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  colin Hi, Thom. I wasn't aware of Bap Kennedy's songs, but I've just sampled some of his stuff on Soundcloud. I like it! Thanks for the alert.

  • December 9, 2012
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  colin replied to a topic in the forum Gillian Welch and David Rawlings "Guitar Tabs":

  Jason

  Well done on pronouncing "Frome" correctly!

  The examples I gave were of my attempts to get a decent key for the singer,...  

  • December 8, 2012
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  colin posted a topic in the forum Gillian Welch and David Rawlings "Guitar Tabs":

  Faking a 2 instrument texture on one guitar

  Would anyone like to share ideas for cunning guitar tunings or capo/multicapo/partial capo which help to fake the rich sound...  

  • December 8, 2012
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  colin commented on MattWales's video.

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    MattWales This is in Santa Cruz, 7-6-2011, I was there. I just noticed that! There is the pic I took to prove it, check my albums.

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    colin My favourite as well!

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  colin Hi to everyone. I live in Frome, a lively little town in the rural SW of England, and I somehow just missed out on seeing Gillian'n'Dave when they were in the UK for their 5 minute tour.....
  I'm happy to be friends (at least in the electronic sense)...  moreHi to everyone. I live in Frome, a lively little town in the rural SW of England, and I somehow just missed out on seeing Gillian'n'Dave when they were in the UK for their 5 minute tour.....
  I'm happy to be friends (at least in the electronic sense) with anyone! 
  
  My duo ("Kazoo Keepers" has male and female vocals (by a man and a woman!) in harmony, but just me on guitar. Deb, my lead singer has a low voice (range E up to g# or a), so it's similar in range to Gillian's.
  Would anyone like to share ideas for cunning guitar tunings or capo/multicapo/partial capo which help to fake the rich sound of 2 guitars and guitar and banjo? I read somewhere that Gillian used EADgae, but I can't remember which song. 
  As contributions to set the ball rolling, here are a couple of examples, 
  For the Kazoo Keepers, 'Scarlet Town' works well in standard tuning and D modal positions, with a full capo on the 2nd fret and a 5 string partial capo on the 4th frets of the thinnest strings. With the low note on the 6th string, but the 'tinkle' on the higher strings, you get a really rich sound
  I have found that 'Caleb Meyer' works well in D modal and in standard tuning without the capo.
  Our version can be heard at
  https://soundcloud.com/cogs48/caleb-meyer
  
  I'm ashamed to say I'd forgotten that I joined this forum.
  I'm looking forward to exchanging ideas.  less

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    MattWales Welcome colin. You should also post this in the forums section

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    JasonK Hi Colin from Frooom. I didn't know Gillian used a capo on only some of the strings. I've been busy putting chords to all their albums, hoping to get it finally sorted soon. I'd love one of those programs that Wise publications use to set out their...  moreHi Colin from Frooom. I didn't know Gillian used a capo on only some of the strings. I've been busy putting chords to all their albums, hoping to get it finally sorted soon. I'd love one of those programs that Wise publications use to set out their songbooks, I wish someone would bring out an app. to do it. I also have a band in London who play a lot of their songs. I have no recollection of GW using EADGAE tuning.  

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    Thom One of my favorite singer/songwriters, from your side of the pond, is about to come to the U.S. and I can't wait to see him. Bap Kennedy.

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  MattWales: Welcome to the GillianWelchAndDavidRawlings.com 

  • December 8, 2012
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  Brian1964Smith: Hey Colin, welcome to the site.  Feel free to message me if you have any questions or problems.      

  • January 30, 2012