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Holding the pick

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Holding the pick

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How often / much do you practice / play?

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Latest/Upcoming gigs

Saturday March 21st at 10.30 am. Café Aludden, Floda, Sweden - Solo gig

Saturday February 7th at 10.30 am. Café Aludden, Floda, Sweden - Solo gig

Saturday November 29th. Linnéakyrkan - church service, Göteborg, Sweden - Solo.

Sunday November 16th 2.00 pm. Open mic, Visans vänner, Taubegatan 9, Göteborg - Solo.

Saturday November 15th at 10.30 am. Café Aludden, Floda, Sweden - Solo gig

Sunday October 19th 2.00 pm. Open mic, Visans vänner, Taubegatan 9, Göteborg - Solo.

Friday October 10th around 9.00 pm. Linnéakyrkan, Göteborg, Sweden - Solo with backup from friends.

Saturday October 4th at 10.30 am. Café Aludden, Floda, Sweden - Solo gig

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Favorite Flatpickers
Tony Rice, Doc Watson, Steve Kaufman, Norman Blake, Bryan Sutton, Dan Crary, John Moore, Vidar Aspelin
Favorite Flatpicking Tunes
Big Sciota, Dixie Hoedown, Clinch Mountain Backstep
Favorite Guitars
My own Sanden
Tell us more about yourself (place a Bio here if you wish)
Started playing guitar at age 30. Played in various bands over the years. Play mostly with my oldest daughter now.
Do you have a website?
http://www.frejabluegrassband.com/

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Freja is soon coming home again

My daughter Freja has had a great year at ETSU. It was tough in the beginning, but she has slowly learned how things are organised at a University. The other day she found a clip of herself on Youtube. First week she arrived at the school, she had the chance to sing one song with the schools Bluegrass Band at a show in Kingsport. We didn't think we would have a chance to see that, but someone had filmed it and it showed up on Youtube. The school has a great band as you can see. Here is the clip:… Continue

Posted on May 2, 2009 at 1:22pm — 1 Comment

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Freja met the man - Tony Rice

Here is an update on my daughter at ETSU. She went with friends from school down to IBMA in Nashville. She gets to do all the fun things I would have wanted to do. Way back since Freja was small, we have been listening to Tony Rice in the car. My two other daughters usually complain, but once in a while I and Freja can listen to what we want to. I have never had the chance to see Tony Rice, but always whished that I may have the chance some day. I told Freja before she left for IBMA that she sho… Continue

Posted on October 8, 2008 at 3:08am — 2 Comments

Thorsten Jakobsson

K & K Mic

I ordered a new K&K Mic the other day. Thought it would be interesting to install it by myself. Instructions were very clear so it was no problem, except enlarging the hole for the endpin. I enlarged it by using larger and larger drillbits. 8 and 10 mm. went fine but the 12 mm was difficult. Turned out that 12 mm was more than my two drills could handle. Had to borrow my neighbours drill. It was a powerful drill that jumped every time I pressed the start button. So I couldn't hold it against… Continue

Posted on September 27, 2008 at 7:30am —

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ETSU

Most of the time I jam at night with my oldest daughter. But now she is off. She has started studies at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City. She is studying at their Bluegrass program, so we are very excited about that. It is a great chance for her. I uploaded som pictures of guitarpickers that she has met sofar after she arrived. It is a big step to travel so far away when you are 18, but she has been doing great sofar.
ETSU Bluegrass Continue

Posted on September 23, 2008 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

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Thorsten Jakobsson replied to Stefan Jadefjord's discussion 'Holding the pick'
Yes, I think I'm going. Probably going to the US with my daughter the week after. Depends on when we are going away.
June 4
Thorsten Jakobsson replied to Stefan Jadefjord's discussion 'Holding the pick'
Hi all, I hold the pick pretty much like #2, which gives me more power. I have a suggestion. If you want to try a change in technique, like changeing pickposition. It is much easier to try the new technique on new tunes (tunes that are new to you o…
June 4
Thorsten Jakobsson added a blog post
My daughter Freja has had a great year at ETSU. It was tough in the beginning, but she has slowly learned how things are organised at a University. The other day she found a clip of herself on Youtube. First week she arrived at the school, she had t…
May 2

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At 6:05am on November 17, 2008, Bill Startz said…
Great post in Flatpk L .. And some great pics!
A nice job on the songs too !

Bill
At 9:21pm on May 11, 2008, Paul (Gus) Gustafson said…
You coming to Kamp this year?
 
 

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