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sycamore |
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Joined: March 2007 Posts: 698 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? | ||
an4340 |
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Joined: May 2003 Posts: 4389 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. | ||
cliff |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 14842 Location: NJ | Tequila helps. | ||
Captain Lovehandles |
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Joined: July 2005 Posts: 3408 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! | ||
Mark in Boise |
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Joined: March 2005 Posts: 12750 Location: Boise, Idaho | I can't even get them to show up the night of the party. You have 4 friends who play guitar? | ||
2ifbyC |
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Joined: December 2006 Posts: 6268 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. | ||
G8r |
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Joined: November 2006 Posts: 3969 | 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) | ||
Captain Lovehandles |
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Joined: July 2005 Posts: 3408 Location: GA USA | That reminds me, I've been meaning to Otto-fy the Slipkid songs. | ||
ProfessorBB |
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Joined: January 2006 Posts: 5881 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. | ||
Paul Templeman |
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Joined: February 2002 Posts: 5750 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. | ||
moody, p.i. |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 15654 Location: SoCal | Wasn't Gavin Moore the captain on the Love Boat? | ||
cliff |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 14842 Location: NJ | Gavin McLeod. | ||
moody, p.i. |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 15654 Location: SoCal | You sure? I know Temp's a huge fan of that show.... | ||
cliff |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 14842 Location: NJ | In the immortal words of Thomas Jefferson: ". . Google It If Thy Doubt . . . ." | ||
cholloway |
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Joined: March 2005 Posts: 2791 Location: Atlanta, GA. | I thought MacLeod was played by Dennis Weaver? | ||
cliff |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 14842 Location: NJ | McCloud. | ||
Capo Guy |
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Joined: December 2004 Posts: 4394 Location: East Tennessee | Originally posted by cliff: Does he play guitar? :DMcCloud. | ||
cliff |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 14842 Location: NJ | McLoud. | ||
maxdaddy7271 |
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Joined: March 2006 Posts: 482 Location: enid, ok | Unfortunately, yes. | ||
Trader Jim |
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Joined: June 2006 Posts: 7307 Location: South of most, North of few | Cliff, you're killin me.... :D :D | ||
cliff |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 14842 Location: NJ | yeh, but it's a slow, agonizing death. sorry about that . . . | ||
2ifbyC |
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Joined: December 2006 Posts: 6268 Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by cliff: Intentional and fulfilling, I'm sure! yeh, but it's a slow, agonizing death. Originally posted by cliff: Nobody here believes that! sorry about that . . . :D | ||
Beal |
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Joined: January 2002 Posts: 14127 Location: 6 String Ranch | for a minute | ||
Captain Lovehandles |
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Joined: July 2005 Posts: 3408 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. | ||
MusicMishka |
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Joined: March 2005 Posts: 5563 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | :D :D Ya gotta love this group... ;) :rolleyes: | ||
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