I watched an excellent talk from Howard Goldthwaite today, filmed at a TED event in 2014, where he addresses how banjo players can overcome the PR disaster of the movie Deliverance:
14 July 2018
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1 July 2018
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Between at the Tap
No watercolour painting today! What I need to do in a moment is pack up my double bass and other gear and start heading out for this afternoon’s gig at The Brewery Tap in Abingdon. Apparently, Mudslide Morris and the … Continue reading
23 June 2018
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Double Time
Today has been pretty busy, mainly with getting ready for all the music I’m involved with tomorrow and then also popping out to help with a youth group trip to the local bowling alley earlier this evening. I’m still trying … Continue reading
24 May 2018
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Sweet…
I love a cover song that shows how the original could have sounded in an alternative universe: That doesn’t sound much like Guns ‘n’ Roses but, boy, it sounds funky. Thumbs up to Scary Pockets for another great reworking.
14 May 2018
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Not Much of a Contest
I see the UK managed third in the Eurovision Song Contest – third from bottom that is. I don’t think that is an untypical UK result, despite my impression of the piece being that it was quite a decent song, … Continue reading
13 May 2018
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Right Note, Wrong Verse
One of the songs we did at church this morning was relatively unfamiliar to me with various challenges like the timing of the chord changes. Although I get to pick most of the songs when leading the music, there is … Continue reading
12 May 2018
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Eurovision
For the first time in a long while, I saw part of the Eurovision song contest tonight while helping out with the youth at church. Some of the entries met my low expectations while others were actually not too bad … Continue reading
16 April 2018
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Check the Head Bolt
Good job my head isn’t removable or sometimes I’m sure I’d forget it. I managed to forget to pack my amp when I headed down to the jazz jam at the Red Lion in Brightwell cum Sotwell last night. The … Continue reading
10 April 2018
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Three String Bass
Before you ask, no, I haven’t bought a new instrument. Instead, I got my old electric upright bass out last night for a rehearsal. I have hardly used it since getting the acoustic upright – it was a brilliant way … Continue reading
4 April 2018
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Wrong Place, Wrong Time
This evening, I managed to turn up not only a few minutes late to band practise but at the wrong venue, too! I was a bit thrown out by the combination of lighter evenings and an earlier start time so … Continue reading