Greg Booth

About a week ago I got back from teaching dobro at Puget Sound Guitar Workshop. I had the best week ever! After 36 years, they really know how to do a music camp. Primarily a guitar and songwriting camp, I was amazed at the talented players there, both on staff and attending. These jazz cats can pull out a chart and flat out wail on anything! There is a lot of free time and jamming, and one evening the mother of one of my students sang this Bossanova with Chris Grampp, (monster jazz and swing player!).....Corcovado by Jobim. Jobim was largely responsible for the Bossanova craze of the 60's penning Girl From Ipanema, One Note Samba and many more. I hadn't heard Corcovado, named after the Mtn. above Rio de Janiero with a 125' tall statue of Christ at the summit. It was so pretty, and it has haunted me since!

Hi, just a quick line to say Thanks to Greg Booth for jammin with me at the Festival and have fun together and having pizza together  :-)

Was great to share our Meredith and Scheerhorn, and play all those nice songs. Greg is a nice and great one. Hope to have the possibility to meet him again.

I never have the chance to meet with American dobro players, so I've enjoied that sooooo much.

Thanks also to the GREAT fiddle player Annie Staninec for sharing some fiddle tunes with me.

Ciao.

Paolo.

Here is yet another version of the popular celtic harp tune written by Turlough O'Carolan around 1691. Once again I'm using my EBDGBD tuning and playing in the key of A. I think I like Rene's (and Pete Grant's) approach in D better with all those low roots in the tuning, but thought I'd throw this out there anyway. I'm not sure why I keep having problems with the youtube audio quality at standard definition...if you look at it in HD or high quality it's better. Here is the audio file: Sheebeg & Sheemore It's recorded with a KM184 and the Cascade Fathead II ribbon mic using the mid/side stereo technique for a big sound. Please excuse the errant bar rattles and flubs, since I got a decent take on the 2nd try I said that's close enough.