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Post by Blues Pertti on Jul 26, 2013 14:46:40 GMT
I made some thinking and I have to agree . There have to be something own to be interesting. Actually as a amateur (hobbyist) musician this gives me some level of freedom and possibility to express my own feeling through blues and other musical styles. ...and ... we don't have to be exact replicas. This is so good Of course I'm interested in to learn how blues artist have played and expressed themselves. It's part of my interest. BR, Pertti
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Post by triconehead on Jul 26, 2013 15:47:56 GMT
Pertti - search for it on youtube - there´s a dozen or 3 of the song with resos. kipis
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Post by triconehead on Jul 26, 2013 18:28:39 GMT
Really beautiful your Fine Resophonic´s! kippis
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Post by Michael Messer on Jul 26, 2013 18:39:18 GMT
Hi Pertti,
The late Sam Mitchell played many Robert Johnson songs, including Crossroads Blues, on his metal bodied fiddle-edge Dobro.
Shine On Michael
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Post by Blues Pertti on Jul 26, 2013 18:41:55 GMT
Hi
and thanks. I check those.
BR, Pertti
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Post by triconehead on Jul 26, 2013 19:10:49 GMT
Some more about Sam Mitchell here :http://www.freewebs.com/sammitchell/
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Post by triconehead on Jul 26, 2013 19:29:09 GMT
Great slider Sam Mitchell
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Post by wolvoboy on Jul 26, 2013 19:38:10 GMT
how about this then 7 year old lad doing deathleter blues,i think he is amazing.
wolvoboy
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Post by wolvoboy on Jul 26, 2013 19:43:48 GMT
this same kid when he's nine
wolvoboy
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2013 23:34:03 GMT
Very good! They make it look easy and we know it is NOT! What is the guy sitting on the rock playing 'Crossroads' using for a slide? It is a bit hard to see, but looks like a bit of a mixture of things including a bandage holding it on his finger? ? BluesKing777.
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Post by slide496 on Jul 27, 2013 0:08:54 GMT
I think that's just a clear glass slide of sorts with some kind of napkin or something to keep it on his finger, as you noted. I used to do that with my green glass slide and bought black napkins so it wouldn't be as visible.
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Post by triconehead on Jul 27, 2013 9:20:16 GMT
I made some thinking and I have to agree . There have to be something own to be interesting. Actually as a amateur (hobbyist) musician this gives me some level of freedom and possibility to express my own feeling through blues and other musical styles. ...and ... we don't have to be exact replicas. This is so good Of course I'm interested in to learn how blues artist have played and expressed themselves. It's part of my interest. BR, Pertti Pertti - I listened to a couple of your clips and I think you already have your own way of interpeting these songs. Your minor feel and groove in Death Letter made me think of JJ Cale and Pony of T. Waits. Nice with the slap bass, no need for a drummer there. No matter if you´re pro or amateur, the feel and presence are always more important than perfect replication. Keep it up!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2013 5:13:32 GMT
While not the only show in town, the Stefan Grossman stuff is great for learning blues picking.
I think Robert Johnson is a representative for a number of blues styles from people like Lonnie Johnson, Son House, Charlie Patton and a whole cast of others, so another approach to learning RJ's stuff is to learn the "Roots of Robert Johnson". Next task is to find what that means.
I am no expert, but over the years I have had a belt at many of the Stefan Grossman (and others) stuff. The huge, biggest, wonderful advantage of learning some of the Grossman stuff is that they have a lot of the original footage and records transcribed to lessons. The delta blues lessons are worth it even if you just watch the original material and keep a 'file' of them!
While we learn from wherever we can, I put in a vote for reading Stefan's site to find a starting point and basically do what ever he tells you. Some of the stuff on Youtube can be a bit 'wrong', whereas if you have the original recording to reference, you can make a few more judgement calls. Homespun tapes has a lot of good stuff too. All the lessons are pretty well structured for the longer term, too.
You can also try and buy the original records to learn off, but good luck with that!
BluesKing777.
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Post by paulnb57 on Jul 29, 2013 8:51:01 GMT
Any particular Grossman DVD titles you would reccommend bluesking?
Cheers!
Paul
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2013 9:55:01 GMT
It all depends where you are with your playing, PaulN! I have no affiliation with any of them, but I have enjoyed the Blues fingerpicking DVDs very much, and feel obliged to spread the joy! I am sure the Forum boss, MM, has some good stuff too, but I admit I am not familiar with it. So.... If you want to learn solo blues acoustic guitar playing, start at the beginning! If a guitarist you have seen and liked locally offers lessons, take the lessons! Nothing better than a great teacher, but Blues Teachers are fairly scarce - there are a billion dodgy guitar teachers. I went to some lessons for a 'top up' a few years back, which turned into Jazz Lessons - I do like all kinds of music, but I was keen to learn to play slide and stuff and these guys will poop on that stuff....but what I did pick up was an idea of the time and discipline needed to really learn something, and I tried to apply that to learning blues fingerpicking. If you live in the hills far away from a good 'blues fingerpicking' teacher, have a look at the DVD below, no better place to start getting that thumb happening on the bass strings: www.guitarvideos.com/styles-1/fingerstyle/fingerpicking-guitar-techniques-2-dvd-setTake it easy - have a look at the age of the guys that are usually good at this stuff and it should be a clue how long it takes to learn! (Apart from a few very special clever kiddies, of course, but they are abnormal). Even if you have a fair bit of blues picking experience, it can help to start at the top to get used to the lesson style, and then you will work your way through them ALL! They are great DVDs to have with all the original tracks and stuff! There is a section on the SGGW site that explains the learning process - see if you can find that and give it a read. Again, I must state that I am absolutely no expert and it would be good for some blues 'pros' to butt in with some advice! All the best... BluesKing777.
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