"Standin' On Jesus"? On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 12:26 PM, Dasspunk <dassp...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Song selection is funny stuff. What would you guess was the big "hit > song" while Monsignor Tater was down-stroking down under (I'm talking > about Australia... mind out of the gutter!)? > > That said, song selection, IMO, is the most underrated attribute of > great musicians. I can think of a number of players that burn up the > fretboard but that can't pick a song to save their life (or their > show... or their records). > > Brian > > > > On Jan 12, 2:49 pm, "jimberke...@gmail.com" <jimberke...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> Long time lurker. First time poster. I've had a few lessons at the >> Tater Institute of Technology. >> >> I spent the summer busking on Church Street Marketplace in Burlington, >> VT with my mandolin, guitar, banjo-uke, and harp. It was a great >> experience that I recommend to any performer. You have to audition to >> get a license to play. There were musicians, mimes, jugglers, >> acrobats, sketch artists, and even a poet for hire. The music ranged >> from a husband and wife clarinet/tuba dixieland combo to fiddle and >> banjo to solo guys like me. No amps were allowed. I had a little >> folding camping stool that I sat on. Some days where tough because I >> would end up on the same block as the guy who rode his unicycle on a >> high-wire while juggling. That's when I would think of Mr. Bell. >> >> I usually did about two hours before my voice gave out. Without a PA >> you really have to project your playing and singing to get over the >> ambient city noise. After a while I figured out that there were >> certain songs that were big money makers. >> >> "You Are My Sunshine" on the mandolin was huge. It would be >> interesting to see if Tater played it whether you would have a Joshua >> Bell situation where people would be completely oblivious to what was >> going on. >> >> Boston has a lot of music at the T(subway) stops. High turnover of >> customers. When I was younger I used to watch this little blonde girl >> named Mary Lou Lord at Park Street sing Syd Barrett songs. She told me >> about her boyfriend in Seattle and that I should meet him when he came >> to Boston with his band to play. I never made the show but when the >> mood struck him he played a old D-18 and did a pretty mean version of >> "In the Pines" :>) >> >> Regards, >> Jim Berkeley >> >> On Jan 12, 10:52 am, "Mark Seale" <mark.se...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > This is a very astute point. Setting up in the subway where your potential >> > listeners are bound to a schedule isn't a recipe for general success. But, >> > if you set up in an area where people are spending free time, you stand a >> > much better chance of catching their less focused attention. Some of the >> > biggest fiddlers' contests we've had, in terms of listeners, have been in >> > shopping malls. >> >> > On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Trey Young <email_t...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> > > I've always noticed in my times of playing for folks, it seems like young >> > > children and the elderly are almost always the most appreciative of live >> > > music...this story definitely shows how hit or miss busking can be. Last >> > > time I was in New York (City!) there was a dixie land (ish) band playing >> > > in >> > > Central Park. I sat and watched them for about an hour and they always >> > > had >> > > a crowd standing there of about 30 or so and they had to stop twice in >> > > that >> > > hour to empty out the tip bucket. I guess if you set up to play where >> > > people are there primarily to get some where else... >> >> > > <http://www.myspace.com/mudmusic> >> >> > > ------------------------------ >> > > *From:* 14strings <perrypale...@gmail.com> >> > > *To:* Taterbugmando <taterbugmando@googlegroups.com> >> > > *Sent:* Sunday, January 11, 2009 7:45:05 AM >> > > *Subject:* Re: Something to think about... >> >> > > Read some more on busking by Danny Barnes (an excellent musician and >> > > songwriter) >> >> > >http://www.folktronics.com/web/node/121 >> >> > > Perry > > >
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