[Harp-L] Music during the breaks

[icemanle@xxxxxxx]

Yes, if you offer music during your breaks, you will begin to control the "air" for a whole evening. Everyone knows what "dead air" sounds like - it kills the mood - radio stations avoid it like the plague.



Start the evening with appropriate back ground music before you start. Let the music play right up until you count off the first tune and then segue into your band. As the last chord rings out at the end of the set and the spokesperson says" We'll be right back after a short break. Don't forget to tip your waitresses", start the back up music right away.




You will find you can affect the atmosphere and mood of the whole evening in a totally positive sense.


-----Original Message-----
From: David Godman <daveyg@xxxxxxxxx>
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Mon, Jul 13, 2009 5:01 pm
Subject: [Harp-L] Re; Set lists  Rick 








Hello Davey G here from NZ. I have been reading a few of the comments and I 
agree with Rick on the subject of playing music after a set ! In the mid to late 
90s I was playing gigs with two different guitar player vocalists as a duo .
One of the guitar players was a semi accoustic player we played covers like Van 
morrison and Bob Dylan , and blues like Sonny terry Brownie Mcghee and many more 
in a light Blues sets, we used to play an Ernest Raglin cd in our breaks I cant 
remeber the name of this cd but it was very cool and cruisey for back ground 
mood music a a low level for the audience so they could chat away etc.. The 
other guitar player I was gigging with he was a Fender Strat player , we played 
allot more agressive blues numbers and some smoother cover songs Eric Clapton 
and Bozz Scaggs and many old standby blues songs like Dust my broom etc ..In our 
breaks we had a mixture of cruisey instrumental songs playing at low level again 
just loud enough for people to chat along with.
In regards to a set list yes, I agree a good band always knows what they will be 
playing next! every player should have a set list in the band, unless the band 
has all songs down pat and then its just a matter of communication in the band 
as to what will be played at the time !. I hate dick head guitar players who 
think they are smart and just play a song without introduceing it to the band or 
the audience for that sake , its just not a good thing to do if your playing a 
cover at least give the origanl artists of that song some recognition !. 
My pet hates are ...Only one thing worse than a harp player that plays too much 
and that is a loud deaf and ignorant lead guitar player, I hate em :-( .
Davey .G . NZ  .
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