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Susan Alcorn


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Post  Posted 13 Aug 2018 5:21 pm    
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This is an excerpt from a solo performance two weeks ago as part of the Option series at the Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago. It starts off with a piece that I wrote followed by short references to some other music including a Chilean nueva canción song, and three jazz standards which I hope are recognizable. It was pure joy playing that night in Chicago, and I hope you enjoy the music that came from it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtxoNciqY6A
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Rick Barnhart


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Arizona, USA
Post  Posted 13 Aug 2018 7:09 pm    
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I always enjoy your unique approach to pedal steel. Thank you for posting it.
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Charlie McDonald


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Post  Posted 14 Aug 2018 5:57 am    
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The more I hear your music, the better I think I hear what you're doing. Of course, it's not what you're hearing; my ears are corrupted by what I've heard,
be it Coltrane or how I hear symphonic movement development. In an ensemble, it's easier to hear, because everybody's defining the song.
Alone, you play the whole orchestra.

I would think I was hearing the tunes you were giving a nod too, but they're elusive. It takes an educated ear (educated to your music).
Without a doubt it's challenging, but then that's what you're here for. Re-educating ears, I suppose, but not alone in that.
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Ron Castle

 

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West Hurley,NY
Post  Posted 17 Aug 2018 9:46 am    
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Naima! beautiful
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Susan Alcorn


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Baltimore, MD, USA
Post  Posted 20 Aug 2018 3:03 pm    
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Ron, Charlie, and Rick,

I'm glad you liked the music in the video. The songs I referenced were El Pueblo Unido by the Chilean group Quilapayun, Thelonious Monk's Pannonica, John Coltrane's Naima, and Broken Shadows which was written by Ornette Coleman.

Thanks for taking the time to watch and listen.
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Nigel Mullen

 

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Cassilis, New Brunswick, Canada
Post  Posted 20 Aug 2018 4:32 pm    
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Susan: I listen to all the music you post and I think you are absolutely fantastic. You are taking the pedal steel to a whole new world. All the best and I look forward to future posts from you. NM
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Susan Alcorn


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Baltimore, MD, USA
Post  Posted 20 Aug 2018 4:44 pm    
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Wow, thank you, Nigel!
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Tal Herbsman


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Wisconsin, USA
Post  Posted 9 Oct 2018 10:21 pm    
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Susan, great stuff as always. Coltrane would be pleased. When I grow up I'd like to sound like that.
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Gary Spaeth

 

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Wisconsin, USA
Post  Posted 21 Oct 2018 5:30 am    
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WOW!!
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Will Slack

 

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Texas, USA
Post  Posted 21 Oct 2018 4:38 pm    
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Loved it. Thanks for posting!
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R. E. Miller


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Post  Posted 26 Oct 2018 9:03 pm    
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I'm late to the party, but...Exceptional. Thanks.
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John Goux

 

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California, USA
Post  Posted 27 Oct 2018 10:18 pm    
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Wow.
John
PS. Naima!
PSS. If Bill Frisell could play steel....
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Danny Letz

 

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Old Glory,Texas, USA 79540
Post  Posted 5 Nov 2018 6:00 am    
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Susan, do you work on your own instrument? To keep an older guitar in that state of tune must surely take some effort.
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Susan Alcorn


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Baltimore, MD, USA
Post  Posted 5 Nov 2018 12:32 pm    
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Danny, my guitar stays in tune pretty well (knock on wood), and I haven’t had to many problems with it (knock on wood again). I can do minor things on my guitar, which is not that old - I think it’s late 70s and it’s a triple raise triple lower all-pull, but no, I can’t do anything major. My guitar was set up by the late Bobby Bowman and has over the last few years been worked on by the great Billy Knowles in North Carolina and Craig Holden, who was Bobby’s protege, in Austin Texas.[/i]
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Andy Volk


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Boston, MA
Post  Posted 6 Nov 2018 5:13 am    
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I'm always intrigued by your music, Susan. Beautiful playing and overall conception of the music. The sustained harmonic dissonances in the first piece are amazing. Even the low passages don't get muddy and you hear those upper harmonics. Cool!

BTW, I particularly enjoyed the duets you did with Mary Halvorson; your two approaches seem to dovetail really well.
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