Hi from Perth WA
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 7:07 am
Hi everyone, chuffed to be here. I found the site via Youtube. Really impressed with Neil's approach, the way he analyses and gives the background to everything. Love his arrangements too.
About me: an ex-pat Brit in Western Australia. Started playing around about when I was 16. In my first band in 63. Since then have had a varied career in music. Solo in folk clubs, duos in pubs in the Uk and here in Perth, a couple of other bands and a trio.
I've always been kinda lazy on the guitar though, mainly learning enough to get by and sing to. I did throw in riffs and fills and even played some electric instrumentals but always felt that I never really learned the guitar even though I really wanted to. Although I did become pretty proficient at finger picking, been playing Blackbird for a long time. Surprisingly almost identical to Neil's version. That was quite gratifying.
Played my last live gig in 89 and haven't really touched the guitar a lot since then. Now I have the time I'm going to make a concerted effort to become more proficient, entertaining and educated with my playing.
This looks like the place to do it.
Music likes and favourite players: Eric Clapton, Dire Straits, Eagles, America, James taylor, Beatles, Gordon Lightfoot, Tom Paxton, Simon and Garfunkel, John Denver, Shadows... It would probably be easier to list what I don't like of which there isn't much. Not a big fan of heavy metal.
Looking forward to being part of it all.
About me: an ex-pat Brit in Western Australia. Started playing around about when I was 16. In my first band in 63. Since then have had a varied career in music. Solo in folk clubs, duos in pubs in the Uk and here in Perth, a couple of other bands and a trio.
I've always been kinda lazy on the guitar though, mainly learning enough to get by and sing to. I did throw in riffs and fills and even played some electric instrumentals but always felt that I never really learned the guitar even though I really wanted to. Although I did become pretty proficient at finger picking, been playing Blackbird for a long time. Surprisingly almost identical to Neil's version. That was quite gratifying.
Played my last live gig in 89 and haven't really touched the guitar a lot since then. Now I have the time I'm going to make a concerted effort to become more proficient, entertaining and educated with my playing.
This looks like the place to do it.
Music likes and favourite players: Eric Clapton, Dire Straits, Eagles, America, James taylor, Beatles, Gordon Lightfoot, Tom Paxton, Simon and Garfunkel, John Denver, Shadows... It would probably be easier to list what I don't like of which there isn't much. Not a big fan of heavy metal.
Looking forward to being part of it all.
