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Topic: David Hartley and the British Connection |
Doc Hall
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Galveston, Tx
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Posted 14 Mar 2010 7:06 pm |
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| I spent some time Friday night at the Dallas Steel Show listening to David Harley in the Rains room. It makes me smile to see a Brit play such great country music. I've admired him on youtube for a while and seeing him play live was just great. As a Texan, I'm enthralled that so many of our British brothers play such great country music. If David reads this, I would love to hear about his path to pedal steel. David, hope you come back to Dallas next year. |
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Doc Hall
From:
Galveston, Tx
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Posted 25 Mar 2010 6:02 pm
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| Just a bump to see if David can expound since he's back home. |
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Danny Hall
From:
Nevada, USA
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Posted 26 Mar 2010 6:42 pm
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Hey Doc:
You can read some bio that explains how he got to pedal on his website.
I've read essays that trace bluegrass directly back to English country music. Also the variety of accents below the Mason Dixon line owe much to various English regional twangs.
You might be interested to know that Norway of all places also has a robust Country Music. Tele's and PSG, lots of twang, and many familiar production techniques; you just can't understand a single word. Trust me though, it's all about trains and trucks and loosing and puppy dogs and cheatin' hearts.
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Earnest Bovine
From:
Los Angeles CA USA
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Posted 27 Mar 2010 8:31 am
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| Danny Hall wrote: |
I've read essays that trace bluegrass directly back to English country music. |
I always thought the fiddle stuff is much more Scots & Irish than English. |
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Stuart Legg
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Posted 27 Mar 2010 9:08 am
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| Sounds like good old American tab to me. |
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Bill Hankey
From:
Pittsfield, MA, USA
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Posted 28 Mar 2010 7:27 am
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| I prefer to keep David focused. There's much too much going on in his arrangements to cast a glance the other way. He is the total package. |
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Larry Bressington
From:
Nebraska
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Posted 28 Mar 2010 2:23 pm
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Steel guitar is huge in England thanks to Radio and tv. Wally wyton's once a week show on thursdays was our only source in the 80's.
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David Hartley
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Posted 1 Apr 2010 12:01 pm Hi Doc
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| I have just noticed this thread, I don't check on the forum as much as I would like these days. Well, a long story kept short as possible coming up for you. Piano lessons at age 6 for 6 years, then it got hard. Listened to loads of country music as my parent always had records on. I used to pick out the melodies on the piano before I started having lessons. Playes Bass in my dads country band from the age of 13, and learned steel by watching our steel player from over his shoulder for 4 years really. He left and I took over his place on steel, a ZB student with 1 x E's lowered knee lever and 3 pedals. Been gigging ever since, every weekend for abou 34 years now. For many many years it was the same 7 piece band with fiddle, steel, piano,guitar, bass, drums, and singer. We always played traditional country music so thats kept it short for you. I could probably write a book really with all the stories from the gigs and things. Glad you enjoyed Dallas, The 'Bug' that I picked up spoiled it for me really this time. I hope to return next year. I believe 'Rains' are getting a bigger room. Got a Jam session tonight, leaving in a minute, good old Keith White has set-up his steel for me. Only gotta take my picks and iPhone. Regards, David. |
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