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hi fordie and welcome to choride and the world of getting sore fingers

I have been playing acoustic guitar for about 17 years and I still get sore fingers. My fingers tips are like little dog paws and yes my skin peel from them too.

Like Russell says you could try changing your gauge. I done this years ago and stuck with extra light gauge but I recently just changed to medium gauge and my fingers are feeling it more.
I was away for the weekend last week and I was playing my guitar nearly constantly for two days, my fingers nearly bled, I could not play the guitar again until last night.

If you keep playing like I dont then it will ache, My advice is play until you feel it getting sore. do this everyday and your finger tips will get stronger and you will be able to play without the pain for longer than you can just now.
But if you stop and let your finger tips go soft again, you will go through the same. I find that once your fingers have turned into pads if you play a couple of times a week or a few minutes everyday it keeps your fingers in perfect condition to play.

Ken

I love this topic Lieven and the idea behind it and also the poems i have read in here so far for one thread makes this the best thread in poems yet. well done

I am going to try make one up on the spot here. see how long it takes time: 20:36

I live in Scotland, it's north of the UK
its a wonderful place or so people say
I have to agree its no that bad
I live here and that makes me glad

hills capped with snow and rivers run fast
eagles fly high as steam engines go past
islands up north and over to the west
I cant decide which ones are best

traditional dress is the kilt, colourful to wear
with a Sgian Dubh* in the sock if you dare    ( sgian dubh....skee an doo. a small knife
under the kilt we wear no knickers, that wouldnt be right
we flash our bums when we get drunk at night

our auld enemy is England though tis all for the banter
we wind them up while we play a chanter**
our auld allience is france but where was their aide
at culloden 1746 where we started to fade

we have a football team that put on a game
although not too good the fans make their fame
we are the tartan army and we drink Irn Bru
now its worldwide, you can drink it too

can you see why I love Scotland im sure that you can
its not for the money or the fake sun tan
its for the people, their spirit and their warmest hearts
for their gentle kind wishes and the deep fried tarts.

*sgian dubh....skee- an- doo. a small knife worm wit hthe kilt as part of the outfit, tucked in the sock

** chanter is a practice pipe for the bagpipes, just like a whistle but not as loud as the pipes

Love the lyrics Alan, and very apt for me.

Not tried playing it yet as I am in work and I have went through aspell since saturday of not playing as my fingers were near bleeding

Ken

13

13 miles by blink 182

hmmmm
use two? one for the guitar and another for playing the backing tape?

KEn

When we were thinking of names for our daughter I remember one of the names I suggested that I love was "Siobhan" ( sh - iv - on )
No way she said, people would say to her "shove on, shove off "

at the time of my wife being pregnant with our son many years ago, we knew it was a boy and since I drank jack daniels like water I wanted him called jack daniel, again I was not allowed to chose the name,lol. But we did name him jack ( after my grandad)

Also with the names Jack and Jean when saying hello to them  " Hi Jean" Hi Jack" I still get a laugh from that for some immature reason.

Ken

just thought, ( yes sometimes I can)

Have you looked in "Public songbooks" to see if anyone has submitted a 50's or 60's songbook?

or have a go at making one yourself and making it public.

Ken

I heard it from the dubliners. I think I use D and A for this and another chord or two. Not done it for ages.

I cannot give the lyrics on here for the song but I will email them if you would like them

Ken

I never even heard that he had expired from life.

cracking guitarist.

ken

ding ding double correct

Ken

I have a songbook " irish and traditional" or Irish and the pogues"

but a few songs you could look up and learn for St Pat's day is:

Dirty old town
fields of athenry
whiskey in the jar
Kilkelly Ireland
irish rover
wild rover
a song for ireland
thousands are sailing
black velvet band
las vegas and the hills of donegal
molly mallone
pub with no beer
rare auld times

that should keep you busy,lol

Ken