The author is Peter Barnes, who seemingly plays about every kind of folk/trad music in Western Civilization: Irish, English, Scots, Scandinavian, contra, Eastern European...well, maybe not _just_ Western Civilization. He can also do ragtime, blues, classical and, oh, everything.
PS, in addition to piano, he plays a pretty damn good guitar, flute, whistle and clarinet. Damn talented. And a very personable feller besides.
Listen to the tap Room Trio with John Blake (great piano player). I Started piano vamping about 2 years ago and i found this cd the best one to listen to. If you know your basic chords in simple tunes you can use some of the ornamentation you use in one tune for another in the same key if that makes sence. I know its hard to find piano players as piano vamping is quite a traditional instrument so im glad there was a discussion relating to it. Good luck with it!
Piano Vamping
Piano Vamping
I have started the piano and would like to know how to vamp can anyone help
# Posted on July 24th 2006 by oh
Re: Piano Vamping
Look up "Interview with the Vamper". Really.
# Posted on July 24th 2006 by Bob himself
Re: Piano Vamping
Here's the link for the book Bob mentioned:
http://home.comcast.net/~peterbarnes/pubs.htm
The author is Peter Barnes, who seemingly plays about every kind of folk/trad music in Western Civilization: Irish, English, Scots, Scandinavian, contra, Eastern European...well, maybe not _just_ Western Civilization. He can also do ragtime, blues, classical and, oh, everything.
PS, in addition to piano, he plays a pretty damn good guitar, flute, whistle and clarinet. Damn talented. And a very personable feller besides.
# Posted on July 24th 2006 by sts
Re: Vamping
Avoid garlic & crucifixes - sharpen teeth - live in coffin during daylight - bite necks at night.
# Posted on July 24th 2006 by geoffwright
Re: Piano Vamping
Listen to charlie lennons style of vamping, its the only way to go!!
# Posted on July 24th 2006 by galway-fiddle
Re: Piano Vamping
Listen to the tap Room Trio with John Blake (great piano player). I Started piano vamping about 2 years ago and i found this cd the best one to listen to. If you know your basic chords in simple tunes you can use some of the ornamentation you use in one tune for another in the same key if that makes sence. I know its hard to find piano players as piano vamping is quite a traditional instrument so im glad there was a discussion relating to it. Good luck with it!
# Posted on July 25th 2006 by fluter