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Title: Have a Look at this acoustic player..
Post by: Johnny Mac on May 02, 2009, 11:16:34 AM

Martin Simpson, he is pretty amazing and seems to play lots of different styles


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHY74AjKRjI&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHY74AjKRjI&feature=related)

There's lots of good players here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRnSTCHgqs8&feature=PlayList&p=DCCC8664898695ED&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=42 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRnSTCHgqs8&feature=PlayList&p=DCCC8664898695ED&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=42)

Title: Re: Have a Look at this acoustic player..
Post by: Simon D on May 02, 2009, 03:08:21 PM

He's not bad is he? I saw him a fair few years ago when he toured with Juan Martin, Martin Carthy and Martin Taylor - now that gig was awesome!

Title: Re: Have a Look at this acoustic player..
Post by: gingataff on May 02, 2009, 04:06:28 PM

He's great!
I've got bad GAS for a Sobell now.

Title: Re: Have a Look at this acoustic player..
Post by: MDV on May 02, 2009, 04:21:40 PM

Really cool. Love blues with slide

Reminds me of this, one of my favourite examples of the breed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UauECrCIYl8

Title: Re: Have a Look at this acoustic player..
Post by: JDC on May 02, 2009, 05:53:49 PM

daft question: with a slide, do you fret with it or "float" it against the string?

Title: Re: Have a Look at this acoustic player..
Post by: Elliot on May 02, 2009, 06:10:49 PM

You 'float' it above the fret wire rather than between the fret wire.

Title: Re: Have a Look at this acoustic player..
Post by: Dmoney on May 04, 2009, 11:29:10 AM

i seen this guy a bunch of times.
spent a lot of years listening to this dude riding round in the car with my dad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtUqvjbhZYw&feature=related
kicks in at the 5min mark

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLpG-RezecE&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLbo4xDMWy8&feature=related

Title: Re: Have a Look at this acoustic player..
Post by: _tom_ on May 04, 2009, 11:39:37 AM

Listening to The Green Fields of America now, this guy is awesome :) I'd love to be able to play like this.

Title: Re: Have a Look at this acoustic player..
Post by: Andrew W on May 04, 2009, 08:56:00 PM

A few more awesome acoustic players to add to the fun:

Clive Carroll:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etXcTxgxUF0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_RqP54nADU


Pierre Bensusan:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXtnpotwW8s


The grand-daddy of the "steel strung guitar players as serious musicians" John Fahey:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37Vtm7IoSKk


and my all time favourite, John Renbourn:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_U4Jsp3nv0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EH3Bh3Sc2k

Title: Re: Have a Look at this acoustic player..
Post by: Bradock PI on May 06, 2009, 05:45:14 PM

You just have to listen to this guy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjL_2NhixUM&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOcvrNoKkgE&feature=related


And for fun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APxW6zh0xVM&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3ExH2Goc_c&feature=related

Title: Re: Have a Look at this acoustic player..
Post by: Elliot on May 07, 2009, 01:21:47 AM

I hate that sort of playing - I'm not a great fan of Martin Simpson having seen him a few times but i'd prefer to pay to see him to the Kaki King/Michael Hedges meets Flamenco meets Jazz of Antonio Forcione any day.  I accept he's technically skilled but like the shred generation it just goes no where for me.