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Barefoot on the Bass!
Something must have rubbed off at my Bass talk in Longford. Today all the aspiring young Bassists are in bare feet.....class 👍
The enthusiasm of youth
I had a great day yesterday giving a talk and demonstration about Bass styles and playing techniques to a group of very enthusiastic teenagers in Longford. It's very inspiring to see how willing they were to sit still for several hours and listen and enjoy what I had to say and play and not a … Continue reading The enthusiasm of youth
Happiness is a summer’s day in Ireland…so it is!
Less is definitely more
Following on from my spake on the understanding (or lack of) the magic of the single note, I went canoeing on the canal today. The peace and the pace are things I had forgotten about, just myself, a canoe and the sound of the birds, not another soul on the water of this beautiful but … Continue reading Less is definitely more
The magic of the single note!
I remember several years ago when teaching a young Bass student, introducing him to the "Magic of the single note" when playing in 3/4 time. He didn't get it! He couldn't understand that one note played with the right dynamic, length and feel was far better for the waltz than many and that it would … Continue reading The magic of the single note!
Table for one please!
They who aren’t but are they?
The chosen path!
"The Foremost" were the first band I ever saw play live at a Parish social in St.John's church hall in Sligo, so it's all their fault 🙂 Photo courtesy of Liam Gilmartin
The forgotten canal
This is the Naas branch of the Grand canal, beautiful. Don't see any traffic on it above the mill these days, a shame.