Instrumentals

[Uncle Roy]

What are the the most 5 played instrumentals for steelplayers?
Plus the ones you just hate playing?

[Barry]

Roy,
One of my favorites is "Beneath Still Waters",I'll have to think about the others.

[Willie Gamble]

Tune I love to play............When you wish upon a star

Tune I hate to play............Steel Guitar Rag, and why, because I can't, I have made a right rip roaring of it in the past

Asleep at the steel

[Ken Byng]

The 5 most performed.

Way To Survive - I must have heard this about 10 times at Dallas this year.

Together Again.

Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain.

Steel Guitar Rag.

I Love You Because.

I hate playing Together Again, as Tom's solo can't be improved on, even by Mr Franklin.

[Davie Holland]

Tune I love playing...anything that doesn't remind me of Cold Cold Heart

Tune I hate playing...ummm!

Tune most people want me to play....you guessed it

Tune I dont really know how to play....yup! You got it

[mick hearn]

The tune I most love playing is the one I can't quite get right to my satisfaction so I keep going. At the moment its "Girl in the Glass" But then again I am not playing steel at gigs - at least not at the moment.

The one thing that I used to do with a tune if I was getting fed up with it was to try to do it differently. For example "Steel Guitar Rag". Pop up the speed and go for broke improvising - or is that taboo? That kept the interest going especially if you have learnt some new licks.

I remember years ago playing in a pub and someone asked for - you guessed it - "Crystal Chandeliers". I had a very quick word with the band because until that time we would see how long we could go without playing it - and then we kicked off - Reggae style. That please them.

[Uncle Roy]

I think the most played 5 at Siston are
Mansion on the Hill
Cold, cold heart ( sorry Davie).
Frauline
Together Again
Sweet Memories

I don't think we have one we really hate.