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was listening to john dowland compositions, and hearing his classic- lachrimae...thought, rob must have done this one...i can almost picture it..sure enough
& on steel string no less!!
and soon after on 10 string!
the maestro in our midst
(he's got an earlier version on lute as well!!!)...anything with strings!
cheers
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05-04-2020 09:43 PM
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Renaissance Man Rob MacKillop is a Gentleman and a Scholar and an Artist of the first rank. My hat is off to him!
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He's a hack. Ugly as sin too.
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...Or maybe just modest. In any case, he’s inspired some of us with his combination of adventurousness in repertoire, competence on a variety of instruments, and solid artistic ability.
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Oh... Rob has inspired me to walk down a detour path or two. Indeed, I've even filed down my fingernails for classical guitar. Take that Andres!
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Rob, your playing and adventurousness is always inspiring.
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Rob, did you tune your G down to F#?
Originally Posted by Rob MacKillop
Were you referring to notes or lute-tab?
So very musical. All guitarists tread the path blazed by John Dowland. Originally Posted by neatomic
My introduction to Dowland came via John Renbourn, so it's always been natural to hear it on steel.
Keep going, Rob!
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Sam, I was using my own edition
Lots more info and videos (steel, classical, and lute) about the book here: Introduction To The Lute | Rob MacKillop ~ Musician
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Cheer Andy and CMajor9.
And Michael, you have surpassed me. I always enjoy your videos!
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PS, Sam, F#. Of course!
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Ha! Pass me your lute and I will quickly disabuse you of that notion. Originally Posted by Rob MacKillop
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yes john renbourn also had huge impact on me early on as well...a true great... Originally Posted by Sam Sherry
he lived and passed in scotland...must be that single malt!! haha
cheers
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I once sat next to John Renbourn at a concert given by the DADGAD wizard, Pierre Bensusan. I was too shy to introduce myself to either gentleman, which I deeply regret, especially having heard a few days later from the organiser, that they were both keen to meet me. Despite the number of self-made videos, I am a deeply shy person, or another way of looking at it is that the number of videos points to me being deeply shy. It's easier that way.
Jazz - I have loved jazz all my life, yet it remains a style that frustrates me as a player. I can't get beyond thinking about what to play instead of just playing. When I play any other style, it all just flows, and the older I get the less chance I have to get to that place with jazz. But that won't stop me listening and appreciating. If I allow myself to dream a little, it would be to play like and at the level of John Stowell...so, that's not going to happen, LOL! But a boy can dream.
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stowell is not your typical jazz guy..he's beyond...like towner...i can understand why you'd be drawn to him...you share that same wisened eclecticism
i've been listening to the 2 recordings he did with saxman dave liebman (ex miles)...great stuff
from their bechet tribute-petite fleur
stowell also did a recording with our fellow forum member mark kleinhaut...good stuff
cheersLast edited by neatomic; 05-05-2020 at 04:50 PM. Reason: sp-
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Wow, that is really nice! I'll get a copy. I have the album he did with our Mark - truly excellent.
I also have John's Solitary Tales album from 2009, just him and a microphone for nearly an hour. Bliss.
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It is the height of hubris for me, an Advanced Beginner Guitarist, to tell you anything except 'Keep going, Rob.' But it's never stopped me before . . . Originally Posted by Rob MacKillop
One way to get away from thinking about what to play next is to listen to what the people your are playing with are holding out to you. But of course, we can't do that right now, can we.
So you can practice listening to yourself. An example: Play a phrase. Take the last three notes and make them the first three notes of your next phrase -- not the duration, just the pitches, go play around with the duration. You may find yourself approaching familiar places from a new direction.
Further I will not overstep.
Here's some of them. "Good stuff," yessah. Originally Posted by neatomic
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Cheers, Sam.
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Great stuff. To play an instrument with so many strings takes a lot of guts.
Ahem.
I have played a fair amount of nylon-string classical guitar repertoire, but I can't get the idea of the lute or these 10-string guitars in my head. Too many notes of course.
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Like anything, it takes application. There are almost no barre chords, as the bass notes are often open strings, and textures tend towards two parts.
Thanks for reminding me of the old joke about guts
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Indeed. Originally Posted by Rob MacKillop
A younger version of myself studied Indian classical music and played sitar. The goal, I was told, was to reach the point of being able to express the raga without the need for the physical instrument. It seems to me that players like John Stowell are on that path.
Do check out the Stowell/Lerch video chat I posted in another thread. John only recently initiated his YouTube channel under his name and I know he'd be pleased to have folks here subscribe.
I began to apply myself to the study of jazz (on the guitar) at age 60. It's another story, but 59 would have been my last year on Earth if it were not for the fact that I enjoy the privilege of access to medical care. So, what to do with this time? One of the more productive things I did to get traction was to allow Jimmy Bruno to kick my butt for six months. Jimmy, as you may know, can make a musical jazz line out of three diatonic notes. He is a very different personality type from John Stowell, but I know an artistic bodhisattva when I see one. Originally Posted by Rob MacKillop
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oh hello - that’s got to be interesting Originally Posted by neatomic
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Glad to see you are still with us, Michael! Originally Posted by Michael Neverisky
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Hey don’t talk about my man Rob like that. He’s a great player, and kinda Purdy too.. Originally Posted by Rob MacKillop
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