Sunday, March 16, 2025
Guitar and Faith Update
Working on the last song of Volume 1 my “Fingerpicking Guitar Techniques” DVD set: “Make Me a Pallet in Your Floor.” Difficult, but workable. Been working on this DVD since this past November, and I feel accomplished! Feeling accomplished in that I’m actually sticking to it and with ONE method! Really liking the sound of my Martin 000-10e. Still saving for another acoustic guitar.
Still in the Jazz trio, and that’s going well too. Using the stuff that I learned in my guitar improvisation course. Feeling really good about not trying to learn yet another method of improvisation.
Want to get back into my Catholic faith. Went to the sacrament of Penance yesterday, and then Mass today.
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Saturday, February 1, 2025
Continuing with Stefan Grossman DVD
Haven’t posted here in about a month, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been playing. Really diving into Stefan Grossman’s “Fingerpicking Guitar Techniques” DVD. Up to song four: “Nobody’s Dirty Business.”
Interesting - seems like starting to figure out a new tune seems monumental when I start it - then I take my time and it gradually (VERY “gradually!”) comes together.
Like when he answered a forum post of mine - the order of the songs was put together purposefully to gradually build on each other.
Having a really good time with it.
Still need to finish reading the Fahey book, “How Bluegrass Music Ruined My Life.” To me, it reminds me of an older version of J.D. Salinger’s Holden Caulfield in “Catcher in the Rye.”
Watched some videos of John Renbourn and Bert Jansch; trying to explore some other fingerpickers out there. They really did not really impress me - not to say they were not talented, - just “not my cup of tea.”
Started watching my next video, after those two, of John Fahey. Still have to finish watching it. His playing is more “ my cup of tea.”
On line, I’ve also been a fan of James Rigby stuff as well as a YouTube player named bernard vdd (Bernard Vandendriessche). I really like bernard’s playing.
I also played electric guitar with the jazz trio. Dissatisfied with my improvising there -
Saving $ for a higher end acoustic (probably Martin) guitar.
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