The British Steelies Society

Am I missing something, or did he play it like a lap steel throughout - no pedals or knee levers? And the definition on the notes seemed iffy too. But at least he's out there, and getting the instrument seen. People do love the steel. Everywhere I go, people come up and say "what the hell is that thing? - it sounds great". We need to spread the gospel of steel, you can play anything on it - the Maggie Bjorklund thread shows that.

You did miss something Will . On the first track he's playing reso, so no pedals there anyway . Actually I think he does a pretty good job of backup on that guitar - given the live situation and all that. It's PSG on the second track and I can hear the A+B pedals on the go quite a bit.
I reckon that's a fairly new (to pedal steel) player who's got up there and is doing the business in public, so I agree with Will - good for him; very good for him; excellent for him - let the punters hear, spread the word! By the way Barry - is it you? (Can't tell from the avatar). Whoever it is can only get better by playing for real audiences; best school in the world .
All best anyway - Tone.
PS - The signs of newcomer are the very slight hesitation ("am I on the right fret" etc.) and pumping the volume pedal ("lets see if it IS the right fret before letting it go". We all did it, that's how I know ).

These are my friends, The Most Ugly Child. They have some great music! They're now promoting Americana and Country in Nottingham. They're putting a monthly night on called The Deep River Revue at the Runner.

Jim Widdop on steel and dobro.
I was playing steel with them for a little while until Jim took over duties.