Cambridge Cartel

bigjon

This Sunday (23rd) I'll be doing my annual Stevie Ray Vaughan tribute set (near the anniversary of his death on 27th August) at the Earl of Beaconsfield blues jam from 8pm on Mill Road, Cambridge. I haven't decided which songs to do yet, hot favourites are Scuttle Buttin', Commit A Crime for the shuffle, and Ain't Gonna Give Up On Love for the slow blues. Mike_L has said he'll put in an appearance as well, as he has a couple of things to celebrate around that time...

mike_l

I is indeed intending to turn up Suday evening.

 

Phil_aka_Pip

I'll see if I can hack it. What about you @ESBlonde?

Matthew_Taylor

I didn't realise so many people from cambridge area played guitar, I am in waterbeach and would love to jam with someone but I am very new to guitar.

mike_l

Matthew_Taylor said:

I didn't realise so many people from cambridge area played guitar, I am in waterbeach and would love to jam with someone but I am very new to guitar.

Earl of Beaconsfield on a sunday evening.

bigjon

Sunday night blues jams at the Earl of Beaconsfield are ideal for having a first go at jamming - why not come along to listen, & bring your guitar in case you feel inspired to join in? I'm in Histon, @Matthew_Taylor!

ESBlonde

Sorry @Phil-aka-Pip I'm in foreign parts for a while.

mike_l

ESBlonde said:

Sorry @Phil-aka-Pip I'm in foreign parts for a while.

Essex? Poor bloke...

Matthew_Taylor

Does anyone know any good places to learn guitar in or around Cambridge (I am in Waterbeach so the closer, the better)? For some of last year I did lessons at school but it was a pain to bring my guitar on the bus and I am starting doing GCSEs (year 10) next year and I dont want to have to miss a lesson every week.

viz

Tim Gillett for rock guitar

mike_l

Enjoyed the jam last night.

Looking forward to doing the Hendrix set with @bigjon in a couple of weeks..........

Phil_aka_Pip

I apologise for not getting there yesterday. I gigged on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, on my way home on Sunday, I realised I couldn't face the drive to Cambridge, and then remembered that they close the A14 at night while they're digging it up, so decided not to travel.

bigjon

mike_l said:

Enjoyed the jam last night.

I can testify that there were no jazz notes in Mike's Sweet Home Alabama solo. This is a good thing. Also, he played it in the key of D. Which is the correct key.

viz

Or G.

bigjon

Looks like we have another Cambs person present - @djspecialist spotted in the Knackered Jack thread. Welcome!

mike_l

bigjon said:

mike_l said:

Enjoyed the jam last night.

I can testify that there were no jazz notes in Mike's Sweet Home Alabama solo. This is a good thing. Also, he played it in the key of D. Which is the correct key.

Actually I was playing in Eminor, they were all Jazz notes......

djspecialist

bigjon said:

Looks like we have another Cambs person present - @djspecialist spotted in the Knackered Jack thread. Welcome!

Thanks @bigjon.

I've been meaning to come among to one of the jams, but haven't managed to yet. That's in part due to it having been a while since I played live - I'm a bit daunted by the idea of getting up on stage in a pub full of punters. So I'm hoping that the Knackered Jack session might be a good opportunity to get back into it. Either way, I hope to meet some of the cartel in person some time soon!

bigjon

Welcome to the Cambridge Cartel @topomorto - you outed yourself as Cambs-based on you WTB home valve-amp thread :-)

topomorto

Yep have had this thread pinned for a while but oddly given my lack of social life most of the conventions at the Beccy seem to have coincided with me not being around!

Corvus

Matthew_Taylor said:

I didn't realise so many people from cambridge area played guitar, I am in waterbeach and would love to jam with someone but I am very new to guitar.

Matt there's a jam in Histon on Sunday I believe at the Railway Vue. I've not been before but aim to this time. All ages welcome, my mate's son played there last time and he's younger than you so no worries.
@bigjon howdy neighbour, I'm just down from the Rose & Crown..