Hamilton Guitar Association: Guitars and Guns,..... Guitars and Power Tools and Guns

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Guitars and Guns,..... Guitars and Power Tools and Guns

    If you're like me, you've been walking around for a couple of days singing the words to Russ` new song, Guitars, Power Tools and Guns. One of the three he played on Monday night at the meeting.

     As it turns out, we had a bit of camera trouble, and ended up using a web cam. So now you can see three clips of this weeks meeting. Russ, as if cut from an excerpt of the Pete Seager Show, Scot Hamilton in true 70`s singer songwriter form and yours truly looking sort of like the cover of Frampton Comes Alive. On the upside, the sound recording system is infinitely better (direct from the board).

     Be advised, there is NO CLUB ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT, me and Alf have to stay home to scare unwary children. Our next meeting will feature a set from Emma Rush. We`re all pretty pumped.

Catch You next Month,
Markis

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Southern Ontario Fingerstyle Guitar Association

Some five years ago, I typed finger style guitar into a search engine because that was the type of playing I wanted to explore. Mostly because I was tired of replacing all my lost guitar picks. What I found was the SOFGA, a club dedicated to this guitar style and encourageing new people to learn by providing a non competative performance environment. They met right here in Hamilton, I knew that this was something I had to check out.

What I found was a community of people enjoying each other's music, company and friendship. And the amazing music! Cutting edge acoustic, celtic, old blues , entire bands seems to leap from guitars held by one person. No fake effects or back tape. Each meeting, one great player after the next would play. Then, one of them would take some time to show you thier style.

This is where I found my guitar teacher and mentors and some realley good friends. Though I was just a beginner, these people seemed to have a genuine desire to hear my music. This encouragement was pivital, at a time when the rest of the world just wanted me to forget the whole guitar thing .

Some five years later, when it comes to music, I still don't have it all together most of the time, but I've come a long way, mostly thanks to SOFGA.

Now , it's called the Hamilton Guitar Association but the goal and spirit are the same. That's why I'm happy to slug all the gear up the stairs at the Pheasent Plucker every other week, set up the mics and board, then, watch it all unfold.

Mark V

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Guitars and Guns,..... Guitars and Power Tools and Guns

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