sucks. I've never been a conformist, stuff'em... It’s our journey not theirs, lets find our own path. On Mar 17, 9:39 am, Robin Gravina <[email protected]> wrote: > Hell no > We are an incompetent duo with fiddler singer, which makes us a trio, but > obviously the sound has to come from guitar/mando and no bass, no banjo. > It's a terrible job sometimes getting it to sound full and figuring out > where the tune needs to be so we can sing it, get bass notes and a groove, > but I love it, although have to say I have never played in a string band > with bass and so on. I think it means you have to be endlessly inventive > with rhythm and in developing a full sound: no simple chopping for very > long, and no preconceptions of sound. In fact we are not exactly playing > country music, or bluegrass, or country blues, or anything really, although > some of it sounds like that... > I love the fact that we could basically be on the train and stand up and > play with a cup to hand around if necessary. I also love the heartache > involved in analysing why the practice was terrible and the brilliant > feeling, as an hour ago, of coming out of a practice knowing that you are > not only groovy, but that the song you have written suddenly exists outside > of your head and sounds catchy. > Also, frankly with the three of us we have enough arguments to keep all the > personnel of a good sized funk band amused: if we were 4 or 5, things might > get nasty > > On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 11:26 PM, Holstein <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > Howdy Campers, > > > Of late, we (that beings Bo'Weavil and myself) seem to be making good > > headway and enjoying playing and arranging as a mandolin / guitar duo > > with all the harmony bells and whistles. > > > The very interesting thing, is that people are suggesting that we seem > > to be limiting ourselves by not being a band..."When are you going to > > introduce a bass, banjo, fiddle" etc etc. If we want to perform at > > some of the festivals and so on, we should have a 'full band', as we > > are not able to represent with just two of us. The positive feedback > > about our actual performances is a bit overwhelming, so it's a bit > > confusing. Maybe we just really suck eggs. > > > I like the duo format in this particular case. We seem to make plenty > > of sound together and have lots of fun. There's nobody to hide behind > > and we can't blame anyone for any derailment except ourselves. Nothing > > like the feeling of being out front...stand and deliver. It's exciting > > having to come up with stuff that doesn't sound skinny, and it's a > > challenge to work things between two of us. Initially we did have a > > nice fiddle player start rehearsing, but she didn't appear to have the > > same energy or adventurous spirit. We all had to play breaks and sing. > > Therein was her problem, she was too reserved. So she politely just > > stopped coming and so we had to re-work all pieces and harmonies etc. > > A bit of a distraction really, but now we're flying again. Perhaps > > she'll return later, but for now it's all good. > > > I first saw MC perform on stage as a solo act in Brisbane exactly two > > years ago. I sat there and thought to myself...this guy isn't going to > > perform all on his own is he? How is this going to work, I wonder when > > someone else/the others will join him on stage. And then he played! > > Needless to say, I was spellbound for the entire deal. Afterwards I > > was speechless and I didn't have a buck on me to buy his cd so I was > > too embarrassed to go up and say hello. > > > I believe certain establishments in TN will not book duos. > > > Anyhow, I wondered to myself, what is a band, and what do my friends > > out there think of this 'rule'? Should we compromise....heck no. We're > > having too much fun. I love playing in any format, but we shouldn't be > > held back just because the number is two. Should we? > > > 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]<taterbugmando%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
