[mplpost] new member - ukes

[Bryan Bradfield]

Now it's my turn to say howdy. I've played dobro in a variety of
bluegrass units in southern Alberta over the past 15 or so years. About
2 years ago, I acquired a uke at the same time that my day job took me
to Calgary for 5 months. There must be something in the water up there.
I focused on the uke in Calgary, and found it to be a wonderful addition
to the arsenal of someone familiar with the guitar. It appeared that it
would be an obvious companion instrument to the Hawaiian guitar (dobro);
however, I've not yet had the nerve to introduce it to the bluegrass
scene.

Bryan Bradfield
Lethbridge, Alberta
Dirty Hat Band

Michael MacLeod wrote:
> 
> Hi folks.
> 
> I'd like to introduce myself.
> 
> I live in Calgary and have been associated intimately with the Western
> Canadian Acoustic music scene for more years than I generally admit
> being alive.
> In my Day-Job I'm just a dumb 'ol salesguy for William F. White ltd.  I
> design lighting, sound, and rigging systems for "live theatre" and
> performance venues.
> But at night I shed my secret identity of mild mannered Sales Guy:
> I play Bass with "The Swing Geezers".
> I play Bass, Mandolin, & Guitar in a little Yet to be Named "cowboy
> duo".
> I am a principal and engineer in "Creosote Sound" a small local sound
> company specializing in Acoustic music and are able to do small and
> medium venues.
> I was a principal in "The Acoustic Guitar Store" in Calgary, till it
> closed this past Spring.  However, I've kept the store going as an
> internet and local "by appointment" prescence called simply "The
> Acoustic Guitar"  I market principally in the acoustic niche
> specializing in fine handmade guitars, mandolins,ukuleles , and Calton
> Cases.  I expect I have the largest inventory of quality Ukes in the
> country and perhaps the largest inventory of fine Mandolins west of
> Toronto.  Mind you this is largely 'cause the spotty faced little
> urchins who work in the local music stores wouldn't know a good acoustic
> instrument if it stood up in their soup!!  But I'm not bitter.  :-)
> Just a little tart!!  :-)
> 
> Anyway....nice to meet you all.
> 
> --
> Michael MacLeod, Water Valley, AB
> The Acoustic Guitar  <http://www.acousticguitar.net>
> The Swing Geezers <http://www.swinggeezers.com>
> William F. White Ltd.  <http://www.whites.com>
> 
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