Working On – Santa Cruz Guitar Players

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- April 8, 2020 at 12:27 am #4106
  Hank
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  Dee and I have been working on John Prine’s “Angel From Montgomery” tonight….great song … In G……..wonderful song.
- April 8, 2020 at 3:12 am #4107
  haasome
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  That’s one of my favorite standards – in D. I capo strings 1-5 on the second fret & Travis pick. I like the deep sound of the open E in that arrangement. Great song. He will be missed for sure.
  
  – Paul –
- April 8, 2020 at 4:12 am #4108
  Matt Hayden
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  So good. Play it and think of John.
- April 8, 2020 at 12:54 pm #4109
  Daniel
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  Doing “Speed of the Sound of Loneliness” with Claudine on guitar and Gisèle on backing vocals this afternoon on FB live. 17:30 local, 11:30Eastern, 8:30Pacific. (and the video will be available on my FB page after)
  
  Angry and sad at the loss of John, Ellis Marsalis, Bucky Pizarelli, and all the others.
  
  Many expletives uttered. I feel like I’m watching the best parts of my culture die away while other less humane parts of my culture flourish like weeds in a hot house.
  
  Singing itself is becoming resistance.
  
  Daniel
- June 3, 2020 at 3:32 pm #4322
  Hank
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  Well with the start of “Rainy Season” and the arrival of the 12 string I’m working on some iconic 12 string tunes.
  
  Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
  
  Tambourine Man
  
  Annie’s Song
  
  Walk Right In
  
  Betty and Dupree
  
  Playing using my ” 60 year bad habit unique to me “combo strum/thumb picking……working out pretty well.
  
  How about Y’all ….new tunes ?
- June 3, 2020 at 4:07 pm #4323
  Old 97
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  I forgot that I knew Fisher’s Hornpipe. It fell right n my mandolin without much trouble. Monroe’s Hornpipe is easier on Mando than guitar for me. Big Mon and Gold Rush are solid on guitar but still being worked out on Mandolin and fiddle.
- June 3, 2020 at 4:20 pm #4324
  Hank
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  Matt S.,what is Big Mom ?
- June 3, 2020 at 4:45 pm #4325
  Hank
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  Sorry…I meant Big Mon !!
- June 3, 2020 at 4:56 pm #4326
  Old 97
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- June 3, 2020 at 5:25 pm #4327
  Hank
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  Indeed…indeed……..Maybe , maybe I could learn the rhythm guitar chords……maybe.
- June 3, 2020 at 5:28 pm #4328
  Old 97
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  G-F-D
- June 3, 2020 at 6:18 pm #4329
  Hank
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  Three of my best ….LOL
- June 11, 2020 at 6:40 pm #4365
  Daniel
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  A little update…
  
  The local choir has started up again and the conservatory of music will re-open in a couple weeks. Did my first choir practice since early March last Friday night.
  
  We met in abbrevated form (2 men from each group) in a 900 year old church in the village of Mons-en-Lannois. Holy Reverb Batman! Voices, mine included, bouncing off the ancient stone, mortar and bricks were goose-pimply wonderful.
  
  The choir master has decided he wants to do O Shenandoah and has transcripted the version on my CD, Almost Home. I’m singing the solo parts and playing octave mandolin with the choir behind me. Honored, humbled, grateful. And I’m gonna hafta record the damn thing! 🙂
  
  Definitely bucket list material.
  
  Daniel
- June 11, 2020 at 8:51 pm #4366
  Hank
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  One of my favorite songs….I’m sure you’ll make those old walls ring.
  
  I’ve started going through my list of old “Sea Shantys” to see which will translate over to 12 strings with out becoming too ‘muddie”….. Way Haul Away ( the way the Kingston trio did it ) , Spanish Ladies work so far.
  
  I’m always surprised how most songs DON’T sound as good on 12 string versus 6………
- June 12, 2020 at 11:18 am #4367
  Daniel
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  zorro,
  
  try this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQd1IOyhKS4 :Santiano by Hugh Aufray
  
  Lyrics are available online and the tune is borrowed from a folk song called Santy Anna.
  
  🙂
  
  Daniel
- June 12, 2020 at 1:33 pm #4368
  Hank
  Participant
  MANY THANKS Mate Daniel.
  
  I found the english tranlation….Perfect song for me…love the lyrics.
- June 12, 2020 at 1:39 pm #4369
  Hank
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  Just did a quick run through on the 12 string……..fits perfectly with my DNA rhythm right hand.
  
  Thanks again . It’s in the book Mate.
- June 13, 2020 at 12:50 am #4381
  Daniel
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  Very cool. 🙂
  
  Daniel
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