What style do you play?

David M Brown · Post by **David M Brown** » 16 Feb 2017 10:06 am

I'm curious about what you other steel players consider to be the main musical style in which you play.

David Knutson · Post by **David Knutson** » 16 Feb 2017 10:36 am

Good poll, David. This should be interesting. I had to go with Western Swing because I think that's what I PRIMARILY bring to a song arrangement. Blues and straight country are also way up there for me.

Bill Groner · Post by **Bill Groner** » 16 Feb 2017 10:42 am

I voted Country, but quite honestly I can't play any type very well!

Someday.........

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 16 Feb 2017 10:51 am

All of the above, except Indian...not yet, anyway.

Mark Roeder · Post by **Mark Roeder** » 16 Feb 2017 11:13 am

i checked western swing because for me, it includes some jazz and country

Jim Newberry · Post by **Jim Newberry** » 16 Feb 2017 12:26 pm

I had to choose Country, I guess. I also play W.Swing, Cajun and Hawaiian, and I'm equally poor at all of 'em!

Stefan Robertson · Post by **Stefan Robertson** » 16 Feb 2017 1:08 pm

I checked Jazz but I don't necessarily like to be defined by a genre.

Cause once you master your instrument that level of freedom of expression is Jazz.

"Don't call it Jazz. Call it Social Music" - Miles Davis

James Phillips · Post by **James Phillips** » 16 Feb 2017 8:54 pm

I checked Blues 'cause I hang with the blues cats, but I adore Western Swing.

Terry VunCannon · Post by **Terry VunCannon** » 16 Feb 2017 9:16 pm

I try to play the blues.

David M Brown · Post by **David M Brown** » 16 Feb 2017 9:17 pm

Mike Neer wrote:All of the above, except Indian...not yet, anyway.

I couldn't get the poll to register multiples...or did I?

It's my first poll. thanks for answering.

And go for Indian - with your chops, you'll do well. You just need to listen to a lot of it.

David M Brown · Post by **David M Brown** » 16 Feb 2017 9:18 pm

Stefan Robertson wrote:I checked Jazz but I don't necessarily like to be defined by a genre.

Cause once you master your instrument that level of freedom of expression is Jazz.

"Don't call it Jazz. Call it Social Music" - Miles Davis

3 good points there!

We need more social music in our world anyway.

Lee Holliday · Post by **Lee Holliday** » 16 Feb 2017 10:36 pm

A fusion of bum notes!!!

seriously Hula Blues, country & blues & contemporary songs all have an interest where I am concerned.

Lee

Joe Burke · Post by **Joe Burke** » 17 Feb 2017 5:55 am

I voted country, but Hawaiian is what I'm working on these days.

Though my main playing is backing up a singer songwriter. Lap steel is great for this. It really does help create the mood of the song.

Rob Anderlik · Post by **Rob Anderlik** » 17 Feb 2017 7:22 am

If there were an option for "roots music" I would voted in that category

Frank Welsh · Post by **Frank Welsh** » 17 Feb 2017 12:52 pm

Hawaiian by a small margin. Jazz and old standards are next.

David M Brown · Post by **David M Brown** » 17 Feb 2017 12:55 pm

Rob Anderlik wrote:If there were an option for "roots music" I would voted in that category

Sorry, I overlooked that...oops.

Roman Sonnleitner · Post by **Roman Sonnleitner** » 17 Feb 2017 3:47 pm

I voted country, but frankly, that doesn't quite cover it - we play 40-50s music, anything from Western swing to honkytonk country to early rockabilly; songs by Bob Wills, Hank Williams, Johnny Horton, or Wayne Hancock, to mention a contemporary example, as well as our own originals written in those styles.
I also used to play in an alt.country/Americana band for a couple of years, but that fell apart - still play that style occasionally with a bunch of friends...

L. Bogue Sandberg · Post by **L. Bogue Sandberg** » 17 Feb 2017 5:04 pm

I'm kind of in the same boat as Roman. I'm blessed to play 8 string dobro in a band with otherwise traditional bluegrass instrumentation (guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, and upright bass) But the group does Irving Berlin, Bob Wills, Hawaiian, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, etc. along with traditional and contemporary bluegrass. We call it brewgrass.

David M Brown · Post by **David M Brown** » 18 Feb 2017 5:08 am

I'm sure most of us cross-over.

I guess I should have tried to set the poll up for multiple voting.

For instance I play, in order:

Hawaiian
Jazz
Western Swing
Indian
Rock

but my main interest is Hawaiian.

Robert Allen · Post by **Robert Allen** » 18 Feb 2017 7:02 am

Why did you exclude bluegrass? Many, if not most, reso players are into bluegrass.

David M Brown · Post by **David M Brown** » 18 Feb 2017 7:14 am

Robert Allen wrote:Why did you exclude bluegrass? Many, if not most, reso players are into bluegrass.

Another oversight....and I am not a BG player so I forgot. My bad.

David M Brown · Post by **David M Brown** » 18 Feb 2017 7:15 am

And I had a section for "Roots" music but somehow it did not make the poll.

Larry Carlson · Post by **Larry Carlson** » 18 Feb 2017 7:37 am

I am afraid I don't have a style.
Mine can be classified most accurately as "What the Hell is that noise?"

I don't stick to or search out any style or genre.
I find a song I like and I then go to work on it.
For some reason lately a lot of them are intended for the resonator.
Oh well.

Michael Maddex · Post by **Michael Maddex** » 18 Feb 2017 8:44 am

American Primitive here. You might call it Americana/Folk/Roots.

I checked Blues on the Poll.

Ken McDaniel · Post by **Ken McDaniel** » 19 Feb 2017 6:02 am

I guess I play Country and Western..

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