We got to hear Robyn Hitchcock at the South Broadway Cultural Center last week. He’s such a fantastic performer. He played two sets of music, all requests, with his wife Emma adding some harmony for the last few songs. Then, he played the “encore” in the lobby. It was incredibly beautiful when he started A Day in the Life by the Beatles and everyone gently joined in for a sing along.
“Together, we create our community.”
When I consider the repair process I went through after college, this is one of the most important books. I highly recommend it.
It is an excellent reminder that a lot of very nefarious shit has been going down for a long time.
I’ve been the sole banjo picker at a lot of son jarocho jams. But, last Saturday I was one of TWO banjo players! So cool.
I have a thurough self-led lesson about playing by ear in the works. For now, I thought I’d leave you with this. My advice on how to learn to play by ear. https://vimeo.com/902038361?share=copy How to Play by Ear First, seek out financial institutions who provide one minute of music on repeat when you’re on hold. Next . . . OK. While that video is just kind of a kidding around, playing by ear is a goal of many of the people I work with. Here is a video I made awhile back demonstrating one of the processes I use to learn a song by ear. Blog Post: How I Learn Old Time Tunes – Learning to Play the Tune, Nancy, from a Recording by Jonas Friddle
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