Italians having fun

uwe · November 03, 2020, 10:56:15 AM

Look, Dave would have posted it anyway ... I just wanted to do him a w(h)op(p)ing favor as his candidate won't win tonight - consolazione so to say! One man's DP is another man's malato d'amore duo! (Or in this case: three piece.)

ilan · November 03, 2020, 12:19:38 PM

That's a killer Las Paul-style guitar solo at 01:24

Dave W · November 03, 2020, 10:49:48 PM

Can't cover Bob Wills without a fiddler.

I've got you following them. How long before you go to see them in person?

gearHed289 · November 04, 2020, 08:09:03 AM

Well that was fun! I haven't been keeping up with this thread and hadn't seen her brush work. Clever! And I did not notice that lap steel until he started playing it. They really make it look easy.

Rob · November 04, 2020, 08:28:00 AM

Quote from: ilan on November 03, 2020, 12:19:38 PM
That's a killer Las Paul-style guitar solo at 01:24

Sure is!

uwe · November 04, 2020, 09:55:25 AM

Quote from: Dave W on November 03, 2020, 10:49:48 PM
Can't cover Bob Wills without a fiddler.

I've got you following them. How long before you go to see them in person?

Once travel is once again allowed! I'd go see them in a heartbeat, they're cute and play real well. Their style(s) of music are a bit archaic/nostalgia to me, but it is done with so much heart and enthusiasm, you have to love them.

Pilgrim · November 04, 2020, 10:17:38 AM

It's a real compliment to this genre of music that folks in other countries play and enjoy it. There is something simple and great about the kind of music involved.

ilan · November 09, 2020, 11:18:18 AM

New one. No slap bass this time.

BTL · November 09, 2020, 03:28:25 PM

Everything about this thread makes me smile.

Dave W · November 09, 2020, 10:35:47 PM

Bob Wills and Tommy Duncan would be proud.

Dave W · November 16, 2020, 11:49:14 PM

Early Buck Owens

uwe · November 17, 2020, 10:25:24 AM

I was beginning to worry you had lost contact with them, Davide Ovestcasa!

Un bel vestito! Navy does her all favors.

She's so petite, I always worry whether she can reach up high enough for the low notes, but so far ... Probably standing on something.

No bambini yet?

Dave W · November 17, 2020, 11:34:54 PM

Quote from: uwe on November 17, 2020, 10:25:24 AM
I was beginning to worry you had lost contact with them, Davide Ovestcasa!

Un bel vestito! Navy does her all favors.

She's so petite, I always worry whether she can reach up high enough for the low notes, but so far ... Probably standing on something.

No bambini yet?

I see all their new videos when they post the link on Facebook. I watch the ones in Italian too just to admire what good players they are.

ilan · November 18, 2020, 03:05:23 AM

Quote from: uwe on November 17, 2020, 10:25:24 AM
She's so petite, I always worry whether she can reach up high enough for the low notes, but so far ... Probably standing on something.

Gig videos show her standing on stage.

It's a big instrument, but you can fold the endpin as much as you need, and it works. The "1st fret" F on the E string should line up with your eyebrow. Francesca's bass looks a little higher than that, but she manages it very well.

My son started on upright at the age of 11, and moved to a full-size bass at 12. My upright bass teacher is 1.50m tall and she kills. It's doable.

slinkp · November 18, 2020, 06:42:36 AM

They sound quite good, I always enjoy these.

How the heck does upright "slap" work? It looks like she's pulling the strings hard for the 1 and 3, but I can't quite see how she hits the percussive off-beats. Is it the thumb or the palm or the fingers or what? And what do you smack - muted strings? Wood?