[Dixielandjazz] Michael McQuaid's Red Hot Rhythmakers (was Check Out This Young Group!)

[tcashwigg at aol.com]

Very Fine musicianship indeed, as are the guy in Portuna Jazz Band, 
that Steve respectfully referred to as Cartoon Music STYLE.

I will not go so far as to call it Cartoon Music and insult their 
wonderful efforts and musical accomplishments, however I did turn off 
the lights and leaned back in my chair as the songs played and I swear 
to God I saw Visions of ELMER FUDD AND WYLIE COYOTE ON THE DARK WALL IN 
FRONT OF ME :))   BUT IT COULD HAVE A BIT TO DO WITH POLISHING OFF THAT 
BOTTEL OF ROJA VINO,  :))

Ya'll take up qa collection and send them kids over here to play on a 
show with St. Gabriel's, Barbone Street and the Ambassadors of Nawlin's 
and we'll send you back a real fine Jazz Band with some Soul and you 
won't never hear Woody Woodpecker on their stage again :))

Just because they play music of the 1920,s and 30,s does not mean it 
has to sound like it, unless of course the only audience they expect to 
play to is the folks still around from those days.   Kids this is 2007  
get a little hipper and kids of your generation will actually embrace 
your music and like it.   Technically wonderful, executed well but it 
ain't got .02 worth of feeling and soul in it.    Sounds like they are 
doing exactly what they are doing,  Playing the well rehearsed DOTS.

As Louis would say:  Hey kids why you playing all them extra notes, 
leave a few out and breath man, here take a hit off this and relax a 
bit, no need to play so frantically.   :))

Now I shall be in big trouble, chunk a chunka chunka chp chop chop.  I 
kept waiting and praying for the banjo to break all the strings, :)) 
but alas noooooooo he has the lifetime guaranteed ones on that damned 
thing. :))   Send that kid to me and I'll send you back a good drummer 
who won't ever touch a banjo again :))   well maybe a Washboardist,  
come on Bill me mate can't you convert the kid, we have spent decades 
here trying to put the Banjo on the endangered species list, but 
somebody keeps making another one and some bloke learns how to play it 
.

Cheers, and well done kids, you are all they say you are and personally 
I hope Warner Brothers signs you to a contract. :))

Tom Wiggins

-----Original Message-----
From: bhaesler at bigpond.net.au
To: Gluetje1 at aol.com; dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Sent: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 9:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Michael McQuaid's Red Hot Rhythmakers (was 
Check Out This Young Group!)

    > Put your ears in attendance the sounds of this youthful group from 
 Australia
(and then cry, 'cause I don't think we can match 'em anywhere in the  
U.S. of
A.)<

Dear Ginny,
You can say that again!!!.
Michael is a dear mate and was mentioned on the list earlier today by 
our
other Oz mate Phil O'Rourke.
Unfortunately, our friend Steve Barbone would probably classify the 
vintage
style jazz of these 20-somethings as 'cartoon music'.
Sorry Steve.  8>)
Kind regards,
Bill.




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