Friday 12 February 2021
by Wulf
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One of the challenges of being a double bassist is storing the thing. One option is to keep it in its case and leaning up against a wall but that is a strong disincentive to practicing the thing. In consequence, … Continue reading
Friday 2 October 2020
by Wulf
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I got to break out the double bass for its first public outing in ages. I think the previous time I played it in front of other people was probably at the ‘Sanctified Blues’ event in Oxford, which I think … Continue reading
Monday 24 February 2020
by Wulf
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Having done ‘duo’ versions of Ramble for my RPM 2020 project, with banjos and then bouzouki and mandolin, I had a go at playing all four tracks together. With a bit of additional panning, it sounded quite good; having had … Continue reading
Monday 23 September 2019
by Wulf
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Last night’s Sanctified event went very well. A lot was down to the other musicians and the choir and, of course, the congregation who joined us. It was great to join together and meet God through some classic gospel-blues worship … Continue reading
Monday 16 September 2019
by Wulf
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Yesterday was a very musical day – leading at church in the morning on electric guitar, a couple of sets of double bass playing with Mudslide Morris (and Rich) in the afternoon and a rehearsal for next week’s blues service … Continue reading
Thursday 18 July 2019
by Wulf
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As well as listening to some great music, I’ve been trying to play some of it as well. I had another Long Player gig last Saturday at a very mini-festival (a charity event in someone’s back garden – brilliantly done). … Continue reading
Friday 25 January 2019
by Wulf
Comments Off on Change at Last
Considering the number of stringed instruments I have, I don’t change strings that often. I estimate about 80 strings between them and hesitate to figure out what it would cost in time and money to do the whole lot! However, … Continue reading