sonhenry Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 Hi- I'm on my way to Aberdeen and want to get a jump on getting a band organized. I'm looking for a drummer, bass player and keys for a blues band.I'm an old school (but not old) guitar player, singer with a couple of CD's out on indie labels. We'd be playing lots of original material and some covers- all high energy party stuff.Email or this forum probably is the best way to communicate for now!Cheers-Son Henryson_henry@yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacZuddy Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 Sounds good, i'd love to play blues again. Two questions: - How serious are you in terms of gigs and practise (someone with a day job need react?) - what age range you have in mind ? (i don't mind age discrimination, am late 30s) Ok, 3 questions, what's Alaska like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voodoo_chile Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 I'm a drummer and am quite interested, but what stlye of blues would you be aiming for ? bands/artists of particular influence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonhenry Posted January 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 Excellent questions, thanks! First, I'm much more interested in how well someone plays than how old they are, old is fine, young is fine too. FWIW I just clocked 40 and right now I've got a bass player that's 56 and a sax player that's 22. They do a great job holding up their end of the stage and that's the important thing.Second, I'm serious about music, but I've always had people in my band that did a great job juggling a day job, family and being in the band. I do it too. So, we always work around schedule problems, etc. A day job is no problem. I can give you more details about how much we're playing here, but I'm not sure that's important because I have no idea how frequently we'll be able to play where you are. I wouldn't let a day job talk you out of this though.The style I gravitate towards is a hybrid of old howling wolf and elmore james house rocking music is probably the best description- right now I'm playing a healthy balance of original and odd covers. Hollywood Fats, Lightning Slim, Little Walter are some major influences. Don't get rattled if your worried i'm looking for a bunch of old guys in fedoras. It's energetic party musc if it's done right and truthfully, it lives and dies by the bass and drums. Does that help? Around here it's been a popular style because it's not old fart music at all, most of the people that turn out to see us are 30 or younger and they dance till they drop. That may or may not translate to where you are, but we'll see i guess. Oh, Alaska is a great place, kinda cold and dark 10 months out of the year, but you can catch fish that weigh as much as a medium-sized dog. I not going to miss rolling my amp through a few feet of snow though.kinda rambling, sorry- i'm not usually up this early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voodoo_chile Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 I'm liking the sound of things really, but, I am only 17 tho.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonhenry Posted January 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 last time I check being 17 wasn't an incurable disease! BTW- I've got a 14 year old son who's also looking for every opportunity he can find to play. But he's still learning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voodoo_chile Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 lol, glad that you think that way, when are you back from alaska ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonhenry Posted January 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2005 looking like a couple of weeks or so. not soon enough frankly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voodoo_chile Posted January 29, 2005 Report Share Posted January 29, 2005 lol, well pm me whenever you're back and up for a jam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonhenry Posted February 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2005 got an email asking about this thought I;d publish the reply. Yes, horn players would be cool too- sax, trumpet, tbone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Jack Posted February 6, 2005 Report Share Posted February 6, 2005 let me know if this gets up and running. Especially if you've got a harp player that sounds like Little Walter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonhenry Posted February 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2005 let me know if this gets up and running. Especially if you've got a harp player that sounds like Little Walter...That's a deal. Little Walter though, hmmmmm. Not too many harp players like Little Walter. Kim Wilson can get close, Mark Hummel perhaps. The rest of us are mere mortals. Walter rules the roost! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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