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Many years ago when I used to go busking I couldn't finger pick (not enough volume from an acoustic) so it was a pick all the way. A number of times while on an upstroke, my long index fingernail would get caught under the top E string and slice the fingernail well into the quick. Talk about pain pain and blood, but as a true pro' I very rarely missed the beat as I continued.

Ah me, I have suffered for my art

May I have a go if I can't get the last?

If "Yes!".......

"pressed in organdy, clothed in crynolin of smokey burgandy,
softer than the rain."

With apologies!

Thanks all for the interest in coming here for the Folk Festival.

I've checked with the owner that it was OK to post this (hence the delay) and as she said "YES!"

I can direct you all to go to http://www.ebborwaysfarm.co.uk/  to check out camping here and to go to http://www.priddyfolk.org/ to check what's going on with the Festy.

If anyone wants to come here to camp, please let us know how many are in your party via E-mail or phone so we know how many portaloos to order. If you're expecting a full featured campsite you will be disappointed as this is a farm with fields that people have asked to camp in; this has grown by word of mouth, but the only facilities we have are a tap (and portaloos for events like this) but we do have someone on-site who provides catering for the Folk Festy.

I am usually very busy around the Folk Festival but look forward to meeting any Chordians that can make it and having a few beers, etc, around the camp fire and swapping songs 'til the early hours!!!

Hey Musical Mac!

How 'bout Romeo and Juliet by Dire Straights, it's just  D, A, G. The Chordie songs are more complex but I've always done it with only these 3 and it sounds right; also the riff is in these three.

Also Clapton's Wonderful tonight - G, C and D with an Em thrown in.

I've checked and one of these is blocked and the other has chords I don't recognise as going with it. If you want to E-mail me I can send you these.

Yeah! I used to have a car like that!

Seriously tho', this is quiet a remote area (relatively for the UK), our village school has 2 classes - infants and juniors!! Aside from Monday nights (see below) and the Folk Festival once a year, you have to travel for anything (including just a pint of moo juice)!

Any Chordians who are in Priddy on a Monday will be very welcome at the Queen Victoria Inn for the Monday night Folk/Acoustic Jam. Don't be put off, if you don't have to plug it in then anything goes (we make acception for Keyboards and QUIET plugged in guitars!).

I'd never heard of the song or artiste!!

Having listened to a bit, the piano part seems to be three chords that are arpegiated (hold the chord and play individual strings rather than strumming) so with familiarity with the chords you will be able to crack this piece!

Good call Normtheguitar!!!

Our Folk Festival is internationally renowned (year before last I passed Rufus Wainright among the crowd).

You don't have to get a ticket as there is enough going on that you can get into (of course you can't get into the main tent, second tent, dances in the village hall and the workshops tho').

Camping can be done either thru' the festival website (expensive, but good facilities) or with us (a field, a tap, portaloos and not much else except stunning views and a much nicer friendlier place to be - and it's much cheaper!!!)

If you really, really want to come, drop me an e-mail and I'll forward some details!!!

HA SOAZ!!!

Thanks Normtheguitar!

Somerset!

I haven't been shooting Longbow that long and last year it was playing havoc with my right hand fingers (I mostly fingerpick). I have a friend who works in leather who gave me a piece 3 - 4 times thicker than normal to make my own "Tab" (the bit of leather that goes between fingers and Bowstring).

I didn't stop shooting or playing and the new tab spread the load enough so the pain was gone in a week.

It boils down to - Can you find a way of practicing Archery or putting up dry wall without damaging your hands. If the answer is "No!" how serious are you about playing guitar/bass/mandolin/uke/banjo, etc ?

To all who have had or are due surgery best of luck and bright blessings to you.

The "Key" you are in refers to what note the Scale of that Key begins at (doh, ray, mi, etc). C is the easiest because you start at C and play every note natural, i.e. no sharps or flats, until you get to the next C and stop there or come back down the scale until you stop at C again (low doh to high doh and back. On the keyboard all the white notes, the black notes being sharps - # , or flats - b).

If you were to play in the key of G you will see that there is one sharp in there - F. So find G then move up (or down depending on where you start from) playing all the notes naturally (all the white notes on a keyboard) until you get to F which you do not play, instead you move one fret up (to the black note immediately to the right of the F on the keyboard) play this note instead and continue until you get to G.

As you are playing in the key of G all G notes get written as "G"s and (with sheet music) you have to remember that all notes written as F are played as F#; with the chords that accompany the key of G it's less confusing to have all Gs written and played naturally and F# to appear as F# instead of Gb.

This can be as complex or as simple as you want it to get, but to know more you will need to find out about KEYs their relative SCALEs and the Chords that fit with them.

We have a place near us called "Nempnet Thrubwell"

Don't know what it means, but it sounds somewhat rude and usually engenders laughter when spoken aloud.