Newbies and Lurkers - Start Here

[reels]

Hi Nat!

[nat]

Thanks for the welcome guys!

I haven't been playing long, just a couple of months but I think I'm coming along ok so far. I've had a bit more time to put some practice in over the last couple of weeks.

I lived in Australia for a few years when I was a kid so I've been messing around trying to work out some Aussie songs I remember learning from school, which is quite fun. I'm playing around with a song called Snowy River Roll at the minute. Anyone know it?

[Danny]

An Australian Geordie, you must have a very unique accent

[nat]

Hahahah! It's mostly just Geordie now but it did go through quite an odd hybrid phase.

[Danny]

It must have done

I'm in London too if you wanna jam or summat?

[reels]

I too from Tyneside but lived in Liverpool 15 years. Can't quite believe that but Geordie/Scouse hybrid accent? Hope not! hehe

[Danny]

Well I'd LOVE to hear THAT

[nat]

Jun 19, 2009 10:07:43 GMT Danny said:

I'm in London too if you wanna jam or summat?

Yeah, that would be good. Although, as of yet I'm still at a pretty basic and clumsy stage!

[Danny]

So am I mate, I don't practice enough is the problem

[nat]

Yeah, know what you mean. It's tricky for me to find times when I can practise. I work fairly unsociable (and long) hours so most of my free time is when everyone else is asleep.

[Danny]

Bummer

[orderdisorder]

Hi Folks!

I'm new here! My name is Tom, the same Tom from Ogoki who helped to inspire Patrick's Ukulele Project and who you may have heard on the CBC Spark radio broadcast... I've returned to my home in Thunder Bay, Ontario, now that my teaching stint in Ogoki is finished.

Here's my musical background: I guess about 3 years ago I inherited my dearly departed Grampa's banjo: a cheap, 70's korean import. It was great to learn on though and it's how I got my start in music. I struggled to learn from tabs and other lessons I found on the internet, not really getting much out of them. About a year ago now I found the Costellos on YouTube and have been following ever since. I bought my first guitar in December of '08 (and my first ukulele about then too), and since then I've tried to devour all of Patrick's amazing guitar workshops which are available at archive.org and on his youtube page.

I've got an S1 ordered (I hear it's being worked–on as I type this, lucky number 013) and I just can't wait to get my hands on that instrument.

About a month ago in Ogoki my guitar (an Epiphone acoustic/electric) was broken (snapped at the headstock) by a careless colleague (okay, okay, it was partially my fault too for leaving it out somewhere vulnerable). I was told it was unfixable by a local luthier... So I bit the bullet and bought myself Baden d-style guitar at a really fantastic price. It's been amazing to continue learning on, but I'm currently wondering about how to get it set-up just perfectly... I would prefer the action to be a little lower, but I'm a bit nervous about fussing with it too much.

I got some good advice on fixing my other, supposedly "unfixable" guitar.... I used wood glue, some bicycle innertubes and a couple of clamps to put it back together and low and behold it's now playing just as well as it did before!

Anyway, that's all for now. Hello everyone!

t.

[plunknplinkntwang]

Hi - I thought I'd better do an intro as I've only passed thru before and tried to blag the yellowstone banjo material.

I'm new to trying to make music. For a while I've known it exists and I've always had an eclectic taste but make ordered noises myself urmmm - no ta. However My brother introduced his Goodtime to my eldest son & I and after learning yankee doodle one evening, things took off from there. Three months later and some free time due to unforseen illness has given me a desire to assemble and play a banjo.
From this my son & I both have banjos - as a 12 yr old he is very dextrous. So he's well away 3 finger picking and making noises like ice cream vans - sorry blue grass/scruggs fans ;D
30 yrs his senior and having reduced feeling and mobility in my hands [plus the inability to learn as quick as the little ***] I find frailing or "tub thumping" as both my sons call it, more to my liking.

Having decided I like to pursue playing a bit further I'm in the process of putting a banjo together - and thats when I came across this forum.

So having rounded the square - hello everyone

[Danny]

Hey guys, you're both very welcome, we have a building/setup area if that might proove to be useful for both of you, as might www.frets.com

Let us know how both of your projects go

[ned]

Hi guys.
Really good to hear from others that have to work hard to get where they want.
Nice to know I am not the only one who is not naturally talented.
Welcome to the forum ,and please keep visiting.
Best wishes Pete