"David,
Thanks for the insight to your setup. And I appreciate your offer to help with a similar setup for me but I am a Mac user and all that Word Perfect stuff is foreign to me. Besides, Microsoft represents the evil empire to Mac users!…"
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Terry Angelli replied to Jason Derrick's discussion Gig length, set list, originals vs. covers, etc. in the group Coffee House Players
SJ Hollman replied to Jason Derrick's discussion Gig length, set list, originals vs. covers, etc. in the group Coffee House Players"Our four member group usually does about 3 hours or less, depending on the venue. It helps us that there are three who sing and we take turns. We use stands and it doesn't really seem like a problem. Since we an older group…"
David Christian replied to Jason Derrick's discussion Gig length, set list, originals vs. covers, etc. in the group Coffee House Players"I use Word Perfect because of a few practical reasons:
1. I can set it up to view two pages
2. Word perfect has a great feature that other word program don't have and that a "Make it Fit" feature.
I use Times New Roman font from…"
Jim Yates replied to Jason Derrick's discussion Gig length, set list, originals vs. covers, etc. in the group Coffee House Players"Hi David, I'll be 69 in a couple of weeks and am also still gigging. You said, "Oh to be twenty again!" I've said, "Oh to be fifty again."
I play in The Maple Leaf Champions Jug Band. Our…"
David Christian replied to Jason Derrick's discussion Gig length, set list, originals vs. covers, etc. in the group Coffee House Players"I'm an old guy, racing through my 60s and have been performing for most of those years and have a rep of about 1000 songs, both cover and orig.
I began using a stand a few years back when I saw Bob Dylan using his prompte. I position it a bit…"
Terry Angelli replied to Jason Derrick's discussion Gig length, set list, originals vs. covers, etc. in the group Coffee House Players"Jason you've hit on a great topic! My gig experience is mostly with bands in bars but much of the information already stated is similar or identical and applies to acoustic gigs so I won't duplicate what has already been said. Much like…"
Jim Yates replied to Jason Derrick's discussion Gig length, set list, originals vs. covers, etc. in the group Coffee House Players"Hi Jason,
Most of the info you've been given so far sounds like what I would expect for a bar gig. We do more coffee house gigs which usually consist of one set, 45 minutes, of open mic or opening act, then we play two 45…"
Luis Motta da Silva replied to Jason Derrick's discussion Gig length, set list, originals vs. covers, etc. in the group Coffee House Players"Hi!
My experience is not very long, but I hope this helps...
1. Gig length:
Reading the previous comments, I understand that 3 or 4 hour long gigs are not uncommon...
My trio usually plays 20-21 songs per gig, in two sets of 10 or 3 sets of 7, with…"
Jason Derrick commented on Jud Hair's group North Carolina "Triangle" Area Acoustic Players"Come showcase your talent at one of the triangle's only open-mics to occur on a SATURDAY EVENING at the Bean and Barrel in Chapel Hill! Bring your instrument and/or voice and showcase your talent!
The host (Jason Derrick) will provide a…"
Jason Derrick replied to Jud Hair's discussion Hey Simon & Patrick experts ... is this a great deal or just a good deal? in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"Jud, it looks very similar to the Songsmith on Fat Sound's website here (about half way down):
http://www.fatsoundguitars.com/store/acoustic-guitars-for-beginners/godin-guitars/godin-guitars.php
If he paid their asking price of $339, then his…"
Daniel David Trent replied to Jason Derrick's discussion Gig length, set list, originals vs. covers, etc. in the group Coffee House Players"I used to use a music stand for solo bar performances, but no longer. Image is important as a performer, and being seen with a music stand only says to people that you are not ready
With sets I used to write them all out and then normally never…"
Jason Derrick replied to Jud Hair's discussion Simon & Patrick Cedar Folk sound demo ... A couple of new covers in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"Great job, Jud! I agree with most of the sentiments expressed. Nice job on the Travis picking! In terms of audio quality, Cowgirl did sound better, but again, that's due to proximity rather than technique. I've had good experiences with…"
Jason Derrick replied to Jason Derrick's discussion Harp talk! in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"Great resource!"
"Just a link to a nice little app on the Seydel site. Choose the key of the harmonica you have, and it will show you the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd position uses - or enter the key of the song, and it will give you the harp 1st, 2nd, and 3rd…"
"Yeah, that's a big harp, and too big for my rack. ;-) Now, this one is a bit more standard looking, but still you may have trouble finding one. It's called an "Aussie Harp", made in Perth. I happened upon it,…"
FloridaGull replied to Jason Derrick's discussion Harp talk! in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"That's a nice one - I'd like to play one of them - anyone know how the "harp" side strings are tuned?"
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- Which one of the following describes your involvement in music? (Check all that apply)
- Gigging or professional musician, Amateur or recreational musician, Music teacher
- How many years have you been playing guitar?
- 10-20 years
- Which of these instruments do you own or play?
- Flattop steel-string acoustic guitar, Nylon-string guitar, Mandolin
- The make and model of your guitar(s) and/or other instruments and gear.
- Breedlove D25/SR
Norman ST40
Godin A8 electric-acoustic mandolin
Video accordion
Hohner Special 20 harmonicas
Djembe drum
- What is your website address?
- http://www.reverbnation.com/jasonderrick
- What type of music do you like to play?
- Folk, rock, progressive bluegrass, Irish/Celtic, blues
- Do you subscribe to or regularly read Acoustic Guitar?
- I don't regularly read Acoustic Guitar
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Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 3:51pm on December 9, 2011, Rodney Derrick said…
Hey Jason, Thanks for turning me on to the site, looks like fun. I found a few groups that fit me, Gibson, Songwriter, and Oldies........
- At 11:49am on August 9, 2011,
Jud Hair said… Hey Jason! Welcome to the group. Please pitch in at any time with discussion topics and information of interest to us locals.
Jud
- At 9:41am on August 9, 2011, Jud Hair said…
Hi ! ... I see from your profile that you're from the North Carolina "Triangle" area. Please consider joining the Acoustic Guitar Forum group especially created for folks from this area.
http://www.acousticguitarcommunity.com/group/northcarolinatriangleareaacousticplayers
Sincerely --- Jud Hair (Apex)
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