by Chris and Becs
As ever, I write these blog posts as an enthusiastic amateur performer and from the perspective of a learner (not a teacher) of the guitar. And I’ve been doing a lot of thinking, reading and podcast-listening into the subject of learning. Also, my daughter is 9 years old and she is learning the guitar through …
This was a great gig! The bar was full, and what was really nice is that people had clearly come along for the music and were attentive and appreciative. To be honest, in that kind of venue, as a performer, you don’t actually want a really attentive audience. But on the other hand it can …
Like many guitarists, I’ve acquired a few guitars. Not a ridiculous number… maybe… 10…ish. If my wife ever finds/read these blog articles then I hope she will finally believe me when I say that they have all been acquired for a reason! Kind of like a workman’s tools – you need different guitars for different …
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Really nice venue in Bridport – a very cool, intimate and friendly venue. Thanks to the audience who were very appreciative and complimentary. We played a 2 hour set between 7 and 9pm. It’s great having a really lightweight rig, but the 2 channels needs to be upgraded. Becs was not happy sharing microphones!
Here is the second edition of my “not a guitar lesson”. It’s not a guitar lesson because I’m not a teacher. I’m still learning myself – I think I always will be. But, I’m very grateful for the thousands of people on YouTube, some famous, most not, who share lessons advice, knowledge and titbits of …
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On Thursday 26th September 2019 we popped along to this new bar in Crewkerne. It used to be a deli and I think the owners thought, “hey – this place would be much cooler if we converted it to a bar and did some live music!”. Fair enough – great night and an appreciative audience …
