lumpy wafflesquirt
601 posts
Jul 29, 2012
10:43 AM
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of sorts.
It's the nearest thing I'm likely to get.
I've got a half hour slot at the open mic at my local pub's beer festival.
I thought I'd better do some work for it so worked out a set list and played it all yesterday. There's be a mixture of Chromatic with and without backing tracks and diatonic with and without cajon. I even recorded it on my minidisk player to listen back to and evaluate. Well I thought I had. It recorded 31:40 of nothing as I had inadvertently plugged the mic into the earphone socket :^( grrrrrrr.
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lumpy wafflesquirt
603 posts
Jul 29, 2012
12:13 PM
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I didn't get the choice of the timing, but I did ask for the longer slot instead of the usual 3 songs.
Most of them will have already had a skinful as they'll have been there all afternoon.
Besides, I'd rather have people listening appreciatively than heckling or just talking because they are too drunk to know what's going on.
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"Come on Brackett let's get changed"
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FMWoodeye
433 posts
Jul 29, 2012
12:17 PM
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Beer festival? Does the place have chicken wire?
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timeistight
731 posts
Jul 29, 2012
1:27 PM
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Slightly OT: Do you use a rack when you play the cajon or do you play it with one hand or hand and feet?
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Rick Davis
592 posts
Jul 29, 2012
1:51 PM
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Congrats, Lumpy!
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-Rick Davis
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lumpy wafflesquirt
604 posts
Jul 30, 2012
1:08 AM
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@TimeIsTight [was going to abbreviate your name but thought better of it :^) ]
I have got a harplock. unfortunately it doesn't fit my decent mic so it is on a 600ohm dynamic mic from a pound shop. One of the wires broke of the switch in the mic during practice last night so I had to solder it back together.
As I am recording my practices, I might get something worthy of letting you listen to eventually.
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jodanchudan
660 posts
Jul 30, 2012
1:54 AM
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Good luck, lumpy!
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lumpy wafflesquirt
605 posts
Aug 04, 2012
3:22 PM
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Just back from the gig.
I am pleased to report that it went down really well which I am really glad about as I have spent every evening for the past week practising my 30 minute set with backing tracks and the cajon. I even managed to introduce the tunes, which is something I don't really do at the usual open mics, I wrote myself a script beforehand.
Yes there were a few wrong notes, but overall I was pleased with it. The only thing I forgot was to set up the minidisk to record it :^(
Next thing is to do some more busking although that will be just solo harp at lunchtime, not with the full rig.
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BronzeWailer
750 posts
Aug 04, 2012
3:22 PM
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Glad to hear it went well, lumpy! Look forward to hearing/seeing some of your stuff.
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jodanchudan
666 posts
Aug 04, 2012
4:13 PM
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Ditto - glad it went well!
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lumpy wafflesquirt
607 posts
Aug 07, 2012
2:26 PM
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here's a couple of recordings of my practice.
http://snd.sc/NA0LXi
I must have a word with the drummer ;^)
http://snd.sc/NA1gAH
feel free to comment on the playing
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"Come on Brackett let's get changed"
Last Edited by on Aug 07, 2012 2:27 PM
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norrin_radd
23 posts
Aug 07, 2012
2:45 PM
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I think it sounded pretty good, congrats on the gig too. I built a cajon about a month ago, your playing is way better than mine.
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BronzeWailer
759 posts
Aug 07, 2012
2:54 PM
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Toe tapping stuff, lumpy. It has a kind fo jaunty air about it, which I like.
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lumpy wafflesquirt
608 posts
Aug 08, 2012
10:40 AM
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Thanks guys.
I didn't make my cajon I bought it.
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tookatooka
3023 posts
Aug 08, 2012
4:21 PM
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Took me back to TOGWT with Whispering Bob Harris.
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lumpy wafflesquirt
610 posts
Aug 09, 2012
1:50 PM
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@tooka Is was indeed meant to.
I've added another track to the soundcloud
http://snd.sc/Rum55r
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