Letters to The Editor
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The Irish Connection...  Derek,
Thanks for the NL and all the nice things it said about the ACME.I’m wondering if your readers are aware of the excellent newsletter that the Irish BG people are producing? It’s similar to NWBN in many ways and though only 2 to 4 pages it’s monthly and therefore always up-to-date. I’ve joined (it’s £10 a year) because I can find out what’s happening in Europe, etc., far quicker than by other means. Also because there seems to be a fair number of exchanges between British and Irish bands these days, so the more ties the better. Bob Armstrong, Alston, Cumbria. We’ve already been in contact with the Irish society and exchanged Internet links, etc., after Pete Wraith send me sample copies, and now exchange publications. Ed.
Don’t let my wife see this! Darling Derek, Thanks for putting the Tony Furtado Band ads in for me in your very well-informed mag. I had a lot of response - four tour gigs - a great help! Now, Darling, was it a Freudian slip calling me “Carmen Jones” in my letter in the Jan issue? You surely don’t see Leslie Pugh (Hired Hands) and I drinking noisily at festivals, and making wives very nervous with our bold ways, like Carmen Jones? No! Impossible! You must have confused me with someone else. Love, Carmen (Turner). What you - drinking and cavorting? Nah - not at all! Ed.
A Frank Wakefield
tour?
Tablatures... Hi! It might be worth mentioning in the mag to any non- music readers that if they want to give me the dots of a tune and a disk, and return P&P, I will happily do a MIDI file of the tune for them; I can play it in on a keyboard and it takes a matter of minutes. I can only do standard ‘dots’ notation, though. Roisin Browne, Stockport. Write to Roisin Hi, Derek, I really enjoy the NWBN and find the Tablatures very useful. Please find enclosed £5 sponsorship - Geoff Mace, Nantwich
...and yet more tabs - A new AcuTab book for Mandolin:
Our Alan Bibey mandolin book should be out by early March. The book will sell for $20.00 (US) and features a total of 31 solos from 20 songs including Lower On The Hog, Gordon McGregor, Flying High and Ready For The Times. All songs are presented in both standard notation and tablature. Left hand fingerings are provided along with helpful performance notes from Alan. This book contains accurate, artist-approved transcriptions for a sampling of Alan's mandolin solos from several popular recordings including:
Ready For The Times : The New Quicksilver (recently re-released as Baucom,
Bibey, Graham & Haley - Rebel 1743);
John Lawless, PO Box 21061 Roanoke, VA 24018-0108 You’ll be able to get this from Frets, Fazakerly, Liverpool
Bill’s Back - again!
Dear Derek,
Praise from over the Pond(s)...
Derek;
Derek,
Derek: And from "Down-Under"
Greetings from New Zealand! Bluegrass is in short supply in Christchurch
- Irish has a much higher profile on radio & in pub sessions - but a
few stalwarts manage to pick a bit of ’grass while the fiddle players
are talking. I’ve done very little of late, pressure of work, etc.,
but I did manage to give my Dobro and airing at the Christchurch Folk Club
recently, otherwise it’s just the Wed night pick in the pub.
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Derek!