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Topic: "Southern Girl" |
Guy Cundell
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More idle ramblings from South Australia
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Posted 31 Jan 2009 3:45 am |
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Here is a song that I wrote with singer Jessie. "Southern" is southern Australia and the photos are of the hills around Adelaide where most of us are from.
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=hO9v5LCaL60
These hills are like a tinderbox at the present, in the middle of summer and we are hoping we don't get a fire.
It's been 40 degrees C for the last week with no respite forecast. That's about 104 F. We would love a little respite.
The band goes for an "acoustic" sound using Fishman pickups and preamps. I use an Aura for the dobro. The latest Fishman dobro bridge pickup is a great improvement IMO. |
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Tom Pettingill
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California, USA (deceased)
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Terry Barnett
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Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada
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Posted 31 Jan 2009 9:58 am
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| Thanks Guy. I'm at the other end of the Empire in more ways than one. Here it's been a long winter in the minus 40C range just now showing signs of breaking. I'd gladly send a little of our precipitation your way but I don't think you'd appreciate it. Cheers to the southern hemisphere...nice tune nicely done. |
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James Kerr
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Scotland, UK
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Posted 31 Jan 2009 12:22 pm
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Nice clean sound, I liked that very much.
James. |
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Guy Cundell
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More idle ramblings from South Australia
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Posted 1 Feb 2009 4:08 am
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Thanks for those generous comments. I'd love a little snow right now, Terry, but the closest thing would be a cold beer.
One of the gigs in the photos was in Whyalla, about 150 miles north, towards the desert. We rehearsed during the day under cover but about 4pm the sun came out passed the cover and started to beat down. I couldn't leave the rehearsal but I should have. The resonator got really hot. The body must have shrunk in the heat because next day you could just lift the T strainers out. The luthier, Brian de Gruchy, suggested lettuce leaves in the case to try to recondition the wood. It seemed to work but from now on "no shade, no play!" |
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Terry Barnett
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Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada
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Posted 10 Feb 2009 7:59 pm
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| Hey Guy...hope you see this. I noticed on the news that southern Australia is in pretty dire straits what with the fires and all. Hopefully everything is alright in Adelaide and that the hot weather has broken at least a bit. Cheers |
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Guy Cundell
From:
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Posted 11 Feb 2009 3:43 am
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We have been lucky here, Terry. The fires are on the same latitude about 300 miles across the border in Victoria. We had the same weather pattens though, and may be next year it will be our turn. It's been about 25 years since our last big burn.
We had a week of 100 degrees plus then more with strong winds, same as Victoria. The reports are that the fire front was moving up to 40mph in heavily wooded country, just running along the canopy of the eucalyptus trees. The poor folks didn't have a chance. Many died in cars trying to flee.
The heat is broken now much to everyone's relief. Thanks for your concern. |
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Gary Boyett
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Colorado/ Lives in Arizona
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Posted 11 Feb 2009 4:40 am
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| Very nice. I liked that. Keep them coming. |
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Rick Alexander
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Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 11 Feb 2009 5:17 am
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Good song Guy!
Nice video too . . 
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BIG STEEL |
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Terry Barnett
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Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada
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Posted 11 Feb 2009 7:13 am
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| Guy it's nice to hear that everything is...hard to say cool...but at least alright where you are. All the best man and keep the tunes coming Cheers |
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