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[paranoid]

Originally Posted by DrBastard

Yeah it was a good gig.

Thought Smokin' Catfish were excellent. Not sure how you couldn't think much of them

Sorry for holding an opinion, they weren't my cup of lukewarm piss, so what? I didn't enjoy their set. I didn't say they were shite or slate them in any way, I said I didn't think much of them.

Good on them for getting a bluegrass band off the ground in Aberdeen. Bad on them for stalking me through MySpace in a effort to, and I quote, "change my tune about them." Keep doing what you are doing guys, just don't force yourselves on me.

[palmer_eldritch]

Originally Posted by Bigsby

Played a solo set alongside Smokin Catfish a while back. It was their first gig I think, and I thought they did pretty well, I would imagine they have improved since then. Minor gripes would be the fact that the banjo player appeared to be playing in guitar tuning and that 95% of their repertoire consisted of Old Crow Medicine Show covers, but I would imagine it's nigh on impossible to get a bluegrass band off the ground in Aberdeen so good luck to them.

First time I'd seen them and I was impressed. Tight for a 7-piece band too, especially seeing as a violin player was drafted in on the night. Excellent harmonies too.

[Bigsby]

Oh, there were only 5 of them when I saw them, what's the line up now?

[Bigsby]

Just had a look at their myspace, seems they've added a mandolin player and a real banjo playor to complement their "banjotarist". And they've got Del McCoury and "Steve Earl" down as influences, which is good as they had never heard of them when I recommended them at the gig last year, lol.

[palmer_eldritch]

An accordion player joined them for a couple of tunes as well.

Btw, I've still got those books if you need to pick them up.

[Andy Mulhern]

Originally Posted by DrBastard

An accordion player joined them for a couple of tunes as well.

That was me, im a part-time Catfish.

Crooked Still were amazing. All excellent musicians and Greg Liszt on banjo is unbelievable! 4-finger picks and must be playing 10+ notes-a-second! mind boggling.

Great atmosphere, and great night overall with an excellent turnout for a folk gig in the Tunnels.

[Graeme]

Originally Posted by Andy Mulhern

That was me, im a part-time Catfish.

Crooked Still were amazing. All excellent musicians and Greg Liszt on banjo is unbelievable! 4-finger picks and must be playing 10+ notes-a-second! mind boggling.

Great atmosphere, and great night overall with an excellent turnout for a folk gig in the Tunnels.

Go on..tell everybody about jamming with him!

[palmer_eldritch]

Crooked Still were bloody good. Banjo player particularly fantastic.

Amazing arrangements of the their tunes. They played together wonderfully, giving plenty of room to breathe for solos. The most subtle of string parts always added to the whole texture of the song.

[Smokin' Catfish]

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