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it might just be because im 13 but this show is most boring show in the history of boring shows

humphreybear wrote:it might just be because im 13 but this show is most boring show in the history of boring shows

no, its not your age

bluesgeek wrote:

humphreybear wrote:it might just be because im 13 but this show is most boring show in the history of boring shows

no, its not your age

bluesgeek is definitely the coolest old(er than me ) guy on nzg

yay! thats two votes

slash-ed is cool aswell but isn't that old

also rog but in a more of a get off my lawn you young hooligans! kind of way
(no offence rog)

Why I oughta!

Git orf my lawn or I'll sic the dogs on ya!

Bloody young whippersnapper!

nah there really is no parallel universe were Rog is cool... He's much more a Dwayne Dibbley than an Ace Rimmer :LOL:



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Rog wrote:Why I oughta!

Git orf my lawn or I'll sic the dogs on ya!

Bloody young whippersnapper!

with all your fangled new technologies, back in my day...

I've been hunting this thing down for years!! I've rung or otherwise contacted anyone and everyone who might know - Gray Bartlett, Peter Posa, Hamilton County BB, Colin Lehmann, TVNZ - with less than nil results so I still don't know who wrote/performed it! I do, however, have a vinyl record with it included as "Hillbilly Child (Theme from Country Calendar).... (Loxene Golden disc awards from mammary!)
I started tabbing it out when I was a lot younger, and a whole lot more stupid, and have it halfway worked out in standard concert pitch; I'll find the piece of paper - yes, kiddies, we used to do this shit with a record player, a pencil and piece of paper!! - and whack what I've got in here someplace...??
For those who think CC is boring, I suggest you have a look at channel 99 on Sky digital...

I used to play with a guy in New Plymouth who has been a guitar teacher there forever. He played the theme - unfortunately, it bore little resemblance to the original, whcih seems to be a common thread with this tune.

corsair wrote:I've been hunting this thing down for years!! I've rung or otherwise contacted anyone and everyone who might know - Gray Bartlett, Peter Posa, Hamilton County BB, Colin Lehmann, TVNZ - with less than nil results so I still don't know who wrote/performed it! I do, however, have a vinyl record with it included as "Hillbilly Child (Theme from Country Calendar).... (Loxene Golden disc awards from mammary!)
I started tabbing it out when I was a lot younger, and a whole lot more stupid, and have it halfway worked out in standard concert pitch; I'll find the piece of paper - yes, kiddies, we used to do this shit with a record player, a pencil and piece of paper!! - and whack what I've got in here someplace...??
For those who think CC is boring, I suggest you have a look at channel 99 on Sky digital...

http://www.kiwitabs.derail.co.nz/index. ... tab&id=441

Does your poor wife have any idea what you get up to in your free time Rog?

philbit wrote:

http://www.kiwitabs.derail.co.nz/index. ... tab&id=441[/quote]

...nice! Thanks, philbit; I guess that's me sorted as that's pretty much the same as I have apart from the Adim - I had an E there! That's not, however the whole tune - it goes other places within the same structure that are very cool for a bluegrass/country player! As a matter of interest, here's what I've got so far, tidied up considerably!!



I still don't know who performed for the theme though....

Thanks Corsair,

Not wanting to discourage but both tabs have inaccuracies. For instance if it's a diminished chord it's A# not A (typo probably) and just from my ear's memory I'm unsure as to if the opening G chord includes the 3rd (B).
Is there any possibility of getting an mp3 from you? Please PM me if possible as I'd like to have a go at a full transcription, including notating rhythm etc, but I can't be bothered working off a cassette recording from our tinny TV.

I was told a few years ago that the performer was a guitarist I'd once met in Raglan in 1990s (sorry, his name escapes me at the moment) but I remain sceptical as to this information. That guitarist cut an album with Peter Skandera about 1993 if that helps anyone make an ID.