Armstrong Hall, Thornbury
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:42 pm
Hi Gordon
Good to see you and Hilary again at Thornbury. A lovely evening to celebrate the life of a lovely person. I hope a good amount was raised for Anna's children and CLIC Sargeant. Your long friendship with Dave and Valerie has surely helped them and I'm sure that Steve and the children will have only positive memories of the evening. Your concert was stunning with several very moving pieces. Notably 'Here Comes the Sun' and 'Kaz'. Of course, 'Dodo's Dream' was its usual hit with everyone and I think all the children now want a baby guitar and all the guitarists want a loop station. I loved 'Splinter', I had not heard it before so I imagine its new. Jane and I hope to get to your Andover concert, so hopefully we will hear it again then.
How about your website having the tunings and capo positions you use for your best known tunes. That way some of us may be able to work out some of what you play, (maybe!!!). I'm trying to work out 'Dodo's Dream' at the moment and I'm going to modify my old cheap spanish guitar with a screw on the tenth and octave strings for 'Appalachian Dreaming'. I think 'Dodo's Dream' is normal tuning but I haven't got a clue for 'Appalachian Dreaming'. I've managed to buy a copy of 'A Special Collection' so I have those tabs and Total Giltrap. The new Troubadour tab book is next on the list along with Double Vision. I notice in 'A Special Collection' that the tuning for 'A Christmas Carol' is DBDGBD instead of DADGAD so this will be wrong on your site.
Be well both of you
Best wishes
Bob & Jane
Good to see you and Hilary again at Thornbury. A lovely evening to celebrate the life of a lovely person. I hope a good amount was raised for Anna's children and CLIC Sargeant. Your long friendship with Dave and Valerie has surely helped them and I'm sure that Steve and the children will have only positive memories of the evening. Your concert was stunning with several very moving pieces. Notably 'Here Comes the Sun' and 'Kaz'. Of course, 'Dodo's Dream' was its usual hit with everyone and I think all the children now want a baby guitar and all the guitarists want a loop station. I loved 'Splinter', I had not heard it before so I imagine its new. Jane and I hope to get to your Andover concert, so hopefully we will hear it again then.
How about your website having the tunings and capo positions you use for your best known tunes. That way some of us may be able to work out some of what you play, (maybe!!!). I'm trying to work out 'Dodo's Dream' at the moment and I'm going to modify my old cheap spanish guitar with a screw on the tenth and octave strings for 'Appalachian Dreaming'. I think 'Dodo's Dream' is normal tuning but I haven't got a clue for 'Appalachian Dreaming'. I've managed to buy a copy of 'A Special Collection' so I have those tabs and Total Giltrap. The new Troubadour tab book is next on the list along with Double Vision. I notice in 'A Special Collection' that the tuning for 'A Christmas Carol' is DBDGBD instead of DADGAD so this will be wrong on your site.
Be well both of you
Best wishes
Bob & Jane