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Offline colm kill paul

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Mamlish Blues - Ed Bell
« on: January 21, 2015, 01:03:57 PM »


Folks,

Here is my stab at Ed Bell's "Mamlish Blues" as learnt from John Miller at his inspirational workshop in Edinburgh last summer.

I'm enjoying playing it so I thought I'd post a clip.

All the best

Colm
« Last Edit: January 21, 2015, 01:32:39 PM by colm kill paul »

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Re: Mamlish Blues - Ed Bell
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2015, 02:04:37 PM »
Well done, Colm!  I really like your singing, as per usual, and your playing has a lot of drive.  I like the little syncopated rhythmic hitch you put in the signature lick, too.  It's great to hear you venturing into non-John Hurt material.  Thanks for putting the video up.
All best,
Johnm

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Re: Mamlish Blues - Ed Bell
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2015, 03:40:32 PM »
Grand video Colm! No wonder you attracted all those admirers!

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Re: Mamlish Blues - Ed Bell
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2015, 01:29:55 AM »
Great stuff, Colm. Nice to hear you venturing into new territory.
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Re: Mamlish Blues - Ed Bell
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2015, 01:41:55 AM »
That's great.   The playing has real freedom and swing to it.  Really playing the song rather than just accompanying it. 

However, a black mark for it not being MJH :-)

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Re: Mamlish Blues - Ed Bell
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2015, 05:12:26 AM »
Really nice singing and playing, Colm! A great video visually too!  8)

Cheers

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Re: Mamlish Blues - Ed Bell
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2015, 09:40:16 AM »
Yeah, what they all said and very dapper attire, I might add.

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Re: Mamlish Blues - Ed Bell
« Reply #7 on: January 23, 2015, 12:25:19 PM »
Well done :) preserves very much the original feeling.
What I?m trying to say, it sound wonderfully original.
Original is the word I was looking for :D
« Last Edit: January 23, 2015, 12:34:31 PM by Blind Arthur »
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Re: Mamlish Blues - Ed Bell
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2015, 09:22:35 PM »


Folks,

Here is my stab at Ed Bell's "Mamlish Blues" as learnt from John Miller at his inspirational workshop in Edinburgh last summer.

I'm enjoying playing it so I thought I'd post a clip.

All the best
The video is private so I can't see it :(

Colm
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Re: Mamlish Blues - Ed Bell
« Reply #9 on: March 30, 2015, 01:45:54 PM »
I love Ed Bell and you sound great!

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Re: Mamlish Blues - Ed Bell
« Reply #10 on: April 05, 2015, 12:17:53 PM »
Excellent, I was unfamiliar with this song

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Re: Mamlish Blues - Ed Bell
« Reply #11 on: April 07, 2015, 01:30:33 AM »
wow! great singing and playing! love it

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Re: Mamlish Blues - Ed Bell
« Reply #12 on: April 08, 2015, 12:23:53 PM »
What does Mamlish mean?

Offline colm kill paul

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Re: Mamlish Blues - Ed Bell
« Reply #13 on: April 08, 2015, 01:02:58 PM »
Very good question Harry!

John Miller gave us an excellent explanation at his Edinburgh work shop. Perhaps John you might answer this one? It is interesting.

Colm
« Last Edit: April 08, 2015, 01:09:31 PM by colm kill paul »

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Re: Mamlish Blues - Ed Bell
« Reply #14 on: April 08, 2015, 01:51:56 PM »
Well, if "mamlish" actually does mean something, I don't know what it is, but if you look at the contexts in which it was used, it appears to function as a non-specific intensifier, as in Bobby Grant's "Nappy Head Blues"   

   "Head so nappy, feet so mamlish long, looked like a turkey comin' through the mamlish corn"

Substitute "very", "doggone" or f***in'" and you'd have approximately the same meaning.

At one point, I thought "mamlish" might be the feminine equivalent of "mannish", but that idea doesn't hold up under examination of the different contexts in which the word was used.

All best,
Johnm
« Last Edit: April 08, 2015, 01:54:03 PM by Johnm »

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