The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #10315   Message #229826
Posted By: Murray MacLeod
18-May-00 - 08:33 AM
Thread Name: Show off tunes
Subject: RE: Show off tunes
I wouldn't call the Entertainer a show-of tune, exactly, but yes, it certainly gets a response from the audience. It is just one of those tunes that everyone loves. I have been playing it on guitar for 30 years (and one day I will get it right).
"Maple Leaf Rag" , now that IS a show-off tune.
I don't see anything wrong with playing show-off tunes if you are performing for an audience, playing them in a session is perhaps a tad egoistic.
How about show-off songs ? I guess mine would be "Bottle of the Best". I would love to be able to do Adam McNaughtan's "Scottish Song" or his "Hamlet", but don't have enough years left to learn them ....