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Topic: 4 Nights and 4 Different Bands |
Randy Gilliam
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San Antonio, Texas, USA
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Posted 17 Aug 2009 9:40 pm |
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Wed, Nick Lawrence 9;30 1;30 at Crazy Ds Saloon
Thurs,Patrick Glenn 8;00 till 12;00 at Tras Country
Friday,Mario Flores,9;45;till1;45 ThirstyhorseSaloon
Sat,The Mostwanted Band Private Party,8;till12;00.
I Dont Get bored Playing With a Lot Of different bands .New Music Every night,Anyone Else Play with different Bands? Randy Gilliam  |
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Dave Harmonson
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Seattle, Wa
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Posted 17 Aug 2009 10:10 pm
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I do that. I like the variety. Last Saturday I played guitar in a bluegrass band, Sunday I played Steel in a Country and Americana band. Playing with a pretty straight up Country band this coming Thursday. Fri. and Sat I'll be playing bluegrass guitar and dobro at a bluegrass festival and sneaking in a set on steel with a country band at the same festival and then Sunday with a little different formation of the band I play with on Thursday. I think I've got that straight.
Saturday at the festival it's gonna be a bit crazy. I'm playing with my bluegrass band from 1-1:45 on one stage and then steel from 2-2:45 on another stage. I'll have my steel and amp set up and ready to go before I start the first show. A couple of band mates will pack up my guitar and dobro after the first show so I can run directly to the other stage.
I like to pick. |
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Larry Behm
From:
Mt Angel, Or 97362
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Posted 18 Aug 2009 4:02 am
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Dave which bluegrass festival?
Larry Behm |
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Dave Harmonson
From:
Seattle, Wa
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Posted 18 Aug 2009 7:46 am
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Larry, it's the Enumclaw Bluegrass Festival. At the Enumclaw Expo Center formerly the King county Fairgrounds. I know there's a band coming up from Oregon. Is that you?
I'm playing one set Friday at 8 PM then two on Saturday at 1PM and 6PM with my band. Playing steel with Paula Johnson at 2PM. |
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Jerry Hayes
From:
Virginia Beach, Va.
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Posted 18 Aug 2009 12:36 pm
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Randy, I play with different bands on a regular basis. This week it's:
Wednesday....Lee's Diner in So.Norfolk, Va. with the Jack Bateman band from 7-9 PM. I'll be on lead guitar.
Thursday.....Portsmouth City Park amphitheater with the Classic Country Band from 6-8 PM. I'll be on pedal steel and mandolin mostly on this one....
Friday.....Virginia Beach Farmer's Market outside stage with "The Long & Short of It" (my band) from 7-10 PM. I'll be on lead, steel, Dobro & mandolin for this one........
I love playing with different bands as it gives you more ways to play and a lot of times you get to do the same tunes in other keys which keeps you on your toes........JH in Va.
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Don't matter who's in Austin (or anywhere else) Ralph Mooney is still the king!!! |
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Randy Gilliam
From:
San Antonio, Texas, USA
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Posted 18 Aug 2009 5:18 pm Bands
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Hi Jerry its A Lot Of Fun,and you dont get Bored With The same Music Everytime. Thanks Randy Gilliam.  |
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Billy Tonnesen
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R.I.P., Buena Park, California
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Posted 18 Aug 2009 5:40 pm
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It's great if you can work with differin't bands and everyone knows and respects what each player is going to do.
However, it's also great when you work with the same band all the time and the Band becomes what we call "Tight". You get to know what each player is going to do, the band phrases together and you have starts and endings that you can apply to whatever song is played. Also, when the drums and bass are in sinc and the drummer knows all the kicks and subleties in a song, you usually become more inspired and play better. especially if the crowd is with the band and dancing up a storm. |
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Randy Gilliam
From:
San Antonio, Texas, USA
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Posted 18 Aug 2009 7:23 pm Tight
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| Billy You are right, My Thursday gig With Patrick Glenn I Have Been Doing For 3 years, The MostWanted Band 4 Years, The Rest Could Use a Little Tightning Around The Edges, Thanks for the Input, Randy G. |
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Clete Ritta
From:
San Antonio, Texas
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Posted 18 Aug 2009 11:03 pm
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Randy, I'll try and make it over to see you at Tra's tomorrow night.
I play a few different instruments with various singers and songwriters regularly. I like variety and also love to pick. |
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Dave Harmonson
From:
Seattle, Wa
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Posted 19 Aug 2009 12:39 pm
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| Billy, I agree about having regular members that have experience working together. Three of the bands I play with on a regular basis have things tight and arranged and I do enjoy that. It's difficult these days to have one band and keep steady work around here without alot of travel. During the 70's and until about the mid 90's I worked in bands that played 5-7 nights a week all the time. We would play a club for usually at least a month run and sometimes 3-6 months. There just isn't any place doing that any more so I've adjusted by playing in several acts and try to be versatile enough to fit into different situations. Sometimes it gets a bit complicated juggling all the commitments, but I like the challenge. From '81-'88 I worked with the same guitar player and we were totally locked in and intuitively knew how to play together. That was definitely a fun time. |
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Clete Ritta
From:
San Antonio, Texas
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Posted 20 Aug 2009 11:31 pm Re: 4 Nights and 4 Different Bands
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| Randy Gilliam wrote: |
Thurs,Patrick Glenn 8;00 till 12;00 at Tras Country
Friday,Mario Flores,9;45;till1;45 ThirstyhorseSaloon
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Randy,
It was a pleasure meeting you and the band. You make that new ZUM sound awesome. I appreciate you and Patrick letting me sit in. And thanks for the picks! The white plastic National® thumbpick is just right, and the red and black rubber coating on those fingerpicks helps on the fingers, as well as seeing quickly black=1st, red=2nd when switching from (another instrument besides båñˇjø or ∂øB®ø, to PSG.
Hope to see you tomorrow evening later with Mario Flores. I'm playing piano and acoustic guitar till 9 at the Hungry Horse—soon to be the Rebublic House— on West Ave. (not to be confused with the Thirsty Horse Saloon, at 2335 NW Military).
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Randy Gilliam
From:
San Antonio, Texas, USA
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Posted 21 Aug 2009 7:07 am Thanks
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| Thanks Clete Nice Meeting You Also, Hope To See you Friday, Randy G. |
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