Greetings, WAGSters,
A summer schedule is developing for WAGS gatherings:
Wednesday, June 25, 7:30 p.m., Pioneer Community Center
(aka Pioneer Church), Cathlamet
Wednesday, July 2, 7:30 p.m., residence of Rob and Diane Stockhouse, 62 W Birnie Slough Rd., Puget Island
Sunday, July 27, 2 p.m., residence of Kathleen Morgaine, Twin Gables Bed and Breakfast, Skamokawa
Wednesday, Aug. 6, 7 p.m., Pioneer Community Center
First, a contribution from a friend of Randy's -- the four handed guitar solo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4BYMvVvMg0
Then a bit of unadulterated 10 string guitar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2BOApUvFpw&NR=1
In any event, WAGS at the Inn at Lucky Mud this Sunday afternoon!
See you there!
Greetings, WAGSters,
1. We had a great time at our latest session January 20
at the Inn at Lucky Mud. Sunrise reviewed some of the songs he played at his
1/19 concert, and we sampled leftovers from the party.
2. Next meeting Jan. 30 at Joyce Orr's, 284 Greenwood. We're going to try at least one weekend session per month and will try to get the schedule firmed up.
3. WAGS members agreed to perform a concert March 15 at the River Rat Tavern in Cathlamet. Stay tuned for more details.
4. We had a great time December 23 when Bob Nelson and company played at Lucky Mud. They requested a copy of Spanish Flang Dang, and a pdf of that piece, should anyone want to attempt, is here Download spanish_flang_dang.pdf .
5. Bob also talked about the Seattle Folklore Society and
its website:
seafolklore.org. Check it out: You'll find information,
photos, history, resources and links and so on.
Members of the Wahkiakum Acoustic Guitar Society converged at the Downtown Coffee Shop Saturday, November 24, to put on a program after Cathlamet's Holiday Lighting Festival.
Randy Williams led off with with a set of folk songs. New
member Dale Costich followed with another folk and blues set. Rick Nelson threw
in a 
rumba and some flamenco. Sunrise Fletcher led a blues jam, and novice
Joyce Orr gave us a folk song. Doug Sheresh followed with some bluesy numbers,
and Sunrise closed the show with four songs off a CD he has produced. We ended
with a raucous version of Feliz Navidad and headed to the River Rat for dinner.
We have another convergence this Wednesday, November 28,
7 p.m. at Lucky Mud. We convene again the following Wednesday, December 5, at
Joyce and Bob Orr's house on Greenwood Road.
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The first meeting of WAGS at the Pioneer Community Church building was focused on discrete bits of education in guitar playing. Rick first took us down the wild and woolly path of playing Rumba-style...it seems simple enough (hah!) with just a tap, upstroke with the fingertips, downstroke with the fingertips, upstroke with the thumb, and then repeat...nothing to it, right? (hah!) Give it a go, then once you have your rhythm down, try changing between chords while maintaining the rhythm, then try doing it at a fast pace.
But, don't take my word for it, grab Rick's instructions and try it! Download Rick's Basic Rumba Techniques.pdf
Randy took us down another path, providing the chords (& lyrics) to "Hotel California", and walking us through the chords he is using (many bar chords instead of the open chord versions). A bit challenging but fun, and once we had the chord pattern down he started demonstrating the related lead riffs to go with it.
Beyond that point we went off on various tangents (movable jazz chords with up and down sliding notes), and random bits of fingering techniques.
This next week WAGS meeting will be at Rob and Diane Stockhouse's pavilion (59 West Bernie, on Puget Island) -- (the same location as the Two Islands Farmers Market that is held every Friday afternoon, but another 100 feet further back...) Send me email if you have questions on how to get there [Wednesday, July 25th, 7-9pm].
Although I couldn't be there to see it, the (local) Willapa Hills group went to Seattle this Memorial Day weekend to play at the Seattle Folklife Festival, and (no surprise to me) they were well received with substantial appreciation and enthusiasm, enchanting the crowd into singing along...
But don't take my word for it--we should let the folks in Willapa Hills give you the first hand account this Wednesday night!
Over the weekend we caught one of our illustrious 
members playing at the Taste of Wahkiakum, and the local crowd was delighted with his artistry and repertoire.
A number of event-goers (would that be "Tasters"?) commented on the melodious strains emanating from Randy's (very) sweet Martin guitar, the well-mic'd balance of voice and guitar carried gently and clearly throughout the "Taste" environs, blending perfectly into merry ambiance down at the marina.
As you can tell by the grin on his face, Randy was also having a great time, his guitar strings dancing the to bidding of his well-trained fingers, ever coaxing his Martin into a harmonious counterpart with his voice...
On Saturday when we were there, the sun was shining, the musical wafting through the air, and the folks wandering through the "Taste" quietly enchanted by Randy's musical spell...
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