is anybody going to Augusta this year? I'll be taking Al Berard's class again, as my fiddle and I have not been communicating very effectively these days... ...
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Blair Kilpatrick
blairkilpatrick
Jun 15, 2005 1:32 pm
Hi Betsy, Yes, Steve and I are going...will look forward to seeing you! Communication problems with your fiddle :-) That's a great way to put it! Hard to...
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zydeholic
Jun 15, 2005 3:30 pm
... Same with me on the fiddle. Seconding at the CFLFM jams, and never feeling like I've got it right, and seconding and "firsting"; at the slow jams (and...
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Eugene N. Losey
elmchem
Jun 15, 2005 4:52 pm
Folks It's good to see a rise in excitement as Augusta approaches. Betsy, staying with Al is a great idea. He's such a great guy. Heck, I'm going to my fourth...
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Betsy Fuller
efuller585
Jun 15, 2005 7:40 pm
yeah, "communication problems" consists me of walking past the fiddle, shaking my fist and cursing at it. Had a similar experience to Dwight's and Blair's -...
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zydeholic
Jun 15, 2005 8:55 pm
... How are you at picking stuff out by ear, even if its only seconding? I'll have my accordion this time. Perhaps we can hole up somewhere some afternoon and...
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Betsy Fuller
efuller585
Jun 15, 2005 9:40 pm
Good idea! I would give it a shot. There's usually a slow jam following the afternoon class, too, where screwing up is allowed. Far as playing by ear, that's...
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zydeholic
Jun 16, 2005 12:51 am
I'm wondering, do they allow barbeques in that park in the front of the school. That might be a good way to get a bunch of folks together one afternoon or ...
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Betsy Fuller
efuller585
Jun 16, 2005 11:17 am
yeah, there is a lot happening - and I'm working, too, so between that and taking a class, it's hard to find time. We can find a litle spot on campus...
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Blair Kilpatrick
blairkilpatrick
Jun 16, 2005 1:35 pm
It's funny, the one thing I'm pretty good at is picking up chords by ear on the fiddle, and doing a straightforward kind of seconding, with a basic shuffle...
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zydeholic
Jun 16, 2005 2:43 pm
... And if you're like me, playing along to cd's just doesn't cut it. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo!...
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Rob Trahan
robtrahan
Jun 16, 2005 4:22 pm
... I haven't touched my fiddle in quite some time...more communication issues, but when I was crazy about it here's how I picked out songs by ear: I played...
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zydeholic
Jul 10, 2005 2:33 pm
Sitting here in a Pittsburgh hotel lobby on their computer, chomping at the bit to get down there and see everyone. Doing accordion this year, but will likely...
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zydeholic
Jul 22, 2005 2:42 am
I was just listening to some mp3's online, http://npmusic.org/artists.html#badeaux to learn some accordion licks, and the fiddle playing struck me as highly...
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zydeholic
Jul 22, 2005 2:44 am
144 members of this list. That sort of crept up on me. Well, say something....
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John A
j69sunnerd
Jul 22, 2005 2:56 am
I have learned a lot from the folks on this list. I spent two or three months earlier in the year learning my first few Cajun tunes. I now do one tune I sort...
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Betsy Fuller
efuller585
Jul 22, 2005 3:05 am
Hey all, Cool website - and he's always adding more tunes and info, so it doesn't stay the same. Augusta was a blast, as always. Al (Berard) is such a terrific...
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zydeholic
Jul 22, 2005 3:54 am
... Charlie rocks. Really nice guy, got exactly what I hoped to from the class. Wish I'd taken him from the start. For my first accordion classes at Augusta,...
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zydeholic
Jul 28, 2005 3:02 am
Someone on here recommended an Incredibow. Just wondering how that's still working for you. Dwight...
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zydeholic
Aug 29, 2005 5:28 pm
Actually, Louie Michot of Lost Bayou Ramblers uses one of these. He said he kept losing too many bow hairs with his other bows and decided to use an...
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zydeholic
Sep 4, 2005 10:34 pm
I've got a very good acoustic violin, but I'm looking for something that I can play at jams and not necessarily bother anyone with my "creative intonation"....
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Rob Trahan
robtrahan
Sep 5, 2005 1:27 am
Hi, Have you tried playing with just a mute - that way you may be able to hear yourself, but others won't be able to hear you. An idea anyway. Glad to hear...
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zydeholic
Sep 5, 2005 5:41 am
... I think its time for a regime change. ______________________________________________________ Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. ...
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llburoker
Sep 12, 2005 5:29 am
can you play cajun music on bow Psaltry? I an ameateur at this. Lois...
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Rob Trahan
robtrahan
Sep 14, 2005 5:13 am
I had to look that up! But I'd yes, in cajun music, while there are "traditional" instruments, the instrument isn't so important as the feeling you get out of...
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llburoker
Sep 14, 2005 2:31 pm
-Rob, Thanks for the reply. Since I posted , I found some cajun waltzes, to play. They sound good, I need to practice them more. They sound really good on the...
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Sue
susiecajun
Sep 20, 2005 11:24 pm
Rob, I appreciated your comments about playing Cajun on instruments other than the traditional ones. Our Rochester jam has had folks playing mandolin, banjo,...
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John A
j69sunnerd
Sep 21, 2005 2:49 pm
There are several examples of harmonica with at least Zydeco, if not Cajun. It is good. John ... __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine...
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zydeholic
Sep 21, 2005 5:37 pm
... I think the cd "Folksongs of the Acadian ?????", by Dr. Harry Oster, has Isom Fontenot doing cajun songs with harmonica. Personally, those versions don't...
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zydeholic
Oct 4, 2005 10:13 pm
Hey, I'm trying to organize a game plan for fiddle workshops for cajun music. I need some sort of idea about the steps or levels that need to be achieved....
