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Topic: Kelly Joe Phelps article w/ tab
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Andy Volk
Member From: Boston, MA
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posted 21 March 2002 03:38 AM
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Acoustic Guitar Magazine has a really nice article on Kelly Joe Phelps style complete with tab examples with real-audio demos and verbal explanation from Kelly Joe. He gets a lot of musical mileage from simple ideas played exceptionally well. All examples are in open D tuning (DADF#AD low to hi).
http://www.acousticguitar.com/lessons/phelps/1.shtml |
Bill Leff
Member From: Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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posted 21 March 2002 07:18 AM
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Thanks Andy. I've never heard this guy before, and I really like what I'm hearing! |
Ally
Member From: Edinburgh, UK
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posted 21 March 2002 07:23 AM
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I saw KJP in Edinburgh last month. Phenomenal playing. very emotional. Didn't play his resonator, though (I think he uses a square neck triolian sometimes) |
Andy Volk
Member From: Boston, MA
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posted 21 March 2002 08:06 AM
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He's a phenomenal musician. Most of his lap steel playing is done in open D on a converted Gibson acoustic guitar. He was formerly a jazz bass player so he combines deep knowledge of harmony with a reall emotional, gut bucket approach to traditional materials. He has an instructional video out on Homespun that's quite good.[This message was edited by Andy Volk on 21 March 2002 at 08:06 AM.] |
Chris Walke
Member From: St Charles, IL
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posted 21 March 2002 01:58 PM
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Had the priviledge of seeing KJP perform in Chicago last year, and he's coming back this year in April (3 days shy of a year later-to the date!). He's a phenomenal player and soulful singer. Long, rambling tunes that read like novels. His approach to lapstyle playing is fantastic, and his standard guitar fingerpicking is topnotch. A fiery performance, well worth the price of admission. If he comes to your area, check him out. In the meantime, pick up a copy of ShineEyed Mr Zen, and Sky Like a Broken Clock (no lapstyle playing on that one 'tho, but wonderful fingerpicking, sparce band accompaniment). |
Gary Pederson
Member From: Van Nuys, Ca.
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posted 21 March 2002 07:47 PM
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Thanks for the post Andy |
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