Intro

qraglyn · #1 November 8th, 2006

I came on to the site tonight to look at the latest lessons.... but was greeted with an invitation to post an introduction, so here goes.
I used to play guitar in my teens, back in the '60's when 3 chords sufficed for most songs, throw in the relevant minor chord and you were a maesto! Self-taught (couldn't afford lessons), I never really progressed beyond playing chords and a few Shadows instrumentals. Family and sporting commitments led to the demise of my playing for about 30 years. Playing was limited to strumming my acoustic guitar about twice a year.
When my younger brother had a big 50th birthday party about 5 years ago, and knowing a lot of the band members who were playing that night, I thought it would be fun to jump up on stage and play along with a bit of rock'n'Roll and 12-bar blues, which I did, with a new (for the first time) electric guitar.
Since then I have had (briefly) lessons from 3 different teachers in 3 different countries, in 3 different styles of playing, but am still mainly self-taught, or web-taught.
I have been invited to join my musician friends in Zermatt, Switzerland on my skiing trips there, and they formed a great band to play at my 60th birthday in September this year. Needless to say, I was playing that weekend, too!
I'm working in Lagos, Nigeria now, learning a few classical pieces on acoustic for my own enjoyment, and building up a repetoire of songs to play with my friends in Zermatt when I get the chance to visit.
That's more than enough for an intro, I think, more like intro, verse, chorus and bridge all in one.
I really enjoy this site, and hope to become a more active member when I have something to contribute.
Glyn