9 December 2010
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A couple of weeks ago I decided to thin down the Ox Rib Bones I had made earlier this year. Not a hard thing to do but a difficult decision to make since there’s no going back. Needless to say I started with one pair and used them a few days before doing the others.
I took an 8th of an inch of of them so they are now 1 and 1/4 inches (3.3cm) wide which is a lot more comfortable for my hands and easier to control.
I’m really enjoying them now although, unfortunately…
24 November 2010
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Crazy enough to drive 2 hours down to Geneva to see Eric Bibb (alone) tonight!
22 November 2010
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Seems like Dominik, Swamp Trains bassist, has been out hustling to find gigs because we have a few lined up now which is cool. The next one being a trip back to Bellwald to inaugurate the Bellagio Lounge & Bar on December 18th, a new place for the local fauna and a good one if you consider their choice for the band! ;-)
He asked me to translate the bands bio into English for the flier he’s sending around which I did this morning. However I must admit here that I had found what had originally been posted on our MySpace page a bit dull so I decided to spice it up, hopefully this one is better:
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17 November 2010
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Next Saturday I’ll be seconding Bill Holden for a “Trash Speaker” workshop in this year’s TSKZ festival. Meaning we will be helping people put old recuperated speakers in to “boxes” made out of recuperated materials. The picture is of one I made with an yogurt container, more pictures can be found on Bill’s La Sonorie website==.
This is because there will also be a “make your own Drawdio” workshop. Drawdio: A Pencil that Lets You Draw Music. And what use is a Drawdio without a speaker? Just follow the link to find out more!
So if you’re in Swissland’s city of La Chaux-de-Fonds this weekend and have nothing to do…
9 November 2010
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Last Saturday Swamp Train played at the Vully Blues Festival, our first “serious” gig, starting at 19h00, 4 sets, over three hours of playing. The above video of use playing Willie Dixon’s “Spoonful” is from the beginning of the first set and if the crowd seems a tad scarce it’s because folks were still arriving, by the second the place was packed.
28 October 2010
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Regular reader may remember last year’s post about The Stripey Brothers, who came busking down in Neuchâtel.
26 October 2010
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Got back Sunday night from a week of 10 hour a day practice with Swamp Train and am still a bit numb…
We recorded a few tracks that still need to be mixed and didn’t leave the chalet except for getting bread and stuff at the nearby village. Fortunately the weather was mostly dreary removing the temptation to take advantage of the beautiful alpine surroundings. Listening to the “raw recordings” this morning really gives me hope for the band’s future, compared to just three months ago the improvement is obvious. Hopefully we’ll be able to get a few tunes ready to be posted soon since what we have up on our myspace page at the moment is pretty awful, it will also be nice to present the songs we’re working on that aren’t old blues covers…