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December 25 Challenge Cloughie

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    • January 11, 2026 at 1:34 am #407055
      cloughie
      Participant

        Sorry I tried using a Quist Jam track but it was too slow for what I’m playing so I deleted all those vids and present you with this wee gem. Blues in G Under The Tree. 38 degrees here in Aotearoa today so too hot to care too deeply 😂

        Be kind to yourself (especially when you're trying to play this instrument!)
        Brian Clough

        “Got a lotta sinful ideas but they seem kinda sensible” Jim Casy the ex-preacher in The Grapes Of Wrath

      • January 11, 2026 at 6:25 am #407127
        Alan L
        Participant

          Groovy! Stay cool 😎

        • January 11, 2026 at 7:20 am #407156
          JoeD1
          Participant

            Nice…send some of that heat up here will ya?! 😉

            Joe

            The sight of a touch, or the scent of a sound,
            Or the strength of an Oak with roots deep in the ground.
            --Graeme Edge

          • January 11, 2026 at 7:34 am #407168
            Bill
            Participant

              Nice picking!

            • January 11, 2026 at 7:40 am #407172
              Mark T
              Participant

                Really liked that, Cloughie – though you needn’t have made us so jealous with all that heat; it’s freezing here 😂😂 – Mark 👍🎶😎

              • January 11, 2026 at 10:38 am #407279
                Mike W
                Participant

                  Nice picking – keep cool (vibe and temperature).

                • January 11, 2026 at 11:27 am #407304
                  AndréM
                  Participant

                    Nice upbeat acoustic blues.
                    Excellent playing.
                    You are lucky I would have to sit in the snow to do that, lol.

                    AndréM

                    AndréM

                  • January 11, 2026 at 2:26 pm #407335
                    Manfred M
                    Participant

                      Your summer playing warmed me up a bit, Cloughie. We desperately need that here in the depths of winter with snow and ice.

                      Take the chance to meet your AM friends on Zoom
                      The next Meetup will be at the beginning of next year 2026

                      A detailed announcement will be posted here in the forum in good time.

                      I look forward to meet you.
                      Manfred

                    • January 11, 2026 at 3:02 pm #407340
                      Dieter
                      Participant

                        Fine groovy stuff.

                        Dieter

                      • January 11, 2026 at 10:23 pm #407402
                        JoLa
                        Participant

                          Brian, I’ll listen to a blues under a tree any time! Sounds like you’re enjoying the Summer down under 😎☀️

                          Now I want to grab my acoustic that I haven’t touched in a while 😉

                          🎸JoLa

                        • January 12, 2026 at 5:34 am #407439
                          Ivan
                          Participant

                            Nicely done…👌🎶

                            Ivan

                          • January 12, 2026 at 7:55 pm #407536
                            Michael L
                            Participant

                              Hi Cloughie, we’ll take some backyard blues in the shade! Nice picking, and glad you made it to the challenge this month… despite the challenges.

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