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01-22-2007, 01:42 PM
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I just booked my tickets to see Bela Fleck and The Flecktones at the celtic connections festival in Glasgow, Scotland (right next door to me). I was surprised i managed to get tickets 2 days before the gig  I will get some pics up if possible so watch this space !
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01-22-2007, 04:22 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Glasgow, Scotland | | | Got my ticket as well. Are you standing or seated? Apparently theres quite a few tickets left.
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01-22-2007, 05:02 PM
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01-25-2007, 02:12 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland | | Well i saw them. I'm afraid I can't actually say much due to still being awe struck ... I got loads of pics that'll get up soon! I also recorded Vic's solo which i'll put on youtube or something. I was standing near the front, next to some drunken lady that was dancing all night ... at futuremans side of the stage 
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01-25-2007, 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by TheButler  Well i saw them. I'm afraid I can't actually say much due to still being awe struck ... I got loads of pics that'll get up soon! I also recorded Vic's solo which i'll put on youtube or something. I was standing near the front, next to some drunken lady that was dancing all night ... at futuremans side of the stage |
Looks like you had a good time.
They`ll be coming here in 2 months and I`ve been lucky enough to get 1st row tickets 
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01-25-2007, 06:47 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: London ON | | | Always a good show. Haven't been to Glasgow for a few years now but got a taste at a Robbie Burns night last weekend. |
01-26-2007, 02:41 AM
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Originally Posted by velvetkevorkian Apparently theres quite a few tickets left. | Quote:
Originally Posted by TheButler I was surprised i managed to get tickets 2 days before the gig ! |
I'm not surprised - nobody over here has really heard of them - I get blank looks to anybody I mention them to - in fact the only UK people who seem to have heard of them are on TB!! 
The other thing is that people have said to me - who is Bela Fleck then - and I say - he's a banjo player!!
The looks I have had - a banjo player!! 
Banjo is just the most hated instrument in Britain - it's associated with awful "Trad" Jazz bands that play in pubs and free at outdoor events....
Nobody likes "Trad Jazz", who is under 65 years of age!! 
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01-26-2007, 02:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Bruce Lindfield I'm not surprised - nobody over here has really heard of them - I get blank looks to anybody I mention them to - in fact the only UK people who seem to have heard of them are on TB!!
The other thing is that people have said to me - who is Bela Fleck then - and I say - he's a banjo player!!
The looks I have had - a banjo player!!
Banjo is just the most hated instrument in Britain - it's associated with awful "Trad" Jazz bands that play in pubs and free at outdoor events....
Nobody likes "Trad Jazz", who is under 65 years of age!! | I totally agree with you. No one knows who they are that i've spoken to either. Also, the whole banjo image is very true aswell, it has such an 'annoying' image |
01-26-2007, 05:36 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: London ON | | | I love the Flecktones but I also like the old joke:
What's the best pickup for a banjo?
A Ford F150 (that's a somewhat large vehicle for those accross the pond) |
01-26-2007, 07:51 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Glasgow, Scotland | | Quote:
Originally Posted by TheButler Well i saw them. I'm afraid I can't actually say much due to still being awe struck ... I got loads of pics that'll get up soon! I also recorded Vic's solo which i'll put on youtube or something. I was standing near the front, next to some drunken lady that was dancing all night ... at futuremans side of the stage | I must have been standing right next to you- I was directly behind that woman!
I think that show was basically everything I really love about jazz, actually
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01-26-2007, 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Steve Clark I love the Flecktones but I also like the old joke:
What's the best pickup for a banjo?
A Ford F150 (that's a somewhat large vehicle for those accross the pond) | (English Joke)
What's the definition of a Gentleman?
Someone who knows how to play the banjo...but doesn't!
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01-26-2007, 08:33 AM
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When you throw it straight into the dumpster without hitting the sides.
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01-26-2007, 10:01 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Glasgow, Scotland | | | I can't believe I missed this. =(
Also, I LOVE the banjo! |
01-26-2007, 12:34 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland | | | Yeh that woman was quite funny, i probably saw you. I am still going to try get pics up. I also managed to record Wooten's 7 minute solo, where will i post that up ? |
01-26-2007, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Bruce Lindfield (English Joke)
What's the definition of a Gentleman?
Someone who knows how to play the banjo...but doesn't! | Whats the difference between an banjo and a trampoline?
You take your shoes off when you jump on a trampoline! | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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