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CMA FEST USHERS IN ITS NEXT 50 YEARS BY WELCOMING FANS FROM 46 COUNTRIES WHILE RAISING FUNDS FOR MUSIC EDUCATION Three-Hour Primetime Special “CMA Fest,” Hosted by Jelly Roll and Ashley McBryde Airs June 25 at 8/7c on ABC MEDIA ASSETS AVAILABLE AT CMAPRESS.COM CMA Fest, the largest and longest-running Country Music festival in the […]
“CMA FEST” CONCERT SPECIAL HOSTED BY JELLY ROLL AND ASHLEY MCBRYDE TO AIR TUESDAY, JUNE 25 ON ABC Three-Hour Primetime Concert Special to be Filmed in Nashville During CMA Fest June 6-9 The Country Music Association announced today “CMA Fest,” the Music Event of Summer, will air Tuesday, June 25 at 8/7c on ABC, and […]
CMA FEST WELCOMES NEW AND RETURNING PARTNER Chevrolet, Dr Pepper, Hard Rock Cafe and Good Molecules Featured as Stage Sponsors With CMA Fest kicking off a week from today in downtown Nashville, CMA announces new and repeat festival partners including Chevrolet, Dr Pepper, Hard Rock Cafe, Good Molecules, Anheuser-Busch, Louisiana Office of Tourism and CELSIUS. […]
CMA FEST CHAMPIONS MUSIC EDUCATION THROUGH THE CMA FOUNDATION Country Music’s biggest weekend is just around the corner! The genre’s hottest names, and fans from around the globe, will gather in Nashville June 6-9 for the 51st CMA Fest. Unique to CMA Fest, artists performing at the festival donate their time and talent so a […]
CMA FEST ANNOUNCES THE RETURN OF FITNESS AT FEST WITH THREE DAYS OF WORKOUTS JUNE 7 – 9 Fitness Events to Feature TRUMAV Fitness Trainer Wirth Campbell with Special Guests Tia Booth Mock and MacKenzie Porter, Celebrity Trainer Erin Oprea with Tyler Cameron and Alana Springsteen, and Barry’s Founding Instructor Tommy Stracke with Spencer Crandall […]
CMA FEST REVEALS ADDITIONAL PERFORMERS DURING STAR-STUDDED EVENT IN NASHVILLE, JUNE 6-9 Longest-Running Country Music Festival in the World to Feature More than 300 Acts Throughout Four Days and Nights Variety of Ticket Options Available in Limited Quantity The countdown is less than a month away! The Country Music Association has revealed additional performances and […]
CMA FEST KICKS OFF FAN FAIR X WITH GLOBAL SUPERSTAR DOLLY PARTON ON THURSDAY, JUNE 6 Fan Fair X Artists of the Day Include Country Superstars Cody Johnson on Friday, June 7, Thomas Rhett on Saturday, June 8 and Lainey Wilson on Sunday, June 9 Lineups Revealed for Fan Fair X’s CMA Close Up Stage […]
CMA FEST ANNOUNCES LINEUP FOR NIGHTTIME CONCERTS AT ASCEND AMPHITHEATER “Celebrating 60 Years of Curb Records” on Thursday, June 6 Followed by “Brett Young and Friends” on Friday, June 7 and “Tracy Lawrence and Friends” Saturday, June 8 Tickets On Sale Friday, April 5 at CMAfest.com/tickets The countdown to this year’s CMA Fest continues! CMA […]
CMA FEST RETURNS TO DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE JUNE 6-9 Longest-Running Country Music Festival in the World Reveals Initial Artist Lineup Variety of Ticket Options On Sale Today at 10:00 AM/CT Including Single Night Nissan Stadium, Fan Fair X, and Riverside Retreat Portion of Ticket Proceeds Benefit Music Education Programs Across the Country Through the CMA Foundation […]
Un petit coup de projecteur sur un musicien de grand talent, par Jean-Marie Redon.
Fred Simon est un excellent musicien et pour notre bonheur son instrument de prédilection est le banjo. Vous pourrez le constater en regardant ces deux vidéos où il joue deux de ses compositions, l’une sur un banjo acoustique, l’autre sur un banjo électrique et midi. C’est le modèle « Cosmos » de la marque Nechville.
On entend dire que Fred Simon est le « Béla Fleck » français. Ce qui exaspère pour le moins Fred Simon et pour cause. Cette affirmation est réductrice. Fred Simon joue du Fred Simon et laissons Béla Fleck là où il est. Bien sûr chaque génération de banjoïstes a été marquée par un grand innovateur. Earl Scruggs ou Don Reno pour les premiers, puis Bill Keith pour la suite. Fred Simon est de celle de Béla Fleck. Il a été bien sûr influencé par ce maître mais il ne le copie pas, car il a le talent nécessaire pour jouer sa propre musique. Tout comme JD Crowe ou Sonny Osborne, par exemple, ont été influencés par Earl Scruggs, ou Alan Munde ou Tony Trischka par Bill Keith. Ils jouent tous leur propre musique après avoir intégré les techniques inventées par les grands maîtres.
Alors il est temps de se rendre compte qu’il existe en France un très grand joueur de banjo. A vous de juger.
Si vous êtes de passage au festival de bluegrass de La Roche-sur-Foron (du 30.07 au 03.08.2014), ne manquez surtout pas le stand Nechville, le célèbre fabriquant de banjos américain. Vous pourrez essayer quelques-uns de ses superbes banjos et découvrir les innovations révolutionnaires qu’il a apportées à notre instrument favori.
Et soyez sûrs d’assister à son stage de réglage de banjo, avec un peu de chance, Tom Nechville lui-même s’occupera de votre banjo.
Amateurs de guitares et de banjos, ne manquez pas l’exposition organisée par la ville de Sarlat (24) du 23 au 25 mai 2014. Plusieurs rendez-vous vous sont proposés:
– exposition de guitares vintage et de banjos à l’Ancien Evêché, agrémentée de quelques jams
– concerts (Cathédrale St Sacerdoce, salle Paul Eluard) :
Se perfectionner en banjo en Italie en découvrant les paysages éblouissants de cette région d’Italie, partager son temps entre la pratique de votre instrument préféré et le farniente au bord de la piscine. Voilà un programme que vous pourriez volontiers choisir pour la fin du mois d’août 2014…
C’est la huitième année que MinierAcustica organise à Urbino 15 jours de stage de musique acoustique répartis en une « semaine jaune » et une « semaine bleue », chacune avec un thème différent.
La semaine bleue, du dimanche 24 août au samedi 30 août 2014, propose 4 stages : banjo avec Jean-Marie Redon, dobro avec Henrich Novak, guitare flatpicking avec Russ Barenberg, mandoline avec Mike Compton.
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