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Nate Hofer


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Overland Park, Kansas
Post  Posted 8 Nov 2013 6:44 pm    
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Hey all,
If interested, I've posted another recording and tab to my blog for the head/melody to the old swing standard I'm an Old Cowhand from the Rio Grande:

http://woodshedsteel.wordpress.com/2013/11/09/im-an-old-cowhand-from-the-rio-grande-c6a7-8-string/

See what ya think. Gimmie some feedback! Good or critical is all good!
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David Matzenik


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Post  Posted 9 Nov 2013 12:27 am    
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Yep, Great number. I played this version to death back in the 1970s.
http://vimeo.com/57287562


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Andy Volk


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Boston, MA
Post  Posted 9 Nov 2013 5:59 am    
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Nice, Nate! The Rollins record is a classic. Bill Frisell does some amazing things with folk material. You're right - there's so much more material out there appropriate to steel guitar than Steel Guitar Rag and Sleep Walk ad infinitum.
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L. Bogue Sandberg

 

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Chassell, Michigan, USA
Post  Posted 9 Nov 2013 9:51 am    
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Nice job on a fun song, Nate. I'll look to borrow some ideas from your arrangement. We do it in the same key with the same chord progression. (I'm playing G13 on 8 str. dobro.) The lyrics always get a few laughs from the audience. And how many bluegrass bands cover a Johnny Mercer/Bing Crosby tune?
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Stephen Abruzzo

 

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Philly, PA
Post  Posted 9 Nov 2013 1:26 pm    
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Very nice playing Nate, good control.
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Nate Hofer


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Overland Park, Kansas
Post  Posted 9 Nov 2013 1:26 pm    
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Thanks for listening guys!
Andy, I'll definitely have to find those version you're mentioning.
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Ted Smith


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Post  Posted 14 Nov 2013 11:34 am     Dads fav'
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One of my Dad's favorite tunes ... I'll have it stuck in my head for the rest of the day Smile
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