tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post114054190553773857..comments2023-08-27T10:54:42.777-05:00Comments on sand creek almanac: the latest musical additionDebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1141327867613371572006-03-02T13:31:00.000-06:002006-03-02T13:31:00.000-06:00"The thing is to keep the thumb nearly behind the ..."The thing is to keep the thumb nearly behind the neck when playing the mandolin..."<BR/><BR/>I had a guitar-playing friend who tried to get me to not curl my thumb up so far around on the guitar's neck, told me it'd limit my playing.<BR/><BR/>He was likely right, as I'm a very limited player.<BR/><BR/>But it is a habit that I've carried over to mando. I just like the balanced feel it gives me.<BR/><BR/>What a weenie.Dan Trabuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303597141397042669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1141132315583872262006-02-28T07:11:00.000-06:002006-02-28T07:11:00.000-06:00Wow, this has developed into more of a musical dis...Wow, this has developed into more of a musical discourse than I ever imagined! Thanks Dan for asking the questions, and Eleutheros for the answers. I'll have to get the 'zouk out today since I'm home with a sick kid. Maybe I'll post a picture of it.<BR/><BR/>Eleutheros, does that keyboard happen to be a Roland EP-5? I like it; portable, good sound, without too many unneccessary frills.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1141068687204462092006-02-27T13:31:00.000-06:002006-02-27T13:31:00.000-06:00I hestitate to ask, but what's a rolling chord tec...I hestitate to ask, but what's a rolling chord technique?<BR/><BR/>You're a knowledgeable fella, Ellie. I'd reckon you might make for a good neighbor.<BR/><BR/>Maybe.Dan Trabuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303597141397042669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1140816035507362312006-02-24T15:20:00.000-06:002006-02-24T15:20:00.000-06:00Oh, it wasn't an isolated cabin - it was "The Bras...Oh, it wasn't an isolated cabin - it was "The Brass Monkey" bar and grill in downtown Saskatoon, a block away from the Midtown Plaza in a concrete canyon, with two dozen aspiring songwriters hoping for a ticket to success from the trio of Nashville veterans leading the retreat. Leading the retreat - hmmm - sounds like something ignominious.arcolaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09448256908335690710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1140706018317877952006-02-23T08:46:00.000-06:002006-02-23T08:46:00.000-06:00Dan- We're hoping to get Calvin started on fiddle ...Dan- We're hoping to get Calvin started on fiddle soon, but the instrument needs a bit of a tune up. <BR/><BR/>I've found the bouzouki to be pretty easy after learning the fingerings for mandolin. The major difference is, of course, the length of the scale, which requires a lot more hand movement, and you can't play any of the closed position (chop) chords. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps you could have Eleutheros make one for you!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1140696553771582152006-02-23T06:09:00.000-06:002006-02-23T06:09:00.000-06:00Laura-Any chance of sharing the lyrics to your new...Laura-<BR/><BR/>Any chance of sharing the lyrics to your new and I'm sure wonderful song?Dan Trabuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303597141397042669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1140696463889522882006-02-23T06:07:00.000-06:002006-02-23T06:07:00.000-06:00So, who plays the fiddle in your household? And ho...So, who plays the fiddle in your household? And how easy/hard is the bouzouki after knowing a bit about mandolin? I really want to get one of those one day.<BR/><BR/>Have I mentioned to you that the sometimes cantankerous but always interesting Eleutheros who visits my blog is a Tennessee luthier?Dan Trabuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303597141397042669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1140667947235692472006-02-22T22:12:00.000-06:002006-02-22T22:12:00.000-06:00melissa- Thank you. And by the way, we had your ca...melissa- Thank you. And by the way, we had your cauliflower pasta dish again tonight, and my 8 year old son said, "Are we having Mighty Cauliflower? I love it!!!" :)<BR/><BR/>Laura- A songwriting retreat? I am absolutely green with envy! I'm thinking maybe a month by myself in some isolated cabin might finally get the juices flowing for me. Although I know you probably won't read this for a while, what with Garth back and all. Have fun.<BR/><BR/>Madcap- Yes, she does have quite the fashion sense, and I'm glad it includes PJ's and ponytails. <BR/><BR/>FC- I'm still all weepy about your last post, realizing that in not too many years my darling daughter will be the beautiful young woman yours is.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1140643021828375672006-02-22T15:17:00.000-06:002006-02-22T15:17:00.000-06:00She is too cute. The musical apple doesn't fall fa...She is too cute. The musical apple doesn't fall far from the tree.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1140613584718011622006-02-22T07:06:00.000-06:002006-02-22T07:06:00.000-06:00She's pretty cute, that girlio. Poppy has the same...She's pretty cute, that girlio. Poppy has the same fashion sense, by the look of things - PJs with matching hair accessories.Madcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08966173518099250557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1140546569557485452006-02-21T12:29:00.000-06:002006-02-21T12:29:00.000-06:00I agree about piano giving you the basics. I've s...I agree about piano giving you the basics. I've struggled to move beyond it. This weekend I was at a songwriting retreat, though, and when I got back things just flowed. I could play things just by instinct on the guitar, things I didn't know I knew. Listen, listen, listen - and "write, write, write" - that's what James Dean Hicks wrote in his autograph for me. I'm smitten. But I got a new song out of it - my best ever, I'd say, but that's what I always say.arcolaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09448256908335690710noreply@blogger.com