jatchison’s eight comments

Listen to your right hand and let the basses follow. I’m very Rhanded and my L always is off a tad. To compensate I seem to think about the L. Doing so gets a bit of adrenaline going and I over compensate. more…

“Is” is not the correct word. A better phrase might be “can…(be)…” No it isn’t but yes it can be. I want to scream when a whistle player just reaches back into the dark space and over blows the high notes. more…

Rather than trying to find a polka or hornpipe that is unique I find it exciting to hear a “common” polka played uniquely (or hornpipe, but I lean to polkas first). Sometimes unique is just a simple twist here and there to make the tune extraordinary. more…

The session gets together on the first Tuesday of the month. Play begins at 7:30 and ends at 10:00. more…

Sadly, I would agree with Ailin. Just stop. Life is way to short not to enjoy what you do. The music might come back to you later, but until you want to play, the music would be less than joyful anyway. more…

The easiest tunes to learn and the ones that you can diddle, hum, whistle…those that you know. Typically those would tunes that you also like. more…

Maybe. There are no “Fingering Police.” more…

This is a slow session and tune learning project. The group meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month at 7:00 PM. The website (which includes the working tune list) is: http://www.steeltownirishmusic.com more…