1,526

(7 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

this  has  happened  3 or 4  times  lately ,I  have  a  pretty good    connection here  in Crete  via  satellite  every  thing  else  worked  fine .I  have  also  noticed  the  amount  of  spam on the  forum has  gone  stupid  today .

1,527

(7 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Is  it  just  me  or  has  any  one  else  had  problems  getting  on   Chordie  over  the  past    couple  of  days ?

1,528

(33 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Amy   for  what  its  worth we  use  2 acoustic instruments  in our  set  Brian has a mandolin  with  a  contact   pickup ,and  I  use an Ovation acoustic  with an under bridge  Fishman pick up  both  of  these  we  just connect  into  the  PA with  Di  boxes   this  is  the  best  way  we  have  found , sure   the  sound  can get  a  little  colored  but its  live and  you  wont  ever  get  it  as  good  as  in the  studio , its  something  you  have  get  used  to . Ive seen so many  bands  prat  about  with  sound  checks  trying  to replicate  studio  sound . we  spent  6 hours  last  year   waiting  for  one  lot  to get  off stage .As long  as  you  can hear  what  you  are  playing  and  singing and  what  your    other  band members  are  doing  then   go  with  it . Your  on stage  sound  wont    be  what  the   audience  hear  .Our  sound  guy  Vassilis  always  gets  the mix  that  the  audience  here  good  so  if  you  have  a  good  guy  on the  desk  trust  him to  do  his  job ,it  takes  away  a lot of  the  stress  of  performing  live .
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terrific  ,great  picking  too   love  the  bass line ,  are  you  playing  in an alternate  tuning ?

1,530

(5 replies, posted in My local band and me)

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Our publicity  shot

Dino  its  much  better now  and  it  sounds  so much brighter

Over  the  past  couple  of  years  Ive  been trying  to  play  a  bit  of  mandolin   and  always  found  it   difficult  to  press  the  strings  down ,However today I  tried  a  set  of  extra light  strings .Much  better  and  easier .Ive  noticed  on other  forums guitar  players  complain of  the  same  thing ,get  a  set  of  9's on and  you'll  be  amazed  at  the  difference .

1,533

(5 replies, posted in My local band and me)

Its   just  been confirmed  that  GB  Blues Band  will  play  main stage  at  Matala  Beach  Festival this  year  Friday  the  20th  of Jun .
If  your  planning  a  holiday  in Crete  this  is  the  place  to  be. We're  gonna  rock  the  island .

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1,534

(6 replies, posted in Songwriting)

good song  nice  words

1,535

(5 replies, posted in Poems)

Today I'm feeling queezy
Snotty and quite sneezy
I think the winter weather might have passed
even though its brighter
me lungs are feeling tighter
Hayfever has just bit me on the ass

Happy Easter to all you Easter chicks and bunnies out there ,

1,536

(7 replies, posted in My local band and me)

Vid  of  GB playing messin with  the  kid   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR9aQAkAneE

1,537

(27 replies, posted in Songwriting)

I'll  get  my   friend  Cindy  Scholl  to  sing  a  version reggae  style  but  it  will  probably  be  next week  some time ,I  thought  you  did  a  great  job any  way   Amy  well  played .

1,538

(6 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Sad  story  Jeff ,  but  well  written .

1,539

(11 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Interesting  and  somewhat  controversial subject  matter  Phill ,well  played  and  recorded .

1,540

(4 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Nice  story   it  works  really  well.

1,541

(36 replies, posted in Songwriting)

This  is   where  your  at  bud   ,you  sound  awesome  on this  .Love  it .

1,542

(7 replies, posted in My local band and me)

We did  woofstock  1   last  year  and  raised  1700  euros  in one  night   but  that  was  in holiday  season .Still  every  little  helps .The  Kids  event  was  reasonably  well  supported  tonight and  they  played  well.

1,543

(7 replies, posted in My local band and me)

Last  night  GB Blues Band played at the Woofstock Vol 2 event in Sitia Crete .Woofstock a 2 day charity event in aid of the Sitia animal welfare organisation .
Three  bands  played last  night
Spiros Romeliatis   ,Sinchordia ,and  GB

The audience, although somewhat smaller than expected had a great time . Tonight three of the youth bands of Sitia will take the  stage .
The event was organised by Vasilis Krithakis, one of Sitias young musicians who is still at school and a shining example of Greek youth .Well done Vassilis from all who took  part .

1,544

(27 replies, posted in Songwriting)

I  would   like  to  hear how  you  play  it    I  tried  it  this  morning  and  it   became  a  reggae song  after  two  attempts . I  played it  on capo  5 and  added a D at  the  end  of  the  first  line  and  a  repetitive  C-D  change  at end  of  the  chorus .Its   a  very  good  song  I  like  it   a  lot .

1,545

(8 replies, posted in Songwriting)

hey ark  I  haven't  seen much  sun since  I  got  back   been stuck  in Niks  cellar rehearsing  for  Saturday's  show ,  we haven't  played  together   for  6 months Brian our  rhythm guitarist  doesn't  get  back  till  tomorrow  afternoon ,that's  what  I  call  cutting  it  short .Next   week I  will  take  in some  rays .

1,546

(8 replies, posted in Songwriting)

very  nice  song   well  sung

nice  performances Amy you  have  a good  voice.

Just  got  the  internet back  on today  ,back in the  land  of  sunshine  and  raki .

great  song  really  well done  I  enjoyed it   immensely

1,550

(8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Well  at  this  moment I m just  getting  ready  to  go  to  the  airport so  after  Ive  had  my  meeting  with  the proposed  venue  we  will  have  some  details  to  share .The  venue  Lassion golden bay is  a  great  place  where  we  often play    during  the  summer ,the  pool  area  we  use for  concerts is a  natural  amphitheatre with  great acoustics .
The  complex is great  and  has its  own tavern  which hosts  traditional greek  music.
In Sitia we  have  2  very good  guitar  teachers plus a number  of  multi  instrumentalists   who  can be  drafted in  to  give  workshops ,lessons  etc .So  I  think  we  can offer a really  special experience  to  any  one  who  takes  part .