Nasty Feedback, Damn Nervous

ozziebluesman · Post by **ozziebluesman** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 6:16 pm

This is my first tune performed at the Palm Creek Folk Festiva held on the Queens Birthday weekend in June 09. The tune is written by Junior Parker, Sam Phillips and is called "Mystery Train". I was very nervous as this is my first gig performing on lap slide. I mixed up a few of the lyric's too but to bad more than likely I was the only one who noticed! The workshop went for an hour where I presented the history of the Weissenborn Lap Slide guitar, demonstrated several tunings and discussed slide and playing technique. There where 25 people who attended the workshop with a few interested people who asked great questions. I was damn nervous so that helped my presentation no end. I performed 9 tunes in all with vocals in four of them. All up, it was a great day and helped to promote slide guitar as a fun way to express yourself musically.

There is some nasty feedback in the song so if anyone knows how to edit that out I would be very interested in how to go about that. The file is a MPEG-4 Movie, mp4

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea ... n=89983037

Thanks for looking and maybe listening.

Cheers

Alan

Allen · Post by **Allen** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 8:28 pm

Sounds great Alan. Karen says you sound like a pro.

Dennis Leahy · Post by **Dennis Leahy** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 9:53 pm

Loved it, Alan! You sounded really good!

That short spike of feedback is just a signature of live performance, and was not a problem.

I was worried when I first saw your thread title - worried that someone had written something nasty about you, you know, "nasty feedback." I was relieved!

Dennis

jeffhigh · Post by **jeffhigh** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:46 am

Good work Mate

woodrat · Post by **woodrat** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 3:04 pm

Well Done, Alan! You were great. Performing is something that I aspire to so good on you.

I love the sound of lapsteels. Maybe I got to make me one!

John

Lillian · Post by **Lillian** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 3:25 pm

I would have loved to have attended your workshop. Good on ya for having the guts to get on a stage. You didn't embarrass yourself, just the opposite.

Hesh1956 · Post by **Hesh1956** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 9:25 pm

Way-to-go Alan - I enjoyed that very much!!!

Chopper · Post by **Chopper** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:43 am

Well done Allan,
What sort of pickup have you got in your weissie? That sounded pretty good.
Congratulations, Cheers Chopper

kiwigeo · Post by **kiwigeo** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:39 am

Cool clip and cool chops Alan.....cant say the feedback bothered me at all.

ozziebluesman · Post by **ozziebluesman** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:15 am

Thanks so much my friends for all your comments. The day was a great experience for me that I will do again next year if the opportunity presents itself.

Chopper the pickup is a k&k mini western.

Cheers

Alan

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