We
meet the first or second Wednesday of the month (excluding holidays),
from 8:00pm – 10:00pm at the Westbury Friends Meeting House, 550 Post
Ave., Westbury, NY.
Our
calendar
lists information about our monthly Guitar Club meetings, workshops,
concerts and other guitar related events within the Long Island metro area.
Westbury
Friends Meeting House 550 Post Avenue Westbury, New York11590 Phone:
(516) 361-5122
WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 04, 2008
8:00pm
- 10:00pm
Our
next guitar club meeting will be an open mike format
hosted by Dan Doll and Patrick Ruhlman from the Killer
Joe and the Lido Soul Revue Band.
When
you arrive there will be a sign in sheet; we will have time
for everyone to play 2 songs.
There
is no pressure to perform and if you want to play informally
there is a room that will be available.
$10.00
SUGGESTED DONATION
PLEASE
E-MAIL INFO@LIFGC.COM
OR CONTACT LISA AT: (516) 361-5122 IF YOU WOULD LIKE
TO ATTEND
A
guitarist for nearly 40 years, Dee, for the past 20 years has
been studying many musical traditions and focusing on a variety
of plucked stringed instruments and techniques.
Instruments include: Indian slide guitar, Sarod, Sitar, Lute,
4 & 5 string Banjo, Dulcimer, Mandolin, Mandola, Octave
Mandolin, Bouzuki, Saz, National Steel Guitar, Rubab, Ukelele,
Oud, Cuatro as well as Acoustic and Electric Guitar and bass.
Dee
will be introducing different tunings for the acoustic guitar
which will include:
Renaissance
lute tunings
Medieval
lute tunings
Banjo
tunings ( Appalachian
music )
Irish
rhythm and melody tuning
Blues
tunings
Fiddle
tuning
Tuning
for North
India
music
As
well as standard tuning for fiddle tunes , blues , dobro
etc.
Discussion/workshop
will be from 8:30pm on. Members can split off into groups
(you do not have to bring your guitar-it's optional)