Sean I am puzzled as to why you should find Doonbeg such an odd name. In fact, I think your question was a bit silly and in certain quarters it would be ...
Hi Sean Your not very far from the truth,they are paying for flight and accomadation only,please don't tell the MU as I have not had full details yet. As for...
Dear Robin, There is nothing wrong with my sense of humour, and my message wasn't actually aimed at you. However, I have studied folk cultures and small ...
Hi Folks, I've just received the following message, which I think must have come from John Petters. Whoever it was forgot to sign it. Anyway, I thought I'd...
Sorry folks, it was from my office. And Old Harlow is in Essex about 20 miles north of London. Keep swinging John Petters WWW.Traditional-jazz.com Amateur...
Well done John Petters for a great weekend of jazz in Pakefield.I'm currently on tour in the UK with Rod Mason's Hot Five and will do our last concert after...
Well done Sean and Rod Mason's Hot Five, who held the audience until 00:30 on the Sunday evening, when most jazzers are usually tucked up in bed. I've had some...
Hi Folks, I've just received the following list of British tour dates for Dixi, the incredible, and incredibly young, Norwegian band.If you've never seen them,...
Dear chaps. I had an interesting conversation with a member of the audience on my last tour about amplification which got me thinking. He asked why most bands...
Dear Chaps, Most bands amp up because the have forgotten how to play acoustically. PA doe not enable a band to naturally balance itself. Bass players are the...
Hi Could not agree more I have played at both those venues & you are spot on John, another example I went to hear Paul Lacey`s "Back to Basie" at the Norwich...
Sirs, It's not often that I am in favour of modern developments in music, and I certainly abhor heavily amplified music. However, the ability of musicians ...
Hello Chaps I'm definately an advocate of Without sir, I have a pick-up in my Banjo,but only use it to plug in a tuner. Many years ago when Jack Hutton was...
Fred raises another interesting point. /Analogies can be drawn with the days when we all used to listen to Radio Luxembourg, frequent fade outs and lousy...
Dear chaps. I'm right with John here on recording with compression etc. I am constantly amazed at the quality of the recordings the old guys got from 78s. A...
Yes the sound guys did a great job. CD transfers need to be sensitively handled. The late John R T was a master. Cheers John Petters WWW.Traditional-jazz.com ...
Brings to mind that excellent and (in my honest opinion) one of the best recorded LPs of the "Trad. era", the 1961 recordings of the Temperance Seven. I read...
Hello, I am Jeff Matthews and came across this site via an article published by Martin Butterworth in Cardiff's 'Presevation Jazz Society'. Thank you Martin,...
Hi Jeff, Welcome to the group. My name is Ralph Grasso. I just recently joined this group. My wife and I live in Chicago and are simply big fans of Trad and...
Hi Ralph, I am located in Wales, UK - on the Powys, Shropshire borders. In Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropshire there is a 'trad' band called the...
Dear chaps. I heard tonight that for the first time a record has made number one in the "pop" charts before even being released on CD. It was simply downloaded...
Re. "Tokio Hotel" I had the "pleasure?" of viewing their efforts on german tv last week.Pity they did not take a drop before the show.I most certainly did to...
Sean, My sincere condolences. Just keep enjoying what you are doing. I'm sure that would be your greatest tribute. Ralph Grasso Sean Moyses <moyses@...>...
Thanks, Jeff, for the info. My wife and are both 57 and live in a high rise apartment in downtown Chicago. We are big fans of trad and try to see as much as...
Thanks Ralph. I have organised a jazz band for my Dads funeral, he wanted that. Jazz was his gift to me and this will be a fitting gift from me in return. All...
Sean Dear Chap I'm very sorry to hear of your loss. Is'nt it funny how people get hooked on Jazz.My first sample was Jelly Roll Morton on a 78rpm bought by my...
Dear chaps. Thanks for all your messages of condolences, it was very sweet of you. I will fly to the UK Sunday. It is bloody hard loosing your Dad, as I am...
