Hamilton Guitar Association: April 2013

Sunday, April 28, 2013

New Song from the lovely and talented Nicole Christian

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Saturday, April 27, 2013

Attention....... Guitar Geeks of the Hammer,

This Monday, April. 29, join us at the Pheasant Plucker, 20 Augusta St.

, 8:00 to 10:00, for our song circle and jam night.

This is always scads of fun and an excellent opportunity to watch other players improvisations. So show up with some jammable (is that a word?) pieces. It's also a great chance to familiarize ourselves with each other's material for upcoming performances at St. Peter's and Alexander Place.

See you Monday, let's jam

Keep strings ringin,
Mark

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Mark V

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Sarah Beatty ,....Fingerstyle

Friday, April 19, 2013

Po Cholly returns via Highway 61

Friday, April 12, 2013

Return Of PO Cholly

Mon. April 15 , at the good ol Pheasant Plucker, 20 Augusta Street, Hamilton 7:30 sign in, show starts at 8:00 This week, following Hamilton’s premier open mic session, the HGA is proud to present blues hero and mentor,... the genuine article PO CHOLLY

This widely anticipated annual event features the best in musicianship and entertainment . To all you aspiring performers...., get ready to take notes. Check out this vid from last year, Death Letter Blues catch you Monday, Markis

Thursday, April 4, 2013

The most common way for any Bluesman to get rich.....get a baratone.

This is one VERY rich sounding reso-

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Micah O'Connell and Delia MacPherson

This weeks club , an excellent open mic, blast of a feature set and a bonus post feature jam party. Gotta like it

S.O.F.G.A.

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