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Location: Cork, Ireland | Lets say you're having a party. You want to get 3 or 4 friends (who don't know each other well) to bring their guitars and play a few songs. Do you get together beforehand to practice a few core songs, or just let them show up on the night and let it flow? |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Organizing musicians is like herding cats. Just show up and see what happens.
You throwing a party? Problem is Cork is too far a bike ride for me. |
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Location: NJ | Tequila helps. |
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Location: GA USA | Great food helps too. For the best food, invite g8r's wife... or TR's, or Zilla's, or Beggin's...
Man, I'm getting hungry! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I can't even get them to show up the night of the party. You have 4 friends who play guitar? |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Have each attendee bring 10 cheat sheets/tabs of songs they know. Then play the most common ones first. If that works out well, then cover the rest during subsequent jams. |
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| These are posted at the Wild-Eyed Southern Boys group on the ning site, courtesy of Captain_Lovehandles. They've been invaluable for SSJI & II, Zillafest, and g8rbowl. If you can't find something common to play in these...
The original Southern Style Jam songbook
The g8rbowl songbook
Dan Fogelberg songs
Otto\'s songbook (this one is immense) |
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Location: GA USA | That reminds me, I've been meaning to Otto-fy the Slipkid songs. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | For group play/sing-a-longs, I always found that spontaneity was better. More important than formality, song sheets, and practice are guests who love to sing, know the words, are not timid, and are lead by one or two standouts willing to do so. One or two good guitar players can carry the beginner players, although beginners can be intimidated if they don't know the chords and rely on sheets. Keyboardists good at adlibbing tend to dominate and overpower pure acoustics, so have an amp at the ready if this is bothersome. Some of the most memorable sing-a-longs in which I've been involved happened at after-performance cast parties by musical theater groups. The sing-a-long was the means, not the end. This probably made a difference. |
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Location: Scotland | Hey Sycamore, are you familiar with Gavin Moore? Nephew of Christy Moore and Luka Bloom. He's a Cork boy. Sorry this is OT, I'm not trying to hijack the thread. |
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Location: SoCal | Wasn't Gavin Moore the captain on the Love Boat? |
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Location: NJ | Gavin McLeod. |
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Location: SoCal | You sure? I know Temp's a huge fan of that show.... |
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Location: NJ | In the immortal words of Thomas Jefferson:
". . Google It If Thy Doubt . . . ." |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | I thought MacLeod was played by Dennis Weaver? |
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Location: NJ | McCloud. |
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Location: East Tennessee | Originally posted by cliff:
McCloud. Does he play guitar? :D |
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Location: NJ | McLoud. |
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Location: enid, ok | Unfortunately, yes. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Cliff, you're killin me.... :D :D |
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Location: NJ | yeh, but it's a slow, agonizing death.
sorry about that . . . |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by cliff:
yeh, but it's a slow, agonizing death. Intentional and fulfilling, I'm sure!
Originally posted by cliff:
sorry about that . . . Nobody here believes that!
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Location: 6 String Ranch | for a minute |
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Location: GA USA | There you go Syc. You got 2 serious answers. Not a bad return for this bunch.
The key is just to do it. 3 or 4 guys who don't know each other well get together to relax and play guitars. Next thing you know, fun and friendship happens. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | :D :D Ya gotta love this group... ;) :rolleyes: |
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Location: Tennessee | Hey, You .. get off McCloud. |
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Location: SoCal | I love it! You tease somebody just a little bit and a whole thread gets pulled of track.....
282... Remember |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
I love it! You tease somebody just a little bit and a whole thread gets pulled of track..... ...and it's not the first nor last time! :D
Seriously, just get 'em together and ya'll will work it out. I think you'll find that the more experienced will 'teach' more than they may realize. The n00bs will 'learn' more than they thought possible. The really positive side is that if ya'll are at about the same level and revel in the encounter, it's all FUN!
Do I sense another British invasion.... and a pot luck supper? :eek: |
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| The TV series McCloud was based on a Clint Eastwood Movie from the late 60's Can't remember the name of it right now.
As for a Jam just go for it. If your worried about the music then email a short list around first so your all familiar with a few songs, the rest is just solo with accompanyment from those who can. Good food, and your choice of beverages and you should be good to go. Enjoy. |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | AJ invited me and Muzz to a Riverfire (fireworks) party at his place. Muzz and I did the social thing for a few hours, then got the guitars out and scared off the other guests so AJ could join in. Trouble is, the last bus left at midnight so I had to hightail it. Unfortunately SWMBO was away so I couldn't rely on her to keep me clear of drink driving charges.
I vote for getting people to bring along cheat sheets so those with the memory of a goldfish (like me) can join in - get them to make some copies so that non guitarists can sing along as well. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by The Artist (FKA Richard):
with the memory of a goldfish Now I'm jealous... 
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Location: Cork, Ireland | Originally posted by Paul Templeman:
Hey Sycamore, are you familiar with Gavin Moore? Nephew of Christy Moore and Luka Bloom. He's a Cork boy. Sorry this is OT, I'm not trying to hijack the thread. Well I once met Christy's brother who lived in Cork, who was probably his father. Will check him out though. |
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Location: Cork, Ireland | I love it when a thread takes off like this! There'll have to be an OFC gathering here one day.
I might have to take exception to the reference to a 'British Invasion' though! |
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Location: GA USA | Originally posted by sycamore:
I once met Christy's brother who lived in Cork And don't forget Christy's father, Poppa Cork. |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Originally posted by Captain_Lovehandles:
Originally posted by sycamore:
I once met Christy's brother who lived in Cork And don't forget Christy's father, Poppa Cork. |
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Location: GA USA | He's no Blind Melon Chittlin', but he'll do. |
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Location: Cork, Ireland | No-one takes me seriously here. |
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Location: GA USA | Where? In Ireland? Not surprised. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by sycamore:
No-one takes me seriously here. You mean in Cork? :p
Oops, C_L beat me to it... |
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Location: closely held secret | Trust me, Sycamore... you get used to it. |
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Location: GA USA | You'll know you're in when we start calling you Corky. |
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Location: Vernon CT | Originally posted by MusicMishka:
:D :D Ya gotta love this group... ;) :rolleyes: Ah, Why?? ;) |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by BT717:
Originally posted by MusicMishka:
:D :D Ya gotta love this group... ;) :rolleyes: Ah, Why?? ;)  |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Go to YouTube and have a look at " Cork Soakers "...
....unless you're a little prudish. Then I suggest you ignore the above suggestion. |
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Location: Cork, Ireland | Originally posted by 2ifbyC:
Originally posted by sycamore:
No-one takes me seriously here. You mean in Cork? :p
Oops, C_L beat me to it...
That's it, none of you are invited! |
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Location: Slightly northwest of Trader Jim | Geez, you really have to love this site! :rolleyes: |
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Location: Cork, Ireland | Well we had the party (my 40th) on Sat. Went very well, my first 'public' performance in years (audiences don't come any tougher than your own family!).
Both musicians and non-musicians were well impressed with the 1615 - none had ever seen/heard/played anything like it before. |
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Location: New South Wales, Australia | Good stuff "Corky" :D
Did you end up practising beforehand or using cheat sheets, or did you all just wing it?
I was also at a 40th on Saturday night down here (see my thread "too early for the cops") and had a great time |
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Location: Cork, Ireland | All of the above!
Practiced before with one of the guys, forgot some of what we practiced, winged it, used cheat sheet, and others joined in as well. Great fun all round. Must do it again. |
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Location: GA USA | A party with guitars is always good. Glad you pulled it off. |
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| Sounds like fun. So when's the next one? |
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Having a jam