Hi from the UK
 

Hi I've just joined and looking forward to talking to some of you

Real names Ed and I'm from the South West of the UK

Retired now but was a some time Chef and then ran my own Photography business

I like pretty much any music but have a real passion for old time Mississippi Blues

anything else just ask

Welcome Ed. Whereabouts in the South West? Are you Cornish?

Hope you enjoy the forum mate.

Nope Deepest Somerset nothing but grass and cows :)

thanks
 

Thanks for the welcome

Welcome to MB Idris :wavey:
Good to see another Brit -and a blues fan - here. Perhaps I'll see you in the Jazz&Blues section, though these days I spend more time ranting in the UK politics thread.

Thanks I haven't made my way over to the thread yet but look forward to chatting in there, and as for the politics its all getting a bit personal so I have stopped commenting online

I think that's wise. Especially at the moment.

Who are some of your favourite artists mate?

Welcome to the site, Ed.

I like pretty much any music too and I'm also a Blues fan. I like Country to Electric Blues. Mississippi John Hurt is one of my all time favorite. I dabble a little in finger-picking. I also like British Rock in all its styles & iterations. I'll listen to bands from The Shads to Sulk.

^ That's a commendable way to start, Idris, but sooner or later you'll end up like the rest of us on MB ;):-

Hi
 

I think my problem is my favorite is who ever I'm listening to at the time but if I had to choose one I guess Bix Beiderbecke from the old days even tho hes suppose to be a jazz man there is lots of Blues in his music, of the current artist that would be Seasick Steve

I like John Hurt too, I'v just started to enjoy country now as its change so much, before there was just to many dead cowboys if you know what i mean, I admire any one that can pick out a tune lol, I can play the spoons if thats any use:drummer:

This is "John Hurt"
https://media.giphy.com/media/Hf2njyhV9t9S0/giphy.gif

This is "Mississippi John Hurt"
https://mk0bluesman6euv3cj48.kinstac...-JOHN-HURT.jpg

I don't get where you are going with "dead cowboys." People got shot up and died just as much they did in a Mississippi John Hurt song as cowboys did in Marty Robbins song.