I am sitting here waiting for the next Mike Compton album to come out... Otherwise working my ass off, raisin' a family and trying to squeeze some time in for sleep and mandolin therapy. I signed up for voice lessons, they start in two days. I figure a real bluegrasser needs to know how to coax some lonesome harmonies out of the air and I ain't there yet. I have a seven year old mandolin student now that is coming along nicely. Like putty in the hands. Oh, and you should see some of the arrow heads that boy has found...Injuns. Speaking of which, if anyone ever wants a good read check out The Frontiersman by Allan Eckert. It'll make you glad you live in this day and age. Highly Recommended. John
On Aug 24, 8:24 pm, Linda <[email protected]> wrote: > I am working on Old Ebenezer, Lonesome Midnight Waltz and an old time > tune called Two Bits. Exploring things in Dm. > Have been messing with Old Eb..for a good while, some parts of it are > working and some improving so maybe soon...there. See the need for > better tremolo on LMW, have the fingerings and ideas nearly > set..maybe. > As for Two Bits, am using that tune to explore Mrs. Haley's method, > and other ideas as the tune lends itself to that and alternate fret > positions, looking at ways to make it sound real pretty, etc. > > Also have left one band, maybe just a long rest, don't know yet, > stayed in a limited way with another and have joined a mandolin > quartet. The quartet work is very satisfying, I can express myself, > keep up too. Its so fun to play with other mandolins and mess around > with parts and voices, rhythms etc. We play so far, original pieces > written by our leader Steve Gadd. He thinks we will be ready to > perform several things by Oct. It sounds good when we practice > together. > > Spring is coming on (at least they say so), pruning fruit trees, > harvesting winter crops in small veg. patch and enjoying watching the > leaf-buds swell on the trees, in anticipation of summer.... > Might go to Europe next Sept/Oct. WOW!! Hoping to do bluegrass > workshop in April at our national festival ..WOW! > > linda > > On Aug 25, 5:09 am, sgarrity <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I went back to work so not as much time for mandolin music. But I > > have learned Rawhide on mando and 'dola. And I'm working on Mizzsippi > > Waltz on the 'dola as we speak.- 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.
