Drop dead blues - Tourist actually stops to listen and asks why I'm on the street

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4 жыл бұрын

This never happens. People walk by and then....actually stop to listen. I was overwhelmed with emotion! I walked towards them to show that I saw them. We talked for five minutes afterwards. Now I can say that I'm finally fulfilled. 4/25/19
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1) Street playing is not all fun and games and dancing kids. Doing this for 7 years. I regularly face not only verbal abuse, but physical assault as I work a few blocks from downtown eastside Vancouver. I'm surrounded by addicts, drunks, and people who should be in mental homes.
2) I'm a musician that writes his own music for 20 years. Check out my bandcamp page to see what I can really do with a guitar. 500 albums of original instrumentals.
3) I get asked this 100 times a day so here's the answer: I play on the street and not in a band because all the clubs closed years ago. I used to lead many bands from 2006 to 2018. That's all gone. It's also a lot more hassle, and less money, to run a band than play by myself.
4) I get asked this 100 times a day. "Why don't you try a better spot?" THIS is the best spot. How do I know? I've tried all of them. This spot is even better than Granville Island which is all tourists. Vancouver does not have many spots to play. Maybe 3 downtown. I have to go where traffic is heaviest or you make no money. Playing on beaches and parks or near homes, condos, apt buildings, is forbidden. This is the main transit hub of trains/seabus and also walkway for the convention centre as well as heavily touristed gastown.

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@pohl54 3 жыл бұрын

I would stop and listen to you anytime.

@vickiecoy9490 3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@Dug6666666 3 жыл бұрын

So would I. I'm a sucker for tasty guitar playing, particularly bluesy. I'm almost never carrying cash of an size though, probably the same for many in this day and age. Hope you locate yourself near an ATM :)

@harryl7946 3 жыл бұрын

I usually have a bag of popcorn so you can have half. But I never go outside the continental US so -

@rmc5278 3 жыл бұрын

You are 1 in million by the looks of it 😆 but guessing if he was in street where people where stopping and listening to him he wouldn't tip so good lol .

@Rico1052 3 жыл бұрын

Me too, that was awesome could literally listen to you all day.

@ericgendell8874 2 жыл бұрын

I have been playing guitar for 46+ years and because I understand the depth and consistency of effort and commitment to achieve his level of musicianship, I would stop, listen throw a few bucks into his case and convey my high regard for his playing which is absolutely beautiful. He deserves all good things life has to offer.

@shatnershairpiece 2 жыл бұрын

thanks! Tip on paypal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/6milliondollarguitar?locale.x=en_US

@Free2UseMusic Жыл бұрын

facts!

@tylerevans1700 3 жыл бұрын

Props to someone who actually appreciates someone pouring our their soul on thin metal strings..

@williammoeglin6191 3 жыл бұрын

Damn! This guy can play! I can't believe all these people walking by and not even acknowledging he is even there, much less stop to listen. I could sit and listen to this guy as long as he would play, then come back the next day and do it all over again! Can't believe he is not playing backup in some big recording studio as he can play so many different styles. But, I got to say, he is Kick Ass playing the blues! Please keep it up!!!!!

@1004katherine 3 жыл бұрын

Me too, he's fabulous, me and my rocking shoulders are feelin' it.

@violinmke 3 жыл бұрын

Thats the life of a busker.

@cupasmell3325 3 жыл бұрын

Right! Throw him a fuckin’ thumbs up or somethin’!

@ponkusjr 2 жыл бұрын

HE HAS A TALENT YOU JUST CANT EGNORE. WOW. i WOULD SPEND ALL AFTERNOON LISTENING TO THIS GUTY. SUPERB

@bojangles6444 2 жыл бұрын

Or as I like to call it… he is a real genuine Elon Busk.

@GfoceBass 3 жыл бұрын

The blues are timeless and your playing is masterful. Thank you for letting us all hear it.

@savage22bolt32 3 жыл бұрын

I've found that the blues calm me, mesmerize me.

@savage22bolt32 3 жыл бұрын

@Gunnar Jeremy I don't use ig. Never have, never will.

@BeverlyBusch 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@randylanhart1387 3 жыл бұрын

What a talented man .... Every city should have someone playing music on the street .

@rickcoona 3 жыл бұрын

Most of them do but most buskers can't carry a tune in a bucket with a forklift!

@paulfuray8557 3 жыл бұрын

This guy is brilliant. Some great playing. 👍🏻🎸❤️

@georgepeat5269iearth 2 жыл бұрын

Wonder if he played with Gaye Delorme…

@Alniemi 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah i wish busking were more popular! These days in my city its mostly just homeless with ducket drums. Sometimes its very good, but most of the time I wish they had some different instruments!

@bojangles6444 2 жыл бұрын

@@rickcoona I saw some in New York with a whole drum set made of buckets and a band electric instruments and amps. Multiple buckets of different pitches can carry tunes.

@KennyE1957 3 жыл бұрын

It's unbelievable that people walk by like he's not even there

@denest3435 3 жыл бұрын

Kind woman and appreciates good music .

@garywhitt98 3 жыл бұрын

Only a few people “hear” music. Most don’t have the gift. And it is a gift. If you have a bunch of the gift, you can do what this fine guitarist does.

@skyeditor1740 3 жыл бұрын

It's deciding to learn music, grabbing a guitar and practicing your ass off for years. almost amyone can do it if you are of sound body and mind.

@garywhitt98 3 жыл бұрын

@@skyeditor1740 Well, here we are, disagreeing on KZfaq, right in front of God and everybody. :)

@skyeditor1740 3 жыл бұрын

@@garywhitt98 That's never happened before.

@txmetalhead82xk 3 жыл бұрын

Some concert performers have put me in extreme awe. There is almost nothing like the experience.

@pamfradette1191 3 жыл бұрын

Gary Whitt, Absolutely! Well said.

@tazmankb26 3 жыл бұрын

phenomenal and people just pass by- I would have to pull up a chair and sit back and take this all in!

@markgibbins4143 3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@richardlasch8400 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, lawn chair, a beer, and a nice long toke.

@johnfitzgerald6351 3 жыл бұрын

How can they not stop and listen?

@redshift912 3 жыл бұрын

You’re a chair

@keithwigley1256 3 жыл бұрын

Fast food life , its our world today ...

@tomjiunta1580 3 жыл бұрын

How anyone could walk by this guy without listening to his artful playing is beyond me. Great musician.

@charlesoneil1899 2 жыл бұрын

Even if your in a hurry at least drop a buck.

@elmoblatch9787 2 жыл бұрын

Here's the thing...noodling the blues requires skill but it's been heard a thousand times before. People are jaded. It's background music, albeit background music that requires a lifetime of practice.

@charlesoneil1899 2 жыл бұрын

@@elmoblatch9787 Did you forget not all blues sound the same, finding a tone can make the difference. And I play!

@rightguyalwaysright9462 Жыл бұрын

Poor taste in this genre of music

@lindsaysmith2401 3 жыл бұрын

Southern charm! She's so sweet. Music can make people "feel" so they run from that vulnerability but they also love it. What a paradox.

@geoffreyfretwell4428 3 жыл бұрын

Listened to this guy many times. He's one of the greatest guitarists you could ever listen too. Legend.

@riverbankfisher 3 жыл бұрын

The thrill is ON. B.B King would definitely have approved of this rendition of his classic tune.

@zzzxxzzz3248 3 жыл бұрын

If you don't love the sound , you're not human ! Thanks for sharing !

@batmscot6149 Жыл бұрын

I'm not human but I love music I just don't like this Floyd pub blues he's playing .Headache inducing. High pitched whine.

@fuk671 Жыл бұрын

@@batmscot6149 🙄

@photofinish8607 Жыл бұрын

This music only appeals to the godly, it’s no surprise those who don’t live so, would not enjoy so. This was an amazing piece, this man is amazing. Love is a battlefield. I’m disheartened by those who hate, but I am never defeated by them. I only hold enough space, so they may see “how it could be” for them. Some souls will never be saved. 🤷🏼‍♂️

@tonylittle2744 3 жыл бұрын

Some years ago I saw a busker playing my favourite Eagles tune and I stood and listened to the whole thing before giving the lady all my change. She burst into tears because I had taken the time to stop, which she said, was almost as good as the money so I know how you feel. And you can play blues all day long in my opinion.

@donnae9566 3 жыл бұрын

He's incredible, I wish I was there, I would stop and listen for ages. People walking past don't know they're born.

@jezm1703 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to see that SOMEBODY paid attention and gave praise, but they weren't Canadians I believe !! Beautiful playing as ever.

@blogengeezer4507 3 жыл бұрын

-Arkansas USA. "Arkancide" claim (countless early 'demisings' of associates] to fame, for the Clinton family, of presidential renown ;}

@marbleman52 3 жыл бұрын

@@blogengeezer4507 Well, how 'bout that...one of us "backwards Hillbillies" from Arkansas appreciated his talent and perseverance out there on the streets enough to take a few minutes and talk with him... and left more than just a few coins...to show her admiration. Way to go, mam...!! And yea, I live here near the beautiful Ozark Mountains of Arkansas and I also appreciate excellent musical skills. what I DO NOT like is having this lovely State being only known for...uugghh...bill clinton and hitlery herself. Arkansas is predominately Conservative now and we detest the damage the Democrats, and particularly the clintons ( I do not even give them the usual respect to capitalize the name...!!! ), have done here.

@johnjordan3126 3 жыл бұрын

It's a shame everyone is in such a rush. If I ever find my way there I'll be pulling up a lawn chair and pulling out a few $20s.

@TexasRose50 2 жыл бұрын

@John Jordan, and I’ll sit with you! I’ll even bring the snacks and cold drinks 🥤. 👍

@Nannada1212 2 жыл бұрын

@@TexasRose50 fellow Texan right there with you. People are people, no matter where you go.

@theresahall1490 3 жыл бұрын

You are the sweetest young ladies from Arkansas to stop and say such inspiration for this man who is working hard for a living. Such talent. My heart goes out to musicians all over the world right now!! God Bless You All. Nice chops Shatner! great blues tune.

@brucegreg1859 3 жыл бұрын

This is whats SO UNFAIR...a REAL TALELTED guy not making any money doing what he does so well! I hope some one local can help. I really enjoyed his music, and want more! Thank you.

@kma3647 3 жыл бұрын

Meanwhile, some 18-year-old thug with gold teeth is mumbling his way with autotune to a fortune being promoted by the "music industry"... Sad.

@lemmefeelyerjibblets8856 3 жыл бұрын

@@kma3647 It's easy to say that it doesn't take skill or that it isn't real music to songs/genres that you don't like. But in reality any kind of music takes skill to become popular.

@themagicminstrels476 2 жыл бұрын

@@lemmefeelyerjibblets8856 word. takes just as much work especially if not talent.

@themagicminstrels476 2 жыл бұрын

@@lemmefeelyerjibblets8856 the rappers you see now have been working with word play from the time they were little kids, lots of them have spent their whole life messing around with rhymes, beats, different rhythms, ect. Just as this guitarist has spent his life dedicating his time to learning how to play sick as music. I hate seeing the ignorance of people like K MA because that attitude is what killed rock.

@XManX102 Жыл бұрын

fuck the music industry.

@vincentcardilloiv2256 3 жыл бұрын

We all need to stop and listen to more music it's good for the soul.

@AmWestColl 3 жыл бұрын

some of the best blues sounds I've ever heard.....incredibly good !

@mikeneibauer5954 3 жыл бұрын

Damm real people in that sea of pods

@davidmarston1550 3 жыл бұрын

If I heard you on the street I would never leave! Unbelievable!

@warwickwhite4684 3 жыл бұрын

How in the hell can people just keep walking by let you are not there?!!!! I would stand there all day listening to you. You feel the music you put out. Keep rocking !

@scottlange3548 3 жыл бұрын

Just love listening! Thanks

@buggybunny5769 3 жыл бұрын

That guy is a master jedi of blues!

@Dave-Rough-Diamond-Dunn 3 жыл бұрын

In Adelaide, South Australia, every busker has a ring of people that stopped to listen, it's just how it is!

@shane775 3 жыл бұрын

If you can touch somebody emotionally when you play that means you have great feel : ) as musicians we never look at how good we are we just play. You have great feel and timing .. your light and shade in your playing is great I'm really enjoying the videos they keep popping up on my KZfaq now I've subscribed. I don't usually comment on stuff but credit where credits due, your doing a great job : )

@shatnershairpiece 3 жыл бұрын

Astute comment. thanks very much!

@terywetherlow7970 2 жыл бұрын

Shane: i burn thru ton of data listening to him......lol worth it. When i figure out how to order his cd's on his website i'll pizz off my phone carrier.

@shane775 2 жыл бұрын

@@terywetherlow7970 he's worth listening to alright it takes balls to do what he does ..

@alliehartom5978 3 жыл бұрын

You really are amazing!!!!

@thomasmartin7425 3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeeeeeaaaaah. Felt my heartrate slow.....felt my inner chill rise. Started swaying a bit and feeling that deep smooth groove. I've noticed blues is audience participation. Everyone present rises and falls together. We all feel it because we've all had it. If only we let our selves go and allow the blues-smith to take us there together. We all sense and feel the emotion together.... and then he/she brings us back home safely when its time. Love how blues chords resolve. We anticipate the chord change, but we are still taken by the beauty and smooth swell like a lazy wave passing under a boat. Just so very well performed, very nice tempo. Not rushed. Juuuuust right....

@Gordonsmusic911 3 жыл бұрын

Man, you've got a bunch of good licks. Awfully good. That's what playing most everyday will do... but you gotta have a little bit of a gift from God.

@alanthomson7770 3 жыл бұрын

God , you mean early Clapton?

@Gordonsmusic911 3 жыл бұрын

@@alanthomson7770 The other God.

@cosmicman621 3 жыл бұрын

@@alanthomson7770 😂

@meguitarzan1 2 жыл бұрын

Did Clapton send him something?

@Gordonsmusic911 2 жыл бұрын

@Jayden You lost me on the first paragraph.

@minnesotasalamander5913 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent man.

@sandraragole2411 3 жыл бұрын

🌬🎸🎵🎶🎶🎵👉👈

@anitapaulsen3282 3 жыл бұрын

I enjoy your blues playing the most. It's quite stirring. You're an artist.

@athenasword1 3 жыл бұрын

THIS IS WHAT THIS WORLD NEEDS RIGHT NOW !

@huskym6 3 жыл бұрын

You never fail.... every video is ear candy, what an accomplished musician you are... much love

@kneedeepinthedoomed 3 жыл бұрын

There is better music on a street in Vancouver than on any radio channel where I live. You're very good, sir.

@SolarSailor1967 2 жыл бұрын

Man. I've been listening to & playing blues (at home) for over 30 years. This guy is next level. So much variety in his technique & sound. And extra credit for mixing in the Spanish feel throughout. Excellence!

@Quinkermarine 3 жыл бұрын

It's a little scary seeing so many people walk by as if you're not there, like they are deaf or something. Dead more like, I mean ok, if you have a time appointment you can't stop, but surely at least acknowledge/respect what a musician is doing to try and earn a living. Australian music scene also decimated by CV....but I reckon you'd get a damn fine audience crowding around you, it happens all the time here in Byron Bay, good buskers are not ignored, they're honoured with 50 or more people crowing around for the show!

@Yukanhayt-Mhenow 2 жыл бұрын

its awesome seeing the crowds build up over there!

@n1troni Жыл бұрын

Yea but cmon i see all these comments why doesnt anyone stop. You cant be mad because someone doesnt like something that sounds entitled as fuck like oh shit nobody is stopping and im playing so good. Well yea thats the point you cant force people to like something.

@Quinkermarine Жыл бұрын

@@n1troni That's very true. Just because us musicians honour other musicians for the efforts they/we make, it doesn't mean everyone has to have that same attitude. Point taken.

@bobgruntkowski9150 2 жыл бұрын

I straight up would not be able to walk by, sir you are talented, the world needs more of what you are dealing out.

@johnniezuniga6841 3 жыл бұрын

you are the best. i. can listen to you all day bless you. take care.

@jtpaar1732 3 жыл бұрын

I feel privileged to have been born in an era where live bands, great singers and meaningful lyrics, usually with a story to tell, were as common as bread and butter. Now there's auto tune, lip-synching, scrubbing, computer-generated sounds and filthy lyrics I wouldn't dream of singing along to. Keep rockin'!

@paulgentile1024 Жыл бұрын

now all they got are thousands of sports bars up & down the block.!.. what a waste

@JonMadHatter 3 жыл бұрын

love watching you do your thing Robin!

@TokeStorm420 2 жыл бұрын

Just to think that thousands of people would buy tickets to hear this caliber of talent, yet most people aren’t showing any signs of interest whatsoever. Doesn’t look like many people even give a courteous thumbs up, or a nod of appreciation while passing, let alone stopping to listen. Mind boggling. You’re truly a professional and deserve much praise for your work. Hats off to you, sir!

@Free2UseMusic Жыл бұрын

this happens so often in music and in life, people buy the gimmick more than the quality of the product...

@caddyjoint96 3 жыл бұрын

I's hard for me to believe that so many "walking dead" people just strolled by this awesome music like they were deaf. If I had walked past this guy my day would have stopped long enough to listen to the whole performance. Sounds like an epic version of B.B. King's "The Thrill is Gone." -- this is heavy stuff, y'all.

@mumbles552 3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of years ago when I'd hang out at The Yale to kill some time waiting to get the last ferry back to the island. Listened to lots of blues there while sipping on Blue! Play on!

@stuartcoppenhall1009 3 жыл бұрын

If I were there, I would bring a chair along and sit and listen the whole day, and then come back the next day listen again. people are walking past a master a the guitar like he is invisible. I pity them most. You are amazing. Watching from Cape Town South Africa.

@electronixTech 2 жыл бұрын

I was getting tingles from listening to your masterful playing. It was taking me to another level. It was nice to get acknowledged by the ladies from Arkansas and Texas.

@shatnershairpiece 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@dreadog6425 3 жыл бұрын

Nice to see there are some people with a hart and sole.

@wh8085 3 жыл бұрын

Sweet ! ya gotta love those Arkies ! My Dad is from Flippin , Arkansas 8 ) I'm sure the ladies will know where that is. Love anything blues , that was Great Robin !

@marbleman52 3 жыл бұрын

WH...Hello, I'm one of those "Arkies"...lol...and I live near Batesville. Your Dad and those ladies know where that is....and probably you too?

@txmetalhead82xk 3 жыл бұрын

I’m from Texas and there is nothing as pleasing as southern rock and blues. Respect to this master musician.

@AnonyMous-rr1rv 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a Canadian living in Austin Tx. Love hearing good blues wherever I go. This man has got some mad talent.

@borealis2112 2 жыл бұрын

I could hang out with this dude all day. Whenever I listen to him, I feel it deep down in my very soul. Thank you mate.

@shatnershairpiece 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for listening

@nakfan 3 жыл бұрын

Oh me, oh my... I have heard you play so many beautiful songs - but this just soares to the sky... Absolutely phenomenal... Keep the notes flying, Robin.

@reedjarvis3824 3 жыл бұрын

Just beautiful!

@williammoeglin6191 3 жыл бұрын

Holy Moly! This guy is a Kick Ass blues guitar player! Such a shame the passers by have no appreciation for him playing his heart out! Come on people, put some money in his guitar case!

@janelightning73 3 жыл бұрын

They have someplace else to be, I guess.

@johnhariis250 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! Man! 🎼🎸🎶🇮🇪

@BrendanGM 3 жыл бұрын

That was absolutely top drawer!

@maxheadroom7687 3 жыл бұрын

Man, you are something else! I would have stopped and listened to you for quite a while. Love the way you interpret the music! All the best😎👍🇦🇺

@blacksheep1589 3 жыл бұрын

I just found this channel and I'm all for it. I'm glad that you show what buskers go through all the time, the good and the bad. I hope you never stop doing what you love. We need all the live music we can get right now. Stay safe

@kittywhiskerz 3 жыл бұрын

There’s nothing better than live music ❤️

@kimballard8362 3 жыл бұрын

Oh man! No way could I have walked past, my inner soul wouldn't let me, finger style playing very cool, nice one guy.

@sombhattacharyya 2 жыл бұрын

I would stop and sit down on the floor to listen to you play. Just amazing !

@rootube808 3 жыл бұрын

Great playing.

@chuckm4540 Жыл бұрын

"People don't care about live music anymore." What a tragically correct statement.

@cathyriggs2891 3 жыл бұрын

You're fantastic, I really enjoy your music , you're truly talented, I pray you go far in life

@paulgentile1024 Жыл бұрын

get outta Vancouver !..no live music 🎵

@bradpsstone4618 3 жыл бұрын

LOVE, how music, brings people together,( regardless), of race, creed, lr beliefs, 😃

@thekretch 3 жыл бұрын

Only just found you on tube.You are a master guitar player. Such talent. You know most people don't know good music if it hit them in the face. I'm 70 and between 1966 and the late 90's I've been to hundreds of shows in bars here in Montreal. The jazz festival of course also. Today because of my illness I rely on my music library and now you tube. I can't believe that you aren't playing in a band and showing people your mastery.

@shatnershairpiece 3 жыл бұрын

was in lots of bands. all my own. live music died here years ago.

@fartsimpson8610 2 жыл бұрын

Anyone else just casually listen to these videos over and over again for the great music?

@2020heinsite 3 жыл бұрын

The thrill definitely isn't gone with this lick! I could listen to this for hours. Smooth. Just pure smooth.

@krazmokramer 3 жыл бұрын

WOW! Okay...this one got my attention. Reminds me of the hours I used to spend at The Zoo Bar in Lincoln Nebraska when I was in school. This has taken the top spot in my shatnershairpiece music library including the stuff I bought from bandcamp. Long live the Blues!!!

@lewistasso8866 3 жыл бұрын

Leave it to some "Southern Belles" to appreciate the blues...especially if one comes from the state of the late, great, Stevie Ray Vaughn.

@goodmorningamericashow6535 3 жыл бұрын

Ten months ago we where in lockdown in the US would have loved stopping and listening to you, you’re so awesome 😎

@fightingtwozeroone 3 жыл бұрын

One of your strongest pieces, Robin, and I don't say that lightly as you pretty much rock everything that you play. But your take on this one is so awesome: the tone, phrasing, feel. Somewhere, Mr. B.B. King has a huge smile on his face. Keep the tasty stuff coming!

@brianwheeldon4643 3 жыл бұрын

Your playing is 'scary' good! I think people have the idea you're a covert well known professional with a famous group, can't remember your name and are too embarrassed to interact and ask you.

@joemay7888 3 жыл бұрын

I’m with her even if symbolically. I could listen to your playing all day. Wait! I do! I have your discography :>

@Pan3405 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful melody lines within the improvisations!! Telling new stories!!

@SooperToober 3 жыл бұрын

Seeing people walking by…like casting pearls before swines! Geez! You’re amazing- brilliant!

@tennispennis7579 3 жыл бұрын

Back for my daily therapy, lovely piece that and i'm not talking about Shatner's hair piece, lol ! Hey she was a bit tasty as well , lovely lady that appreciates music. Well played Maestro, come to London when possible but either way I hope to see you live one day!

@jezm1703 3 жыл бұрын

Yes Robin, come to London or anywhere in the UK if possible !

@paulinealbert7259 3 жыл бұрын

OMG this is AMAZING. You're just nailing it. Love love it!!! 😍🎸

@bbsb300 3 жыл бұрын

What an amazing guitarist and such fantastic tones and effects. Nice to have someone stop and chat and appreciate your talent. Music touches people ;)

@ToddSauve 3 жыл бұрын

You play the blues _beautifully_ my friend! It is clear from the emotion you put into your playing. You have that gorgeous "blues touch and tone" on the strings. Best wishes from Calgary!

@rhonnachurch6929 3 жыл бұрын

I just love everything you play man. Moving for sure. It gives my heart joy and makes me miss a very long time friend who isnt with us anymore. Your playing reminds me of his jamming...much of the same music. I wish i were in the same city, or the same country even, id come down where you busk to people watch and hear you play!

@jgdaprem 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent !

@shlamimk4664 Жыл бұрын

As a young man growing up in Edinburgh, the Jazz and Blues Festival was a huge part of my development as a human being. You take me back there somehow. Thank you.

@grizztough4091 3 жыл бұрын

fantastic... you have the depth and character of the music coming out....keep going.... it is a gift, few have

@LWilliamsYoutube 3 жыл бұрын

What phenomenal soul. Respect! Very nicely done. Proud to see such music being played in Vancouver (my old home town). I used to live on Barclay in the West End. Played a many clubs in downtown, Gastown, English Bay, etc. Nice that the tourists stopped to chat and thank you for your music. So sad to hear that Vancouver's music scene has crashed. It used to be vibrant in the 70s, 80s and 90s.

@blogengeezer4507 3 жыл бұрын

-Tourism 'Was' prolific into welcoming Canada. Tourists from the States were endlessly streaming north, to cross into an excitingly different country....spending $,$$$ freely to enjoy the ambience :) We personally [as well as countless associates} ended our tours north, as Canada became less accepting. Hostility emerged from the shadows ; Last time, crossing from Duluth Minn USA, into Thunder Bay. RV (Late Model Class A, with late model tow) was detained, thoroughly searched and items discarded as restricted. SWAT attired officers were sternly warning of All of the laws in Canada, threatening to 'Confiscate' the RV, imprison wife and I [retired], if Any firearm was discovered. Needless to say, that was the LAST time crossing the border into Socialism Canada. Ourselves, as well as our RV associates declared so.. Alas..., US, formerly Freedom loving, is rapidly following suit. Soon, all of USA will bustle about, Masked, staring at handhelds, distancing from others, as they ignore God Given, tediously practiced Talent ;)

@wlcaplinger2535 3 жыл бұрын

Y'all nailed the Blues ! I am very impressed with your ability to reach down inside and present them to the world ! Keep it up; because the world needs a lot more of this ! Rock on, my friend !

@madrush2645 Жыл бұрын

I could sit in a club and listen to this all evening, Very talented.

@Pedro-tl7jg 2 жыл бұрын

The city should pay him for the free entertainment he is providing and the quality of it is amazing. Sad world

@dgwachtel 3 жыл бұрын

Robin, some tasty licks ya' got there! Mind if I borrow some? I Started out playing cream, Clapton, Albert King and others. My band wasn't that into the Blues that much but we kept the Cream and Clapton stuff as it was still popular as well as some of the more bluesy Allman brothers stuff. We share the experience of playing packed clubs to appreciative audiences. Although I also had a day job and was a part time university student for awhile, playing multi day or even week long gigs was me revved up. We also played "Rock N Roll Hoochie Koo" My favorite tune in our rep. I was lucky enough to have seen Johnny Winter And when they played a concert at my university, as well Johnny performing a solo gig playing acoustic blues on a National steel guitar. He actually lived in my region and my bass players brother did some album covers for him. We were invited to one of his birthday parties. but we had a gig and couldn't go. We were told that Rick Derrenger and Johnny played for quite a while entertaining his guests. He occasionally came into town to visit some of the bigger local clubs - never bumped into him myself but a work mate of mine did so on occasion. A great treat was seeing Muddy Waters on his blues tour in the seventies. Winter was part of the tour along with several of the white blues players who were popular at the time. Muddy Waters was electrifying, and put on a performance I'll never forget! There was a local blues man, Ernie Williams who I saw on the few occasions when he was playing in town and I had the weekend off. It was always a treat. He was beloved by everyone who met him or went to his gigs. Ernie passed away on March 21, 2012 at the age of 87. Alas those days are long gone but certainly not forgotten, at least by you and I. -dave

@shatnershairpiece 3 жыл бұрын

Great stories, thanks for sharing. Great that you saw Winter and waters. I loved that hoochie coo song. I think I saw Winter late 80’s. Also saw John Lee Hooker around that time sat in a chair the entire gig.

@wh8085 3 жыл бұрын

Nice thoughts Dave ! Sad era's come and go, kinda like us , right. Never saw any of those greats but my first concert was a guy I had never heard of as I grew up on country music . I was 10 or 11 and on a trip to LA to visit relatives . My cousins had tickets to a concert and one of the guys was sick so I went with them. Saw a mind altering concert with Jimi Hendrix . I was blown away ! 8 )

@savage22bolt32 3 жыл бұрын

@@wh8085 You lucky dawg!

@wh8085 3 жыл бұрын

@@savage22bolt32 , Yes , I really was . Awesome introduction to Rock !

@mgraemem 3 жыл бұрын

Great blues. Interesting conversation. Vancouver is way too expensive for average people. That's just too bad. I remember seeing an advertisement at a Skytrain station for a drug house that was partly constructed from a mobile home and the price was close to $2 million CAD, and that was around seven years ago!

@angels77100 3 жыл бұрын

Every city has a guy like this! We all listen, but only a lucky few ever hear them!

@keithshwalbe6981 2 жыл бұрын

A nice appreciative lady. I'm glad she came by for you.

@brucephoenix3989 3 жыл бұрын

Nice playing!! I like the rig you have set up there too👍 🎶

@TheCrazywiener 4 жыл бұрын

Some people understand and love music 🎶🎶🎶🎶 Play on, PLEASE !😉😉

@shatnershairpiece 4 жыл бұрын

TheCrazywiener she stopped because her son plays guitar.

@guitpizz 3 жыл бұрын

You are luckier than me. My spouse listened to me for 5 seconds while she was watching a TV show. I was beyond shocked!

@rd456 3 жыл бұрын

I would literally get a beach chair and watch this dude all f-ing day. I get some people probably have places to be but nobody is phased by this talent at all 🤦🏻‍♂️

@terrylambert8066 2 жыл бұрын

LOVE THE BLUES. GREAT JOB

@stevenkimsey7039 3 жыл бұрын

Um, no. I'm still working on my playing. You are a great guitarist

@markczarny7088 3 жыл бұрын

You're always appreciated as you probably know ,some people can feel intimidated by such talent others realise it's awkward to stop and gawp .lve never really wanted too make the guitar howl or sing but would just reel off intros on a twelve string I feel it's something I have to do and it's a pleasure seeing folks smile when they hear a song from there last and I love the banter that follows