1 Reply by emilyremler

(3 replies, posted in About Chordie)

Similarly, 'Dear Mrs Roosevelt' is a song by Woody Guthrie which Dylan sang at the tribute concert after Guthrie's death.  '1913 massacre' is another Guthrie composition.


'Fixin' to die' is a Bukka White song.


Jerry Jeff Walker wrote "Mr. Bojangles".


'Cuckoo is a pretty bird' is a traditional folk song, as are 'Froggie went a courtin', 'Gospel Plow', 'Handsome Molly', 'House of the rising sun', 'Jim Jones' etc.


Obviously Dylan's versions of these songs are relevent but he didn't write them and it creates confusion to imply that he did.  Perhaps, instead of moving them, the correct attribution could be given on the Dylan site?

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2 Reply by emilyremler

(8 replies, posted in Acoustic)

There's a lot to be said for buying second hand when you're a beginner.  Lots of people buy good guitars, hardly play them, then sell them again for a third of what they paid for them. Have a look in your local paper or on the net, go to see the guitar with a friend who knows what they're talking about, and you'll get far more guitar for your money.  It's easier to learn on a good guitar than a bad one and a good guitar holds its value while a cheaper one does not.


Guitar shops just want your money and most people who go into them are beginners.  They'll be kind to you whatever your standard.  If you're shy then practise a party piece, just twenty seconds of finger picking, and play that on each one you try.  Don't waste their time trying 20 guitars which are way out of your price range though, tolerence works both ways.


Seagull guitars are very good in my experience.

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3 Topic by emilyremler

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Your Bob Dylan page has 'The French Girl' as a Bob Dylan composition.  Although Dylan sang it on the 'Basement Tapes' the song is actually by Canadian folk duo Ian Tyser & Sylvia Fricker (Ian and Sylvia).  If songs are listed by composer perhaps it should be moved?


I realise now that lots of songs aren't attribted to the actual composer on this site, but perhaps their actual composer could be mentioned on the page where appropriate, it must be embarrassing for young players to proudly introduce their party piece and get it entirely wrong.

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