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Topic: The Alcatraz Islanders |
Peter Funk
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Germany
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Peter Lindelauf
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Penticton, BC
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Posted 26 Nov 2015 12:31 pm |
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Wow. Great stuff. Thanks for the link.
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Mike Neer
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NJ
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Charlie McDonald
From:
out of the blue
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Posted 27 Nov 2015 5:51 am
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Great instrumentation, fabulous shirts, and they're having a lot of fun--and look at those slants Matsuda is making.
Beautiful music. |
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Rick Bernauer
From:
Kansas, USA
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Posted 27 Nov 2015 7:43 am
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Thanks for the link - I didn't know about the Alcatraz Islanders. Over the last few months I've been watching Mikiya Matsuda's YouTube videos repeatedly for inspiration - or at least to remind myself of how far I have to go to get to that level.
Check out "On The Sunny Side of the Street"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeMQuljkH80
He also has a nice "Monk's Mood" video. |
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Abe Levy
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California, USA
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Posted 27 Nov 2015 8:27 am
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Another vote here! They're awesome. And kudos to the great Steel Player Lee Jeffries for backing up another steel player. Love this sound.
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Mikiya Matsuda
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San Francisco, California, USA
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Posted 28 Nov 2015 11:26 am
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Thanks for the kind words, fellas.
Abe, I’ve been learning upright bass this past year. Once I get good enough, I’m hoping Lee will agree to switch instruments!
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www.alcatrazislanders.com |
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Russ Blake
From:
Oregon, USA
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Posted 28 Nov 2015 11:46 am
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| Nicely done boys! How about bringing it up to Portland? |
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Paul Honeycutt
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 28 Nov 2015 1:19 pm
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| Someone posted about them on Facebook recently. I really like what they're doing musically. I aspire to get good enough to be in a band like that. |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 28 Nov 2015 1:39 pm
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Great stuff, guys!
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Jim Pitman
From:
Waterbury Ctr. VT 05677 USA
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Posted 28 Nov 2015 1:39 pm
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Aw love it. Sounds like a 6th tuning on the rear neck and a major tuning with 1/3/5 on top on the front neck.
Love the irony of the band name too. Alcatraz isn't your typical resort island that you might hear this music at. |
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Abe Levy
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California, USA
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Posted 28 Nov 2015 5:10 pm
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Haha! I hope you don't switch! Love your playing. How about twin steels like in the west coast ramblers? That sound is awesome.
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David Matzenik
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Cairns, on the Coral Sea
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Posted 29 Nov 2015 12:36 pm
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I loved the videos too. Great tone and balance. I think the tasteful and restrained drumming deserves praise also.
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Andrea Tazzini
From:
Massa, Italy
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Posted 30 Nov 2015 8:10 am
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great band! beautiful sound,
thanks for posting |
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Nathan Laudenbach
From:
Montana
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Posted 2 Dec 2015 6:50 pm
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| That is soooooo cool. Fantastic steel guitar. Man, that's what good music is all about. Very inspirational. |
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Larry Lenhart
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Ponca City, Oklahoma
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Posted 20 May 2017 8:33 pm
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Just found this...worth bringing up again in case others had missed it...great music !!
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Zum Encore, Remington D8 non pedal, Hallmark Mosrite clone, Gretsch 6120 DSW, Gretsch G5210T-P90 Electromatic Jet Two 90,1976 Ibanez L5, Eastman archtop, Taylor Dreadnaught, Telonics pedal, Squire Tele, Squire Strat, Fender Tonemaster, Gold Tone 5 string banjo, Little Wonder tenor banjo, 3 Roland cubes 30s and 80, Carvin combo bass amp |
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Larry Lenhart
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Ponca City, Oklahoma
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Posted 6 Jul 2017 4:38 am
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I cant get enough of this group...makes me want to go to San Fran to check them out in person ! To me, that is the perfect set up...wonderful musicians, very tasteful ! Seriously, it brings tears to this silly old mans eyes...love it !
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Zum Encore, Remington D8 non pedal, Hallmark Mosrite clone, Gretsch 6120 DSW, Gretsch G5210T-P90 Electromatic Jet Two 90,1976 Ibanez L5, Eastman archtop, Taylor Dreadnaught, Telonics pedal, Squire Tele, Squire Strat, Fender Tonemaster, Gold Tone 5 string banjo, Little Wonder tenor banjo, 3 Roland cubes 30s and 80, Carvin combo bass amp |
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John Morton
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 14 Jul 2017 7:21 am
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| I'll add my compliments to Makiya Matsuda and his wonderful group. The classic guitar-less rhythm section is clean and powerful. Hapa haole done right! |
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