Evenin' Chris... I don't know where or who "Out There" is..but I will say that , in my opinion ,if you are burning up inside to play good.. if it's really important to you...you never reach a point of total satisfaction . There is always another thing to learn,another phrase to use,another great player that you want to play with .
I always wanted to play good enough to play with my heros... reached that point with some of 'em . Yet there are still things I hear, a lot from T-Bug , that I want to learn,I want to play with... Holding your own....means that you need to play better..to satisfy your own self...or it does to me...practice,my friend.. Loafer On Dec 20, 1:16 pm, Chris Thomas <christopher.s.tho...@cox.net> wrote: > I had the chance to attend the "Blue Ridge Music Makers Guild" > Christmas Party (http://www.blueridgemusicmakersguild.com)the other > night and enjoy some 'ol time music (in the Galax, Floyd, Woodlawn, > Hillsville, Fries, Independence section of VA). > > One guy was 91 years old & sharp as a tack. He could play ANYTHING on > the harmonica and also played his tie on fiddle tunes (it is > corrugated metal and he has picks for his fingers). He also is in > their book: http://www.blueridgemusicmakersguild.com/Arcadia.htm > > As the party was winding down I was picking with a nice lady who has > been playing fiddle (made by a local) for 7 years. To my enjoyment we > were messing with some tunes that I learned thru the TaterCam > lessons. She told me that the general consensus "out there" is that > it takes 12 years to make a fiddler that can hold his/her own. > > What are your thoughts on the making of a mandolin player? I have > been playing 'bout 6 years with no prior experience----am I really > only half way there? > > For me a big part was “trying” to move away from tab and learning to > listen as well as focus on a particular style. > > Merry Christmas, > > Chris -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en.
