Beedster

There’s a few things look less than authentic on that bass to be honest

Look wonderful, have a great couple of gigs Michael 👍

Thanks for posting, hope to update very soon…..

And Jazz 👍

That’s about the truth of it 👍

The orchestral music of Aaron Copland is also described by some experts (experts in orchestral music that is) as Americana, reinforcing the view that Americana is music that has one or more qualities that link it to America by which ever criterion the person making the link chooses to use. I guess a defining question re whether music does or does not meet the criterion might be 'Does it sound American?', which in my view much of the music of Copland certainly does.

I don't think it is, I think Americana is a broad category of music music that appeals to non-Americans who feel that it respresents something authentically American, I'm not sure many Americans would recognise it as a thing?

It's not a style or genre, it's a term that describes music influenced by the artist's or listener's idea of what American music is; The Band, Little Feat, Black Crowes, Wood Brothers, all fit into the Americana mould but all play very different styles of music. So not a style or genre, more a concept or idea 👍

He uses multiple techniques, that even in highly competent players usually sound deliberate and demarcated, and blends them all incredibly musically and skilfully. Two hours of listening to him and I feel renewed love for the instrument and motivation to practice 🙏

Asking what strings to use is like asking how you should sound. Totally up to you. Double bass players spend hundreds, sometimes thousands establishing which strings work for them (and unlike the norm with electric bass, that can require strings from different sets, manufacturers, and even materials at one and the same time). Given the value of your (lovely) bass, some experimentation is worth the cost, as well as being a journey in itself 👍

Chris Wood in Wood Brothers, fusion of bluegrass, country, and jazz 👍

Sitting down is the new standing up 👍

We had this last night, lovely small bar in Kent which was unexpectedly rammed for our gig, fixed fee agreed, owner comes up at the end of the gig to tell us she's adding some cash to the fee as we went down so well. Confused the singer who now couldn't do the maths for the split Re the OP, it's frustrating but if the agreed performance fee was based on bar receipts - which we've had a few times - than it leaves it open, in short you have to really trust the place to go ahead and gig with that being the arrangement. If you agreed a fixed fee for the gig then yes, it's very poor and you should go medieval on their social media about it 👍

I was in a boozer in Hammersmith around 20-years back. I'd had a few. I put 'What's the frequency Kenneth' on the jukebox. It didn't play, so I put it on again. And again. This was about 6.00pm. I put it on again a few times during the evening times as for reasons not fully clear to me I just had to hear it. I kept missing it, or so I thought. About 10.00pm it came on, so I put my arms in the air and cheered 'At last'. Then it came on again, and again, and again. Apparently the juke box ordered songs alphabetically (barman told me that after the sixth or seventh play). Got a few hard stares 🤔

So, white vinegar works albeit slowly. All going well the neck's going back on tomorrow.......