TJs Acoustic Music Club - "Hughie's Jam" - 5th November

Bob-Dubery · Oct 26, 2009

Venue: Marks Park club, Judith Road, Emmarentia
Date: Thursday 5th November
Admission: R20
Host: Hugh Cummings of Hugh's Fine Guitars
Time: Music starts at 20:00, doors open at 19:15

Line up includes...

C S & WHO - Carol Slabolepszy, Chris Nash & Tony Bentel
Paddy Rowlings & Linda Ravenhill
Andy Dillon & Bronwyn Joubert
FEATURE PERFORMANCE - Guitar music from Brazil & Paraguay by Janet & John van Nierop
HERRINGBONE- Hugh Cumming, John van Nierop & Scott Baldauf with guests Celia Chilton & Melanie Forster

Bob-Dubery · Nov 5, 2009

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Bob-Dubery · Nov 5, 2009

X-rated Bob wrote: FEATURE PERFORMANCE - Guitar music from Brazil & Paraguay by Janet & John van Nierop

And this really was very good. And different. I am used to seeing John play bluegrass on a Martin flat-top. Tonight he was playing a totally different style on a totally different guitar - a Harald Petersen classical. Janet, his wife, was playing a Ramirez (Brazilian Rosewood back and sides). They played without any kind of pickup, using an old-fashioned ribbon microphone placed between the two of them.

The tones of the two guitars complemented each other well, and the parts that Mr and Mrs van Nierop played harmonised very elegantly. I wish I could tell you WHAT they played, but I am not familiar at all with this style of South American classical guitar music.