podunklander
09-25-2008, 11:48 PM
It felt good! lol The rhythm guitar went fairly well and I was shocked it stayed in tune the entire song :). When Gordon performed CRT Friday night, I was paying extra close attention :eek: I decided to try something different though -to slow down greatly on two stanzas...that follow the lyrics "cause we're moving too slow". Just to see how it felt, I played it as though I was moving too slow. kinda worked.
For the 1st time, a few of my co-workers who are always too busy to stay and listen...finally were able to and gave me positive feedback. All together - seemed like the audience wasn't enthralled, that's for sure. I feel like I want to say they weren't ready for it? But it was me who wasn't ready, in a way. Sometimes I'm finding I have to get up and play and see how it goes, and then back home to iron things out for another time.
My vocals -eeeya well when I rehearsed this afternoon, I had to move my capo from the 3rd up to the 4th fret for another song I did, and I play CRT on the 5th as it is and couldn't take the time to tune my guitar down.
One of my coworkers said it was different to hear a husky, folksy voice, like Bob Dylan he said. ah...I didn't know how to respond and just stood there looking puzzled. So he went on to tell me that he meant that in a good way. And then I decided to tell him I've had struggles with my vocals after having undergone 2 radiation treatments a couple of decades ago - I didn't say that as an excuse, but to admit that I realize that my voice doesn't sound too pretty!!!
One musician did ask me if I would duet with him on a traditional folk song sometime soon and I think I may try it!
1st song I did was Luka Bloom's "Better time" and that went over much better. I heard someone get all excited when I started it, and they sang along to the 1st verse. I thought they sounded better than I did hehe. A silent prayer to St. Francis and sent some good thoughts and thanks over to Luka in Ireland before I started playing.
For the 1st time, a few of my co-workers who are always too busy to stay and listen...finally were able to and gave me positive feedback. All together - seemed like the audience wasn't enthralled, that's for sure. I feel like I want to say they weren't ready for it? But it was me who wasn't ready, in a way. Sometimes I'm finding I have to get up and play and see how it goes, and then back home to iron things out for another time.
My vocals -eeeya well when I rehearsed this afternoon, I had to move my capo from the 3rd up to the 4th fret for another song I did, and I play CRT on the 5th as it is and couldn't take the time to tune my guitar down.
One of my coworkers said it was different to hear a husky, folksy voice, like Bob Dylan he said. ah...I didn't know how to respond and just stood there looking puzzled. So he went on to tell me that he meant that in a good way. And then I decided to tell him I've had struggles with my vocals after having undergone 2 radiation treatments a couple of decades ago - I didn't say that as an excuse, but to admit that I realize that my voice doesn't sound too pretty!!!
One musician did ask me if I would duet with him on a traditional folk song sometime soon and I think I may try it!
1st song I did was Luka Bloom's "Better time" and that went over much better. I heard someone get all excited when I started it, and they sang along to the 1st verse. I thought they sounded better than I did hehe. A silent prayer to St. Francis and sent some good thoughts and thanks over to Luka in Ireland before I started playing.