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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 1:14 pmMy Scottish counterparts are perhaps causing a little stir here with 'colloquial banter' and whilst the clue is in the title as stated we all seem compelled to read the post.
Why?
Could it be the simple lack of other posts, apart form those looking for an alternative to ebay! Which dominates from time to time!
We have the age old story here, too little from too few! Especially in the way of informative or technical posts. (regular posters disregard!)
The Scottish Meeting was born from a remark that we had all played in similar circuits in the past and never got together as steel colleagues, from that thought and a subsequent meeting we now have a number of guys who have joined in as they have had a desire for PSG but felt there was no where to go in regards to teaching or even just general observation of steel playing. This has been done in the south in recent years via JD’s meeting and indeed Roy’s over the years, but this is a first in Scotland.
There is no North South! (east or west) divide! On the contrary we would be more than delighted to receive anybody from other parts as indeed we have been received at previous meetings in the South or Ireland, yes there is a cost in getting to the meetings but that applies no matter their location and the roads that go down also come up!!
The biggest plus to the SSGW is that 'Steel Scotland' has gone form something of an in entity for years into a steel guitar presence ‘at last’
(albeit there are more that should be joining in, (Mr Murdoch, McKillop, Thompson etc etc.) but it’s early days.
It could be argued that our chit-chat could move to the ‘steel guitar café’ but at least clicks are kept going on here when there is the square root of sod all else happening.
At the next meeting which is Tuesday evening, we will have a chat about how we communicate ‘pre and post’ meeting regarding chat and the forum.
However the essence of all of this it is that guys are enjoying and learning the instrument and getting more out it than they ever have before….
This is surely the essence of this forum which is only lacking the enthusiasm that currently exists ‘north of the border. So get posting guys!
If you are a new observer here, do try and get along to David Hartley’s next meeting you will enjoy it!
Why?
Could it be the simple lack of other posts, apart form those looking for an alternative to ebay! Which dominates from time to time!
We have the age old story here, too little from too few! Especially in the way of informative or technical posts. (regular posters disregard!)
The Scottish Meeting was born from a remark that we had all played in similar circuits in the past and never got together as steel colleagues, from that thought and a subsequent meeting we now have a number of guys who have joined in as they have had a desire for PSG but felt there was no where to go in regards to teaching or even just general observation of steel playing. This has been done in the south in recent years via JD’s meeting and indeed Roy’s over the years, but this is a first in Scotland.
There is no North South! (east or west) divide! On the contrary we would be more than delighted to receive anybody from other parts as indeed we have been received at previous meetings in the South or Ireland, yes there is a cost in getting to the meetings but that applies no matter their location and the roads that go down also come up!!
The biggest plus to the SSGW is that 'Steel Scotland' has gone form something of an in entity for years into a steel guitar presence ‘at last’
(albeit there are more that should be joining in, (Mr Murdoch, McKillop, Thompson etc etc.) but it’s early days.
It could be argued that our chit-chat could move to the ‘steel guitar café’ but at least clicks are kept going on here when there is the square root of sod all else happening.
At the next meeting which is Tuesday evening, we will have a chat about how we communicate ‘pre and post’ meeting regarding chat and the forum.
However the essence of all of this it is that guys are enjoying and learning the instrument and getting more out it than they ever have before….
This is surely the essence of this forum which is only lacking the enthusiasm that currently exists ‘north of the border. So get posting guys!
If you are a new observer here, do try and get along to David Hartley’s next meeting you will enjoy it!
