Just curious - how many of you ladies (and there are more than a few of you here now!) play slide guitar? What tunings do you use? I know Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell use open tunings - open D and open G - but apart from Bonnie Raitt, I can't think of a single female slide guitarist.....
So - enlighten me? Tell me I'm wrong? I'll be glad to be proved wrong.....
:D :D :D
Vic
"Sometimes the beauty of music can help us all find strength to deal with all the curves life can throw us." (D. Hodge.)
I can't think of any either Vic but you might want to check out some Bluegrass/Gospel people. I've seen a few women that play slide at church events.
I love the way the slide guitar sounds and I would like to learn someday.
All my life I wanted to be somebody. Now I see I should have been more specific.
Didn't Barbara Mandrell (or one of her sisters) do slide? I seem to recall watching the Madrell show as a kid and I thought one of them did, but maybe that's my imagination. (Probably too much Hee Haw!)
-Trish
The solo of this song is played using a slide in Drop C.
http://www.silk-matricide.net/morgan/media/videos/runlikehellvideo.php
Rory Block plays slide and I think Susan Tedeschi does as well.
The solo of this song is played using a slide in Drop C.
http://www.silk-matricide.net/morgan/media/videos/runlikehellvideo.php
I love Kittie, I think they're awesome. Too bad that solo wasn't longer :D
Can't think of anyone other than Rait really. Wouldn't call myself a slide guitarist but I do love the sound. I love Elmore James so I dabble in slide a little bit. Also Robert Johnson's Cross Road Blues is played slide and I have "attempted" it a couple times, didn't have the focus to learn it the whole way through.
It's not easy being green.... good thing I'm purple.
I saw Cyndi Lauper on tv the other morning and she was playing slide while singing the song True Colors.
Margaret
When my mind is free, you know a melody can move me
And when I'm feelin' blue, the guitar's comin' through to soothe me ~
I knew Cyndi Lauper played the dulcimer, but the slide guitar, too? I have a lot of respect for her as a musician, even if I'm not a fan of her music.
I knew Cyndi Lauper played the dulcimer, but the slide guitar, too? I have a lot of respect for her as a musician, even if I'm not a fan of her music.
Hmmm, maybe I'm wrong about what she was playing. I was just passing by the tv and didn't really get all that good of a look, so don't take my word for it. The instrument did look kind of small, so maybe it was a dulcimer.
Margaret
When my mind is free, you know a melody can move me
And when I'm feelin' blue, the guitar's comin' through to soothe me ~
I've seen her play a soprano recorder as well.
"A cheerful heart is good medicine."
Did I hear somebody mention Rory Block?
Here she doing a couple of Robert Johnson tunes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV43q_XZCPY&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmR0_epz5OQ&mode=related&search=
Here is a lady from our neck of the woods who plays great slide,
Robin O'Herin.
http://www.reverbnation.com/robinoherin
Enjoy
John
Oh, I can definitely name a few great female slide players! :D
Mary Flower
http://maryflower.com/
Joanna Connor http://www.amazon.ca/Slidetime-Joanna-Connor/dp/B000005ZJR/ref=sr_11_1/701-6771235-8457145?ie=UTF8&qid=1175020137&sr=11-1 (listen to 'Slide On In')
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanna_Connor
Laurette Langille
http://www.nwblueswoman.com/
Lauren Ellis
http://www.amazon.com/Push-River-Lauren-Ellis/dp/B00000JG1P (Mockingbird Blues is my personal favorite!)
Ellen McIlwaine
http://www.ellenmcilwaine.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_McIlwaine
I play around at slide but can't actually say that I'm a slide player.... yet!
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Hey Elecktra how could you leave Bonnie of that list of yours. :?: :?:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC96ekfolrE
You gota love her style !
Edit sorry should have read the whole thread properly :wink:
Be excellent to each other & party on dudes!
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Bonnie as was mentioned and Rory Block is amazing, Susan Tedeschi, Ana Popovic, Jennifer Batten
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