Gregory; yes, I wanted some recordings to use as references to compare my pieces with (for instance) what someone listening to a stream on Spotify might be listening to.  My playing will never come anywhere near Tommy Emmanuel's, but it doesn't have to if I can turn out something that still sounds good within the same general genre.

Interestingly, what I've found since starting this process is that my overall tone is too thin.  So yesterday I started working on getting a fuller sound.  I don't know whether this endeavor will be successful, but I'm enjoying the process.

Debasmita Bhattacharya - Raag Bhimpalasi

I believe it's all related... something makes us want to make those sounds. 

Slide mandolin??  Who but Sam?
Thanks, Greg - that was great.

Peter

Quote from: cozmik_cowboy on July 15, 2019, 06:51:15 AM
Slide mandolin??  Who but Sam?
Thanks, Greg - that was great.

Peter

It was the first thing I thought of when I heard Dave's post this morning... they are eerily similar, from opposite sides of the same world.

The studio cut of "Watson Allman" for what it's worth, featured another one of my bass heroes, Roy Husky Jr. Brilliant guy. Read, and wrote music out in color.

And I'm sure you noticed her instrument was "continuously fretted". 

Quote from: David Houck on July 15, 2019, 09:26:01 AM
And I'm sure you noticed her instrument was "continuously fretted". 

I noticed that. 
And knowing Gregory's attention to detail I am sure he saw it also.

   Sure did, fellas.

Fire on the Mountain 7/7/89

https://vimeo.com/123139981

Quote from: David Houck on July 15, 2019, 09:26:01 AM
And I'm sure you noticed her instrument was "continuously fretted". 

I was thinking about that the whole vid.

Peter

Tiny Desk - Thundercat

Interesting Tiny Desk set.  I had previously seen Thundercat on some live concert videos with Kamasi Washington.

Trying to decide what to listen to today to honor my friend and musical brother Tony Collins, who died very suddenly, 4 years ago today. Tony liked adapting Scottish and Irish bagpipe pieces to flatpicked guitar music, sometimes having a little bit of fun with the measures. (and me!) He had a really unusual sense of rhythm, and how it all fit together... I'm convinced he just heard things in a kind of super-slow-motion.

I think about him every day, but today is the day I tell other musicians about that guy. He was an incredible talent.

"St. Anne's Reel" was one of his favorite tunes to play, and this is a kinda' nice reflective pace. I'm not sure who the other guitarist is here he's swapping licks with, but this was what he loved to do... (Tony is playing the Huss & Dalton cutaway)

Thanks Gregory; that's a good way to get my day started.

Simba Baumgartner (he's Django's great-grandson):


Peter