Simon Mayor interviews guitarist Chris Newman
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- On the release of his album 'Breaking Bach' (flatpicking the partitas), guitarist Chris Newman talks to Simon Mayor about his induction into swing jazz with Diz Disley, bluegrass, Irish traditional music with Máire Ní Chathasaigh, and playing Bach on steel strings with a plectrum.
Great memories seeing Chris Newman live, blown away by his stunning playing.
Couldn't agree more!
Great to watch this - two lovely people and great musicians!
Fascinating. And a great album indeed!
Perfect interview. Nice to hear about others adventures and evolution in music.
Brilliant! Check out Bert Lams 'Nascent' from 2005 too.
I supported Chris Newman with Fred Wedlock in Abingdon circa 1985 ish
Just great to watch to masters of their respective instruments just having a cosy chat. I am off to look for the CD now.
Heyup Chris and Simon, enjoying this! The man you are talking about in the north-easr was Stan Croft from Teesside who played at the Refcar Folk Club. Forgot all about him until you mentioned this - a unique playing technique!
Heyup Ali - thanks for the update. yes, totally unique technique, and it worked so well for him.
Great interview - thanks for this!
I had a music instructor, who played flamenco in Spain and in New Mexico, who used his fingernails, which were kept long. Once, in Spain, a thumbnail broke, and he already had clipped his toenails previously to glue onto his fingernails. So, he went knocking on doors in the hotel asking people whether they had toenails to clip that he could use. This is how I remember his story from decades ago. Maybe, it is crazy.
Hello Simon, this is a very interesting conversation. Regarding the topic „playing guitar with the thumb“, you might watch Wes Montgomery play. I guess that at he might be the most influential of all thumb-players. I also realized that Jeff Beck did it quite a lot, too. I always wonder how they can achieve this kind of tone and accuracy, plus it looks a bit funny.
Hi Michael. I've watched Wes Montgomery and Jeff Beck - very different players but they have a particular tone that plectrum players don't have. I think Mark Knopfler uses thumb and finger too, and he also has that 'thumby' sound. I love it, although I couldn't play like that myself. (sorry for the tardy reply!).
On a related topic - check out Chris Thiles RUclips Bach tracks on mandolin.
Simon recorded a Bach Sarabande on his 1990 album The Mandolin Album. You can hear it on YT here: ruclips.net/video/Esk6LBQ8bxw/видео.html
The untouchable Chris Thile!
The untouchable Chris Thile!
Bach on steel string guitar isn't totally new....check out Leo Kottke's Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring