Hi from Sweden!

[GuitaRoland]

Hi, I'm a new member but old as a guitarplayer - born 1947. I started playing around 1961 and had the pleasure to play in a great pop band during the sixties.

Still playing, for the time beeing in a jazzy blues band where also my son - born in 1976 plays guitar and keyboard. We talk about music all the time and want to improve our playing skills. We are trying to learn a little "outside" playing so here we are hoping to find a little knowledge to be added to our musical luggage.

I live in Oernskoeldsvik up north Sweden. Hope to find this forum to be what I think it is and to pick up a little more flavour and spices to my playing. It's never too late!

/Roland

[mississippi]

Hi guitaroland and welcome

I wonder how many hours difference there is between japan and sweden

hope to hear some of your music

[GuitaRoland]

Originally Posted by mississippi

Hi guitaroland and welcome

I wonder how many hours difference there is between japan and sweden

hope to hear some of your music

Hi there Mississippi, the time difference between Sweden and Japan is, wintertime 8 hours and summertime 7 hours.

/Roland

[Tom Karol]

Roland - It's nice to see another member older than me joining our group. I was born today in 1948 and started playing the guitar in the fall of 1960. It's amazing to think that we've been at it for almost 50 years!

There's a lot of talent and camaraderie on this board. Welcome!

[GuitaRoland]

Originally Posted by Tom Karol

Roland - It's nice to see another member older than me joining our group. I was born today in 1948 and started playing the guitar in the fall of 1960. It's amazing to think that we've been at it for almost 50 years!

There's a lot of talent and camaraderie on this board. Welcome!

Congratulations on your birthday Tom! Did you here about people in our age that used to be called vintage?

"Vintage person - been around long enough to be back in style!"

/Roland

[mississippi]

I guess there are lot of us "vintage people " here

[GuitaRoland]

Hi, it would be interesting to hear how many of you forum members that are over 60 years? If so you would be born in the forties - how, when and why did you start playing guitar?

You can see my in my presentation about myself and when I started playing guitar.

/Roland

[gingerjazz]

i was born in the sixties but feel like i was born in the thirties if that counts

[GuitaRoland]

Originally Posted by gingerjazz

i was born in the sixties but feel like i was born in the thirties if that counts

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I'm sorry to hear that - how come? I would rather say that I'm born in the forties but I feel that the sixties was when I really came alive - and that's because of the music!
I can hear a kind of disappointment in your writing but it is not possible for me to understand why, is it because you are a "disabled,unemployed musician" - your own words - or? Remember that "Music is the doctor!"

/Roland

[Earl]

I was born in 1931...been playing guitar since age 16.
Still trying to get it right..always more to learn

The Earl of Soco

[markf]

Your English is excellent!

Wish I could speak a second language as well as you do.

I just read a book by Canadian rock musician Dave Bidini, about (partially) touring in Sweden/Finland. It was very interesting.

[wizard3739]

I was born in '37 and my musical tastes reflect growing up listening to all the great standards. I have been playing guitar since 1949 with a 25 year lapse from 1980 - 2005.

wiz

[GuitaRoland]

Originally Posted by markf

Your English is excellent!

Wish I could speak a second language as well as you do.

I just read a book by Canadian rock musician Dave Bidini, about (partially) touring in Sweden/Finland. It was very interesting.

Thanks, we learn English in school but the most I have picked up, by analysing lyrics and I prescribe on a very good English magazine (Guitarist) since almost 20 years back. So I read and hopefully I learn and perhaps parts of what I read stays on my "hard drive".

Thank You!
/Roland

[markf]

just looked your city up. 69 degrees north, must have long nights in winter, long days in summer.

also, being a Canadian, I liked this:

"Örnsköldsvik is the birthplace of many world-famous ice hockey players, including Peter Forsberg, Markus Näslund, Niklas Sundström, Victor Hedman and the twins Daniel and Henrik Sedin. "

Anyway, hope you find what you are looking for here.

[GuitaRoland]

Originally Posted by markf

just looked your city up. 69 degrees north, must have long nights in winter, long days in summer.

also, being a Canadian, I liked this:

"Örnsköldsvik is the birthplace of many world-famous ice hockey players, including Peter Forsberg, Markus Näslund, Niklas Sundström, Victor Hedman and the twins Daniel and Henrik Sedin. "

Anyway, hope you find what you are looking for here.

Just a little extra-extra, Daniel and Henrik Sedin lived close to our house and played with our boys born, 1976 and 1979, when they were kids.

Their parents still live in the same house and we see them now and then. More seldom we have the opportunity to say "hi" to the twins - but it happens!

Peter, Markus and Niklas now plays for our local team MoDo Hockey and are back on the backyard where it once began.

/Roland

[gingerjazz]

guitaroland yes i am disabled i have a degenerative diseaSE In my spine however this has given me the time to study jazz full time due to having to stop working so i feel that i have turned a negative into a posotive i get the impression that you are a very intuitive person by how you picked up on that so well i do carry a certain sadness with me but find music to be the best therapy (peace to you man)

[dolphinstreet]

Welcome! I am originally from Hornefors, not far from O-vik, but I moved to Canada 10 years ago.

[GuitaRoland]

Originally Posted by dolphinstreet

Welcome! I am originally from Hornefors, not far from O-vik, but I moved to Canada 10 years ago.

Hi Robert - yes I know, I have landed on your site a couple of times. As I see it you must have longer days (and nights) in Canada when I see what you accomplish.

You have a very nice site, You have great reviews on your site, You have lessons and a lot of tips and tricks on your website. Besides that - You make videos, You are available for studio sessions and performances, You also have guitar lessons and plays in bands, on parties and weddings.

Puuuuh, I lift my hat off for such a performance, just thinking of such a full program gets me out of breath!

Besides that You compete running and seem to have a lot of time for your family as well.

But one thing you don't have! You don't have included one of the best in your list of guitarists (a total of 49) - how could you miss the one and only, and my absolute favourite - Mr Chris Cain!

For the time being I am working in Nordmaling - a place on this earth that you must be familiar with.

Keep up the good work!
/Roland

[dolphinstreet]

Hi Roland, wow Nordmaling I am well familiar with. I have a lot of family in Nordmaling.

Chris Cain, no I have not heard of him, sorry! I will have to investigate.

[GuitaRoland]

You better do - see and hear what you have missed!

/R

[GuitaRoland]

Originally Posted by GuitaRoland

Hi, it would be interesting to hear how many of you forum members that are over 60 years? If so you would be born in the forties - how, when and why did you start playing guitar?

You can see my in my presentation about myself and when I started playing guitar.

/Roland

I am still interested to hear about you players that are born in the 40's and how you got in to playing guitar - tell me more about it!

/Roland