guitar & whistle?

steve · Post by **steve** » Wed Aug 21, 2002 12:37 pm

And as a side note to Avanutria, it is not called Guitar Obsessive Acquisition, it is called Guitar Acquisition Syndrome or GAS.

benkuhn · Post by **benkuhn** » Wed Aug 21, 2002 12:41 pm

Thanks everyone. I poked around a local music store and Borders last night, and was rather disappointed. I ordered the '121 Favorite Irish Session Tunes' book online, but it'll take a while to ship. I briefly looked at the web sites. I'll go back later today after work really explore them.

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SteveK · Post by **SteveK** » Wed Aug 21, 2002 12:42 pm

On 2002-08-21 14:35, avanutria wrote:
A bodhran doesn't seem like it would shield you from anything more pointy than a pint!

Well then, get a Dobro.

Steve

LeeMarsh · Post by **LeeMarsh** » Wed Aug 21, 2002 12:43 pm

On 2002-08-21 14:37, steve wrote:
And as a side note to Avanutria, it is not called Guitar Obsessive Acquisition, it is called Guitar Acquisition Syndrome or GAS.

GAS is much more frequent in those with GOAT.
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hillfolk22 · Post by **hillfolk22** » Wed Aug 21, 2002 12:46 pm

On 2002-08-21 14:33, BrassBlower wrote:

You can better defend yourself in a brawl with a guitar, too.

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Are you sure? A Clarke Sweetone or Walton's LBW driven with the heel of your hand makes a formidable weapon, and a bodhran makes an effective shield. In addition, neither are as likely to be taken away and used against you. Not that I'm advocating violence or anything

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This is totally off the wall. Have you ever taken a straw and drove it into a potato. The secret to doing it is covering the back of the straw with your thumb and the air pressure in the straw strengthens the straw so that you can stab a potato.

hmmm... I am not a violent person either.
I was wondering if that would have the same effect with whistle jousting. Stupid question. You would have to cover up all of the holes first!!!! duh

Would need to use a lowly guitar for defending myself. I would never want to use the current one I own.

Laura

avanutria · Post by **avanutria** » Wed Aug 21, 2002 12:48 pm

Laura I will have to try that, being in potato country as I am

Ben where did you order from? Hope you used http://www.bestbookbuys.com ! Or failing that, http://www.thewhistleshop.com !

benkuhn · Post by **benkuhn** » Wed Aug 21, 2002 12:49 pm

Ah, yes. I'd love to have a 12 string. I need to do something about my dying 6 string first, though. The bridge is rather badly cracked. Still playable, but I'm not sure for how much longer. And I don't think my electric guitar and amp would make for good accompaniment for this type of music.

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benkuhn · Post by **benkuhn** » Wed Aug 21, 2002 12:53 pm

I used amazon. Mostly because they never give me a hassle about shipping to places all over the country while my credit card only lists PA.

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avanutria · Post by **avanutria** » Wed Aug 21, 2002 1:00 pm

Well then, I hope you checked edealfinder.com for valid Amazon coupons.

And you are correct...electrics and amps will get harrassment, even from pipers and bodhran players!

(I've already had to dissuade one local guitarist from bringing his amp to the Boise session...)

NancyF · Post by **NancyF** » Wed Aug 21, 2002 7:18 pm

A couple books that may be relevant:

Celtic Back-Up by Chris Smith (mel bay)

Traditional Irish Guitar by Paul de Grae (ossian)

The Weekenders · Post by **The Weekenders** » Wed Aug 21, 2002 9:08 pm

Hey is that the Chris Smith that wrote the lengthy explanation of exactly how one must play at sessions that celtophobe referred to???
Id go with de Grae. He makes nices posts on IRTRAD

msheldon · Post by **msheldon** » Wed Aug 21, 2002 9:14 pm

You can better defend yourself in a brawl with a guitar, too.

Heh, I guarantee that anyone who gets a smack on the melon with my low-D Gold Chieftain isn't going to be getting up anytime soon. It would be like getting hit with a lead pipe. In fact, it easily outweighs the telescoping metal baton I carried as a police officer.

SteveK · Post by **SteveK** » Thu Aug 22, 2002 2:48 am

On 2002-08-21 23:08, The Weekenders wrote:
Hey is that the Chris Smith that wrote the lengthy explanation of exactly how one must play at sessions that celtophobe referred to???
Id go with de Grae. He makes nices posts on IRTRAD

I'd hardly call Chris a celtophobe. He plays tenor banjo, guitar, bouzouki and something else like accordion. He has lots of writings on learning Irish music. I would say that he has a lot of strongly held opinions which he doesn't hesitate to express in a pretty forthright manner. However, what I like about his stuff is that he offers general ideas and leaves it up to students to develop them on their own. I guess this isn't really a very popular approach. Most books say do this, put your finger here, play these notes, etc. Chris doesn't do this, at least not when he is discussing backup techniques. He suggests instead building chord shapes for yourself, finding chord changes for yourself, etc. I have nothing against De Grae's book but he advocates a tuning that hardly anyone but himself uses and, like other books, it's based on the "here are the changes" approach for the most part. He does discuss alternate chords to some extent. I think the person who works through Chris's material will be more rewarded in the long run.

Steve

hillfolk22 · Post by **hillfolk22** » Thu Aug 22, 2002 6:00 am

I mentioned in one of my earlier threads several months back my fear of waiting in dark parking lots.

My son works at a Meijers store second shift. I had to pick him up at 11:00pm. I know that there are security cameras all around. But I felt more secure toting my low G whistle with me.

NancyF · Post by **NancyF** » Thu Aug 22, 2002 2:13 pm

Thanks for the reviews Steve. I'm not a guitar player, just knew there were a couple possibly relevant titles in the home collection. Your reviews helped others get a glimpse into what each book has to offer. I bet I'm not the only one who appreciates it.

Nancy