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Topic: New Tune - September In The Rain - Gerald Ross |
Gerald Ross
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Posted 21 Feb 2009 4:29 pm |
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The weather service tried to scare us today. 
BIG STORM they said! Stay home! 8 inches of snow in a 10 hour period! If you have to travel take food, a cell phone and a flashlight!!!
I stayed home and recorded today. The "big storm" turned out to be 2" of snow. No big deal. Here's my storm song. Every song about snow is a Christmas song. Nobody wants that now. This one is close enough.
I recorded this with my:
2006 Talsma Tenor Ukulele
1954 Fender Champion Lap Steel
1993 Heritage Johnny Smith Archtop Guitar
Band In Box Bass
September In The Rain
I learned this one at the Augusta Heritage Festival where I will be back again (my third year!) at Swing Week July 26-31, 2009 teaching swing ukulele and beginning C6 steel guitar.
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Gerald Ross
'Northwest Ann Arbor, Michigan's King Of The Hawaiian Steel Guitar'
A UkeTone Recording Artist
CEO, CIO, CFO - UkeTone Records
Gerald's Hawaiian Steel Guitar/Ukulele Website |
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Billy Gilbert
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 21 Feb 2009 5:18 pm september rain??
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That sounds great Gerald.  |
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Jerry Gleason
From:
Eugene, Oregon, USA
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Posted 22 Feb 2009 1:06 am
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| That's nice, Gerald. Good song. I'm learning ukulele now, and I'm getting a good appreciation of how hard it is to find chord voicings on four strings when you're used to six.... |
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Gerald Ross
From:
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Bill Leff
From:
Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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Posted 22 Feb 2009 10:36 am
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Very sweet!
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Rick Collins
From:
Claremont , CA USA
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Posted 22 Feb 2009 10:54 am
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...like the sound Gerald.
I wish I had your versatility. |
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James Kerr
From:
Scotland, UK
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Posted 22 Feb 2009 11:05 am
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Very nice indeed, no harm meant, but I hope it snows for a while yet up your way.
James, |
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Papa Joe Pollick
From:
Swanton, Ohio
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Posted 22 Feb 2009 6:25 pm
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 That was a little bit of allright Gerald.Ya done good..One of my favorite tunes,been doin it for years..PJ... |
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Gerald Ross
From:
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Terry P. Miller
From:
Vancouver, Washington, USA
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Posted 23 Feb 2009 1:49 pm
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Nice going Gerald! Very tasty playing, and a good arrangement too. How about doing some more good tunes from your "standards" library?
Terry Miller |
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Don Kona Woods
From:
Hawaiian Kama'aina
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Posted 23 Feb 2009 2:26 pm
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| BIG STORM they said! Stay home! 8 inches of snow in a 10 hour period! If you have to travel take food, a cell phone and a flashlight!!! |
I thought for a moment that you were going to do Stormy Weather!
September in the Rain was a nice and enjoyable selection however.
Aloha,
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Rick Alexander
From:
Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 23 Feb 2009 4:34 pm
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Hey Gerald, that's beautiful!
It's definitely a keeper - I downloaded it to my Steel Tracks folder, where only the coolest tunage resides . .
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 23 Feb 2009 5:36 pm
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| Very nice, gentle reading of a great standard, Gerald. The George Shearing Quintet, Tal Farlow, and Curly Chalker all did great versions of that tune. |
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Kay Das
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 24 Feb 2009 10:36 pm
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Great laid back rendition! Don't know why it reminded me of Jack de Mello's " Steel Guitar Magic" album (Billy Hew Len and Barney Isaacs).
But then again, Gerald, you are an institution on your own!
Kay |
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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Gerald Ross
From:
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Stephan Miller
From:
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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Posted 1 Mar 2009 9:56 am
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| Listened to this again today (it's snowing here).Very nice arrangement & feel to the tune, and your Lollar-ized Fender sounds really good. Enjoyed the lead and backup steelin'... |
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