Last week I finally got around to taking my SAZ along to Havering Folk Club. It had been lying around sadly out of tune for months and then I managed to wrestle it back on form and tried out a few tunes on the Tuesday Night Show. There's a long story about how I bought the SAZ in Turkey and brought it back, the story used to live on a wiki of its own but now should be available on a blog post somewhere, I'll dig it out and link to it later. Anyway, in order to take the fragile instrument out on a journey I had to first give it a bit of s clean up with furniture polish and stuff, then figure out a way to make it fit in a guitar bag. The Saz is a long necked lute and a bout two inches longer all told than a 12 string guitar, but with a tear drop shaped bowl instead of a guitar body. I found that I could just get it into my biggest guitar case, the one I bought for the 12 string, sideways on and with a bit of strain on the zip. On arriving at Havering Folk Club, upstairs in The Golden Lion pub, Romford, I was pleased to find teh Saz was still in tune and signed up for a floor spot. I played a tune which I call "Istankoy" and then another which segues into a version of Buddy Holly's Rave On. Istankoy is in fact the Turkish name for the island known as Kos in Greek.IstankoyRave On
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I posted to andyrobertsmusic.blogspot.com
Playing the Saz at Havering Folk Club HFC
http://andyrobertsmusic.blogspot.com/2010/02/playing-saz-at-havering-folk-club-hfc.html
February 24 2010, 6:01am | Comments »
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I posted to youtube.com
Rave On - Buddy Holly Andy Roberts SAZ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5AG4ZZT0r8&feature=youtube_gdata
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February 18 2010, 10:10am | Comments »
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I posted to andyrobertsmusic.blogspot.com
Rave On
http://andyrobertsmusic.blogspot.com/2010/02/rave-on.html
A-well the little things you say and doThey make me want to be with you-oo-ooRave on, rave on and tell meTell me not to be lonelyTell me you love me only, rave on to meRave on, it's a crazy feeling andI know it's got me reeling when youSay, "I love you," rave onThe way you dance and hold me tightThe way you kiss and say good-ni-hi-hightA-well rave on, it's a crazy feeling andI know it's got me reeling I'mSo glad that you're revealing your love for meRave on, rave on and tell meTell me not to be lonelyTell me you love me only, rave on to me
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February 16 2010, 12:45pm | Comments »
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