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cbecker78 -> Greetings from Texas (Sep. 7 2012 16:51:41)

Hi all. Although I've mostly lurked, I've felt very welcome the few times I've posted with questions or comments.

I come from a bluegrass/folk background. I've been "playing" steel-strung acoustic guitar and mandolin for about 18 years now (though I have not improved much since around year 2 or 3).

I just recently began lessons in classical guitar and feel like a brand new beginner all over again! I sound like one too! [:'(]

[:D]

I look forward to learning more about flamenco in the years to come.



TANúñez -> RE: Greetings from Texas (Sep. 7 2012 16:55:54)

Welcome. Where in Texas are you? I'm in Corinth, right next to Denton.



Escribano -> RE: Greetings from Texas (Sep. 7 2012 17:24:39)

Welcome to the foro! I hope you stick around, there are some very unique people here that will always be ready to help.

p.s. please put your location in your profile, so we can all see from whence you came.



Tomrocker -> RE: Greetings from Texas (Sep. 7 2012 20:54:49)

Welcome to the ''TEXANO Nuevo''.



gj Michelob -> RE: Greetings from Texas (Sep. 7 2012 21:16:16)

quote:

I come from a bluegrass/folk background.


Once again (now in the proper thread), welcome Cbecker.

I am eager to see/hear your rendition of country music on a Flamenco guitar. I had started indulging the oddity, but eventually transferred the music onto a steel string guitar where (my wife swears) the song now sound “right”.

But there certainly are a number of arpeggios which could sound better on Nylon, as in Carrie Underwood’s “Temporary Home”; even some flat picking may work, as in Zac Brown’s ostentatiously fast bluegrass solo, ending “Chicken Fried”.

What are your thoughts?



cbecker78 -> RE: Greetings from Texas (Sep. 11 2012 19:54:42)

Very cool. I'm south of Waco, myself. So in the same general area in "Texas Miles".

[:D]



cbecker78 -> RE: Greetings from Texas (Sep. 11 2012 19:57:06)

Hi. Thanks Ron. I'll try to figure out hot to do that directly.



cbecker78 -> RE: Greetings from Texas (Sep. 11 2012 20:04:38)

quote:

ORIGINAL: gj Michelob

quote:

I come from a bluegrass/folk background.


Once again (now in the proper thread), welcome Cbecker.

I am eager to see/hear your rendition of country music on a Flamenco guitar. I had started indulging the oddity, but eventually transferred the music onto a steel string guitar where (my wife swears) the song now sound “right”.

But there certainly are a number of arpeggios which could sound better on Nylon, as in Carrie Underwood’s “Temporary Home”; even some flat picking may work, as in Zac Brown’s ostentatiously fast bluegrass solo, ending “Chicken Fried”.

What are your thoughts?


Ah, thank you! Chicken-Fried would be interesting. I really do like that song and hadn't thought about trying it out yet. I was recently working on his "knee-deep in the Water somewhere" or whatever that song is called using a rhumba-ish strum that I think I stole from the Gypsy Kings...

Carrie Underwood though... I haven't listened to too much of her music. She and I never really clicked.

Of course Jerry Reed and Chet Akins used Nylon strung guitars a good bit, especially late-on from what I recall seeing in televised/recorded concerts. Sure wish I had made the time to see them live.

Well, I may get brave and put some recordings up some time on a Youtube channel. But my playing turns to trash the moment I hit "record"!
[8D]



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