Dionne Farris "Sign of Life" |
I saw Dionne Farris last night at Yoshi's. You must see her in concert if you get a chance! She is unbelievable in concert! She brings life to all around her. She has a new cd ...
Posted by on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 08:11:00 GMT |
"Guitar" by Tim Brookes |
Anyone in the process of buying a guitar or any guitarist will love this book. The book is part biography, part history, part reference, and part love story...of guitars. I'd love to ...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:40:00 GMT |
An Affordable and nice sounding Martin for about $600 |
This article is a great one about the Martin D-1 which you can now find for
$600-$800 used. The photo of me with my niece is a D-1. If you are taller than 5' 5" it's fantastic!
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Posted by on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:36:00 GMT |
Lost or Losing your voice? |
I lost my voice recently which happens often ~ probably some say not enough! :)
A good friend of mine told me about this and gave me a sample. This cured the problem within a day...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 11:46:00 GMT |
Phil Keaggy |
I'll never forget seeing Phil Keaggy play the guitar for the first time. I had his records (and yes, 8 track tapes, urg that dates me!). I remember Phil saying, "Here's to all the 9 f...
Posted by on Sat, 06 Oct 2007 11:40:00 GMT |
Cigar Box Guitars |
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Many of us can't afford the instruments we play. Cigar box guitars became popular during the Great Depression. You can ask for stores to save you a cigar box and they will giv...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 13:32:00 GMT |
Vocal Exercises |
Stress can effect one's ability to sing. Numbers 1-6 are from some vocal exercises provided by Caroline Bowen (@1998) website. The others are knowledge I aquired as a practi...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 01:54:00 GMT |
Ergonomic Solutions |
Another product that helps with wrist, arm and muscle support is called "Neck Up". Here is their website:
www.neckup.com
Posted by on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:20:00 GMT |
Special Tunings (God Bless Joni Mitchell)! |
Joni Mitchell was struck by polio as a child. Her left side of her body was weak. She started playing with the tuning of different string so that, at times, simply laying her index fi...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:07:00 GMT |
Joint and Muscle Splints |
I was recently made aware of splints that are made for musicians with joint and muscle challenges. The website is:
www.silverringsplint.com
Posted by on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 10:59:00 GMT |
