The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #759 Message #2510604
Posted By: PoppaGator
09-Dec-08 - 08:23 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie (Elizabeth Cotten
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It Ain't No Lie (Elizabeth Cotten)
Steve,
Nice!
Most (well, nearly all) of the time I spent on Mudcat is at work (don't tell) where I'm not equipped with speakers, so I don't generally have a chance to check out audio or video performances when I first happen upon links to them. I have to remember to look things up later, at home, and I'm not always anxious to sit back in front of a computer every evening and weekend.
The sound quality is a lot better than the visual for that Israeli coffeehouse performance. If that's a conscious trade-off, it's probably a good decision; audio is the more important component, for sure.
I'm guessing ~ well, I'm almost sure ~ that you're flatpicking rther than fingerpicking on that number. I'm going mostly by the sound, but the visual image of your right hand, low-rez at it is, seems to indicate that you're holding a flatpick. Am I right?