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Permalink Reply by Jim Morris on February 1, 2017 at 10:48am

Janis, I think you're in a group of folks here who are very open to many different tastes and styles. The main thing most of us seem to look for is creativity in whatever form and expressing one's self on homemade instruments and you certainly fit right in with that - blues or not!

Oh, and thanks for your kind words!

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Permalink Reply by Janis Wilson Hughes on February 1, 2017 at 11:17am

If nobody told you today, you're a really good guy Jim!

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Permalink Reply by Moritz Voegeli on February 1, 2017 at 2:34am

Maybe a ukulele as a somewhat similar instrument is not properly thought for Thrash Metal but listen to

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEodtWN7Xb0

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on February 1, 2017 at 3:22am

Muahahahahahahaha! Yessss!

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Permalink Reply by Timothy Hunter on February 1, 2017 at 10:22pm

rob scallon plays ok...lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPdKxuQqNz8

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Permalink Reply by Moritz Voegeli on February 1, 2017 at 5:12am

turtlehead mentioned Cpt. Nemoff for performances far away from blues: here two links to him playing renaissance and baroque music:

 

http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/cancona-cigar-box-cover

 

http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/adagio-albinoni-cbg-cover-by-captain-nemoff

 

P.S. I was shopping in town, listened to an elder busker, maybe a Romanian gipsy, playing the Ciaccona of Bach's Partita in D minor for violin solo on an accordion, so what...

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Permalink Reply by Cause the Blue rat on February 1, 2017 at 1:19pm

As I'm reading and listening to all these wonderful posts I'm grinning from ear to ear. I'm not alone! I'm not the only rebellious spirit fighting against the stronghold of blues only Cigar box guitar! 

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Permalink Reply by Jim Morris on February 1, 2017 at 1:54pm

Lol Cause, I'm not really fighting against any kind of blues stronghold. I love the blues but I don't think it's the music I'm meant to play. I think we all need to play the music that moves us and has some kind of deep personal meaning. When I discovered traditional Appalachian tunes, which came across with early settlers and got blended with African influences, I felt a connection. I feel genuine when I play this music but usually feel like I'm  faking my way through blues songs. For each one of us it's going to be a different style or blending of styles that we connect with. I'm grinning too because this discussion has hopefully made a few other folks feel like it's o.k. to play it the way you feel it. 

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Permalink Reply by Cause the Blue rat on February 1, 2017 at 3:19pm

Oops, every once in a wile I forget to put a " : ) " at the end of a post. Sorry about that. I like the blues as well. But, like you, blues music doesn't speak well through me.

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Permalink Reply by Jim Morris on February 2, 2017 at 12:21am

I sensed the implied  ": )"

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Permalink Reply by Henry Strat-o-varius Lowman on February 1, 2017 at 4:57pm

How about ambient soundscapes?

http://www.cigarboxnation.com/vhttp://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/...

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Permalink Reply by Timothy Hunter on February 1, 2017 at 10:31pm

link doesnt work. was this what you posted?

http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/a-breeze-through-empty-branches

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