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Post by Lordiffyboatrace on Dec 13, 2009 9:17:47 GMT -5
ie got several guitars, bass, a mandolin and a microphone! I bought the mandolin a few years back so i could play along to led zeppelins, the battle of evermore, which i learned fairly quickly, well at least a fair stab at it anyway. I would love to play some tull on the mandolin but i cant find any resources of tablature online to show me how! On the guitar, i love playing stuff like mother goose, wondring aloud etc. I think Ian is a fabulous acoustic guitar player, very underrated, some of those songs are quite intricate and especially as he sings as well. For example, look at Velvet green, How he can sing and play that guitar part at the same time is amazing!
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Post by TM on Dec 13, 2009 18:05:45 GMT -5
ie got several guitars, bass, a mandolin and a microphone! I bought the mandolin a few years back so i could play along to led zeppelins, the battle of evermore, which i learned fairly quickly, well at least a fair stab at it anyway. I would love to play some tull on the mandolin but i cant find any resources of tablature online to show me how! On the guitar, i love playing stuff like mother goose, wondring aloud etc. I think Ian is a fabulous acoustic guitar player, very underrated, some of those songs are quite intricate and especially as he sings as well. For example, look at Velvet green, How he can sing and play that guitar part at the same time is amazing! That in itself is pretty amazing. Similar to the coordination of a drummer!
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Post by griffis on Feb 27, 2010 19:27:19 GMT -5
I started out on trumpet quite young. Like 9 years old. I had wanted to play drums in the school band, but apparently so had every other male student, so I had to pick something else. Played the horn a couple of years and was decent, switched very briefly to sax.
Picked up guitar around the age of 11 and have played ever since. I took up bass not long after and became a bass player more than a guitarist for several years.
Between 1982-1998, I played in a number of bands and gigged very regularly. Such fun; I miss it terribly.
I still play bass and guitar, and am a fair drummer, and over the years have picked up a few other instruments, some of which I still muck about with and some that I just dabbled in briefly: banjo (4 and 5 string), mandolin, fiddle, ukulele...
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Post by TM on Feb 27, 2010 21:51:51 GMT -5
I only really play the guitar nowadays. I grew up in the backwoods of West Virginia so most of what I like to play always has a large touch of Americana/Bluegrass. A lot different from Tull, I know, but I like to think of my musical tastes as somewhat diverse I tried playing the flute about two years ago. I figured out how to play most of Bouree, but other than that couldn't figure much else on it. A few months ago, I started to play the tin whistle, learned a few songs, albeit badly, but dropped it recently... I should take it up again. I've also been an avid mandolin player, but unfortunately in this moment and time in my life, I do not have a mandolin with me. Backwoods of West Virginia? I think I've seen ya play:
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Post by TM on Feb 27, 2010 21:57:21 GMT -5
I started out on trumpet quite young. Like 9 years old. I had wanted to play drums in the school band, but apparently so had every other male student, so I had to pick something else. Played the horn a couple of years and was decent, switched very briefly to sax. Picked up guitar around the age of 11 and have played ever since. I took up bass not long after and became a bass player more than a guitarist for several years. Between 1982-1998, I played in a number of bands and gigged very regularly. Such fun; I miss it terribly. I still play bass and guitar, and am a fair drummer, and over the years have picked up a few other instruments, some of which I still muck about with and some that I just dabbled in briefly: banjo (4 and 5 string), mandolin, fiddle, ukulele... You sound pretty accomplished Griffis. Ever consider putting something up on Youtube? I did an "acoustic" version of Black Sunday years ago that I think had some potential. Never finished it though...
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Post by griffis on Feb 27, 2010 22:49:37 GMT -5
I only really play the guitar nowadays. I grew up in the backwoods of West Virginia so most of what I like to play always has a large touch of Americana/Bluegrass. A lot different from Tull, I know, but I like to think of my musical tastes as somewhat diverse Actually, when you think of it, a lot of early American folk/country and even bluegrass (though more accurately the earlier, pre-bluegrass "stringband" country or "hillbilly" music) is directly derived from old songs from the British Isles. Some of the tunes considered part of "The American Folk Songbook" really go back to Ireland, Scotland and England. Some of them can be dated back to the 16th and 17th centuries, having been collected in old collections of Broadside Ballads. In some cases, the original ballads ended up revised lyrically to reflect more uniquely American experiences, or adapted to relate to some specific event in America, but very often the tunes remained rather intact, having been brought from those immigrating from Britain and passed down generationally prior to the advent of recordings. I may be incorrect about this particular song/tune, but as I recall, the classic murder ballad "Down In The Willow Garden" has been traced back to an English song from the 1500s, for one example. So in many ways, though there are certainly somewhat indigenous American forms of music (although it could be argued that jazz, rock and roll, blues, folk and funk are all reliant upon the music of different groups of immigrants for their existence,) with folk/early country music in particular, there is a very deep and overarching connection back to "The Olde Country" and things such as British ballads and madrigals, etc.
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Post by griffis on Feb 27, 2010 22:52:36 GMT -5
Now that's just mean spirited! ;D
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Post by griffis on Feb 27, 2010 22:57:00 GMT -5
You sound pretty accomplished Griffis. Ever consider putting something up on Youtube? Well, I haven't really, mainly because it's been so long since I've had a group to play with. I do not like performing solo, though I do have some multitracked solo recordings. My wife is also a musician, so we have played together some and have even appeared on a couple of CDs as a duo. I actually have some of my older work up on the SoundClick site, but it's not indicative of what I usually do...it's far more experimental/electronic in nature. A phase I was going through. That sounds very nice. Would love to hear it. I know what you mean about not finishing...I have so many half-finished projects and songs, etc. from over the years...
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Post by Nonfatman on Feb 28, 2010 0:24:15 GMT -5
That's interesting, Griffis, and I have read the same thing about the connection between American folk music and British folk music.
Jeff
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Post by Morthoron on Jun 11, 2010 22:40:52 GMT -5
I played in bar bands in the Detroit area for about 25 years. I unfortunately retired back in 2003 due to conflicting work/family schedules, and the fact that practice time became harder and harder to come by (usually hacked out of sleep time, as every other hour of the day was somehow accounted for).
Ah well, I still get calls from bar-owner friends occasionally to sub for bands that don't show up (or just plain suck!); so, I don't have to live vicariously through some other musicians.
As far as Tull tunes, my song list usually includes 'Thick as a Brick' (first movement), 'Mother Goose', 'Salamander' (perhaps the most difficult acoustic tune I play with any authority) and 'Some Day the Sun Won't Shine for You' (complete with the harp-holding appliance around my neck I affectionately call 'the-Bob-Dylan-thingy').
So, let's capo up to the third fret and have a go!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2010 0:05:56 GMT -5
There is n doubt connection between Appalachian folk and Bluegrass. In fact, will Bill Monroe was inventing the bluegrass sound, he specifically incorporated Irish folk into the mix to create it.
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Post by Morthoron on Jun 17, 2010 9:41:13 GMT -5
There is n doubt connection between Appalachian folk and Bluegrass. In fact, will Bill Monroe was inventing the bluegrass sound, he specifically incorporated Irish folk into the mix to create it. Yes, bluegrass is directly attributible to the Scots-Irish immigrants that populated the Appalachians. A nice primer for the Bluegrass sound (without digging through Library of Congress recordings) is the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's 'Will the Circle Be Unbroken', featuring many 1st and 2nd generation bluegrass musicians jamming with the NGD Band.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2010 10:23:21 GMT -5
That's a classic album, a bluegrass collection is never complete without it.
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Post by frankinthegreen on Aug 7, 2010 16:10:17 GMT -5
I play a 12-string guitar and am very interested in any of the rhythm guitar work of Ian Anderson. I have learned a lot of Tull material, and over the last few years I have been doing 40th anniversary celebrations of the albums.
From "This Was" (1968) I learned Song For Jeffrey. From "Stand Up" (1969) I learned Fat Man, Look Into The Sun, Reasons For Waiting. From "Benefit" (1970) I learned Inside, With You There To Help Me, Teacher.
For Fat Man and Inside have to play these songs with a capo on the 3rd fret. I perform these songs mostly in open-mikes and in my own shows. If other people are out there doing this too, please tell me. FG
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Post by Yes Songs on Aug 11, 2010 20:16:33 GMT -5
I play the piano and keyboards.And yes,I sing.....
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Post by Nonfatman on Aug 12, 2010 11:41:18 GMT -5
I play the piano and keyboards.And yes,I sing..... Yes, hi Caroline, I noticed you posted some of your videos on FB recently, but haven't had the time to listen yet. I will soon though! Feel free to post them here too, but I am pretty sure that you must be uploaded onto youtube in order to be included in a post on this board. (But once it's on youtube it's a cinch to post here.) If you'd like to post them here, I'm sure folks here would be interested, so let us know if you need any assistance in including them in your posts! Jeff
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Post by Conundrum on Aug 17, 2010 1:39:32 GMT -5
Drums/Percussion, Guitar, Bass and Keyboards.
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Post by TM on Aug 19, 2010 20:11:49 GMT -5
Drums/Percussion, Guitar, Bass and Keyboards. Slacker.
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Post by nordicminstrel91 on Aug 22, 2010 11:28:23 GMT -5
I sing (anywhere from awfully to fantastically depending upon who you ask) and play flute (decently), acoustic guitar (with some mediocrity), electirc guitar (poorly), and bass guitar (decently). I concider my main instruments voice, flute, and bass guitar, and my top 5 influences for each as of now are as follows: voice: Greg Lake (King Crimson and ELP), Ian Anderson (duh), Ray Thomas, Justin Hayward (both The Moody Blues), and Simon Nicol (Fairport Convention). Flute: Ian Anderson, Thijs Van Leer (Focus), Peter Gabriel (Genesis), Ray Thomas, and Ian McDonald (King Crimson). Bass Guitar: Chris Squire (Yes), Geddy Lee (Rush), Greg Lake, John Entwistle (The Who), and Steve Harris (Iron Maiden). I am a clear baratone vocalist, a rock flautist and a lead bass guitarist. Ian's also in my top 5 acoustic guitar influences by the way.
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Post by Yes Songs on Sept 6, 2010 21:30:20 GMT -5
This is my own tune,"Tidewater"
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Post by SilverHamer on Sept 7, 2010 0:37:15 GMT -5
I am an expert at playing the CD player, DVD player, the Radio, the VCR, DVR, and Cassette player.
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Post by TM on Sept 7, 2010 8:38:17 GMT -5
I am an expert at playing the CD player, DVD player, the Radio, the VCR, DVR, and Cassette player. Ah, I see you are not quite proficient at the iPod, so you still have some work to do!
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Post by Nonfatman on Sept 7, 2010 10:23:01 GMT -5
This is my own tune,"Tidewater" Very nice piece, Caroline, your playing is excellent! With your permission, I would like post to this and any other of your videos up here -- rather than just the links -- for our members to more easily view. I know I can find your vids on youtube without too much trouble, and I would like to do that. Jeff
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Post by Yes Songs on Sept 7, 2010 18:58:36 GMT -5
Please feel free to do so;Thanks
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Post by Nonfatman on Sept 10, 2010 7:47:27 GMT -5
Our member Caroline a/k/a "Yessongs" rates Yes and Tull as Nos. 1 and 2 in her personal prog-rock pantheon. She is a classically trained pianist, and has recently written a piano composition called Tidewater, which she dedicates to Rick Wakeman.
Give it a listen, it's excellent, and we look forward to hearing more of her work in the future!
Jeff
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