fungusyoung
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I played out again on Tuesday. It was fun, but I was as sloppy as the roads were that night. Even though it was a good time, it made me want to play a lot better in the future.
Open mics (slowly improving)
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JerryR
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Folk at the Oak last Thursday - Valentines Day - (don't actually have mics but same idea) was packed - about 50 people. Obviously sad gits as they should have been out wining and dining their partners, not at a Folk Club. Theme was 'Songs of love and hate'. Got one turn in each half, so did the oldest 'Lurve' song I know for the first - Greensleeves. It was very well received - I had several people come up and say how much they'd liked it ( :shock: ). I dedicated it to ice cream vendors everywhere because in the UK icecream vans announce they have arrived with a jangly tune - and 9 times out of 10 it's Greensleves. Second half did one of my own songs - went down OK but I think they preferred Greensleeves :mrgreen:
I just posted up some videos of one of the newer players at our local open mic. He's a Brit who's been in the US for ages. Nice guy and a darn good player.
http://www.soundclick.com/mophattuesdayopenmike
Look in the Videos section.
http://www.soundclick.com/mophattuesdayopenmike
Look in the Videos section.
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Man I wish there was a mute for the audience......just saying.
fungusyoung said:
YO FY!!! Just saw this thread, I am assuming you were at The Brickhouse on Sunday night? Yes? No? Maybe So?
Ya gotta let me know if you are going there, or anywhere for that matter, for an open mic night, we'll meet up. A bud of mine is breaking my chops to do an open mic here in Sayville (Thursday nights @ Taste on Main Street). Been super busy with work, trying to get down there. Sundays at The Brickhouse is the best, mainly blues players. Give me a heads up for the next one, my Strat & Blues Jr. travel well............or if your going acoustic, the JF55 will make the trek.........
fungusyoung
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BluesDan said:
Dan, they have a pretty cool open mic at the Brickhouse on Tuesdays. The host was changed at some point early this year, and now it's a band that does a real nice job. I've played there the past 4 weeks and each time I was backed by the drummer, who picked up everything I was doing on the fly. One time a bassist played with me too. But, let me be real up front... I'm a total novice hack! This doesn't stop me from writing my own stuff or for being foolish enough to play those songs live (as well as butchering a handful of covers), but I just want to be honest about my skills because several others and the host band can really play. Oh, and there's a quite a mix of acoustic players and sometimes folks bring in electrics too. The house band leader plays a Strat through an AC30 (or maybe AC15), but the volumes are kept reasonable.
I'm going to be traveling the next several weeks, but I'll get back to the Brickhouse in March, maybe the first week of the month. I'll drop you a line to confirm this. At some point I want to bring my Tele because I've never played "out" with an electric before, and everyone at the Brickhouse has been amazingly nice and accommodating towards all participants.
Thanks for the tip on Taste... I get holed up in NY often so Thursday night options don't hurt. If you go to that one, let me know what you think of the open mic there!
West R Lee
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Fungustus,
You need to figure out how to video one of those and post it.
West
You need to figure out how to video one of those and post it.
West
Fung, definitely drop me a line when you are back. I'll let you know how the open mic at Taste goes. So Jimmy from The Josey Wales Band is no longer the host at Brickhouse on Sundays?? Jimmy plays a Strat, but he's been doing open mic nite there for more than a year. I haven't been down there since last Fall so I wasn't aware of any changes in personnel. No need to worry about being blown off the stage by me, I'm no SRV...........we'll just make sure that we LOOK like we know what we're doing for the pics that we'll post here..... :wink:
West R Lee
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:lol: Well that's why I have nice guitars, so at least I look like I know what I'm doing. would you rather hear a bad player with a bad guitar, or a bad player with a good one? :wink:
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krysh
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Ross said:
as a bassplayer, what is wrong with this?
when I play on our open stage in hamburg http://www.yamanjamsession.de I always watch the drummers bassdrum foot. especcially when I don't know the drummer or he or she is really good. since light is faster than sound it helps a lot to play much "tighter". and probably nobody in the audience is watching the bassplayer - beside other bassplayers :wink:
I hear ya, Hamhand. I haven't learned yet how to take audio from the mixer and use it as the soundtrack on my videos. Working on it, though. In the meantime, the audience ambience should give open mic players an didea of what they will sometimes have to overcome.Hamhand said:
Kind words. Thank you!BluesDan said:
krysh
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mark,
I don't want to repeat myself but: great performances, great phrasing.
but why does this music stand have to hide your d-55? :mrgreen:
I don't want to repeat myself but: great performances, great phrasing.
but why does this music stand have to hide your d-55? :mrgreen:
West R Lee
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Krysh, I never seem to be able to pull your stuff up. I wish I could. I went to your link and clicked on Hamburg #1.....nothing. Maybe it's my connection, maybe it's me. I had the same trouble sometime back when trying to go to a jam session you posted.
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Graham
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West R Lee said:Krysh, I never seem to be able to pull your stuff up. I wish I could. I went to your link and clicked on Hamburg #1.....nothing. Maybe it's my connection, maybe it's me. I had the same trouble sometime back when trying to go to a jam session you posted.
West
Get the Hamburg #2 West, comes with fries and a coke.
West R Lee
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:lol: Would that be calf fries and a Coke?
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Graham
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West R Lee said:
Hmm, that might be Hamburg #3. Michael?
krysh
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West R Lee said:Krysh, I never seem to be able to pull your stuff up. I wish I could. I went to your link and clicked on Hamburg #1.....nothing. Maybe it's my connection, maybe it's me. I had the same trouble sometime back when trying to go to a jam session you posted.
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west,
click on the german flag and then gallery or use this link to find the gallery:http://www.yamanjamsession.de/gallery/2008_02_02/
sorry no calf fries
, but free food for the musicians and the kitchen and the longdrinks are good....and the beer, too
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West R Lee said:
That's what my audience get :roll: First the Epiphone then the Guild :mrgreen:
Ross
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krysh said:
Hi Michael:
Audiences like to see the faces of their entertainers, so the leader was correct in telling me to "face front". (Also, I spend enough time looking at my left hand
).I've learned to trust my ears, and reduce dependence on eyes.
cheers
R