| Subject: | RE: [RESOGUIT-L] Survived the weekend | | Date: | Monday, September 3, 2007 20:51:19 (-0700) | | From: | Carl McLaughlin <flyinga40 @.......com>
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I agree with you 100%.I am new to dobro,but i have played music for 30+ yrs.I
have a sticker on my wall that says...THE BEST MUSICIAN,IS THE ONE WHO PLAYS WITH
EXPRESSION AND MEANING,NOT WITH EFFICIENCY AND PERFECTION. I am working hard at
learning the nuances of the dobro,and i love to do the older slow tunes.Thats all
for my two cents.KEEP PICKING ..Carl
> From: footet@evergreen.edu> Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 20:25:33 -0700> To: resoguit-l@elistas.com> Subject: Re: [RESOGUIT-L] Survived the weekend> > > On Sep 3, 2007, at 9:34 AM, Howard Parker wrote:> > > Kathy Barwick wrote:> >> what did he mean?> >> Howard Parker <hlpdobro@intr.net> wrote: Back from my annual stint > >> at the DE Valley Bluegrass Fest...Saw a bunch of guys from the "L".> >> Best quote of the weekend:> >> "too many new players play "angry" dobro's"> >> > ==>He meant that many of the newer players were focusing on JD's > > aggressive styles and completely ignoring the rest of his (and > > others') repertoire.> >> brings to mind the old tune "Walk, Don't Run"... I think > it's a matter of "musical maturity".. i.e., what to play,> or not play as the case might be... ya oughta walk before > you try to run... some observations...> > Years ago Marty Cutler wrote in Banjo Newsletter, "what makes > Bill Emerson the best banjo player out there> is Bill knows when NOT to play."> > Junior is an amazing player who can do hot licks, but he's most > impressive when he's playing slower, soulful> stuff, such as "Old Dogs, Children & Watermelon Wine" (on his > Steffi's Waltz album) and pulling great tone out of> his instrument... get your hanky out.> > Moondi Klein used to introduce Mike Auldridge as "Mr. Tone and > Mr. Taste".. Mike's thoughtful approach> to backing up vocals gave rise to some wonderful lyrical stuff > that found it's way into his solo work..> such as "Killing Me Softly", and others, of course.> > Jeff Newman said at his pedal steel guitar college "best thing > a steel player can do is lay out" and he> put the bar down on the guitar and folded his hands in his lap.> > All this from pickers who are well equipped to blow the door > off the barn, but choose not to do that all> the time. Sometimes one note played well is better than a > showering arpeggio fireworks display.> > I think it's the youth and inexperience of the folks just > getting started that results in all the attempted> pyrotechnics.. that certainly impresses me but I'd rather be > moved to tears by a soulful rendition.> They'll figure it out and hopefully before they get into a > band and face the fact that they'll spend> 98 % of their time backing up vocals and maybe, just maybe, > play one instrumental a night.> > Okay... get the reso out and get back to work.... : > )> > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------> You're subscribed to this list with the email flyinga40@hotmail.com> To unsubscribe, email resoguit-l-unsubscribe@elistas.com> For information, visit http://www.eListas.com/list/resoguit-l>; For help(do's n'don'ts) email resoguit-l-help@elistas.com> For neat stuff go to http://www.resoguit.com> The ListOwner is poobah@resoguit.com
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