1,551

(13 replies, posted in Acoustic)

This  could  become  an international on line  folk club  or  an "open" Skype  night

1,552

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

take  care   what  you  buy there  are  a  lot  of  pricy ones   dunlops  are  about  9 pounds  for  a  glass  one   but  there  are  some  around  4 pounds  just  as  good .Glass  gives  a  warm sound where as  steel is  brighter   .I  tend  to  use  glass  but  always  have  a  steel  one  as well  as  I  dropped and  broke no  less  than 5  last  year !!!!!!!!

1,553

(13 replies, posted in Acoustic)

probably  a  sunday   would  be  better  for  me    but  I  am flexible I  can probably  get  a  few  of  the Sitia guys  who  aren't  on Chordie up  to  my  place   to  join in as  well .

1,554

(13 replies, posted in Acoustic)

I  go  back  to  Greece   on Tuesday  and  its  likely  to  be  a  week  before  I  get   the  internet  back  on at  home   but  I'll  see if  it  can be  hurried

1,555

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

try  http://www.guitarbackingtrack.com/  there's  some  good  stuff  on there  but  be careful  as  there's  also  some  rubbish

1,556

(13 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Tell me  more  about the  Skype  nights  I'm a  bit  clueless as  to  what  happens  ,Is  Skype  not  just  one  to  one   can it  be  like  a  conference  call?

1,557

(13 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Last  night  I  went  to  a  traditional  folk club at  the Moorcock  inn  Blacko  in Pendle .Interesting  night   I  had not  played  un amplified  publically for  a  very  long  time . The  club operate  a  music  in the  round  format  where  every  one  sits  around  the  room and songs are  played  in turn ,the members  are  of  mixed  ability but  very  supportive  of  each other and  give  encouragement  to any one  who  wants  to  sing  or  play. It was  great  to  join in last night  and  I  will  certainly  visit  again  when back  in the  uk . I  would  recommend  anyone  visiting  the  area  to make  the  trip  to the  Moorcock  on a  Tuesday  night  where  Jamey  and  the  rest  of  the  club will give  a  warm welcome .

Ok  Norm as I  said  I  have  a  meeting  set  up  to  see  if its  possible  to  put  some  sort  of  package together if  we can drum up  enough participants   then we  should  have a little  event on the  horizon .

1,559

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

Gav I use open g for slide  but if you tune to open e  then the bar chords will be in the normal positions  hope this helps

1,560

(11 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

Heres  a  little  demo  vid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBGXmCciu7U

1,561

(11 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

Size  comparison to  a jumbo

https://scontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/t1.0-9/10009846_609271235827966_479929719_n.jpg


I  had  toyed with  the  idea  of  getting  a  Yamaha  guitarlele  but  at  3 time  the  cost  why  bother   this  does the  job ,the  only  problem might be  getting  it  back  to  Crete due  to easy  jets  luggage  restrictions .

1,562

(11 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

hey  topdown  did  you  think  it  was  for  playin "heavy rock" lol lol

1,563

(11 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

dino  the pic  should  be  visible now I think  the  problem was I  copied the  url  from a  pic  I  sent  to  a  friend  on facebook  personal messenger ,it was  invisible  to  me  until I logged into  facebook  then it  appeared  as  if  by magic .Ive  changed it  now .

1,564

(11 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

Picked  this  1/2  size  guitar   up  today  from a  charity shop   20  pounds  plays  great  cheaper  than   a  travel  guitar   just  as  good
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/t1.0-9/p403x403/1800267_609123292509427_2106672722_n.jpg

any  performance  in public is  good  paid  or  unpaid  pro  or  open mic  what  ever  you  want .
Zurf  /Amy I  thought    there  would  be  a  split  post facility  in mod  controls ,a forum I  used  to  mod  had  this  facility  ,don't  worry  I'll  raise  a  new  post  when I  have   some  more  info    from Janni.

1,566

(40 replies, posted in Songwriting)

A  recording    is  definite  Phil

1,567

(8 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Ive  sent    this  version on to  my  mate  kev   who  does take  it  easy  in his  set   he  plans  to practice  it   for  his  set   ,another  convert  to  sleaze  lol

As  this  topic  has  taken a spin in two  directions  1 its  original idea  of  showing pics  of  chordians  in action playing  live gigs and  Norms  sub  topic of  the  idea  of chordi  stock  type  seminar  in Crete could I  ask  a moderator   to  split this  topic As  I  have some info  to  share  from my  friend  Janni at  Lassion Bay hotel .He  has  just  been in touch  and said  he  thinks  it  could  be  a  very  good  idea  and  asked  if  I  can com  and  discuss  the idea when I  get  back to  Crete .
Personally   I  think  the  way  forward  may  be  to try  and  put  together a  package  holiday to  keep the  cost  as  low  as  possible Janni has  the contacts to  make  this  a  reality  and if successful  perhaps  an annual  event .
Sitia has a  fantastic selection of  top  class  musicians and music  teachers who  would also  be interested in giving seminars or workshops during  what  ever  period  the  event  was  scheduled  for .August   is when Sitia  orginises its  festival  the  Konaria  which  encompasses  all types  of  music and  art ,The  surrounding  villages  also  have  there  own   festivals  which  go  on into  the  early  hours .
If Chordians  are  intrested then we  can make  this  somthing  truly  international  .

1,569

(40 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Many  thanks  to  Russ  for  the  use  of  this  song  in our  june  gig at  Rethymono castle we'll  give it  our  best and  hope  you   like  our  interpretation .

1,570

(8 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Great  artie  Ive  done  a  lot  of  stuff  like  this,   love  it

1,571

(17 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

Weighed  the   Pacifica  on  the  bathroom scales   its  about  8.5lb   I did  about  15mins at   the Rossendale  blues   club  on Thursday with  it  and  didn't  feel  any  discomfort .If  I  do  a  longer  set  at  next  weeks  gig  I'll let  you  know  how  it  goes .My  normal  set  with  the  Tele  lasts  over  2  hrs and  I  always  have  a  bad  neck  afterwards .

I've  sent  him a brief  message  .Janni  is  very  pro  active  re  tourism so I'm sure  he  will  take  this  idea  very  serious  and asses  the  viability of promoting  an event   like  this .Sitia  Council are  always  looking for  ways  to  promote   the  town  and  something  like  this  would probably lead  to  a  lot  of  publicity  if  handled  right.

1,573

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

I  had  the  same  bass  a  couple  of  yrs  ago  great  piece  of  kit .

If  we  have  enough  serious  enquiry's  in the  next  couple  of  weeks I'll email  him   before  I  go  back  and  see  what  sort  of  deal  he  can offer.

1,575

(17 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

In comparison to  my   Telecaster its  light , I  can   weigh it  tomorrow   but  as  I'm in the  uk at  the  moment  I  cant  compare  it  to  any  of  my  other   guitars  which are  in Crete. From memory it  feels  similar  to  my  Strat .I must  admit  that  I  only  bought it  to  use  at  a  few  gigs I had  planned  while  here  and  was going to   sell it  when we  go  back but on reflection I  will probably  keep  it at my  sons   till  we  come  again later  in the  year .