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Topic: Mamlish Blues - Ed Bell (Read 4470 times)
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« 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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« 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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« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2015, 03:40:32 PM »
Grand video Colm! No wonder you attracted all those admirers!
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« 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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« 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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« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2015, 05:12:26 AM »
Really nice singing and playing, Colm! A great video visually too!
Cheers
Pan
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« 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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« 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
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« 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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« Reply #9 on: March 30, 2015, 01:45:54 PM »
I love Ed Bell and you sound great!
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« Reply #10 on: April 05, 2015, 12:17:53 PM »
Excellent, I was unfamiliar with this song
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« Reply #11 on: April 07, 2015, 01:30:33 AM »
wow! great singing and playing! love it
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« Reply #12 on: April 08, 2015, 12:23:53 PM »
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« 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
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« 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
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