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I might know some good singing songs, but Rob English is the authority on the music. Take his advice and counsel to the bank on anything Celtic, I do.
Singing Songs:
Kilgarry Mountain
Danny Boy
Wild Mountain Thyme
The Unicorn
The Irish Rover
The Black Velvet Band
Whiskey in the Jar
Anything by the Irish Rovers
Lots of flatpicking songs, from jigs, to hornpipes, to reels, and waltzes.
Whiskey Befo…
Great picture. I have loved Janis' writing for many years. I have performed her song Memphis (The Belle of the Blues) which she did as a duo with Willie Nelson on her FBI Confidential CD many many times. Hope we can meet sometime and pick a few toge…
Thought you all might be interested in this which I got on the Flatpick Guitar List. It is an unusual youtube video with a cross atlantic jam. It is with Jesper Deleuran from Denmark who is an oldtime musician. He has recorded him self and sent the…
Will: Nearly all of my guitar playing buddies look down on the banjo, but I was around a lot of five string stuff in the early days of folk, and I still love the sound of the clawhammer style, especially in minor tunings. I played the six string ban…
I had a great time last night doing the Feature Songwriter gig at the Writer's Night in Cocoa Beach at Nolan's Pub. Being an Irish Pub, the owners are very appreciative of live music, and quite gracious. It is always a challenge playing a small stag…
Rob: You are in luck! I found your CD "THESEABIRD SESSIONS" I'm glad I wrote on it: "Rob English 5/77" Shame on you for not putting your name on it, but I got you covered. I will bring it for you Thursday.
Rob: I will eventually get you the CD of your 70's BG. I know that I do have it, but where in the CD collection I'm not sure. I will do my best to get it to you this week.
Hope to see you Thursday.
Mark, I believe that this program has ended for now. Over the past several years a local promoter Cherry Sonic, working with a client of mine who creates DVD's for music artists, sponsored a series of club concerts in the Central Florida area and en…
I will be the featured Writer for Writer's Night at Nolan's Irish Pub in Cocoa Beach Florida this Thursday December 3. Our friend and Coffee House Player member Rob English has his own night at Nolan's on Wednesdays, usually doing classic Celtic wit…
This is from Dan's website about the last album, released in September. You can read the rest of the press release on the site.
Dan Fogelberg’s Last Songs Featured On His Final Album, LOVE IN TIME
The first song on his first album began with strin…
I once sang Dan's "Run for the Roses" on Christmas Eve for a famous horse doctor, along with the traditional "Stewball" and Jimmy Driftwood's "Tennessee Stud." Dan Fogleberg's songs are just superb. How cool that the whole place joined you. That's c…
Roland teaches every year at Steve Kaufman's kamp, and is very gracious about hanging out, jamming, and giving people tips. His concerts are very cool too, with the other mando instructors. He is also part of Nashville's Station Inn, a great bluegra…
If any of you have RFD network on yer tv, try to catch the Marty Stuart show sometime. Little Marty played with Lester Flatt when he was a teenager. His new show is really good acoustic music, and he has an electric player who can kill honkey tonk a…
I was playing bluegrass in a little art gallery recently with a friend whose paintings were on exhibition and during a break a guy came up and started talking with us about playing guitar. He asked if I could do shredding. I said I didn't know what…
Extremely right on Will, super observations which point out the inherent ying and yang of the note and the interval, which creates balance.
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- Which one of the following describes your involvement in music? (Check all that apply)
- Gigging or professional musician
- How many years have you been playing guitar?
- More than 30 years
- Which of these instruments do you own or play?
- Flattop steel-string acoustic guitar, Nylon-string guitar, Banjo
- The make and model of your guitar(s) and/or other instruments and gear.
- '88 Martin Custom Shop D-28 Lashbrooked
'76 Martin D-35 Kimseyfied
Custom Kenny Blount Quilted Mahogany Dred/Passive Fishman
Custom Chris Bozung Coco/Ad Dred
Taylor 810 B Legends of Fall
Gallagher '71 Special
'88 Santa Cruz Tony Rice
'74 Alvarez Yairi 12 String
'68 Hofner 12 String
- What is your website address?
- http://www.showbizlaw.net
- What type of music do you like to play?
- Singer/Songwriter originals, bluegrass, folk fingerstyle, country, Americana
Mountain Old Time Banjo
- Do you subscribe to or regularly read Acoustic Guitar?
- I purchase copies at newsstands/bookstores
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Comment Wall (6 comments)
- At 8:23pm on November 30, 2009,
ROB ENGLISH said… - Bill you da man seabird was the very first 16 track studio in florida owned by bill conti I traded out my playing on commercials for studio time with the aim of making an album it was still vinyl then we never finished the album most of it is scratch vocal and the rest is live as a group at the time we were all behind isolation barriers with headphones on so I am amazed that we got some great fiddle and banjo takes as well as slap bass you have to remember back then New grass was a new thing I had just heard Sam bushes deubt at Camp springs NC with the revival heddy times indeed thanks a bunch I hope you come over to the house we will feed you and pick you know you are welcome anytime if you want to come here and rest or rehearse thursday or any day you are always welcome to come early or as they say stay all night stay a little longer THANKS again Rob most of that was produced and egineered by Dana Cornack also sonny metz they both went on to bigger things sonny produced or recorded mark O connors first record after winiefield everything happens for a reason and whatever reason I got together with you I am grateful for and the music surrounds us an I dont even ask will the circle be unbroken see you soon 321 480 4707
- At 6:28pm on November 6, 2009,
Will Becker said… - Love your photos Bill expecially the one with all your instruments. You can't have enought they say.
Will B.
- At 6:26pm on November 6, 2009,
Will Becker said…
- Hi Bill,
Barbarville this weekend! Might see you there. Keep on groveing.
Will B.
- At 2:50pm on October 19, 2009,
ROB ENGLISH said…
- Hey, I am also revamping sugar foot rag and playing it in a celtic style I am calling it Walters reel if I do anything with it I am going to put Debi garland on it as cowriter hank got part of sugarfoot rag from a fiddle tune called sally gardens or something similar I actually have heard hank play fiddle and he could pull a bow of course he worked with some of the best right before hank died Vassar came by as did willie nelson and many others I have much to tell you and will update you on the further story I became aquainted with a fellow in japan who you would love to meet who can shed some light on the whole richie garcia george Shearing Mob controversy surrounding hank this guy was in The sixties band the association and Ambrosia and played with many jazz greats as well when I see you I will aprise you of the details and so it goes
- At 2:40pm on October 19, 2009,
ROB ENGLISH said…
- Great, to hear from you, I have been working a little with Luna guitars check out there web site then let me tell you more, also they have just come up with a new mandolin series and lee is consulting with them up untill now she would only play her gibsons and they all are close to a hundred years old we also have a three point that was actually signed by orville I am playing a couple of different banjos however my favorite is a Vega which you need to come over and strum I was playing tenor for a while for Disney any way we have a lot of catching up to do usually Tony comes over after the gig on wednesday night and we make Pizza or something and talk late Tony needs some help with his producer music studio aspirations I am afraid he is just putting money down a dry hole so maybe you can dutch uncle him sometime I am fine and super busy havent seen Billy in a long while mostly since I spoke with harold bradley in las vegas about hank also I would love to put you in touch with hanks daughter she wasnt happy with the way the movie portrayed her Mom
- At 11:24am on October 19, 2009,
ROB ENGLISH said…
- Hey Bill what are you up to, really need for you to come by have dinner we are in a new home between river and ocean and lee and I are playing every wednesday night at an irish pub in cocoa beach YOU are welcome to come sit in any time I have playing with many of the central florida folkies and Tony Kinsellaa is in Tampa as of today to go leonard Cohen WE need to talk so call me or come by all is well Glad you are part of this community much to share with you Rob English
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