tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147334523067512245.post637244098515917847..comments2024-02-15T15:35:38.542+01:00Comments on TWOGOODEARS - トゥーグッドイアーズ: Dave Evans... acoustic guitar player extraordinairetwogoodearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878028720077565858noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147334523067512245.post-13624107870575234182018-02-13T00:35:47.614+01:002018-02-13T00:35:47.614+01:00Memories indeed! I knew Dave when I was a student...Memories indeed! I knew Dave when I was a student at Loughborough University in the late 60s. He was building guitars and composing the songs that later became his first two albums. I feel fortunate that I have signed copies of both "words in between" and "elephantasia" which he gave me as a wedding present! Too bad but I've list touch over the years. He used to sing and play whenever our student gang got together. A true gentle human being. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05749611991000984419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147334523067512245.post-36096600322818052402016-06-12T13:26:56.359+02:002016-06-12T13:26:56.359+02:00I experienced a bit of deja vue last night as I wa...I experienced a bit of deja vue last night as I was watching (in the early hours of the morning - in Switzerland where I now live) old film of guitar greats playing at the BBC.<br /><br />While a student at Glasgow University back in 1975(?) I was walking home from the Student Union with my flatmate to our (less than wonderful) apartment in Maryhill when we were stopped by - I would say a Commer van - the driver of which was looking for an address (on Wilton St I believe) where he and his passenger (who turned out to be Dave Evans) were looking for an address where they had been offered overnight accommodation after playing a gig at Strathclyde University. We invited them back to our place for a cup of tea (as you do) and talked at some length until the early hours (Dave's roadie - the driver - managed somehow to conjure up some cans of beer to complement the tea!) before we bid them farewell on their search for their overnight resting place.<br /><br />That was 40 years ago and I still recall the evening very clearly. I recall Dave being at some pains to clarify that he wasn't the Dave Edmunds of "Sabre Dance" fame - clearly something that he had to do regularly!<br /><br />That was long before the internet had been invented and pretty much the only opportunity one would have to listen to music, unless it happened to feature on "the Old Grey Whistle Test", was to find the album and ask to hear it at the local record store. Famously Virgin Records used to trap customers by offering used aircraft seats for this very purpose. I recall finding and listening to - I guess "Sad Pig Dance" - but didn't have the funds to make the investment (money was tight back then!). <br /><br />So it was with some no small amount of pleasure that I heard Dave play again. It recalled a damp night of rather longer ago than I like to think of....<br /><br />It would be a great pleasure to me to hear him play again. He came across back then as a really nice gentle guy, I think this is evident in his playing.<br /><br />Memories..........Spottheleopardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702775579402840842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147334523067512245.post-52384012019745268092016-04-21T11:41:43.882+02:002016-04-21T11:41:43.882+02:00Would REALLY like to experience Dave's wizardr...Would REALLY like to experience Dave's wizardry... pretty sure he kept his playing up to par and fresh as in the '70s... hope and trust MANY others will be able to enjoy the upcoming event! Best wishes.<br /> twogoodearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07878028720077565858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147334523067512245.post-26225539666075705262016-04-19T17:49:06.635+02:002016-04-19T17:49:06.635+02:00Had the pleasure of meeting Dave in the flesh a fe...Had the pleasure of meeting Dave in the flesh a few months ago and have asked him if he would consider another public performance, to which he smiled and said "Possibly". Would people travel to see him? The gig will be small and intimate in the West Country. Would welcome response as this is quite an exciting prospect....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15872004966155582602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147334523067512245.post-33893997919850641162013-09-08T18:10:05.488+02:002013-09-08T18:10:05.488+02:00I fully agree, Tom... an hidden treasure, indeed, ...I fully agree, Tom... an hidden treasure, indeed, also because it happened friends - when I named Dave - were waiting for some heavy metal electric guitar:-)))twogoodearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07878028720077565858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147334523067512245.post-16415494918698653632013-09-08T16:42:18.589+02:002013-09-08T16:42:18.589+02:00Just to mention beyond the sheer beauty and fluenc...Just to mention beyond the sheer beauty and fluency of his compositions and technical dexterity is an absolutely beautiful voice. One of a kind<br /><br />Thanks Dave your music has brought me much happiness. I love introducing your music to people and seeing their eyes light up. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00866128554529966530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147334523067512245.post-88735230789091296232013-06-16T00:26:11.852+02:002013-06-16T00:26:11.852+02:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17825529625531565850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147334523067512245.post-85560818889333034522013-06-16T00:21:34.812+02:002013-06-16T00:21:34.812+02:00I actually saw Dave Evans live in the 70's, on...I actually saw Dave Evans live in the 70's, one of the best concerts I've been to. I can still recall the mood of the evening. What a musician, nae what an a r t i s t!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17825529625531565850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147334523067512245.post-20135984580026336702012-01-06T17:02:09.004+01:002012-01-06T17:02:09.004+01:00Indeed!!
Evans' music stands on its own beaut...Indeed!!<br /><br />Evans' music stands on its own beauty and merit, period.<br /><br />But also, more and more, I see Dave Evans' work as 'the missing link' between the 'Jansch, Graham, etc. set,' 'Pierre' on to Michael Hedges. When I listen to Stagefright, I can just hear Hedges coming ~20 years later and diving (with the delight of great discovery) into Evans' specific tones and techniques and expanding/ expounding on them to his own compositional goals.<br /><br />What a rich inheritance for us all.<br /><br />I know Sad Pig Dance comes with several (11?) tabs with the CD [which is deserves PURCHASING : )], but can anyone point to or share all these tabs? <br /><br />While I'm asking for miracles, I might as well add how GREAT it would be to have them in GuitarPro6 format (or tef, or ptb--which one can import into GPro6, which sounds SO GREAT with those guitar samples. Gone are the days of midi-midi oink-oink quack-quack sounds... working, transcribing, composing in GPro6 (no, I'm not with the company, nor on commission) is such a SONIC JOY in and of itself.<br /><br />I would be grateful if anybody could help!!<br /><br />Many thanks, and Happy New Year!!<br /><br />Superdonut<br />a.k.a. FretMan@Frontier.comSuperdonuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04048339550099181735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147334523067512245.post-25696407423351410242011-11-27T08:37:32.427+01:002011-11-27T08:37:32.427+01:00Feel the very same like you, BUT, being an acousti...Feel the very same like you, BUT, being an acoustic guitar player and having learned to play a bunch of his best tunes, all his Irish tunes, Chaplinesque, Sad Pig Dance, my most beloved, happy/sad and soooo beautiful, Morocco John and the instrumentals from TAKE A BIT OUT F life... no second to SAD Pig Dance... Well playing his tunes you FULLY understand the art, skill, poetry and soul beauty of this amazingly underrated musician's musician!<br />Thanks for sharing yr. feeling.<br />S.twogoodearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07878028720077565858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147334523067512245.post-15931131435789958652011-11-27T08:13:45.454+01:002011-11-27T08:13:45.454+01:00I am unable to properly speak the import of Dave E...I am unable to properly speak the import of Dave Evans guitar work to my life. I agree with the tone and feeling of your words. Every single piece on the original Sad Pig Dance LP, along with the better of his other composed tunes captured from other albums and included on the sad Pig Dance CD, are brilliant and without parallel. His Irish arrangements are also fabulous. However, his own compositions and playful but deep performance of them, must surely be considered the pinnacle of his work by far. They put him indeed in the vaunted realm of Fahey and Basho, and a little later Jansch, Van Duser (Stride Guitar) and BenSusan, who sound little like him or each other but share the spark of innovation and personal vision, the creative pressure of their particular types of genius, like the unique expressions of great modern painters. Of them all, I can listen to Dave Evans' smallish output more frequently than the others, and still discover new depths of technique, ideas and emotions. In my personal universe it's safe to say Sad Pig Dance is the greatest single purely fingerstyle guitar album by anyone.denverexec2000https://www.blogger.com/profile/08940581971015647554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147334523067512245.post-37629217144249368722011-02-03T20:42:07.843+01:002011-02-03T20:42:07.843+01:00I share your feeling for Dave's music and for ...I share your feeling for Dave's music and for his, quite extraordinary, persona. I learned about him not much longer than a year ago and from that moment on I've kept listening to his music almost every day! Being myself a painter, and a self taught guitar player, I truly admire Dave for being so capable at everything he does. He's a never ending source of inspiration for me and a true role model.<br /><br />I really enjoyed reading your article!<br />Have a nice day! Giacomo.<br /><br />BTW - I agree with you, I don't think I've ever heard a guitar sounding sweeter than on his Sheebeg Sheemore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com