Winnie Winston

Gordon Titcomb · Post by **Gordon Titcomb** » 16 May 2011 3:17 pm

I just revamped the photo section of my website and was adding some photos of friends, shows etc. and found a pic of my ol' pal Winnie Winston & me playing a duet at a steel guitar convention back in '78.

Winnie built that steel that he's shown playing and even though I'm not a huge fan of Universal tuning, I have to tell you, it was a really nice guitar. I am playing a Marlen in the photo... it's not my guitar (I also played a Marlen in those days, but had just cracked a leg mount in the endplate casting so while it was being repaired, I borrowed the one shown from another pal : Chuck Truesdell who was the only other guy I knew in the area that played with a "Day" set-up).

Anyway....for any of you that remember Winnie, he was a very interesting guy left us too soon. You might enjoy the photo!

www.gordontitcomb.com ...then look in the photos section

Bob Blair · Post by **Bob Blair** » 16 May 2011 4:26 pm

Great picture Gordon, and a great photo gallery. Saw you here at the Winspear a few years back with Arlo and enjoyed your work immensely.

Gordon Titcomb · Post by **Gordon Titcomb** » 17 May 2011 6:44 am

Thanks so much for the kind words, Bob!
I' going to be going back out on tour with Arlo this fall, (starting in Oct.) and I think we have some Canadian shows booked Will also be doing some shows with Judy Collins in Nov. & Dec. but I don't yet have the venues... I'll post all of that stuff once I get it.

Olli Haavisto · Post by **Olli Haavisto** » 17 May 2011 7:27 am

I think Winnie played E9 extended, not Universal ?
Gordon, did you play with Arlo in Helsinki, Finland ?
Mid 90`s maybe ? I think met after the gig briefly...

Gordon Titcomb · Post by **Gordon Titcomb** » 17 May 2011 8:51 am

Hi Olli,

No, I was not working with Arlo in the 90's....In the early-mid 90's I was working with Jann Browne and Barry & Holly Tashian, in the mid-late 90's working with Paul Simon, doing Broadway shows & Jingle sessions in NYC.

Bob Blair · Post by **Bob Blair** » 17 May 2011 8:55 am

Gordon I don't see many October shows on Arlo's website yet, and no Canadian ones, but I will watch for it. Hope you come to Edmonton.

Gordon Titcomb · Post by **Gordon Titcomb** » 17 May 2011 8:57 am

The Fall shows won't go up on the schedule for a while yet...

Olli Haavisto · Post by **Olli Haavisto** » 17 May 2011 9:02 am

Gordon, I checked...
It was 22 and 23rd Feb, 1988.

Mike Pace · Post by **Mike Pace** » 31 May 2011 12:08 pm

Hey Gordon!

Time flies.... Haven't been up your way in a while, hope you're having fun!

I remember you sharing that picture with me a while back~ for whatever reason I thought you were playing a Sho-Bud.... I like the website!!!

Paddy Long · Post by **Paddy Long** » 1 Jun 2011 8:46 pm

Olli your right, Winnie played an Extended E9th 12 stringer Kline !

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Winnie Winston

Winnie Winston

Thanks Bob!

Mid 90's