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Topic: Pedal Steel as set decoration |
Jim Jasutis
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Posted 20 Mar 2005 3:46 pm |
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I was just watching a Daniel O'Donnell concert on PBS. On the far right of the stage there was a pedal steel set up. The guy was mostly playing standard guitar, but I did get to hear a little steel. On the other side of the stage was another steel set up. I never saw anyone go any where near it. Almost like it was just there to balance the stage.
Later I realized that since this was being recorded as a live PBS special, it may have been there as a backup, in case of mechanical problems
Funny thing was, there were a lot of country songs that didn't use the steel at all, but one of the Irish songs used it as backup  |
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Herb Steiner
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Spicewood TX 78669
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Posted 20 Mar 2005 4:56 pm
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Most often a TV show doesn't include for broadcast all the songs that the band taped during the recording of the show, due to broadcast time restraints. If the steel was used on only one or a couple of songs and they didn't make the time cut, the guitar still had to be onstage.
Another band, also with steel, might have been set up as well for their particular taping before or later.
That's just one scenario in which two steels could be onstage but not played during the final tape mix and broadcast. There are others I'm sure.
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Lee Baucum
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McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 20 Mar 2005 5:10 pm
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Something else that is strange is when the steel guitar music you are hearing is not the steel guitar music you see being played.
I believe that happened on Austin City Limits one time.
Herb?
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Jim Jasutis
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Tampa, Florida, USA
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Posted 20 Mar 2005 5:32 pm
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| There you go, letting Dorothy get a peak behind the curtain. As a civilian, I see this huge hall in Branson with a full orchestra playing behind a 2 hour special, and I just assume that it is a big deal, with everything done just for them. I forget that to the musicians who are playing, it is just another day at the office. |
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Herb Steiner
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Dan Dowd
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Paducah, KY, R.I.P.
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Posted 20 Mar 2005 6:57 pm
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| Hey Jim, I also watched the show and the Emmons steel was played behing The Gattlin Brothers and Pam Tillis. The left it set there for the rest of the show. Also the guy that played the Sho Bud played lead guitar also on the shows I seen. |
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Jim Jasutis
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Tampa, Florida, USA
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Posted 20 Mar 2005 7:11 pm
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Thanks Dan, that would make sense. I think the show was in 2 parts, and I didn't get to see the part with all the guests.
What I saw was called the Encore presentation. I guess the guests were on the original show.[This message was edited by Jim Jasutis on 20 March 2005 at 07:17 PM.] |
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basilh
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Posted 21 Mar 2005 3:09 am
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I you check out the credits on the Daniel O'Donnell albums, you'll find that I played on most of them..It was ALWAYS a "DOD" thing to use steel on Irish songs, ever since his first hit record that I produced called "Donegal Shore"
BTW Don't believe in his autobiography his account of how he paid for his first record..His sister "Margo" paid me so she could keep him happy and he wouldn't leave her band.. He was her rhythm player at the time....
Baz
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Jim Jasutis
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Posted 21 Mar 2005 5:21 am
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| Yep, Donegal Shore was the one where I noticed the steel the most. |
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Jeff Lampert
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Posted 21 Mar 2005 6:03 am
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One of my bands is an Irish music group that prominently features the steel. The steel can work nicely in that setting. If you get a chance to listen, there are a couple of tunes in the link just below. .. Jeff
http://www.legendaryhooligans.com/topics/Music.htm
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Jim Jasutis
From:
Tampa, Florida, USA
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Posted 21 Mar 2005 8:01 am
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| Your right Jeff, it works great. I knew steel would fit in a backup to Irish ballads, but who would have ever thought it would work so well in an instrumental reel. Thanks for the link --- Jim |
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