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First post out will be Poor Wayfaring Stranger, as I (Curry) remember there have been dozens of posts on that tune here, (though there are only five now).
Starting in a minor key the song later transmutes in some strange way over to a jam in a major key, and the style turns into almost jazz. With these guys I never know ahead what is gonna happen.
Setting:
Björna - vocals & mandolin
Björn - bass
Johannes - guitar
Hardware:
Mandolin, Acoustc Bass, Acoustic Guitar
Two Golden Age Project R1 mics
A Presonus Firebox interface
A BowerBook G4
Software:
LE, OS X
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Wow &mdash 03/18/08 - 10:46:56 AM
You guys have lots of fun that I can hear... Very nice first post of your great meetings you guys really ROCKS.. KUDOS [ Reply to This ]
. &mdash 03/18/08 - 12:21:37 PM
You guys.... &mdash 03/18/08 - 11:14:39 AM
sure look like you are having fun. And music should be fun. I really like the laid back feel of this song... sounds great, Curry.... more please.
Jack [ Reply to This ]
thanks a lot &mdash 03/18/08 - 12:17:27 PM
Next time &mdash 03/18/08 - 12:47:45 PM
you play...Im gonna serve you guys the food! And make my lovely kanelbullar to the fika :-)
Hopefully there will be some nice singing from the kitchen ;)depending on your playing.
As always...nice music from the three of you! Looking forward to see you post the rest of the songs/music here, although I already heard it...
Do not forget to put out the 17 minutes session here! That one is absolutely amazing!
Blessings
G [ Reply to This ]
Kanelbullar, yes! &mdash 03/18/08 - 01:00:40 PM
.. &mdash 03/18/08 - 01:04:08 PM
and I should learn to sign my replies, since we are three now who can make comments here ..
Johannes [ Reply to This ]
hahaha &mdash 03/18/08 - 01:08:45 PM
lucky for the rest of the guys that I knew it was you Johannes and not our friends :) [ Reply to This ]
Love this &mdash 03/18/08 - 12:54:51 PM
and looking forward to more. Such sweet playing, great fingerstyle, as always, Curry, and personalized vocals. Really nice, guys, and the food smells good, too. :-) [ Reply to This ]
.. &mdash 03/18/08 - 01:12:44 PM
Thank you Roxylee. Glad you dig it. I'm think you're going to like some of the coming pieces too...
Johannes [ Reply to This ]
. &mdash 03/18/08 - 01:15:58 PM
by the way .. glad you can feel the smell of the food .. it has had a long way to travel with the atlantic winds .. [ Reply to This ]
.... ( : &mdash 03/18/08 - 01:50:22 PM
Hehhehehe '....hrudud...i Jesu namn....' LOL!!!! Can feel the freedom in this as You create it goin along, don't You ? its like i'm in the room with You guys VERY GREAT TX ! dl (!) Love all the wonderful instruments...sigh ! Maybe Mrs Curry gets to sing with You guys...that'd be kinda nice : ) [ Reply to This ]
I beg to differ &mdash 03/18/08 - 06:49:23 PM
You are indeed perfect! Perfect for not thinking you're perfect.
This sounds great to me, reminds me of Doc Watson but more relaxed. [ Reply to This ]
. &mdash 03/19/08 - 02:33:37 AM
Wow thanks a lot Jim .. Doc is one great fav here ..
and I also dig the philosophic part of your comment ..
Johannes [ Reply to This ]
This was so much fun &mdash 03/18/08 - 07:52:06 PM
Such a beautiful and intimate performance. Really felt as though I was there. I look forward to hearing more of these jam sessions... it's the next best thing to being there!
Adam [ Reply to This ]
.. &mdash 03/19/08 - 02:38:14 AM
Thank you Adam .. yes I like this simple way of recording .. just two mikes and then go .. no addings .. it keeps the room intact and natural .. [ Reply to This ]
Great Vocal Accent &mdash 03/18/08 - 09:32:46 PM
What a better way than for three wayfaring strangers, beginning their new travels together plucking to a fitting song like this. Loved the improvisation. Wouldn't it be cool to go to Curry's house and partake.
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.. &mdash 03/19/08 - 02:39:40 AM
Yes &mdash 03/20/08 - 10:41:14 AM
it would indeed be nice to have you here TEX.
What about a big musicgettogheterpartywithspicechickenandricetoeat?
Hmmm Johannes, me think we have to talk to the boys about this...
singing- dancing- making music and have a lot of fun! Yeah!!!
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Poor Wayfaring Stranger &mdash 03/19/08 - 01:37:57 AM
what a joy to listen to this alive session
nothing I mean nothing like feel the friendship
pickin togther ...what a haunting rendition
my friends KUDOS ! [ Reply to This ]
tasty stuff &mdash 03/19/08 - 06:55:59 AM
I really like hearing what you play inside a group setting... you make great choices, and the restrained frosting that you add is perfect... tell us a little about your process... are you guys playing around a mike??? ect...
recording is fun, but there's nothing better than getting with friends and playing... excellent job [ Reply to This ]
. &mdash 03/20/08 - 02:14:08 AM
Strongly agree with both you and Feter above. Nothing like feel the friendship
pickin togther, nothing better than getting with friends and playing.
The process:
We are sitting in quite a small livingroom. I have tried to make the room a bit more isolated by a thick rug on the floor and a mattress on the naked wall behind, as a primitive backdrop. In the middle of the floor are the Golden Age Project R1 microphone pair. We put them about face height because our instruments often louder than our voices. This mic has a figure-8 directional pattern for wide sweet spots both in the front and in the back of the microphone. Thus we can sit on both sides, having the mikes in the middle. Distance to mics are about 1 to 1.5 meters.
We appreciate these mics for their natural character. After getting used to them, I can get disturbed by the "electrical" character that condensor mikes, even quite good ones, add to the sound. The Golden Age Project R1 are the cheapest in the line and didn't cost me more than approx $450 for both.
Johannes [ Reply to This ]
Really sweet tune. &mdash 03/19/08 - 07:17:11 AM
Hi I am very happy to see you wayfaring strangers
found your way to this site Macjam.com
Otherwise I for one- would have missed out on a really
great song.
You all created of the cuff so to speak. Sometimes thats the best way. Because its spontainous comes from the heart and from the moment. You sure sound like you were all having fun too. Well done you guys and thanks
for sharing.
Peace Dee.
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Of the cuff &mdash 03/20/08 - 12:15:13 PM
Yes, of the cuff is such a nice way.. Glad you appreciate the spontanity! Thank you so much for your comment! (and thank you for a contribution to our vacabulary .. of the cuff .. had to look that up .. a nice and useful one). [ Reply to This ]
Fun &mdash 03/19/08 - 09:52:04 AM
Thanks for letting me know about this, Johannes -- it sounds good, and it's obvious that you guys are having a lot of fun. When the mandolin solo comes in towards the end there seems to be a difference of opinion as to whether this is in a major key (mandolin) or minor (guitar), but then you work it out (you agree to continue in major) ... is that what you guys were chuckling about?
Hope to hear more! [ Reply to This ]
Yes &mdash 03/20/08 - 02:21:47 AM
Yes Mr professor! Your observation is perfectly right.
Really glad to see you by the way.
Johannes [ Reply to This ]
Another one for the collection &mdash 03/19/08 - 12:24:31 PM
"Wayfaring Stranger" seems to be a perennial favorite among MacJammers, and every one of them is SO different from the rest! There should be a page for all of them (Sorta like Feter's Woodstock page).
Thanks for the latest jewel in the collection. [ Reply to This ]
So nice to hear &mdash 03/20/08 - 01:43:47 AM
All those real organic instruments.The bass sounds especially good to me. Your group sounds a lot like an American "bluegrass" band to me. Great guitar as usual.
I enjoyed this tune! All Gods children are perfect in there own way. Regards [ Reply to This ]
Bluegrass &mdash 03/20/08 - 02:34:13 AM
You spotted our bluegrass nerv. Yes.
We haven't intentionally thought of this as bluegrass. But I played in a bluegrass band some 35 years ago and have noticed that bluegrass is still one of my strongest musical influences. I still love listening to bluegrass. Furthermore Björna is playing in a bluegrass band today. And I think also Björn has joined that band recently. So whether we are concious of it or not, it seems like the bluegrass is slipping through. And that is a good thing. I am glad you heard it. [ Reply to This ]
Nice &mdash 03/20/08 - 02:44:41 AM
This song was the perfect way to end the evening. Nice and relaxing. Great intimate feel. Well done gentlemen! [ Reply to This ]
nothing &mdash 03/20/08 - 12:13:57 PM
quite like an acoustic string band....very earthy and warm sounding.....has that campfire vibe......dixeland too ...pretty kool guys! [ Reply to This ]
AHA! &mdash 03/21/08 - 05:20:45 PM
It's YOU Johannes...how cool is this? Great sound produced by some really fine musicians. So looking forward to more from you guys! [ Reply to This ]
Hi and thank you &mdash 03/21/08 - 05:33:39 PM
Live &mdash 03/22/08 - 01:59:01 PM
Live and Lively!
Sounds like everyone is having a great time :D
Thanks
Bill [ Reply to This ]
I love this - &mdash 03/23/08 - 03:23:59 AM
You captured the feeling of playing together with friends so very well. You have a really great ensemble, here. Nobody is showing off or ducking out - you really support each other well. That switch to the major key near the end is really a sweet surprise - maybe for you guys, too :) and you really came up with some fun stuff there. [ Reply to This ]
Genre Bender! &mdash 04/15/08 - 12:12:06 PM
This fits right in with the old genre-bending acoustic sets from Bela Fleck to David Grisman and Jerry Garcia. (And others I simply can't recall or don't know at the moment and will hit myself for omitting.) It's just the kind of thing I miss about periods of jamming decades back, such as when I'd hang around the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, particularly in the 1980s. (Not that you know the place, but it's worth a plug. They're still there and have grown into a local giant.) [ Reply to This ]
Nice! &mdash 04/27/08 - 04:22:57 PM
Great trio. I love this song very much. Nice vocals and real gorgeous playing (as always!). You seem that you had a lot of fun! Congrats on your 1st fine post!
Take Care
- Yeman A. Al-Rawi [ Reply to This ]
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