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Topic: Playing lap steel with Hazmat Modine (video) |
Fred Kinbom
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Berlin, Germany, via Stockholm, Sweden.
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Posted 1 Nov 2007 9:38 am |
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Dear all,
Two days ago I had the honour and pleasure to sit in with the fantastic band Hazmat Modine from New York City, at their show in Wuppertal, Germany:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-dT1rlV9Ng
(The video was shot from the side of the stage, behind the main PA speakers, so the sound is a bit unbalanced).
I was really nervous beforehand about playing with these great musicians, but they are also great people, so nice, and playing with them was like getting a big musical hug. 
I played my 1937 National New Yorker in G-minor tuning, and Michael Gomez (Hazmat Modine's guitarist/steeler) played an early Fender Champion in a C#-minor tuning (I think that was the tuning).
The concert was amazing - they are the best live band I have ever seen! - and to play a tune with them was a wonderful experience that I learnt a lot from (it's still sinking in  ).
If you get an opportunity to see Hazmat Modine in concert - go!
Fred
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www.fredrikkinbom.com - New lap steel album out now - listen here: fredrikkinbom.bandcamp.com/album/songs-for-lap-steel-and-harmonium |
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 1 Nov 2007 9:56 am
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What an honor, Fred! Hazmat Modine released one of my favorite CDs last year, Bahamut. I would love to see them play if they ever visit California!
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Brad’s Page of Steel
A web site devoted to acoustic & electric lap steel guitars |
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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Mark White
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 1 Nov 2007 2:41 pm
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Go man go!  |
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Fred Kinbom
From:
Berlin, Germany, via Stockholm, Sweden.
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Posted 2 Nov 2007 7:59 am
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| Brad Bechtel wrote: |
| What an honor, Fred! Hazmat Modine released one of my favorite CDs last year, Bahamut. I would love to see them play if they ever visit California! |
Yes Brad - that is one of my favourite albums too. And they are even better live - a truly amazing band! To see them play is a pure joy, and to play with them was a fantastic experience! Seeing these humble and great musicians up close has set a new benchmark for musicianship for me. Very inspiring!
Fred
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www.fredrikkinbom.com - New lap steel album out now - listen here: fredrikkinbom.bandcamp.com/album/songs-for-lap-steel-and-harmonium |
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