CD Highlight
David Burns & Sligo Rags: The Whiskey Doesn’t Lie by Dan Miller 6OLJR 5DJV LV D &HOWLF EDQG ZLWK D EOXHJUDVVDFFHQW7KHEDQG·VJXLWDUSOD\HU 'DYLG%XUQVH[SODLQV´%OXHJUDVVZDVWKH PXVLF IRUP RQ ZKLFK , FXW P\ PXVLFDO WHHWK³VR LW KROGV D VSHFLDO SODFH LQ P\ KHDUW%XWZKHQ,VDZKRZPXFKPRUHZRUN ,FRXOGJHWSOD\LQJ&HOWLFPXVLF,MXPSHG DWWKHFKDQFHWRLQFRUSRUDWHP\EOXHJUDVV EDFNJURXQG LQWR WKLV QRYHO WR PH DUHD 6R,WKRXJKWLWZRXOGEHIXQWRXVHFRXQWU\ DQGEOXHJUDVVUK\WKPVWRSOD\&HOWLFWXQHVµ %XUQVKDGEHHQDPHPEHURIWKHVRXWKHUQ &DOLIRUQLDEDVHG EOXHJUDVV EDQG +LJK RQ *UDVVIRUVL[RUVHYHQ\HDUVGXULQJWKHHDUO\ WRPLGV7KHEDQGSOD\HGLQYDULRXV ORFDO YHQXHV DQG SHUIRUPHG DW VHYHUDO &DOLIRUQLDEOXHJUDVVIHVWLYDOV7KHQDERXW ÀYH\HDUVDJR'DYLGZDVDVNHGWRÀOOLQRQ JXLWDUIRUD&HOWLFEDQGZKRVHJXLWDUSOD\HU ZDVJRLQJWREHDEVHQWIRUDIHZPRQWKV 'DYLGZDVVXUSULVHGDWKRZPDQ\JLJVWKH &HOWLFEDQGKDGRQWKHERRNVDQGKRZZHOO WKH\JRWSDLGLQFRPSDULVRQWRKLVEOXHJUDVV EDQG7KDWJRWKLPWKLQNLQJ $IWHUKLVVWLQWZLWKWKH&HOWLFEDQGZDV RYHU'DYLGEURXJKWWRJHWKHUDFRXSOHRIKLV IULHQGV³0LFKDHO.HOO\RQÀGGOHPDQGROLQ DQG *RUGRQ 5XVWYROG RQ EDVV³DQG WKH\ IRUPHG 6OLJR 5DJV LQ 7KH JURXS VWDUWHG SHUIRUPLQJ LQ VPDOO FOXEV DW ÀUVW WKHQ DV WKH\ JDLQHG H[SHULHQFH DQG EXLOW DUHSHUWRLUH'DYLGVDLG´,IHOWZHKDGWKH PDNLQJV RI D VXSHUJURXSµ ,W WXUQHG RXW WKDW'DYLGZDVULJKW7KHEDQGZDVYRWHG ´%HVW )RON %DQGµ DW WKH 2UDQJH &RXQW\ 0XVLF$ZDUGVLQDQG7RGDWH WKHEDQGKDVUHFRUGHGWZRVWXGLR&'VDQG WZROLYH&'VDQGPDLQWDLQVDYHU\DFWLYH SHUIRUPDQFH VFKHGXOH:KHQ , ÀUVW KHDUG WKHLUQHZHVW&'The Whiskey Never Lies , WKRXJKW WR P\VHOI ´7KHVH JX\V KDYH LW DOO«JUHDWYRFDOVORWVRIHQHUJ\FDSWLYDWLQJ VRQJV ZHOO H[HFXWHG DUUDQJHPHQWV DQG WDVWHIXOVRORVµ%\WKHVHFRQGRUWKLUGVRQJ ,ZDVUHDG\WRGULYHGRZQWR/RV$QJHOHV DQGVHHWKHVHJX\VOLYH,ZDQWHGWREHSDUW RIWKHIXQ %RUQLQ+HPSVWHDG1HZ
W\SLFDOPXVLFDOFDUHHUSDWKIRUJXLWDUSOD\HUV LQWKDWUHJLRQRIWKHFRXQWU\'DYLGVDLG´, ZDVZDWFKLQJWKH(DJOHVRQWHOHYLVLRQEDFN LQDERXW7KH\ZHUHSOD\LQJ¶0LGQLJKW )O\HU·DQG%HUQLH/HDGRQZDVSOD\LQJWKH EDQMR , JRW WKH EXJ ZDWFKLQJ WKDW DQG , ZHQWLQVHDUFKRIDEDQMRWHDFKHUµ$VOXFN ZRXOG KDYH LW 'DYLG·V VLVWHU NQHZ D NLG DW VFKRRO WKDW FRXOG SOD\ WKH EDQMR$IWHU 'DYLGWRRNEDQMROHVVRQVIURPKLVVLVWHU·V IULHQG-RKQ&RU]LQHIRUDERXWD\HDU-RKQ WROG 'DYLG ´
PRUH FRPSOH[ JXLWDU DUUDQJHPHQWV IRU ERWKÁDWSLFNDQGÀQJHUVW\OHJXLWDU'DYLG JUDGXDWHG IURP FROOHJH LQ DQG FRQWLQXHG ZLWK KLV HGXFDWLRQ LQ RUGHU WR HDUQ KLV WHDFKLQJ FUHGHQWLDOV ZKLFK KH DFFRPSOLVKHG LQ 'DYLG LV FXUUHQWO\ DKLJKVFKRROSV\FKRORJ\WHDFKHULQ/RQJ %HDFK&DOLIRUQLD)RUVHYHUDO\HDUVIURP WKH WLPH KH JUDGXDWHG FROOHJH WKURXJK WKH WLPH MXVW DIWHU KH HDUQHG KLV WHDFKLQJ FUHGHQWLDOVKHGLGQRWSOD\DORWRIPXVLF +RZHYHUE\WKHEXJKLWKLPDJDLQ ,Q RUGHU WR UHLQWURGXFH KLPVHOI WR WKH PXVLF VFHQH KH UHFRUGHG DQ LQVWUXPHQWDO DOEXPRIÀQJHUVW\OHJXLWDUWXQHVDQGEHJDQ SHUIRUPLQJVRORJLJV %\'DYLGKDGIRUPHGWKHEOXHJUDVV EDQG +LJK RQ *UDVV$OWKRXJK KLV PDLQ MRELQWKHEDQGZDVWKDWRIEDQMRSOD\HUKH ZRXOGEULQJRXWWKHJXLWDUZKHQWKHEDQG SHUIRUPHG WXQHV OLNH ´%HDXPRQW 5DJµ RU ´5HG +DLUHG %R\µ 'DYLG H[SODLQHG WKDWWKHEDQGODVWHGIRUVL[RUVHYHQ\HDUV ZLWK FKDQJLQJ SHUVRQQHO$OWKRXJK WKH\ SOD\HG DW ORFDO FRIIHH KRXVHV DQG YDULRXV VRXWKHUQ&DOLIRUQLDIHVWLYDOVLWZDVWRXJK IRUDEOXHJUDVVEDQGWRJHWDORWRIJLJVLQ VRXWKHUQ&DOLIRUQLD ,Q 'DYLG VWDUWHG SHUIRUPLQJ ZLWK DQRWKHU VPDOO JURXS ZKR SOD\HG ´MD]]JUDVVµ'DYLGVDLG´,KDGZDQWHGWR OHDUQ KRZ WR SOD\ MD]] IRU \HDUV$ ORW RI P\IULHQGVZHUHLQWRMD]]EXWZKHQ,ZDV \RXQJHU,ZDVDOLWWOHDIUDLGRILW0\IULHQGV NHSWHQFRXUDJLQJPHDQGVR,VWDUWHGSOD\LQJ PRUHMD]]DERXWWHQWRWZHOYH\HDUVDJRµ 7KHEDQGFRQVLVWHGRI'DYLGRQWKHJXLWDU DQG EDQMR /XNH +DOSLQ RQ WKH PDQGROLQ DQG ÀGGOH DQG 3DXO 7RWK RQ WKH IUHWOHVV EDVV 7KH\ SHUIRUPHG DW FRIIHH KRXVHV %RUGHUVERRNVVWRUHV&RQFHUWVLQWKH3DUN VHULHVDQGRWKHUVPDOOYHQXHV,QWKH\ UHFRUGHGD&'WLWOHGSophistry7KHJURXS SHUIRUPHG WRJHWKHU IURP XQWLO ZKHQ/XNHPDGHWKHPRYHWR1DVKYLOOH +DYLQJWULHGKLVKDQGSHUIRUPLQJIRON PXVLF VROR JXLWDU LQVWUXPHQWDO PXVLF EOXHJUDVV DQG MD]]JUDVV 'DYLG ILQDOO\ KLW WKH ULJKW IRUPXOD IRU ZLGHUUDQJLQJ SRSXODULW\ZLWK&HOWLFJUDVVDQG6OLJR5DJV 7KHEDQGVWD\VEXV\DOOZLQWHUSOD\LQJLQ YDULRXV SXEV DQG WKHQ UDPSV LW XS HYHQ
Flatpicking Guitar Magazine
September/October 2008
IDU PRUH LPSURYLVLQJWKDQ WKH W\SLFDO&HOWLFSOD\HU6RPHWLPHV ZHDGGDSHUFXVVLRQLVWEXWKH SOD\V PRUH$IULFDQ RU /DWLQ VW\OHSHUFXVVLRQDVRSSRVHGWR WKHWUDGLWLRQDO,ULVKERKGUDQµ :KHQDVNHGLIWKHUHZHUHDQ\ WHFKQLFDOFKDOOHQJHVLQPRYLQJ IURP ÁDWSLFNLQJ EOXHJUDVV WR SOD\LQJ OHDG EUHDNV RQ &HOWLF WXQHV'DYLGVDLG´3LFNLQJLQ MLJ WLPH ZDV GLIÀFXOW ,W WRRN VRPH JHWWLQJ XVHG WR EHFDXVH WKH DOWHUQDWLQJ GRZQXS SLFN GLUHFWLRQGRHVQ·WZRUNWKHVDPH ZD\ 2Q D ILGGOH WXQH LQ WLPH\RXDOZD\VEHJLQDQHZ PHDVXUH ZLWK D GRZQ VWURNH ,QMLJWLPHWKDWGRHVQ·WKDSSHQ VR\RXKDYHWRDGMXVW0\UXOH ZLWKDOWHUQDWLQJSLFNGLUHFWLRQ LV WKDW RQFH \RX·YH OHDUQHG LW \RX FDQ EUHDN LW EXW XQWLO \RX·YH OHDUQHG LW \RX VKRXOG QHYHUEUHDNLWµ 5HJDUGLQJ DQ\ DGYLFH KH ZRXOG JLYH EOXHJUDVV SOD\HUV ZKR ZDQWHG WR OHDUQ KRZ WR SOD\&HOWLFPXVLF'DYLGVDLG ´, ZRXOG VXJJHVW WKDW DQ\RQH
Sligo Rags Photo by Erick Anderson
PRUHGXULQJWKHVXPPHUE\DGGLQJVXPPHU FRQFHUWVDQGPXVLFIHVWLYDOV'DYLGVD\VWKDW WKHEDQGJRHVRYHUZHOODWERWKEOXHJUDVV IHVWLYDOV DQG &HOWLF HYHQWV 'DYLG SDUWO\ DWWULEXWHVWKHEDQG·VVXFFHVVWRWKHIDFWWKDW WKHLU VRXQG LV GLIIHUHQW WKDQ PRVW &HOWLF EDQGV DQG WKH\ DOVR GLIIHU IURP VWDQGDUG EOXHJUDVVEDQGVDQGWKXVIDQVRIERWKVW\OHV RIPXVLFDUHLQWULJXHGE\WKHXQLTXHQHVVRI WKHVRXQG$IWHUOLVWHQLQJWRWKH6OLJR5DJV &'V,·GVD\WKDWIDQVDWERWKW\SHVRIHYHQWV UHVSRQGLQDSRVLWLYHZD\PRVWO\EHFDXVH LW LV VLPSO\ JUHDW PXVLF WKDW LV VXSHUEO\ H[HFXWHG 'DYLGPHQWLRQHGWKDWPDQ\&HOWLFPXVLF IDQV DUH GUDZQ WR KLV ÁDWSLFNLQJ VLPSO\ EHFDXVHWKH\KDYHQHYHUKHDUGOHDGJXLWDU LQWKH&HOWLFVHWWLQJ7KHEDQG·VDSSURDFKWR SHUIRUPLQJ&HOWLFWXQHVLVDOVRDELWGLIIHUHQW WKDQPRVW&HOWLFEDQGV'DYLGH[SODLQV´,Q PRVW&HOWLFEDQGVWKHOHDGLQVWUXPHQWVSOD\ LQXQLVRQLQRUGHUWRFUHDWHWKLVELJZDOORI VRXQG:HDUUDQJHWKH&HOWLFPXVLFDVZH ZRXOG EOXHJUDVV WXQHV , SOD\ WKH UK\WKP JXLWDU H[DFWO\ WKH ZD\ WKDW , ZRXOG LQ D EOXHJUDVVEDQG2XUEDVVSOD\HUSOD\VWKH DOWHUQDWLQJURRWDQGÀIWKQRWHVRQWKHGRZQ EHDWVOLNHDEOXHJUDVVEDVVZRXOGGREXW KHDOVRSURYLGHVDJRRGEDFNVODSRQWKHRII EHDWV:HDOVRWDNHLQGLYLGXDOVRORVDQGGR
Cody Kilby and his Bourgeois guitars. Hear him live with Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder. Hear his new solo recording Many Roads Traveled at codykilby.com.
Known for pure tone, played for pure pleasure.
Flatpicking Guitar Magazine September/October 2008
pantheonguitars.com or call 410.254.4433
57
LQWHUHVWHG LQ OHDUQLQJ &HOWLF PXVLF JHW IDPLOLDU ZLWK WKH ROG JXDUG &HOWV OLNH WKH &KLHIWDLQV DQG 7KH ,ULVK 5RYHUV DQG FRPSDUHWKHPZLWKVRPHRIWKHFURVVRYHU DUWLVWV)DLUSRUW&RQYHQWLRQFRPHVWRPLQG DV GRHV 7LP 2·%ULHQ &KHFN RXW VRPH UHFHQW&HOWLFVWXIIWKDW·VEHHQGRQHE\VXFK EOXHJUDVVQRWDEOHVDV$OLVRQ%URZQ%HOD )OHFNDQG5LFN\6NDJJVWRQDPHDIHZ,W ZLOOUHDOO\RSHQ\RXUH\HVDVWRWKHSRVVLEOH GLUHFWLRQV WKLV PXVLF FDQ EH WDNHQ$OVR JHWDERRNRIUHHOVDQGEXLOGDUHSHUWRLUH 7KH PRUH UHHOV \RX OHDUQ WKH EHWWHU \RXU ÁDWSLFNLQJZLOOEHµ $OWKRXJK6OLJR5DJVVWDUWHGSHUIRUPLQJ PRVWO\ WUDGLWLRQDO &HOWLF WXQHV ZKHQ WKH\ FDPHWRJHWKHULQWKH\KDYHJUDGXDOO\ DGGHG PRUH RULJLQDO PDWHULDO 7KHLU ÀUVW &' The Night Before the Morning After UHOHDVHG LQ ZDV PRVWO\ WUDGLWLRQDO PDWHULDO ZLWK QR SHUFXVVLRQ DQG 'DYLG GHVFULEHV LW DV EHLQJ ´ORZHU NH\µ 7KH QHZ&'The Whiskey Never LiesUHOHDVHG DERXWRQH\HDUDJRLQFOXGHVPRUHRULJLQDO PDWHULDOLQFOXGHVSHUFXVVLRQDQG´KDVPRUH RIDQHGJHµ /LVWHQLQJWRWKH&'HYHQWKRXJKLWLV QRWDOLYHUHFRUGLQJ,IHOWDVLI,ZDVULJKW WKHUHLQWKHSXEZLWKWKHVHJX\V,IRXQGDOO RI WKH VRQJV WR EH FDSWLYDWLQJ 7KH YRFDO OHDGV DQG KDUPRQLHV DUH YHU\ VWURQJ DQG WKH LQVWUXPHQWDO ZRUN LV HQJDJLQJ , ZDV
SDUWLFXODUO\GUDZQWRWKHRXWVWDQGLQJYRFDO DUUDQJHPHQWV7KHPXVLFLVXSEHDWDQGIXQ DQGWKXVPDNHVWKHOLVWHQLQJYHU\HQMR\DEOH 6RPHRIWKHWXQHVOHDQPRUHWRZDUGVD&HOWLF VW\OHZKLOHRWKHUVOHDQPRUHLQWKHGLUHFWLRQ RIEOXHJUDVV7KHUHDUHVRPHZRQGHUIXOO\ OLYHO\WXQHVDQGDIHZVORZHUEDOODGVWKDW KLJKOLJKW 'DYLG·V ÀQJHUVW\OH JXLWDU ZRUN :KLOHWKHPXVLFFDQEHJHQHUDOO\GHÀQHG DV´&HOWLFJUDVVµWKHVHJX\VDOVRWKURZLQ HOHPHQWVIURPRWKHUVW\OHVRIPXVLF³OLNH WKH IXQN\ EDVV OLQH RQ FXW QXPEHU WKUHH ´%UHQQDQ RQ WKH 0RRUµ³WKDW KHOS PDNH LW XQLTXHO\ 6OLJR 5DJV PXVLF &KHFN RXW WKHWZRFXWVWKDWZHKDYHSURYLGHGRQWKLV LVVXH·V&'DXGLRFRPSDQLRQRUJRWR6OLJR 5DJVZHEVLWHZZZVOLJRUDJVFRP DQGWDNH DOLVWHQWRVRPHRIWKHLURWKHUWXQHV
Nashville Guitar Academy Workshop Pat Flynn, Tim May & Stefan Papasoff Oct 23—25, Pegram, TN
Info & Registration: www.thenashvilleguitaracademy.com Location: 456 Highway 70, Pegram, TN 37143 58
Flatpicking Guitar Magazine
September/October 2008
Ten Years Reel
Audio CD Track 39
Arranged by David Burns
Capo 2 1
· T A B 6
0 2
0 3 0
0 2
2 0
2 0 2
0 2
0 3 0
0 3
0
3 0
2
0 2
0 3 0
0 2
) 0 3 0
11
0 3 0
2
0 3
0 2
3
5 3 2 0 3
2 0
)
0 2
0 3 0
0 3
3 0
2
0 2
3 1 0
) 21
0
)
5
0 5 2 0
)
0 3 0
0 2
0 3 0
0 3 0
0 2
2
0 3
7 5
5 3 0
)
3 1 0
2
0
8 10
7
7
5
8
0
0 2
7 10 7
· ) )
0 2
0 3 0
2 0
2 0 2
3
5 3 2 0 3
)
¡
· ) ) 16
2 0
2
)
· 0
3 1 0 1 0
3
Flatpicking Guitar Magazine September/October 2008
0
2
0
3
0
5
3
5
3
0
10
8 10
7 10 7
10 8
· 3
0
2
0
0 59
Ten Years Reel (con’t)
) · ) 25
0
)
5
) 29
0
)
5
7
)
5
5
3
0
3
1
0
0
2
7 10 7
8 10
0
10
· )
7
7
)
5
8
0
3
0
2
0
3
0
5
3
5
3
0
7 10 7
8 10
10 8
· 3
0
2
0
0
'ET 4O +NOW 9OUR !COUSTIC 'UITAR WITH -ASTER ,UTHIER -ARTY ,ANHAM
! $6$ OWNERS MANUAL FOR EVERY GUITARIST 0DUW\/DQKDPKDVEHHQEXLOGLQJDQG UHVWRULQJKLJKTXDOLW\DQGYLQWDJH ÀDWWRSJXLWDUVIRUPRUHWKDQ\HDUV ,QWKLVQHZ$FX7DE'9'KHVKDUHV NQRZOHGJHDQGLQVLJKWWKDWZLOOEH YDOXDEOHWRDQ\RZQHURIDVWHHOVWULQJ JXLWDU (DFKRIWKHJXLWDU¶VPDQ\FRPSRQHQWV DUHGHVFULEHGLQGHWDLODV0DUW\ H[SODLQVKRZWKH\FRQWULEXWHWRWKH LQVWUXPHQW¶VUHVSRQVLYHQHVDQGWRQH
$35.00
)LQDOO\0DUW\JRHVRYHUZD\V\RXFDQJHWDQGNHHS\RXUJXLWDULQWRSSOD\LQJ VKDSHDQGKRZWRDGMXVWDFWLRQDQGSOD\DELOLW\WRVXLW\RXUSUHIHUHQFH
-ORE DETAILS AT WWWACUTABCOM 32%R[5RDQRNH9$ 60
Flatpicking Guitar Magazine
September/October 2008