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I've only ever been brave enough (or found the time to) to post one video of myself playing. It's a particularly bad version of Wild Mountain Thyme. I posted it anyway since that's more or less how you'd get it if you were sitting at my campfire or whatever. Mistakes and all. It's here...

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=OGJGRWKCPu4

The thing that get's me about the kind of folk Ken is talking about is not the fact that they post negative comments, but that they are so very abusive and with sometimes extremely offensive language. And also that they never have anything posted of their own. Maybe they have a different account for posting than they have for abusing.

P.S. I like the comment about the whisky spelling, Zurf. Consider it stolen.

Got to agree with LPG. Justin has a great site for learners of all levels.

One of these days you'll be sitting strumming on a few chords. Getting quicker at changing and getting the chords to ring out nice and clear and all of a sudden BANG! You'll hear something you recognise.... one of your favourite songs..... and you'll feel like you are a guitar hero. The bug will have truly been lodged within you and you'll move on to other songs, and in time feel it all over again. There's nothing like it.

This WILL happen to you.

Practice as much as possible. Justinguitar.com has some brilliant videos with learning techniques, exercises and some easy songs for you to have a go at. Have a look and you WILL be feeling THAT feeling before you know it.

His website has a great song archive with music and lyrics for a lot of songs. He does a lot of traditional Scots songs and there are a lot listed here....

http://www.dickgaughan.co.uk/songs/index.html

Get in there!

You see! If I'd been just a little but cooler then I'd've known that.

Sorry for any confusion.

A few of my family play in the local Pipe Band. Pipers and drummers.

In the case of the highland bagpipie, first you must inflate the bag and then squeeze with your arm while still inflating by blowing, and fingering the chanter to produce the notes. The constant release of air through the pipes (drones) produces a constant low tone (usually round about the A pitch).

All of this explains why I opted for the guitar. All that squeezing, blowing and stuff all happening at the one time is way too complicated for me.

I thought this section was for ANYTHING that didn't fit anywhere else. There are other posts here (some running to as much as 10 or 11 pages) which have absolutely nothing to do with music.

Have to agree when arguments start to get heated though.

I spent a week down your way this summer, Micky. Very nice it was too. Stayed in a lovely village called Warkworth. Aahhh the memories.....

Ken

My nephew has a three quarter size electric. It's anything but a toy. It's certainly not a quality guitar but it is fantastic for getting the youngsters hooked. I've had a few good nights round there bashing out a few songs on it after a couple of drinks. Electrics are so much easier to learn on (in my opinion anyway). It's a lot easier to fret the strings and so play chords on (again, my opinion) than a big, heavier stringed, steel acoustic.

I also hope everyone's kids don't read this forum, or the surprise could be ruined.

Apart from that, well done for getting the first Christmas post on to the forum so early!

My Great Grandfather was from Banbridge, quite near Belfast I think. He left for Scotland around 1900 or so. I hope to make it over sometime to connect with my Irish roots.

Hell yeah!

Here's a video teaching it in all it's glory

http://www.justinguitar.com/en/ST-901-JohnnyBGoode.php