BS: Martin Taylor?

Subject: BS: Martin Taylor?
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 19 Nov 03 - 07:03 PM

Did I dream it or did someone of the above name contribute to a Guitar thread? I remember thinking it was a good name for a guitar player! I have done a search and cannot find it and looking to send a PM he does not seem to be a 'cat member.

Why?

Well, I'm no guitarist but I was browsing through the stock in a music shop I had not frequented before when I canme across a guitar tutor by...

You guessed it. Martin Taylor!

So. Are you there Martin? Is it your book? Anyone care? ;-)

Cheers

DtG

Subject: RE: BS: Martin Taylor?
From: Ebbie
Date: 19 Nov 03 - 07:22 PM

Might that be 'Guest/Martin Gibson'?

Subject: RE: BS: Martin Taylor?
From: GUEST,pdq
Date: 19 Nov 03 - 07:29 PM

Martin Taylor is from Scotland and plays acoustic / folk / jazz. He has a great CD on Acouctic Disc called "I'm Beginning To See The Light". I believe the mudcatter has "Gibson" in his name.

Subject: RE: BS: Martin Taylor?
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 19 Nov 03 - 07:44 PM

Yes, Martin Gibson is the 'Catter's name. Martin Taylor is a great jazz guitarist who usually can be found playing not a Martin, nor a Taylor, but an archtop jazz box like a D'Angelico, Benedetto, or THIS Gibson Super 400 that he played on David Grisman's "Tone Poems" CD.

I've often wondered why so many musicians are named Martin. It's not an uncommon name by any means, but it seems that the percentage of Martins in the music biz is much higher than it is in, say, accounting. Did lots of dads name their firstborn sons after their favorite old D-18's?

Bruce

Subject: RE: BS: Martin Taylor?
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 20 Nov 03 - 04:17 AM

Ahhhh - That must be it! Thanks all - It would have driven me mad otherwise. Well, madder...;-)

Cheers

DtG

Subject: RE: BS: Martin Taylor?
From: Roger the Skiffler
Date: 20 Nov 03 - 04:29 AM

Well, Martin's my middle name as it was my grandmother's maiden surname, no guitarists in the family, though a couple of professional pianists and my grandfather (on the other side) played banjo & mandolin when they weren't in pawn.

RtS

Subject: RE: BS: Martin Taylor?
From: Bill D
Date: 20 Nov 03 - 02:22 PM

hmm..Martin is MY mother's maiden name, and I also was given it as a middle name...and I don't think anyone in my family ever TOUCHED a guitar...but I sure wish I was related to the guitar Martins!

(I have this silly line running thru my head...
"Martin said to his Martin, fie, axe, fie.
Martin said to his Martin, who's the tool now?")

Subject: RE: BS: Martin Taylor?
From: GUEST,Martin Ryan (not a guitarist!)
Date: 20 Nov 03 - 02:33 PM

Taylor made an excellent duet album with Irish jazz guitarist Louis Stewart many years ago - reissued on CD a while back. Lovely stuff.

Regards

Subject: RE: BS: Martin Taylor?
From: GUEST,pdq
Date: 20 Nov 03 - 02:43 PM

David Grisman's Christmas album was finally released on CD after many years of OP vinyl. Taylor is contributes some nice work on it.