Looking for mando/vocals (Kingston, Surrey)

Subject: RE: Looking for mando/vocals (Kingston, Surrey)
From: labougie
Date: 20 Mar 06 - 02:38 AM

Bump!! (last time)

Subject: RE: Looking for mando/vocals (Kingston, Surrey)
From: labougie
Date: 13 Mar 06 - 04:35 PM

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Subject: RE: Looking for mando/vocals (Kingston, Surrey)
From: Larkin
Date: 11 Mar 06 - 03:56 PM

Hi there,

I live in Molesey and play mainly irish music but sing a few few country -ish songs - probably not what your after but we have a great session in the St Margarets Tavern in St Margarets on a Monday night and get some great musicians down who are pretty versatile. If you fancy coming down and singing a few songs we'll certainly give you some great backing and there'll be free beer for you and a really good night. If you fancy it my number is 07970661321 .

Good luck with the needle
Martin

Subject: RE: Looking for mando/vocals (Kingston, Surrey)
From: My guru always said
Date: 11 Mar 06 - 02:56 PM

Not a contender but local to you. Let us know where you're playing & we'll come & applaud if necessary! Good luck!

Subject: Looking for mando/vocals
From: labougie
Date: 11 Mar 06 - 02:36 PM

I'm an ex-pro rhythm acoustic/vocalist, based near Kingston, Surrey, looking to go gigging again. The kind of stuff I'm into is country/bluegrass in and around the John Hartford/Dillards style, lyric/song based, done to a pro standard. I'm looking for a musical partner to put a duo together doing maybe one or two gigs a week - I have contacts on the pub circuit in my area, and I'm also reasonably good at gig-hustling.

First thing I'm asking is for someone with a decent voice - I'd like to share lead vocals and to put plenty of harmonies in (I'd imagine the thing would come across as a harmony duo). I also need someone with a lead instrument and I'm figuring mandolin would be the most versatile - mandolin doubling fiddle would be amazing. Any of you haystack dwellers seen that needle? I'd ask Bob Loveday but he's not just playing with Sir Bob now, Van Morrison's got his dibs in as well and Steve Simpson's just too busy for words.

I'm not necessarily after any virtuoso playing, the ability to do the fiddle tunes convincingly would be fine. And realistically, I'm open to ideas from anyone who has one or two of the bluegrass instruments nailed down, a decent voice able to do lead and harmony and a love for this kind on music.

Material isn't a problem - I have zillions of ace songs and I don't mind sharing them. A lot of it is going to be fairly heavily arranged (although it mustn't, of course, SOUND that way!) so a commitment to rehearsal before gigging is going to be vital (I'm looking at this as a long-term thing).

If this sounds like you, or if it sounds like someone you know, please get in touch. Call me Ron Hopeful, but you gotta try, aincha?