Why?Why?Why?

but, ...they like it.

Play it again

Never heard the swedish version, but I can´t imagine it would be like Peggy Lee´s,....longing, a little bit shady hoarsness, some echo (if I remember it right). As a mother of fact that record is of the kind when Bud Bundy in "Married with Children" says to his father (Al);

-"Dad. I want a guitar".

Al Bundy fully understands.

By the way, today this would be the perfect hit for Christina Applegate...., Send me some dollars for the idea, Chris, I mean Kelly... And of course, I´m ready to play the guitarpart any time.( and, ..You can hum more songs in my ear.)

Go for it! Go for it! Send me at least a Christmascard!

For the moment I´m not sure, maybe it´s was a version of Patti Page... From the lyrics, any way by Peggy Lee;

Play the guitar,
...play it again,
...my Johnny.
...May be you´re cold
...but you´re so warm inside.

That´s from the times when you didn´t (always) got the guitar punched in your head!

Women´s Group...

...nothing new really!

http://www.harpguitars.net/knutsen/historicalphotos.htm

As Time Goes By with Echo

"The Spotnicks - the first 45 years", is a great documentary book ( 450 pages) by Lars Åkerström.

The story began 1958 in Gothenburg,...and during the time when the book was published (2004), the Spotnicks were still very active. With over 18 million records sold, many long lasting tours abroad, this is one of Sweden´s most succesful popularmuisc exports ever.

It was the first group managing to climb the charts in England (1963). Followed by France, Mexico, Japan... (Like the Beatles they had played in Germany for months, before...)

Many pictures in the book also covers up; the unique story, of how it just happened in some natural order. Just looking at the many colourful record covers, from different parts of the world is a pleasure.

Remarkably, it was possible in the 1960ties, for a (world)wide audience play melody rather strictly. The (electric guitar) sound was still new, that echo...., ( it was almost listening to soundtracks from movies....). In these times the electric guitar was still a kind of monster in the terms of classical guitar education, you just couldn´t study it in music high schools, and the conflict many places continued over decades.

Lead guitarist of the Spotnicks, Bo Winberg, was early (1957) inspired by the records of Les Paul (and met him in the spring 2004...).

As a kid myself, I thought that Les Paul had long fingers,... something spiderlike, - later I understood that he was one of the influential pioneers of the solidbody guitar, and new recording techniques. A few years later I heard the Shadows (with Cliff ) live. Still my brain gives some shady colour pictures of the occasion. Late spring, outdoors.

After that, not really my conscious part of the brain working, it was just that: "I wanna have guitar".

In that case I understand young people of today, ...you don´t really understand it, all the surroundings - but you want. Maybe it´s like sex...., excuse me, not technically, ...but maybe spiritually.

Very naturalistic

The Celtic Harp - by John Loesberg
CD edition
published by Ossian Publications, 8/9 Frith Street, London WID 3JB, UK

What a nice sound, can immediately be related to the classical guitar,... but, here with "better" basslines.... (If you dont´ "solve" your great polyphonic problems in a guitar duo)

Some of the pieces are well known by classical guitarists. For example Kemp´s Jig sounds here relaxed, in a way I think agrees with ancient times. For an outsider it´s good to get a kind of summary of categories; Irish, Welsh, Breton, Scottish, English, Cornish, Manx...

Yes, I have often felt that guitarists been a bit hysterical. Maybe it´s because of the competition, no one wants to be a slowhand, in the real sense of the word. In general, the tempo in the media today for example, tendence to give up-tempo -stressed attitudes. Of course traces are found in art.

Already a few decades ago; talkin bout classical solo guitar; ....metallic, long sounding, new bass strings,....modern experiments , but with romantic echo...., just like in a castle .... no real polyrythmics
How honest is that? The lonely boy eating cakes? Macho-Mucho?

If you play folkmusic on the guitar you must basically be simple and honest, no more. Guitarists can in general learn something from The Celtic Harp, - it´s about the natural and social thing ....,

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"FOLKVISA" (Sweden)

Older swedish folksongs (with lyrics of course...) are called "Folkvisa". They are still more or less known, at least for the older generation. These tunes were common in every school´s songbook.
You find more of these, and folk tunes in general, on
http://drtaboola.blogspot.com

Classical Signs

Please Shudup your´e Hooligan-yelling... and study the signs.

There are absolutely worse ideas.

(Photo: Patrik Leonardsson)

Future Show(-s,-er)

Hello Guitar Lovers,

Some Tab is coming up, so far mainly on the neighbour http://hvemsida.blogspot.com.

I´ve been wondering if there´s a good reason to open up New Blog (in this Blogger area),

W I T H O N L Y T A B S ....,but I dunno, I dunno.

But why me?

"That´s because you are dedicated to work UN-payed"

Anyway.

Now it began on.......

http://drtaboola.blogspot.com

Check it up!

You are the winner, I´m the looser.

the SPANISH JOB

"Writing Down Flamenco"

Flamenco is an art-form which traditionally does not use written notation. Many readers must, therefore, wonder about the authenticity and accuracy of the transcritions of Juan Martin´s music into staff notation and tablature (cifra). The approach adopted here was designed to preserve as much as possible the vital spontaneity of Juan´s playing and to avoid simplification or distrortion in showing how Flamenco is actually played.

After the main outlines of the Method had been decided upon, he played and tape-recorded the pieces impromptu, most of them in just one and very inspired session. In this way he linked together many melodic falsetas and rhythmic passages of rasgueo into pieces suitable for a progressive introduction to guitar techniques as well as for solo performance. Next, the music was transcribed from the tape-recording into notation and cifra. Some further sections were recorded and transcribed separately in order to complete the coverage of basic techniques and essential toques.

Working now from the basis of the transcriptions and the recordings, Juan memorised the pieces as he had originally played them and re-recorded them for the cassette to go with the book. Both during and after the re-recording at EMI´s studios the transcriptions were checked through again note by note to ensure that they correspond as exactly as possible to the final recording you will hear.

P.C. " (signature)

No wonder this is still the best tutorial flamenco book, crossed my way; EL ARTE FLAMENCO DE LA GUITARRA, by JUAN MARTIN. United Music Publishers Ltd., 1978.

It went back to basic flamenco traditions, more understandable for the outsider than ever.

DJANGO REINHARDT

"Jean Baptiste (Django) Reinhardt 1910-1953.

Guitarist/Composer born to gypsy parents in Belgium. Though he never attended a day of school -he could barely write his name-he possessed the qualities of a prince and the gifts of a genius. At the age of 18 he lost the use of two fingers on his left hand when he was severely burned in a fire. As a result of this accident, he devised an entirely new approach to the guitar, creating a voice for the instrument that is unsurpassed even today."

"The creation of the QHCF was direct result of the Hot Club of France´s search for an all-French musical group to represent their organization. This small society of French jazz enthusiasts was spearheaded by Hugues Panassie and then nurtured by Charles Delaunay. Primarly, they entertained themselves by playing and studying imported American jazz records, but in a effort to increase their activities they began to promote jazz concerts. Initially drawing from the visiting American musicans and the modest but growing school of French jazz players, they presented their first concert in May of 1933. Django Reinhardt had come to the attention of the society in the spring of 1933, and it was in that winter that he began to be featured at their concerts, in mid-1934, while backstage during a performance at an afternoon tea-dance.

Django and Stephane Grappelli (whom he met at the end of 1931) began to improvise on the jazz standards of the day such as Dinah, Lady Be Good and Tiger Rag. These impromptu sessions grew into a daily practise (with three acoustic guitars, bass and violin) and led to the making of an audition record in September 1934."

"Due to the efforts of Duke Ellington in October 1946, Django made his first and only appearance in the U.S. (Oct.1946-Jan.1947). Ellington, who first met Reinhardt in 1939, was anxious to have Django return to the States with him then, but the outbreak of war prevented this. It wasn´t until seven years later that the fabulous gypsy arrived in N.Y.C. and performed a series of concerts as a guest soloist with the Ellington Orchestra. Not having brought his trusty Selmer guitar from Europe, Django was forced to use an American Gibson amplified guitar. Recordings made during a concert in Chicago reveal Django to be quite at home with the instrument, even utilizing the sustaining power which the amplified guitar possesses. For recordings and apperances from 1947 through 1950, Django performed intermittently on the amplified guitar, opting at times to use his acoustic instrument.

It wasn´t until 1951 that he exclusively played his amplified instrument (the Selmer with a pickup), using this voice to express his "new" ideas and repertoire in the 1950s world of "modern" jazz. "

Source: THE DJANGO REINHARDT ANTHOLOGY , Jewel Music Publishing 1984. Mike Peters/Dan Fox. In this informative book is also mentioned the existence of THE DJANGO REINHARDT SOCIETY 25-38 76th street, Jackson Heights, N.Y. 11370. More information is surely today to be found on Internet.

Festival Coming in Adelaide

WHY JOHN RENBOURN ?

At least 300 full-moons ago, when living in Malmö (Malmoe), in the southerns of Sweden, I happened to borrow some written music for guitar made by John Renbourn. During this time I was very much into study the classical guitar and improve my sight-reading to new heights. I can never regret the procedure.

I found John Renbourns guitar music immediately interesting. Later I got copies of some more, but as a mother of fact, still in this day, I have not heard so many of them in recorded versions. So, and but, how it´s written on paper, can have the power of surviving. Like in the older classical music tradition, when there were no studios. No electricty. No Corn-Flakes. Touring took years, with boat, horse and wagon.

John Renbourn appeared to me broadly, through his pieces, of course with even greater links to folkmusic traditions. Comparing with other "modern" stuff written for the classical guitar, this was for me truly interesting beacuse of connections to classical from different ages, but also some blues/ popmusic of the time, and seemed mostly done with relatively freedom in form.

When I´m playing with right hand fingers, I usually do it on nylonstrings. I think most of the tunes were originally played on steel, "all people know" there´s a difference. So, I´ve practised them as nylonguitar tunes; Ladye Nothynges Toye Puffe, Lady and the Unicorn, Lady goes to church, A Day at the Seaside, ...., to mention some of the prints.

But it´s not only about tricky sologuitarplaying. It´s a must to study his accompaniaments in the songs., if you are to fingerpickin delights.

From John Renbourns Biography chapter one, I found in 2003;

"In Britain in the late fifties the musical craze was for "Skiffle", an amalgam of American folk, bluegrass and jugband styles. The big hit was "Freight Train" which drew attention to Elisabeth Cotten´s original, as well as to the work of such musicians as Leadbelly, Jesse Fuller, Josh White, Big Bill Broonzy, Brownie McGhee and Ramblin´ Jack Elliot. These players all came over to England and their guitar styles left a strong impression on a generation of young skifflers. As soon as I left school I went hitchhiking, and met up with others trying to play like them. Mac McCloud, Gerry Lockran, Mike Softly and Wizz Jones were already well on the way, and were all i awe of Davey Graham."

http://www.john-renbourn.com

FROM ONE OF...

...my secret agents (Adelaide, Australia)

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COOL EVENING

(Decembers Short-Cut Ticket)

If you got some money for christmas, let me give you a hand with those parcels.
The last day of the year means fireworks, originally an cultivated idea from China, which in western world nowdays means war between youngsters who still don´t really know about the wonder of washing their own underpants. Tomorrow I read in the newspapers about the damages.
How many dead? How many got just got rockets in their head? How many fingers lost?
Yes, it´s just like in the old MAD comic books. Here in the DRIVE MY GUITAR area, everything is more serious. If you this evening are invited to an elegant restaurant uptown, don´t miss the opportunity to appear on stage. I suggest, Good Year rubber is the best for your shoes an evening like this, you jump up on stage un-invited in tight trashy bluejeans and give Chuck Berry´s old tune some new energy.
I promise you are the surprise of the evening!
Dont forget to take your git-axe with you, I mean the Teleboxer 19566-66-Gold with extra bazookas.

Too Much Monkey Business
Runnin´ to and fro, hard workin´ at the mill,
Never fails in the mail, there comes a rotten bill.

TOO MUCH MONKEY BUS´NESS, TOO MUCH MONKEY BUS´NESS, TOO MUCH MONKEY BUS´NESS, For me to be involved in.

Salesman talkin´ to me, try´n´, to run me up a creek,
Said, "You can buy it, go on, try it, You can pay me next week!" Arrgh,,,,,

TOO MUCH MONKEY BUS´NESS, TOO MUCH MONKEY BUS´NESS, TOO MUCH MONKEY BUS´NESS, For me to be involved in.

Blonde hair, good lookin´, try´n´´ to get me hooked,
Wants me to marry, get a home, Settle down, write a book! Arrgh,,,,,

TOO MUCH MONKEY BUS´NESS, TOO MUCH MONKEY BUS´NESS, TOO MUCH MONKEY BUS´NESS, For me to be involved in.

Same thing, ev´ry day, gettin´ up, goin´ to school,
No need of me complainin´, My objections overruled! Arrgh,,,,

TOO MUCH MONKEY BUS´NESS, TOO MUCH MONKEY BUS´NESS, TOO MUCH MONKEY BUS´NESS, For me to be involved in.
Pay phone, somethin´´ wrong, dime gone, will mail,
Oughta sue the op´rator for tellin´ me a tale! Arrgh,,,,

TOO MUCH MONKEY BUS´NESS, TOO MUCH MONKEY BUS´NESS, TOO MUCH MONKEY BUS´NESS, For me to be involved in.

Been to Yokohama, been fightin´ in the war,
Army bunk, army chow, army clothes, army car! Arrgh,,,,

TOO MUCH MONKEY BUS´NESS, TOO MUCH MONKEY BUS´NESS, TOO MUCH MONKEY BUS´NESS, For me to be involved in.

Workin´ in the fillin´ station, Too many tasks,
"Wipe the windows, check the tires, check the oil, dollar gas?!!!" Arrgh,,,,

TOO MUCH MONKEY BUS´NESS, TOO MUCH MONKEY BUS´NESS, TOO MUCH MONKEY BUS´NESS, For me to be involved in.

This rocker song, from MCMLVI (1956), from one of the truly first musicbooks I bought with own money (from the HAGSTROM music shop in this small town), way back, way back...., way back, - has maybe been recorded by hundreds, as many of Chuck Berry´s tunes. At the time I thought, by learning to read the music very carefully I will sound like Chuck ... Picture is from that book, young upcoming artist....., later, influential giant on the R&B scene. The energy.. Give the guitarsolo a shot . Backbeat. Always some blues. Boogiejazzy.
Chuck Berry´s have entertained so many.

AT LAST, WORKING DAY

HEARING THE LYRICS

For decades, I wondered,... is the true version;
"My baby drew up,....in a brandnew......Cadillac".....
or this "My baby grew up,....in a brandnew....Cadillac"?
Few years back I saw it written on paper, maybe the answer of this BIG QUESTION;
"My baby drove up...., in a brandnew...Cadillac".
That´s supposingly the true version, but do they all really sing that?
In Sweden we also have the a little bit confusing version, when the story goes, directly translated:
"My baby took up.....a brandnew.....Caviar"!
But,..... is it Russian or Persian? No doubt, it´s about the cheaper form of caviar, sold in tubes, well known in this country.

LATEST NEWS from AUSTRALIA

com´n air-heads
your time has come!

NOVEMBER´s SHORT-CUT TICKET

As I mentioned before, they do it boys, tired of your dominant attitudes.

http://www.alarmare.se/index.php?info=viewCategory&id=2

But anyhow, I´ve never noticed that music/sound activities would be for men only..., many times I don´t understand the problem.
I think the problem is not mainly about music, it´s about something else, about how the society works.

http://drivemyguitar.blogspot.com/2006/04/they-are-coming.html

WILLIAM GOES TO PICTURES

One day Williams´ aunt, Mrs Smith, dressed up like a Christmas tree, gave him a shilling for posting a letter for her and carrying her parcels from the grocer´s. - Buy some sweets or go to to the Pictures, she said as she gave it to him. As the Cinema ticket cost only sixpence, William bought som sweets with the other sixpence. He choose two bottles of Soda Pop and one cake of Chocolate of the Swiss brand.
Still he got a halfpenny twopence, if you count in Danish. William was not in the habit of going to the Picture Palaces. He had only been there once before in his life. It was an interesting programme.
First came the story of two guitar-thieves, who on coming out of a house full of semi-accoustic guitars were pursued by two policemen. They jumped on to a moving mystery train, and then jumped from that on to a moving easy rider motor-cycle, and from that they jumped into a moving jetplane.
The next play was a comedy, an American film. It began with a man playing guitar alone upstairs in his bedroom, but ended with a crowd of people, all covered with records and posters, falling downstairs on top of one another. It was awfully funny.
When the play was over, William hurried out of the Picture Palace and ran down the road, the lonesome road. He took a banana from his pocket and, using it as a pistol, fired twice. Two of his pursuers (not real ones!) fell dead, the rest came on. There was no time to be lost. Running for his dear life, he rushed down dead end street and, still looking back and firing as he went, he ran into his own gateway.
William´s father, Mr Smith, who had stayed at home that day because of a bad headache, after to many drinks a few hours earlier at China Bar, picked himself up from the middle of a rose-bush and seized William by back of his neck.
- What do you mean by running into me like that?!, he shouted.
- I was only just coming in at the gate, said William.
- Be quiet! And go to bed at once!

This story shows that William have a interest for guitar playing, but not too much opportunity to practise it himself. His father, Mr Smith, drink too much and Mrs. Smith, former top-model of the Vogue magazine, is kind but not really understanding, of the fact that William now is grown-up man. If kids are in the age of thirty-one, it´s not to late to learn them about the bird and the bees. But most important of all, they need guitars. Maybe Black, maybe mystery shaped.
In Europe they almost not make cheap mystery guitars any more, they come from the east. But quality can be amazingly good! (That was already said in the 1970-ies...)

B L U E S Y

I hate to see
the evening sun go down
I hate to see
the evening sun go down
´Cause my baby
he done left this town
(St.Louis Blues)

Look here, sweet mama,
See what you have done,
You mad me love you, now your regular man done come.
(Trouble in mind)

It has been days, didn´t know your name
Why should I worry myself in vain
But now she´s gone, I don´t worry,
I´m sitting on top of the world.
(Sitting on Top of the World)

If you don´t like my ocean, don´t fish in my sea.
If you don´t like my ocean, don´t fish in my sea.
Stay out of my valley, let my mountain be.
(Don´t fish in my sea)

Born under a bad sign,
Been down since I began to crawl
If it wasn´t for bad luck,
You know, I wouldn´t have no luck at all.
(Born Under a Bad Sign)

FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE ?

"Hi! I am Nina. To talk about my personal qualities I`l try to look at myself from aside. So I`m a romantic, charming, feminine, and sweet girl. Yet as a person I am open-minded, easy-going, kind-hearted. From the very beginning I try to behave naturally. I dislike lie and hypocrisy. Kindness and decency are the qualities that are very important for me and that`s why I value them in myself. I love my parents very much as they have given much to me and I am grateful to them. I have some questions for you if you want to get to know me closer: * Why are you interested in Russian lady? * Are you interested in serious relations with Russian woman? * I will be waiting for your reply to * Have you ever been to Russia? * Would you like to correspond or to talk by phone? * What is important for you in relations and am I right for you? * Are you planning to visit Russia? mailto: X X X
Hope you will tell me about yourself, kisses from Russia, Nina

I´m sorry Nina, this is not the way. I don´t like automatic love letters. Most of the advertising mail in the box is more unpersonal than yours, dangerous too, but ... one klick and my computer is invaded by some p-shop and gambling hostel activities. And you don´t seem to know about Alfred E. Neumann? Read what the comic book sez. And know some musical workshop like chewing gum. You must have some music talk if you make the walk. You are too far from the target. But I have some russian guitar music books, which reminds me; to cover it on this blog later. That´s the result of your automatic letter.

Today: SOUND EFFECTS

"You can blow up the balloon in private and then let the air out in public, keeping the balloon hidden under your coat." That´s one classical trick ( used by balloonplayers).

I read in the Old Book, about William; "He couldn´t keep it blown up for ever. He had to let the air out som time. He couldn´t help it making noise when the air went out. It was the way it was made. He hadn´t made it. On his way to school he saw an old gentleman in the front of him. He blew up the balloon and held it under his Black-Rubber T-shirt. Then, as he passed the old gentleman, he let it off. The old gentleman gave a jump into the air and looked angrily around. He looked at the small innocent-looking, kick-boxing schoolboy, who was armed with 4 knifes and 2 shot-guns, and then at the upper windows of the houses.
The boy hurried on to the next gentleman. He had quite a happy walk to school. School was at first very succesful. But the mathematics master found the balloon and took it away from him. "I hope", said his father at lunch, "that they have taken away that balloon of yours". William replied sadly that they had"

From this story we can learn, don´t play with sound effects too much. If your amp for example have Reverb with stormy weather, destroy the world with no Delay, or Flanger with special danger, it could be better if you learn for example the C chord first. Ask your neighbour how to put your fingers (not in his wallet).

New Hobby: SING ALONG WITH PICTURE !

Suggested songs

Can´t stop lovin you
The best things in life are free
Only you
It must have been love
Every breath you take
She loves you
All the things you are
We are the champions
Sunny Girl
(I can´t get no)Satisfaction
I just wanna make love to you
It´s a wonderful world
Can´t help falling in love
Let it be me
Hallelujah, I love her so
Man of Mystery
When a man loves a woman
Something
This Guy´s in Love with You
The song is you
He´s got the whole world in his hands



Do you know more? (suitable for your howlin and the guitar)
Let me know.

OCTOBER´s SHORT-CUT TICKET

I´m in this area writing this. Bredgatan, Halmstad, to the left. Did like George Bush, used the Google and Googled in. It´s the magnetic town. I´ll never get out of here. Maybe it´s the doom for my sins,... or is it only cryptonite? (No Superman can stand cryptonite)..........Is this the next target?

You can do it...

...PLAY BASS
DAMMIT !

I liked this book immediately, straight on, modern. You don´t have to study for years to get started...., just do it.
With two CD:s and "it´s for real"- sounding exercises in different styles, soon touchable, with two hands and one head. I don´t complain at all when I find comments like this; "exessive use of this technique in your local music store will probably get you thrown out."
Matt Scharfglass is New-York based songwriter, bassist, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist. I can imagine that attitudes and tempo of living is high, demanding. How to deal with teenagers who want action directly? In New York?
Basslines are, as mentioned earlier, important in any music. With no Bass, no Punk or Funk. No Bach either. No Jazz, no Blues, no Woman, no Cry.
The bassplayer can be King or Queen of any group.
When you are used to good bassplayers, you always want to have it.
All upper voices "lean" on and/or are depending of the bassline When the the bass-instrument is missing, the lowest musical line performed automatically get´s the role of the bass. Any modern guitarplayer find info in bassbooks, guitarist and bassist often co-operate in rockgroups, making smashing grooves and riffs together.
More actual information may be found; http://www.musicsales.com

HEY....it´s OCTOBER !

No September´s short-cut ticket...., it´s almost unforgiveable.
Latest busyness-news in English;
http://hvemsida.blogspot.com

LIFELINES

….of Jazz

In my own small history book, …is written the tiny notice; I talked with Ulf Wakenius for a few minutes in the phone about twentyfive years ago. The purpose was to check up why he didn´t join the suggested meeting for a interview in Gothenburg, at the locally well known cafe´ ”Brautigam” (I think this is the right spelling, BUT it can be Brudgums… or Bratwurst n´ Gum…or something else. You never know about the comical talents of the people in that town).
Ulf Wakenius said he had forgot the whole thing (been playing in a park). I then had heard Ulf Wakenius live a couple of times in guitarduo constellations, all of them impressive. In this particular record the artistry of ulf wakenius (Dragon Records 2002), the famous jazzpianoplayer Oscar Peterson mentions backcover; ”Tune for tune, I could only marvel at not only his musical dexterity, but more importantly to me, his deep roots into the true lifeline of jazz – the Blues.”
Just some years ago I heard Ulf on TV, in the Oscar Peterson group. I thought this was jazz guitar at it´s best – and it happens today.
On this record (picture) Ulf Wakenius morely does the soloperformance. Already in the opening number Have you met miss Jones?,... I immediately recongnized somebrazilpower…..as I said earlier….

-------------------------------------------
….or Classical

Gunnar Spjuth introduced classical guitar for me over thirty years ago. Looking in the mirror it was perfect. We were in the same age, the pieces of the puzzle over periods of guitar history were not delivered from above, from the ordentlicher highschuule-profezzor.
These recordings were done 1986 but digitally remastered in 2001.
Borrowed the CD from Hylte Folkbibliotek. Enjoyed the music right off, no thoughts about technical.
I always thought spanish pianopeices by Albenis and Granados were technically most comfortable for guitar duo…., but with a player like this,... why bother with social troubles....

Classical sologuitar, still in lead...... Details, all the work.

BRAZILPOWER

" The Five Preludes of 1940. which vary in character, key, tempo and mode of playing, also show that the composer had not forgotten what he had learnt from the guitar-playing popular musicans" ( From the backcover of the LP "Julian Bream plays Villa-Lobos" - picture is part of the frontcover. It was realeased on RCA, recorded in England, I think in the early seventies. Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) is one of the world wide known composers of Brazilian music, and Julian Bream; one of the great inspired recording artist´s and messengers of our time in the field of classical guitar.
I have always felt that the recorded documents are of significant importance. More from the cover of this particular LP, about the composer Villa-Lobos; "Born in 1887 in Rio de Janeiro, he was only twelve years when he started playing in coffe-houses and, out of opposition to an academic type of tuition, gained his training on autodidactic basis. His actual "teachers" came from the ranks of popular musicians, who taught him guitar improvisations, melody and modulation of the "choro", a genre played in the open air by an instrumental ensemble". (Unfortunately I don´t have the name of the artist who did the frontcover picture, but I think it was extraordinary for the time, in the idiom of classical guitar. The text backside was written by Uwe Kraemer, in german, but also translated to english/ french.)
In my mind Brazil is one of the great music countries, and specially of course from the guitarists point of view. There is "everything"; the lyrical (some portugese...), black music (rhythm....),developed extended harmony, loved by jazz musicians. The three classical elements; "melody, rhythm and harmony". At least from geographical distance (I´ve never been outside Europe), it seems that all elements live happily together. The ethnic music is very vital, and influental, world known by it´s rhythmical chemistry. We even talk about brazilian footballplayers as artists of "samba-football".
Writer, guitarist and arrangeur Brian Hodel in an old article (Guitar - magazine, I think it was published in the late seventies) : "No account of Brazilian guitar music can omit Joao Gilberto. Though primarily a singer, it is his batida de samba (literally: "drumming on the guitar") which most Brazilian musicians consider the essence of the bossa-nova. Though many guitarists were working in the same direction, it was Joao with the 1958 succes of "Bim Bam" and "Desafinado" (A.C.Jobim), who popularized the style, and, along with Jobim, became the centre of a group of musicians inhabiting Rio´s Zona Sul who developed the bossa-nova into a definite form. (The Zona Sul is the southern part of Rio that includes the famed beach sections of Copacabana, Leblon and Ipanema.) Though the bossa-nova was never popular success in Brazil, it became so throughout most of the rest of the world beginning in the mid 60s. Why did the batida de vioalao revolutionize Brazilian guitar playing? As Baden Powell explains it: "Prior to this style of playing, samba was played with the entire right hand strumming up and down so that the guitarist had very little freedom to add a melody to the chords or a separate bass part. But the batida de violao allowed the guitarist to play like the classical performer with the right hand in position where it could function in more complex manner".
Fortunately I had the opportunity to experience Baden Powell in concert in Helsinki about thirty years ago. The headline in the newspaper the day after reported; "Happy Guitar (-ism or -playing; in finnish: "Onnellista Kitarointia") I agree, it was soft, cool, lyrical, rhythmical......, with amazing contact with the instrument and through that, with the audience. He didn´t talk too much, no jokes between the pieces..., he felt serious all the way. It was a full time solo performance, no group around him, which would make it easier to find the platforms of polyrhytmical grooves, when it´s needed. I´ll never know how much of his performance was improvised. (Good improvisers may sound like they play composed music all the way).

When studying the written music, for example arrangements of brazilian standards, it is important to remember; ..."what is written is not the whole truth". You must learn fundaments of the written idea properly,.. but then comes the question of of accents, understanding of the idiom, what freedom is possible to take and so on, like the more tutorial approach to jazz. You normally can´t play jazz themes like military music from southern Germany, and more less improvise over it that way, like Bobby the Robot (or "Raw Bath", from one Spike Jones record, it has nothing to do with my article)
Much of the modernism in the brazilian guitar, includes, beside the rhythmical essence, "mystical" chords ...., it´s part of it. Anyway, with some experience and finger playing conditions, it´s not so difficult "sound brazilian". It´s maybe compareable to, "it´s not diccult to sound "spanish". But then, from there, from the first humbug level........ Not so many decades ago it was not easy to find out, for example in northern Europe, how the stories go on. Thanks to the records of course, but also to the tutorial books, made by "insiders", much information is available.
In the case of studying brazilian guitar music, I occasionally some years ago found Nelson Faria´s book in music school library. It was very satisfying to read, and get some witness, and listening (CD included) to the small differencies involved in brazilian popular traditions. In Europe everything seemed to be just bossa-nova or samba...., sometimes even without that difference, "play some latin you idiot" (scene in restaurant ). For example; Nelson Faria gives examples of subivisions in the samba; Samba enredo, Samba cancao, Samba de breque, Partido alto, Batucada, Samba Funk. The Bossa Nova is of course something else. Beside that we have the Choro (many pieces are found in the older tradition and composition, sometimes also known by strictly classical guitarists). We also have other stylings as; Frevo and Baiao.
Nelson Faria also gives lot of names in selected discography and lists of important names in the different styles. One of the great brazilian guitar personalities mentioned is Laurindo (de) Almeida, highly important for the brazilian guitar links towards U.S. (since 1947). By occasion I happened to hear Laurindo Almeida with other (very) established musicians from the Los Angeles area, in 1970ies. This was in Malmoe (for swedish beer drinking readers; it´s in the same direction as your feet, if you lay down on the asphalt with your head in the direction of the north-pole). The performance was in a way, from the public point of view, very undramatic. My picture was that Laurindo Almeida&Co was meant to perform in Copenhagen, but by some positive reason also did it, with not flashingly much advertisement, in an small simple restaurant (with red-white chequered cloths and squeeking chairs) nearby.
I think that the written commercially available arrangements or compositions of Brazilian, at least influenced, have been important for the knowledge of Brazilian guitar over the world, not just the sounding records. In the european music and it´s educational traditions, the analyze, at least the possibility to do it, is often proof for establishment. It´s another story that classical music tradition (basically european) often offers more analyze than playing....
But the developed truth is, that brazilian guitar music have it all; rhythm..., harmony...., melody..... , in exciting combinations, on many levels. Music history is not only written in Europe. To understand polyrhythmic music, you must understand something (at least influences) of black music, if you understand less of this; you are more for the traditional european polyphonic room. I have nothing against it, but the polyrhythmic room gives one more dimension and greater freedom in voicing. It is also a matter of perspective, for example; are you playing in a group or not?

Carlos Barbosa Lima; " Jazz is the United State´s greatest contribution to the world music, a high mark in 20th century cultural life. Its African heritage has contributed significantly to its shape. The same heritage can be found in Caribbean and Brazilian music. The guitar is a part of many jazz ensembles and constantly featured as a solo instrument. The plectrum style was first developed for jazz and is still predominant, but since the 50´s, the more polyphonic "fingerstyle" has been widely absorbed into jazz an d other styles of American music, following the tradition established much earlier in Brazil. Inventive, artistic styles exist either way, with plectrum or fingers, so why not integrate all these styles at some point? " (from backcover, "MUSIC OF THE AMERICAS", Guitar Solo Publications/San Fransisco)


There are many reasons,.... later on,...to continue..... with..... BRAZILPOWER 2 !!!

AUGUST´s SHORT-CUT TICKET

Before I go blogging to Brazil…( hard times to get floating luggage on airplanes in Europe, ...by the way, anyway,... do it my way, ...this road is rocky but it want be rocky long, ... take me on a slow boat to China); it´s suitable to take up the question of style.

One common question, among young git-players; “what style should I prefer to get the opportunity to buy Pink Red Cadillac for Christmas”? The pro´s steady answer is, "try Bank Robbery." Use loose hair, masque and white gloves (from the bilberrypickin session).

But watch out, that can be the expensive method. As bars of fact show, it could be more expensive than the actual price at your favorite salesman in the backyard alley. The alternative way, choosing style, is to be natural. Show me one cat who need tattoos. Show me one cat who needs cowboy-hat, they already have nice hair-cut,... I mean hair-cat. They are already beautifully dressed up without shopping, ...have wonderful individual patterns, like finger prints (as Ginger, picture) and sleep when they want. ( And in no uncomfortable black rubber reptile dress!)

The key word is now PATTERN. Music is full of patterns, which leads in to styling. Each country or region have their patterns, in ethnic music it´s much about rhythm and accent in accompaniment. For example Brazil, motley as jungle.

picture from pingpad.blogspot.com

WHY NOT BLUE BERRY ?

I was surprised when the great book told me;… Bilberry! (”bil” is also the swedish word for ”car”).
We know also Chuck Berry and Halle Berry. And Blackberry; had for a while an role the psychic action, in my mind, last night, in the movie “Good Girl” (with Jennifer Aniston, among others), damped “drama-comedy”.

Room for good acting, about undercover tensions. Like fish in the water, but locked in. It could have been elsewhere than Texas. Maybe not…., I´m not sure it was, maybe it happened nearby. But there is something with Texas.

I´m gonna pick some blue bilberrys this year. How do guitarplayers do it without destroying themselves? The secret is the freestroke and the use of the thumb and the indexfinger. You can do sweeping arpeggios in the bush using white gloves. When they turned blue (or bloody red!) everybody knows that you´ve been working (surprise!). If you walk around with those gloves in Texas, the local sherif surely, wants to check the trunk of your car. Escape! Over the borderline! To Mexico! But that´s another story - anyway, I´m on my way to South America in this blog, even If you don´t believe it.......next stop BRAZIL !!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0279113/

http://www2.foxsearchlight.com/thegoodgirl/

http://www.texasguitarshows.com/

http://www.texasguitarfestival.com/

THINGS AIN´T WHAT THEY USED TO BE

…..I mean the weather.

For many days it´s been hot. It can be “normal”, temporary….or not. Over +30 celsius in these parts, where we have no wild cactus or rattle snakes. Maybe we have some day, soon…, and it would generate new businessmarkets, happy jokes and guaranteed long-summer-partytime f x in this little town.

But, hows it gonna be f x in Africa, somewhere in the borderlines of the equator? Already there are growing problems with dryness, … and who really cares. I´m sure, not too many,… ;and at least not for the moment among the people in electric paradise just one hundered meters from where I´m sitting now. There´s music&festivalarrangements in the park, thundering sounds and screams.

It´s not directly for the Rain Gods, … but maybe a little bit for drinking, I don´t mean just alcohol, I mean anything waterlike, ….. gold in the desert. In the right time, at the right place, ...one glass of water is probably the best demand in the world, it´s higher than the bumping headphones on your head when you are jumping around in the front of your heartshaped mirror.

As a bloomer of fact; Sahara desert is north of the equator.

(Picture; From front cover of "John Fahey visits W
ashington, D.C. - Takoma Records 1979)

BEFORE TOURING in a TEAM

Is everything in the bag?

This pic (and the astonishingly fantastic story) from mid-eighties show how complicated it can be,... me on the left and the multi-man, mr Fiffy Leif Icebring on the right.

Observe three cans of pea-soup in front of the map, an good idea from the military service, their thursday battles. (On the left also the Zoegas-Coffe, loved by swedish southerners.) On this special occasion the coconuts unfortunately were forgotten outside picture.The Ibanez-electric, this was the copy with specially nice soft-jazzy-funky qualities, which was later unfortunately sold to the Colombian, who gave me an offer. The Roland Cube is still in use, one kick and it work. In the middle there is an arabic lute, owned by my busyness companion, Ud (which mean “out” in danish), I´m not sure of the english spelling. And mine, the Ovation-guitar behind the lute has been more in the pawn shop, than home.

One late night in wintertime we had to borrow a car for the exclusive gig next day, in the great town Falkenberg.(It was an arrangement for Kids, sponsored by CitizenSchool). It was a yellow Vauxhall (it´s true, they were still seen in Halmstad then, like Cuba). We got in the car, after the cleaning off the windscreens, free from ice and snow. The key now did not fit, to start the engine. After checked up the problem with the owner of the car, one of mr Fiffy Leif Icebrings three brothers, Lars, we understood; it was the wrong car! Amazingly there was another yellow Vauxhall on the parking lot!

This time we got away (it is still magic how we got in the first car with the key…, maybe snappy fingers…), but, ….we soon found out, ....there was not enough gasoline,... we hade the stop already merely, just dangerously,... far out ...of hometown. From there no one could hear us scream !
It was minus 15 at least and sky was full of stars. We had to pick out so much luggage from the car as possible, and walk through the woods. Lucky for us, it was not too.... many kilometers, just good for the focus for the next day.

This will learn you; before touring in a team; take only the most important with you, Coconuts, the Pea-Soup and maybe pack (500 grams) of Coffe,... it´s about survival, in the desert, you don´t know when you meet civilisation again.
Instruments? Too much trouble. The audience won´t hardly see or hear the diffrence, you can whistle and jump around naked for an hour and get paid, and they will bemore happy than ever!
Good laughs lenghthens any life, it´s good news, even for your competitors.

Mr Fiffys Touring Equipment of Today: http://www.allistrio.com/

BEFORE STARTING UP the NEW BAND

….and before summervacations, some of the usual small tips; if you and your howlin friends are going to set up an orchestra-band-musicalprojectwiththeathre-globalmusicaidteam for the world…..or something else, what in the other end, maybe also, .....Í said maybe, gives you money in the pocket so you can go on eating big hamburgers saturdayafternoons.

First of all, to play together with instruments is one dimension of it, OK, it is good if you at least have seen your instrument before the first rehearsal - but there is another dimension,... talking without instruments, as a mother of fact, most people talk without musical instruments. They walk in the streets. Buy ice-cream. Nod to people who say something philosophycally interesting,.... and get angry if it´s a mess insulting comments.

Learn to talk. Less barking. You must have a plan, it´s about the culture in your band, the band is the miniature society – if you still are up to dogfighting, that´s it. If you can´t talk, have a pencil so you can write down your messages.

JULY´s SHORT-CUT TICKET

Among others, the number of musically related blogs and websites is increasing all the time. As usual I have 000000000,1 % review of all what´s happening. Why don´t check up this one? With highest possible silence Alex(andra) gave me the adress; http://www.myspace.com/queenofhardrock

MORE DOLLS....from SPACE ?

Found more Starz…., with bass-guitars, heart-shaped and star-shaped.
(Tip: Small guitars allows easy-action when youre band jumping around on stage like a swarm of locusts)

Who are they? Where do they come from? Unmistakeably they have shoes of good quality on their…, suitable for normal weather, …..and big cat-like eyes….Aliens? With those eyes they may see the big human world very well.

But…. I´m wondering about the lips,….in most of the cases they don´t look natural, not really…. Hopefully they are not of the exploding kind. I think these girls,... they enjoy restaurants, but don´t enjoy eating alone.

Positive; They don´t have lazer-guns. I think they are more friendly than unkind. That´s always a good start in any society.

(Bratz,,,send me a couple of dollars for ice-cream)

Explosives:
http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/halsa/story/0,2789,848813,00.html

DOLLS ENGAGE

Today
The examination committee for radio and television in Sweden sentenced; at daytime sent (reprised) programme,(the cultureoriented magazine; “Kobra”), where Barbiedolls had sexactivties. ---------------------------------------------------
One of my personal questions, since earlier;... I wonder how many young swedish women, ...up to the age of 55, ...have played with Barbiedolls,… these hard, long-legged, symmetrical plastic creatures, always ready for job, in almost every branch.

But, newcomers are coming to take the position of modern dolly fashion?,… like Bratz Rock Angels? Because of the guitars….I want to….hmm, interesting model. Only four strings (Bass) but six tuning-knobs. ...But they are a little bit nice I must say,....what are they performing?,.......the song goes….:

Beep Beep Mm Beep Beep, Yeh! ....Baby, you can drive my car. .....Yes, I´m gonna be star. .......Baby, you can drive my car, .....and maybe I love you, .....


(Lennon&McCartney 1965)

Europeans: Learn to behave !

Sensationally I found the Swedish Childrens Christmas song; Tre pepparkaksgubbar, among other things on

http://www.thepancakes.com/

the pancakes在國際綜藝合家歡 [我個名叫麥兜兜 古典音樂小計劃]在這個演出裡, 麥兜和他的朋友, 香港小交響樂團和班戟會教你在古典音樂會裡應該注意甚麼和怎樣享受整個過程. 這不是一堂嚴肅的課, 反而很有趣.我不會在這演出玩奏音樂. 我會跟你們說話, 我也希望到時你們會回答我啦!門票現已有售. 詳情

Do it right now you polar zoombies - learn the ligthness of the far east.

New Facts in the Terry Dene case

In a stagnant case like this, I had to contact Newlanders Detective Bureau, their marshalls nearly solved the Lars Danielsson case (the swedish citizen who was invisible during christmas, he could have been Santa Claus?)
I got the hot tip from the bureau;.... "check Internet".

My theory, which I had been waiting for to be confirmed by specialists from US, was that Terry Dene was lately been seen in Roswell - as a hamburgersaleman! But, the most wildest theory which came up in my mind, that he was the tiny guitar salesman in the amazing story of Little Red Riding Hood; http://drivemyguitar.blogspot.com/2005_11_01_drivemyguitar_archive.html

bio
Terry Dene (born Terence Williams) was one of the most promising rock & rollers of pre-Beatles England. With a recording contract with Decca UK and a regular spot on BBC TV's first pop television show, Six 5 Special, Dene seemed to be on the verge of stardom. His first three singles reached the British Top 20.

Dene's potential for success was severely damaged, however, by a series of self-imposed mishaps. Arrested for public drunkenness and vandalism in 1958, Dene was cited by the British media as an example of the "evil" of rock & roll. His mental health was considered to have plummeted after being drafted into the British national service. Discharged on psychological grounds after two months, he found his career in ruins.

Although he appeared in a film, The Golden Disc, and joined Larry Parnes' stable of stars, he was unable to recapture the momentum and faded from the pop scene. Turning to religion, Dene became a street-singing Evangelist, recording three albums of gospel music. He spent the early '70s residing in Sweden. Dene has unsuccessfully attempted several comebacks.

In 1974, he released a book and album, I Thought Terry Dene Was Dead, and began to perform with a rock band, the Dene Aces, featuring Brian Gregg, composer of classic rock tune "Shakin' All Over," in the 1980s. He released an album, Real Terry Dene, in 1997. A native of London, Dene was heavily influenced by the early recordings of Elvis Presley and Gene Vincent. Performing at 2 T's Coffee Bar, the London club that helped to launch the careers of Tommy Steele, Cliff Richard, and Adam Faith, he caught the attention of British record producer Jack Good, who helped him to obtain a contract with Decca UK.

Although he wrote very few songs, Dene was a master interpreter, scoring with covers of Marty Robbins' "A White Sport Coat (And a Pink Carnation)" and "The Stairway of Love" and Sal Mineo's "Start Movin'." Dene was briefly married to British songstress Edna Savage.

~ Craig Harris, All Music Guide

X:files WHAT HAPPENED TO TERRY DENE ?

Nearly fifty years ago something happened. . . .

His first record “A White Sports Coat and a Pink Carnation” sold 50 000 copies in two weeks. He got contract with Decca - paid with 2 500 swedish crowns every week. His movie debut, “The Golden Disc”, was ready for distribution outside UK. Yes, he was the englisman who was said to compete Elvis Presley and Tommy Steele.


If you know something – even the wildest theory – give me a comment or the mail with information ; bonnajazz@spray.se

WHAT´s SO WRONG WITH THE CASSETTE-PLAYERS?

During my lifetime I´ve seen them come and go. I think there is more than 600 cassettes in my collection, once carefully collected, most of them own recordings from different sources. Nowdays, the new machines, mostly have the cassette player, but the line in/line out function is rare, and the cheap built-in microphones…., you don´t find any.

All this was still common in the 1980:ies. The cheap microphonefunction was useful for me in everyday life and I don´t know how many times I did copies between different machines, with the fully normal line in/line out function. It was almost standard on tape recorders since the beginning. New techniques, new fashions…. It´s about money too, absolutely.

In ancient times humanity liked to use things that worked well in daily life, it was often wisdom from the generation before….

MIDSUMMER IN SWEDEN

Recitation;

Midsummer ! The engaged time of the frogs! Ring.Ring. Bell Ring.


Single String Guitar Solo.

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(Pfft! Pfft! Opening of the LOKA)

If you still, after midnight, are able to spell”SHE SELLS SEA-SHELLS ON THE SEA SHORE. AND THE SHELLS SHE SELLS ARE SEA-SHELLS I AM SURE.” right in the face of the host - properly, you may drive your Bike from the Camp.

Waiting for the midsummer-Party...., with giant Loka Pet-Bottle in your hands.,,,,,looking over the blue lake in the afternoon sun,......you listen to this......:
http://www.lokasbubblare.se/?song=688

JUNE´s SHORT-CUT TICKET

Today about How To Keep Your Phans Away. Yeeeaazh (my scottish accent), I use professional No-Key-Aaa rubber for the soft defense. Picture from last summer.


"Wearing bizarre costumes and pretending to be serious about their clothes and musical performance instead of honestly admitting that the costumes are part of the show . This admission would be the honest thing to do , and then the performers could be viewed and heard from the proper frame of reference - as entertainment, not music" Barney Kessel in Guitar Player august 1978

CHINA CALLING

http://www.ibiblio.org/chinese-music/

http://www.sister.co.jp/hang_on_the_box/index_e.html

WAITING FOR THE SUNRISE






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MAY´s Short-Cut Ticket

Yeah, today it´s short time, but it can be long time if you look at following link site to guitar tablatures,....good luck,... , remember it´s internet. Monsters eat you up.


http://www.gitarrforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=89

Show me if you found something interesting, like an cat in the backyard, I´ll give you my doom.

SONG CONTEST ?

I would rather say; ”ACT CONTEST”, about the Eurovision Song Contest last night.

Winners were, (almost all Europeans know something about it) , the monster- zoombie- group, .... Lordi, .... from Finland.

Counting points there were no question about it. But,.... I wonder (just a little bit, for maximum two minutes), if they had been the winners in “normal” costumes.
No, I don’t think so. Maybe in swim-suits? That tune, “Hard Rock Hallelujah”, could been kinky in tiny sportswear with a leadsinger (white) who truly love beer more than gymnastics?
I don’t know, of course.



http://www.musicbay.se/jukebox/bmg/lordi_fi

THEY ARE COMING

http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1999/vh1women.htm

http://www.womanrock.com/

http://www.thecoverzone.com

http://www.bellaonline.com/subjects/2228.asp

http://www.sv.se/nyheter/index.asp?iArticleID=281

http://www.quins.se/start.html

http://rebell.nu/rnrniggers.html

http://www.impuls.nu/tema/tema_artikel.asp?iArticleID=351

http://metalriffs.com

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0965104206/103-3008287-3597432?v=glance&n=283155

APRIL´s SHORT-CUT TICKET

I am a little bit bored, by the TROPHY COLLECTORS.

I think it really came in my sight 1999, noticed that young cool´s in black rubber collected riffs and tricks without learning the whole tune, BUT, that was not their “official” standpoint. To comrades; “Hii, this week I´ve done the (l i f e time)work of Metallica, you are a idiot because you don´t know anything”.

In many cases these quotators also didn´t enjoy the thought of improvisation, what´s on record was the one and only law,… “at least those two bars I want to learn” (and those two bars are ALL you are able two play before shouting for fresh air, ...and a new bottle of sodacokepopcoolheavystarshine, and feet popping around off-beat like pop-corn,... and mindly thinking of that as it was surely the way, ..."like the historical Bill Haley and the Comets, ..they did it, ...may just need a manager, ..no,... not a lawyer!,... this is already showbiz history,... because of my two bars of artistery...!")

It´s like the most conservative superficial view on classical music. It´s delicious, sweet life, all the time.

This happens in minds, ... in 99%, during the age, ... when young rubberspiderfrogman dressed guitarowners (with no visible hair on their body because of all the tattoos) still don´t wash their own underpants,...(up to the age of 45 in some cases). Maybe it´s economical thinking, “others do the job, others take the time. As a consumer of music I do as I like. I`ll take the candy.”

That´s like karaoke. Taste of the real woooould…

Whatever, learn the pieces. A couple of quotations won´t make it.

DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE -... there are melody makers

There are reasons to be worried all the time. On the other hand, it is necessary to be calm and not get paralyzed by all the troubles. Music is for joy and communication, it´s not the only way, but one big road, back in time too.

How much is playable on a guitar? Very much, enough for a lifetime, for anyone. Not only the originals for the instrument. Guitar has several octaves, you can play in voices, you can bend the strings…, and so on. Different tunings are possible. As mentioned, the numbers om “melodies” are cosmical. New are created all the time. In different rhythmical and harmonic surroundings melody live differentely. Different shadings, dynamics.

The arrangement as a playground is of highest importance. Like making food with ingredients. If your bag is full of frozen Pan Pizzas, well..., it may be practical, but how interesting is it? One of my favourite trips is to go around in my surely compact living apartment, looking in the boxes for musical food. Ingredients. Yes, I´m also talking about different categories of music (fishing waters of the guitar player).

There are different categories, it´s not one big pot. Many categories are closely related, but some far,... other include black sheeps and some jokers.

Coming up more about this trip...., on this Blog!

Weather report: Is it true? Is it spring? Maybe summer coming? Once again? I want rattle snakes on the streets after this unusual-several months-dull-winter in these parts. Come Africa and California! Let the crocodile hunters invade the marketplace. Summer safari with bicycle Now! Let the icecream flow out of the windows! I don´t care if some look like idiots in their shorts and hawaiian t-shirts when we have +10 celsius..., I forgive them because of their happiness!