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Nakos Marker
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Posted 31 Jan 2014 2:06 pm |
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Rob Anderlik
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Posted 31 Jan 2014 2:14 pm
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| welcome to the forum. I'd like to listen to your music but the link didn't work for me. |
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Mike Neer
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NJ
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Posted 31 Jan 2014 2:26 pm
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Hi, Nakos, and welcome to the forum. I know I've heard your name before, maybe there was a shred dobro video of you?
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Jon Light
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Saugerties, NY
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Posted 31 Jan 2014 2:32 pm
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Good stuff, Nakos!
Here's a good link:
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Rob Anderlik
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Chicago, IL
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Posted 31 Jan 2014 2:51 pm
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| Very cool music! Thanks for sharing! |
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Nakos Marker
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 31 Jan 2014 8:08 pm
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| Mike Neer wrote: |
| Hi, Nakos, and welcome to the forum. I know I've heard your name before, maybe there was a shred dobro video of you? |
Haha! That's right, there was a video like that. When I was 18 and first realized it was possible to play fast without using open strings, I got a little crazy about it.  |
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 3 Feb 2014 5:07 pm
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" Jerry said it's harder to play slow than fast"
Then why is it that almost anybody can play slow yet very few people can play (well) lightening fast?
I don't buy it just because Jerry said it..... |
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Ron Whitfield
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Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 3 Feb 2014 5:27 pm
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| HowardR wrote: |
" Jerry said it's harder to play slow than fast"
Then why is it that almost anybody can play slow yet very few people can play (well) lightening fast?
I don't buy it just because Jerry said it..... |
Nobody has to buy it, but it certainly makes sense when you consider that while anybody can play slow, not everybody can (or are willing to) play slow and pull out raw, meaningful, and memorable emotions. It's a special talent that allows that, and one I think many if not most could do if they'd get deep. The lightning fingered players tended to focus more on technique over pure expression yet many could/can do the good slow stuff as well, maybe just preferring to not get into their innermost feelings that way. |
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Nakos Marker
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 6 Feb 2014 5:26 pm
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Chris Templeton
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The Green Mountain State
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Posted 6 Feb 2014 6:54 pm
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Welcome Nakos. I enjoy your music. I especially like "Wild Rose". I used to play with Michael Hurley, from the Holy Modal Rounders and Dan Hicks and your music reminds me a lot of their sounds.
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"The Tapper" : https://christophertempleton.bandcamp.com/album/the-tapper
Soundcloud Playlist: https://soundcloud.com/bluespruce8: |
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Orville Johnson
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 6 Feb 2014 7:07 pm
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Hi Nakos and welcome to the forum. To elaborate slightly on your thoughts, I'd say fast playing can easily become a display of running thru patterns you've internalized without any regard for actual melodic content. When you play slow, it's pretty evident whether or not you have a melodic sense or if you've only learned to parrot patterns and pre-digested phrases.
Glad to hear you're doing well and playing a lot. I listened to and enjoyed the tunes at your link. I enjoyed meeting you, too, and when you get some new instructional stuff together be sure to put some links up here...all best...oj |
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