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Irish guitarist Shane Hennessy on Woodsongs show

PostPosted: Fri Nov 22, 2019 9:11 pm
by rhirvine
I'm watching the latest Woodsongs show on RFD TV and it features a Chet type picker. He is so good! I hadn't heard of him before but maybe he has been as CAAS convention to which I have never gone. I will try to get the show number so you can look it up on-line and see it. I never heard anybody play a Glenn Miller song on guitar before I think the tune name is "American Patrol".

Re: Irish guitarist Shane Hennessy on Woodsongs show

PostPosted: Fri Nov 22, 2019 10:02 pm
by rhirvine
It is show #973 at the Woodsongs website archives. He is a true musician and composer of tunes. I was very impressed. At my age, I'm too old to be "scared up for life" as Roy Clark once quipped by his playing. Hell I was too old for that when I first heard Tommy Emmanuel and Richard Smith many years ago now.

Re: Irish guitarist Shane Hennessy on Woodsongs show

PostPosted: Sun Nov 24, 2019 12:41 pm
by Ray Bohlken
I finally got around to watching this show and really enjoyed it. Thanks for the info. I always enjoy tge show.

Re: Irish guitarist Shane Hennessy on Woodsongs show

PostPosted: Tue Dec 03, 2019 1:13 pm
by DagerRande
Rich, he has been featured at CAAS the past couple of years. He came over from Ireland. He is very enthusiastic!

Re: Irish guitarist Shane Hennessy on Woodsongs show

PostPosted: Tue Dec 03, 2019 7:57 pm
by rhirvine
I knew it! That kind of talent is going to be associated with CAAS. Thanks Rande. BTW while my playing isn't as good as decades ago, I have been practicing most every day once or twice for many minutes and it's the best it has been in the last 15 years or so.

Re: Irish guitarist Shane Hennessy on Woodsongs show

PostPosted: Thu Dec 05, 2019 7:58 am
by DagerRande
Rich, when I read anything that you write, the fact that I know you and have spent time with you personally adds context. I'm not at all surprised that your renewed enthusiasm in regular practice is resulting in improvement. I would attribute some of that to your level of expertise in the past. It's a combination of the renewing of previous "muscle memory" and the building of new neural pathways. I know that you have family to focus on and have a lot of distractions that result in putting practice on the "back burner". I'm sure that it's a good feeling to regain some of what you once had!