ISGC St Louis 2007

le rendez vous annuel des steelers a St Louis USA en Septembre
le programme :

http://www.scottysmusic.com/2007schedule.htm

Je viens de voir le programme sur la page d'accueil: quel pied!
Qui d'entre nous fait le voyage?
reportage photo OBLIGATOIRE!

Fred

Ma femme et moi partons pour St Louis demain matin.

Nous devons faire 16 heures de route pour s'y rendre.

Le voyage dans le mid-west est toujours agréable.

L'immensité des plaines émerveille à en couper le souffle!

Ma femme, Debra, adore prendre des photos.

J'afficherai ses photos dès que possible.

À plus tard!

Bob

Merci Bob, c'est cool.

Fred

Bob,
Je te souhaite un bon voyage. Es-tu déjà allé à la Convention de St. Louis ? Pour ma part, j'ai apprécié cet endroit en 1997. C'est vraiment le "steel guitar paradise", comme le dit Scotty, l'organisateur. Au fait, n'hésites pas à lui dire qu'en France, il y a des steelers actifs et qu'il y a ce forum !
Keep on steeling,
Yann MEZOU

Yann, Scotty est au courant que la communauté de steel en France se porte bien
les rencontres d'Orry lui a permis de se remettre en contact avec Harry H

Fred j'y serai,
mais je suis certes un bon voyageur, mais piètre photographe et déplorable reporter. Promis je ferai un effort. Si je peux vous rapporter un photo de mr Buddy que j'ai loupé d'ailleurs l'année dernière parce que mon portable était mal chargé (La bourde de ma vie de steeler).

En tout cas je ne rennoce pas à entrainer un jour là bas une french steel company

A+ pour des nouvelles

Jean marc, c'est promis, on ne dira pas à Buddy "Big E" que tu le taquines avec un portable factice !

blague à part, je rêve d'être à tes côtés pour ce WE...

prends le maximum de clichés, de plans divers utiles à notre humble communauté et si tu croises Al brisco et Betty, dis leur que la "french connection" est bien vivante.
salue aussi de ma part, Jim Cohen, qui m'a bien épaulé par mail...
je le retrouverai en Irlande très bientôt et découvrirai Russ Hicks (la dernière séance, etc..) par la même occasion avec sa compagne Laney.

si tu croises Sarah, je sais que tu vas trouver les mots justes pour qu'elle dédie un sourire éclatant à la french team..

profites et écoute un max, vieux frère....

pour ceux qui n'y sont pas, vous pouvez écouter en Live ici :

http://www.steelradio.com/

Compte rendu en fotos :

http://www.pbase.com/cozy123/st_louis_show

http://web.mac.com/garysill1/iWeb/ISGC%202007/Page%201.html

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=116541

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=116758

Juste avant de partir demain matin faire une escapade en Italie pendant trois semaines, je vous transmets la lettre de Bobbe Seymour que les abonnés ont reçu ce matin:

Hello fellow players,

Scotty's 34th show is now history. I not only went to play at Saturday noon, but went to put my finger on the pulse of the world of steel guitar. There to talk, observe and absorb. Things that stood out to me are how the industry is getting higher quality and better with leaps and bounds. The quality of playing from everyone I saw was very high. People whom I've known for years and years have gotten better and better. Some people I thought never would be able to play, are playing very well.

I'm not talking about just on the main stage, but going around to the manufacturers rooms and hearing steel players off the street just sit down and play beautifully was a real treat. I won't mention any names because if I do, I should mention everybody because everybody deserves a pat on the back. It's not just the legendary players who are playing well, but new people you've never heard of who are astounding.

Another thing I noticed was the large number of young players who were there to O.D. on steel guitar over the weekend. Many of these guys are excellent players which means in a few years, they will be phenomenal players when us old legends will just be memories.

Another point that was driven home pretty hard to me at the convention this year was the wonderful quality of workmanship that I witnessed in almost every guitar being built today. There does seem to be a big gap in tone quality, however, it seems quality of workmanship does not equate to quality of sound, nor does the amount you pay for a guitar equate to the quality of sound. But that's why these conventions are being held and why everybody goes, we need to see what's happening in the world of steel guitar and you can pretty well tell what's going on by seeing thousands of players and builders in one spot.

Another reason for going to St. Louis was to look for special steel guitars to fatten my inventory and I brought back 9 of them.

I would like to thank Scotty for his great taste in having me on the show this year, but most of all, for having such a wonderful big show and having it run so smoothly. This is truly an incredible event for steel guitar enthusiasts, professionals, builders and anyone who loves this unique musical instrument.

I was glad to see so many people I knew and most of all to see so many people I never knew.

Our featured steel guitar player this week is the great George Edwards. George was known as the greatest steel guitar player in the Philadelphia, Boston, Washington D.C. and New York City area for many years. In the mid-sixties, he moved to Nashville and was promptly hired by Faron Young and was one of the Faron Deputies until he succumbed to homesickness and went back to Philadelphia for a couple of years, however, the draw of Nashville was too strong so he ended up coming back to Music City and went to work with Hank Williams, Jr.

He stayed with Hank throughout his country years but after Hank's tragic fall while mountain climbing, George was put on an unscheduled vacation because of Hank's long period of recuperation.

George worked several jobs with several big stars and finally took a job with Kitty Wells and Johnny Wright. George obviously loved this job because he stayed with it for many years. Actually he stayed with it until a tragic stroke disabled him thus ending the career of a great and famous steel guitarist.

George is getting around now and has regained his speech capability and is spending much time doing what he really loves most and that is casting a line from a fishing boat in Old Hickory Lake and draining the lake of as many bass as he and his wife can eat. He and the legendary Don Helms have breakfast together about every morning and George will fish with about anybody at the drop of a tackle box.

George's personality has always been one of great humor and brilliant cutting sarcasms but overall very enjoyable to everyone who has ever met him. George could have been a success at anything he ever attempted to do but he chose the field of steel guitar and those who have heard him are richer for his choice.

George is still living and fishing in Hendersonville, TN. and although he isn't playing at all, is still enjoying a wonderful life with his wonderful wife.

Your buddy,
Bobbe
www.steelguitar.net
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www.youtube.com/bobbeseymour
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Steel Guitar Nashville
123 Mid Town Court
Hendersonville, TN. 37075
(615) 822-5555
Open 9AM - 4PM Monday - Friday
Closed Saturday and Sunday

Bonjour,
Des vidéos de la Convention de 2007 sont sur Youtube.com. Postées par Rick Alexander, vous les trouverez en saisissant "ISGC". A noter : dans l'une d'elles, Billy Robinson explique son accordage (10 cordes, non pedal). Epoustouflant !
Yann

je vous transmets un mail de Bob Taillefer à Bernard Glorian:

Salut Bernard,
Voici quelques photos prises à St Louis en septembre dernier.
Puisque je ne sais pas comment afficher des photos dans Internet, je te prie d'afficher ces photos sous la rubrique ISGC St Louis 2007 dans la section Date, Concerts, Événements.
Il va sans dire que Jean-Marc et moi étions bien entourés!
Merci! Bob

Salut Patrick!

Merci d'avoir affiché ces précieuses photos.

J'en suis très reconnaissant!

Amitiés! Bob

Qui est le gars avec la chemise
à carreaux bleue?Merci.

Salut John,

Il s'appelle Jean-François.

Il est le beau-frère de Jean-Marc.

Bob

Ah bon,merci !

Salut,
Un petit souvenir de ma rencontre avec Speedy West (au centre), en 1997 :

Je suis à droite, à gauche c'est mon ami Francis Gomez, contrebassiste de Hot Rocks.
Pour la petite histoire, je portais un T-shirt "maison" : un transfert d'un LP de dobro paru chez Starday avec Shot jackson. La femme de Shot Jackson et sa fille, présentes à la Convention, l'ont vu et furent émues. Moi aussi.
Yann