5th Birthday Jam and Gig Reaction, Photos and Videos

TTony

Bridgehouse said:

The Official Bridgehouse Birthday Jam

Are you going to invite any of your new, post-Birthday, mates ??

Bridgehouse

TTony said:

Bridgehouse said:

The Official Bridgehouse Birthday Jam

Are you going to invite any of your new, post-Birthday, mates ??

Pah. Too young for my mature years

Phil_aka_Pip

Bridgehouse said:

Right. After the conversation at the end of Sunday at Huddersfield.. I dug these out:



So next jam = harmonica in the Chicago style. 

I have a harp mic and I'll get hold of a cheapo Epiphone Blues Junior and we shall have the blues.. anyone up for it?

yes. Proper blues, none of this squealy superfast whiteboy "blues"

Phil_aka_Pip

Keep it to yourself, Eyesight to the blind - Sonny Boy Williamson

darthed1981

If we want to do proper blues can we do "Boom Boom" by John Lee Hooker?

Phil_aka_Pip

darthed1981 said:

If we want to do proper blues can we do "Boom Boom" by John Lee Hooker?

Why not? IIRC JLH didn't exactly stick to the same 12-bar format all the time sometimes it was 13 sometimes it was 11 1/2 you just had to follow him but if we choose a particular recording and count it out we'll get there

darthed1981

Phil_aka_Pip said:

darthed1981 said:

If we want to do proper blues can we do "Boom Boom" by John Lee Hooker?

Why not? IIRC JLH didn't exactly stick to the same 12-bar format all the time sometimes it was 13 sometimes it was 11 1/2 you just had to follow him but if we choose a particular recording and count it out we'll get there

I'll be honest the imprecision (is that a word?  must be...) of the blues is part of it's appeal for me

thomasross20

What's a quad session? 
How did the acoustic part go? Man, I really need to catch up. I've not played live for so long now either (I know, supportive environment etc)

darthed1981

thomasross20 said:

What's a quad session? 
How did the acoustic part go? Man, I really need to catch up. I've not played live for so long now either (I know, supportive environment etc)

It was brilliant loads of different styles really enjoyable!

Quad is the studio in Leicester

Phil_aka_Pip

thomasross20 said:

How did the acoustic part go?

Strummy stuff, fingerpickin' stuff, most of it was one person playing & singing. James did one song while I backed him on guitar, it was something we cobbled together during the afternoon. Most of it was OK to listen to but I did a song on my own in totally the wrong key ...

sticker

I broke my open mic duck so I call it an unequivocal success! 

vasselmeyer

Bit of everything. I played a Del Amitri on acoustic and forgot the chords and then a slide piece on my resonator which kept slipping off my lap. I had a laugh and no-one else really cared that is messed it up.

I was going to do "Never Going Back Again" but I can't sing it and play it at the same time. Maybe next year.

pmbomb

Ironically, it was "My Downfall". 

pmbomb

It was fine. Let's call it "heartfelt" .

darthed1981

Phil_aka_Pip said:

thomasross20 said:

How did the acoustic part go?

Strummy stuff, fingerpickin' stuff, most of it was one person playing & singing. James did one song while I backed him on guitar, it was something we cobbled together during the afternoon. Most of it was OK to listen to but I did a song on my own in totally the wrong key ...

I thought your bits were great!

sticker

I was going to do "Never Going Back Again" but I can't sing it and play it at the same time. Maybe next year.

I can sing it if you want to duo it ? 

darthed1981

modellista said:

Sorry @mrkb, I keep writing you out of drumming history!

Here we go with Champagne Supernova with @mrkb @darthed1981 @bridgehouse and me.

That is the most serious I've ever looked!

I was actually really enjoying myself!

Bridgehouse

darthed1981 said:

modellista said:

Sorry @mrkb, I keep writing you out of drumming history!

Here we go with Champagne Supernova with @mrkb @darthed1981 @bridgehouse and me.

That is the most serious I've ever looked!

I was actually really enjoying myself!

Mr @darthed1981 - that song, at that gig was the best I’ve heard you play. You nailed it and you made me very happy - that performance alone made all the Jam organising worth it for me - watching you go from beginner to proper gig player has been a pleasure. 

Bridgehouse

darthed1981 said:

Phil_aka_Pip said:

thomasross20 said:

How did the acoustic part go?

Strummy stuff, fingerpickin' stuff, most of it was one person playing & singing. James did one song while I backed him on guitar, it was something we cobbled together during the afternoon. Most of it was OK to listen to but I did a song on my own in totally the wrong key ...

I thought your bits were great!

Me too! More acoustic Phil def required

vasselmeyer

sticker said:

I was going to do "Never Going Back Again" but I can't sing it and play it at the same time. Maybe next year.

I can sing it if you want to duo it ? 

Sounds like a plan!