@think2100 Cheers Jay
Appreciate the listen and comment
@roger_holland Thank you, my friend.
No smart-alec remarks from me today. I’m in a good mood and feeling generous to my fellow humans
I still find the pick ‘harsh’ most of the time, but if I turn the volume up on the amp it drowns out some of the ‘hitting the strings’ sound, and especially if I remember/am able to hold it more gently with a quick enough strumming action, it can feel quite pleasant
@Notter Ah, but you’d soon get sick of the same song over and over again…
@Helen0609 Vielen Dank!
I’ve been completely neglecting the Hagström- to the extent that I sometimes even look at it and wonder if I should sell it? It’s not that I don’t like it anymore, I just love my HB and pick it up every time…
I quite like the Fender as an acoustic, esp. as after fixing a pickup to it so I can run it through my amp/pc. To be fair, I don’t think there are many in dumpsters
@DavidP I’m afraid Afrikaans is a bridge too far. If it was written down, I’d have a greater chance of guessing it from the German, but not a chance. Looked interesting though.
@LBro glad you stopped by, Brother, especially as you were the spark that ignited this particular campfire
No mix/production on this (apart from mic placement). Any sound improvement is purely due to Santa bringing me a usb mic for Christmas
I’m not sure how many Diddly-idly songs there are left in me, I’ll have to check that LP. Perhaps have a bash at the Sick Bed of Cuchullain at some stage
Right, so … I think I have found a happy place for the rhythm.
4/4 with a little lilting-swinging-shuffling feel to it.
I have made a version in Guitar Pro which is very programmed and mathematical and it creates a shuffle-swing feel in precisely measured style. Straight eighths become triplet eighths become shuffle feel where the sub-division is exactly 2/3 then 1/3. Human music is less precise and the longer : shorter note duration is not going to be exactly 2/3 : 1/3. Nevertheless, it comes close to capturing the right feel.
Goodness gracious, @Richard_close2u, I’m in awe of the detailed amount of work you put into this
All I can say is thank you and I shall try to let it seep into my thick skin, as on first glance the ‘interaction’ of triplets and eighths is a bit overwhelming
I shall let you know how I get on and no doubt be looking for further insights into this wizardry business.
Buckets of old-fashioned vibes etc.
Great show, Brian! That genre is fun to listen to every once in a while. It even sounded familiar in a way. I may have heard it before, but not actually familiar with it.
@Richard_close2u your lesson included in the feed is very informative. Is there a “ save this” feature on the website somewhere? I wouldn’t mind practicing that just for learning purposes. Of course I can just do a screen shot.
Brian, that IM-125 lesson you mentioned; I’m familiar with it. It’s one of the lessons I added in a practice routine to return to periodically.
Okay - here’s a compact exercise to try.
The shuffle eighths are played Down Up Down Up etc.
The triplets are played Down Up Down.
That means when a triplet is played on beat 4 and you need to keep going to another bar you will be finishing one bar and starting the next both with a Down strum. This requires quick movement - flick-of-the-wrist.
| 1 - a 2 - a 3 - a 4-trip-let | 1 - a 2 - a 3 - a 4-trip-let | 1 - a 2 - a 3 - a 4-trip-let |
Use the drum tab and audio to hear and clap along. Use the guitar tab and audio to play along.
But of course that’s also the only reason I said it. …but you know that…but also good to say again for readers like …Brian …who is going lost himself in this soon and he shouted a while ago … NO DISTRACTION …How is that going Bian? …
Greetings and have a beautiful day…
Okay wow! I just came to hear @brianlarsen smash out an outstanding rendition of Sally McLennane (and it certainly lived up to that and more! Congrats Brian on another star performance! ) but came across a War & Peace of hidden booze, music scene nostalgia, 6/8 timing, 12/8 timing(?!), up strums, down strums, notation, soundclouds, Golden Hordes and who knows what else! I need a cup of tea and lie down…
Hello @brianlarsen , oh wow, what a great performance to watch and listen to, to start into my day . Fantastic Irish vibes are coming over to me. I was very close to start dancing around my kitchen (would have been funny for my kids ).
Thanks a lot for this - and the enthusiastic ‘Whoohoo’ at the end .
It’s not that I don’t like it anymore, I just love my HB and pick it up every time…
…but you know that…but also good to say again 
…How is that going Bian? 
) but came across a War & Peace of hidden booze, music scene nostalgia, 6/8 timing, 12/8 timing(?!), up strums, down strums, notation, soundclouds, Golden Hordes and who knows what else! 
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