Bruce Molsky in Twickenham-Sun 20th Nov

Subject: Bruce Molsky in Twickenham-Sun 20th Nov
From: evansakes
Date: 14 Nov 11 - 11:33 AM

....that's at 'TwickFolk' starting at 8pm.

Cabbage Patch Pub, 67 London Rd, Twickenham TW1 3SZ

Tickets and further info

Subject: RE: Bruce Molsky in Twickenham-Sun 20th Nov
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 14 Nov 11 - 11:58 AM

Went to hear him last night, the guy's a blast.
Don't miss him!

Subject: RE: Bruce Molsky in Twickenham-Sun 20th Nov
From: evansakes
Date: 15 Nov 11 - 01:45 AM

Here's Bruce singing 'The Blackest Crow' with Julie Fowlis on 'Transatlantic Sessions'

Subject: RE: Bruce Molsky in Twickenham-Sun 20th Nov
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 15 Nov 11 - 10:22 AM

Lovely, apart from the lap steel. I love lap steel don't get me wrong, but it seems to get into every number on the Transatlantic Sessions, and it doesn't go with absolutely everything.

Subject: RE: Bruce Molsky in Twickenham-Sun 20th Nov
From: evansakes
Date: 17 Nov 11 - 03:08 AM

Here's another side to Bruce.....in ragtime mode

Fishin' Blues

Subject: RE: Bruce Molsky in Twickenham-Sun 20th Nov
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 17 Nov 11 - 06:40 AM

Ask him to sing "Fishin' for Chickens"

Subject: RE: Bruce Molsky in Twickenham-Sun 20th Nov
From: evansakes
Date: 17 Nov 11 - 07:03 AM

by the way, John, that ain't a lap steel Jerry Douglas is playing....in my book it's a dobro (though maybe not a 'Dobro' dobro).

Here's another lovely song from the T Sessions featuring Julie Fowlis and Bruce....a lap steel features in this one though

Bothan Airigh Am Braigh Raithneach

Subject: RE: Bruce Molsky in Twickenham-Sun 20th Nov
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 17 Nov 11 - 07:20 AM

Yes it is a dobro, I ralised after I posted that. he does play lap steel too.
I was talking about this last night at our Wednesday session, and Dave made a very cogent point. When it's used to accompany songs, particularly Scots songs when the wording is fairly precise, and the notes are important, especially in reel or Strathspey mode. The lapsteel/dobro is out of place, as it's never on a constant pitch, always wavering around like a bad case of the vibratos.

Subject: RE: Bruce Molsky in Twickenham-Sun 20th Nov
From: evansakes
Date: 18 Nov 11 - 08:01 AM

Still plenty of space for this one....it's also the last night of Bruce's tour!

Come along and help give him a good send-off!

Subject: RE: Bruce Molsky in Twickenham-Sun 20th Nov
From: Matthew Edwards
Date: 18 Nov 11 - 06:58 PM

He was in great form at the Rodewald Suite in Liverpool tonight; a one-man old time string band! A lovely range of songs and tunes from a very genial man - it was a real pleasure to listen to him play.

Subject: RE: Bruce Molsky in Twickenham-Sun 20th Nov
From: evansakes
Date: 19 Nov 11 - 06:52 AM

That's tomorrow, Sunday

HERE'S a link to three videos of Bruce playing in concert with Transatlantic Sessions a couple of years back.

Still plenty of tickets left for the gig....at WeGotTickets.com/TwickFolk

Subject: RE: Bruce Molsky in Twickenham-Sun 20th Nov
From: evansakes
Date: 20 Nov 11 - 08:12 AM

Bruce is with us tonight.....still room for a few more if anyone's interested.