djones257’s twelve comments

Or www.ayepod.net/, there’s video lessons from lots of great musicians for different instruments and for different standards. more…

I once saw someone being taught the guitar and their teacher had them playing quite a difficult tune whilst reading a simple book to stop them from having to concentrate so hard on the tune, which seemed like a useful exercise. more…

Ah ok, thanks, I’ll try to search for the discussions in future to see if it’s already been discussed. more…

Hiya sweet cheeks, just a query; I got an e-mail from Jeremy because I started a discussion saying ‘I’m a little boy with a BIG willy’ and he didn’t think it was relevant, (personally I think he’s just jealous). more…

But these new bands like Flook aren’t necessarily making records and performing so that people can learn from them. I think that’s what attracts people who aren’t really into folk music. more…

On my guitar I’ve got an LR Baggs Dual Source pickup, which you can order over the internet. more…

“I think it would be unwise for a guitarist who plays that way to bring it into a traditional tune session without first coming to an understanding with the other players.” I thought the idea of a session was to give anybody a chance to enjoy folk music. more…

Amen. more…

“I’ve a message for all you young people out there. You’re doing yourselves no favours. Stop writing banal crap on this message board and start contributing constructively… Just anything but this meaningless rubbish.” more…

I think that if a tune has already been recorded then it is fine to record it, but you should probably ask the composer just out of courtesy, and you do have to credit them on the CD. more…