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Thanks James, although I am a long way from writing just yet it's good to know there is such a good book on the subject, as well as it being recomended by you.  I'll be in America this time next week and i think I will stand a better chance of getting it, than if I wait till I come home.  My home town Belfast, has only three Music Shops for the whole city, as for the bookshops if there is not a big market for it they just don't sell it,  So thanks.
Luck to all. !!!

Well upyerkilt, you have started some thing with this one. First let me say that I personaly did not say Garth Brooks killed country.  I think it has more to do with the Record Companies,
they will only release what they think will sell, if someone comes along and sells a Gazillion
CD's and decides to call himself A Country Singer that's fine by the record guys.
As I said in my massage Merle Haggard, produced what to the critics was a great CD, he still had to self release it through Cracker Barrel Resturants, Who Just as it happens Sponser the
Grand ole Opray.  As a big Hag fan the only why I can get a copy is when I am in America next week.  I think The Grand Ole Opray need to pull their heads out of the sand and help support those singers who want to make country music the Tradionial way.  or it might find its- self on the Old Landmark Tours.  I have a few other things to point out but I will post them in the very near future.
Luck to all. !!!

First let me say once again this is a great site. I posted a new topic and I did not expect anything back for a few days.  I was back cheacking anothere topic when I found I had already
had two replies.   To Topdown, thanks i went to the site you suggested and downlodded the pdf file so I will give it a go, to bensonp I know what you mean about struming with your thumb i find I can get as much noise with it as I can with a pick?  Well almost.
Thanks for the quick replies guys.

Luck to all.  !!!!

I'll be 63 this September 2008,  I've been playing about a year.   I play mostly Country, old
style Country, although I like some of the younger Country Stars, I feel that the big record
compines are only intrested in money and are moving the bar to much to the Pop Rock side,
and old time Country is dying out.  Merle Haggard who is singing better than ever had to self release his last CD through the Cracker Barrel chain of restarunts, in America.
Funny when you think of it Cracker Barrel Sponser The Grand Ole Opray, who are so stuck in their old ways they can't see the writing on the wall.  They made Garth Brooks a member, then his wife, yet many old time Country lovers think Garth Brooks killed country.
Sorry about the rant just had to get it out.

Luck to all.!!!

God my spelling is getting worse or i'm getting careless!

Luck and Health to all.

I agree that Chordie does a lot to promote the songs of Bands ect. for instance i can put a song in my song book, usely one in an akward Key; then i can spend time Transposing it to a key tha suits me and then print it out for my use, i always write that the song is for study only.
If I change the keyy of a song, i am hardly likely to try aand pass it of as my own and make a CD, I would have my Ass sued off in Court. But sites like Chordie do not cost the big boys money, they are just so consumed with the thought of money they think everyone is stealing of them; when it is the other way about.

Luck to all !!!!!

Hi to all, I'm from Belfast Northern Ireland, I started almost a year ago at 62, playing the

Guitar for the first time in my life; I'll be 63 come September. Who says you can't teach an

old dog new tricks; I'm Loving every minute of it.

Because of the Guitar I have more friends now than ever. Now that is Cool!!!

Luck to all!

Hi, i'm new on this site and I love reading the letters in the Forum.  This is only my third message, so don't shout at me. Firstly I would never buy anything I had not examed myself, especily guitars.  However, where I live (Belfast Northern Ireland) there are like only three music shops in the city.  So what I did was  got to know the Guitar Tec, who is also a salesman.  I buy all my stuff in the same shop, that included a Twelve-string, Dreadnought with a built in tuner.  A six string Electro-Acustic Cutaway Dreadnought, pluss the usual odds and sods. This has been over about two years, now they have just had a new batch of Super Dreadnoughts, Tanglewood, Electro-Acustic with the lateist Fishman electricts.
Now you might think because Tanglewoods are made in the U.S.A and with the weak dallor,
agenst the pound  you would think we would get them at almost half-price, Not?
By the time import duties and mucial instruments tax, they cost almost as much if not more.
So where is this going I hear you say, well this is were getting to know the Gutiar Tec and being a loyal comstomer pays off I got the latest modle, A Super Dreadnought, electro-acoustic, which came in at £1350, Knocked down to £8995, the tec is getting me one for £425,
he is also setting it up for me, so i suppose loyalty does pay off. But the point is I know what i'm getting.
Luck to All.