Luthier Carla Kelly
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Carla Kelly
- Storrs, Connecticut, US
- Last Login: 12/17/2009
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Music Player
Interests
General
Life! In big hunks, loud and in living color!
I find practically everything very interesting with the exception of accordians and marinara sauce. Would love to see my son do a barrel roll on his snowboard.
Lutherie is my job and my obsession. It brings me into contact with incredibly talented people.
Here'e one of them--Eliot Fisk.
Eliot Fisk plays Bach on Carla Kelly's rare "Stellar Class" guitar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtLSEKsLcyQEliot Fisk playing the double of the Sarabande from Bach's Bm violin partita on Carla Kelly's rare organic electric classical guitar with a galactic theme- the Stellar Class. This was filmed on a cell phone at a casual get-together at the Fisk residence in 2006.
Here's the brilliant young classical guitarist, Mitch Turbenson, the owner of that Stellar Class guitar, doing a sound test right after he received it.
Stellar Class guitar sound test
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPN29ED8VE4Mitch Turbenson testing his new Stellar Class acoustic/electric classical guitar by luthier Carla Kelly.
And here's my good buddy, Sean Frenette, (who helped develop my flagship guitar) playing his prototype El Class in an extemporaneous accompanyment for dancers. You can't see him playing until 3:57 into the piece, but this is the cleanest sound recorded to date.
..On April 19, 2009 Sean Frenette performed on the El Class prototype guitar at ..Carnegie Hall..!! Would someone please pinch me?!
Sean, congratulations! And thank you! You are the very best of friends and a smokin' musician. Seems like I'm getting to know the restaurants around Carnegie Hall since I met you. :) ..Music
Live!! All kinds except old-time country and western. most rap, and very-progressive jazz, the kind that just makes you nervous. Especially love the music of my friends:
Julee Avallone
Gabrielle Athayde
Juliana Athayde
Jonny B.
Paul Assegai BabaOni'lu
John Baboian
Desiree Bassett
Mito Camera
Eliot Fisk
Sean Frenette
Grigory (Grisha) Goryachev
Ray Johnson
Floyd Kellogg
Jessyka Luzzi
Tom Monaghan
James Ray
Frank Ryan
Abdoulaye Sylla
Tonton Sylla
Mitch Turbenson
Wayne Warwick-Williams
and their friends. Most have web sites. Check them out!
Movies
Rarely watch anything on a screen any more. Prefer life. That said, the short list includes: Dances with Wolves, The Competition, Monty Python in Search of the Holy Grail, The Gods Must be Crazy, The Red Violin, Jumping Jack Flash, Homer and Eddie, The Color Purple, Alien, Flashdance, The Terminator, The First Monday in October, Tootsie, Yellow Submarine, Enemy Mine, A Whale For the Killing, The Year of Living Dangerously, Das Boot, The Seventh Samurai, One Flew Over the Cockoo's Nest, What the Bleep Do We Know--and I'll add more as I think of them, maybe.Television
Don't much do TV. Prefer the Internet.
Books
Profiles in Courage, An Exaltation of Larks, Hanta Yo, The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind, Driving Miss Daisy, Their Eyes Were Watching God, A Separate Peace, The Discoverers, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, and about a thousand more.Heroes
My amazing husband, Jim Kelly. Also: Rosa Parks, Leonardo da Vinci, John F. Kennedy, Maya Angelou, the Dali Lama, Katherine Hepburn, Claude Pepper, Frank Lloyd Wright, Whoopie Goldberg, Ghandi....
Friend Space (Top 10)
Details
- Status: Married
- Here for: Networking, Friends
- Hometown: Ironton, Ohio
- Orientation: Straight
- Body type: Athletic
- Religion: Buddhist
- Zodiac Sign: Libra
- Children: Proud parent
- Education: Grad / professional school
- Occupation: Luthier
Latest Blog Entries
- Nov 27, 2009 5:12 PM Haiku 2
- Nov 27, 2009 5:04 PM Haiku 1
- Dec 19, 2008 5:22 AM Eliot Fisk plays Bach on Carla Kelly's rare "Stellar Class" guitar
- Jan 15, 2008 11:53 AM Rurality
- Nov 14, 2007 11:14 AM Remembering that I am also the Ocean
Companies
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Kaiser Industries
- Oakland, CA US
- Computer Librarian
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GTE
- Tampa, FL US
- Technical Writer
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Pratt-Whitney Aricraft
- East Hartford, CT US
- Technical Writer/Editor
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Self
- Various, World US
- Free Lance Writer/Editor
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Barefoot Guitars
- Storrs, CT US
- Luthier/Owner
Blurbs
About me:
...the kind of person who checks "Other" a lot when filling out forms. I was born during WW II, moved around like a gypsy, made my living as a writer, and now I'm a professional luthier, building "Organic" guitars, one-of-a-kind acoustic-electric instruments for serious musicians.
Since 1999 I've been studying West African drumming. My primary teachers include Abdoulaye Sylla, Mito Camera and Tonton Sylla (all from Les Ballet Africains), Paul Assegai BabaOni'lu (founder of Soli Soma), Rick Liegl and Frank "Father Time" Annati. Just can't get enough djembe!
I'm "Mama" (or some such thing--call it "Friend") to a tribe of highly creative people who get together whenever possible, usually at my place, to play "other" music and inspire one another. We call ourselves the Knothole Gang. Most of the Gang are in their 20's, some too young to drink, some "retired" like me. A few are famous; more will be. Some have no rhythm, some have no rhyme, but we all love, respect, and nurture one another in every way we can. Life is grand.
Who I'd like to meet:
Whoopie Goldberg, the Dali Lama, Ellen DeGeneres, Robin Williams, Barack Obama, Marge Piercy, Senator Robert C. Byrd, Leo Brouwer,--oh, virtually anybody who's not afraid to think.
Comments
Dec 16 2009 7:58 PM
Lena
Dec 16 2009 7:58 PM
Dec 14 2009 9:11 AM
Just wanted to say that your valued friendship continues to be appreciated.
Have you checked out my MySpace and web site (www.faberoptime.com) recently?
Oh and did you subscribe for my free newsletter (using the form on site at page right - high quality, low quantity, no spam!)?
You might also like to take a look at some of my vids on my YouTube channel too! www.youtube.com/faberoptime
Take care and keep in touch.
Best,
Faber.
"Just a guy trying to make the world a better place."
Dec 14 2009 9:10 AM
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Rock On,
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Nov 25 2009 7:59 AM
-all the best!!
Nov 25 2009 7:58 AM
Thanks so very much for your gracious add and a very good evening to you in beautiful Connecticut!
Have a wonderful weekend, Wishing you and yours a Very Happy, Healthy, and Safe Thanksgiving, many well wishes, blessings, and inspiration to you, and much continued success to you.
All best!
Arlene :D
http://www.myspace.com/arleneweiss
http://blog.myspace.com/arleneweiss
Nov 25 2009 7:58 AM
Between the probabilities of a would,
Beyond the trivialities of a should,
In these ungraspable mysticalities
There lies a secret a passage…
To this extraordinary wood.
But for you, it unfolds easily and true
And the only thing you have to do
Is press play, and you’ll have a view.
Druyd
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGIhalv3LI8
Nov 8 2009 1:20 AM
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Oct 21 2009 2:41 AM
That in this very particular moment,
Presents happiness for lack of rejection
That turned into invisible connection
Of ThiSpace and ThaTime friends,
Link so sturdy that it never ends,
And a little video it sends...
Druyd
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPBQzdMPyzw
Oct 21 2009 2:41 AM
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TLA & Emphasis team
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Morral
Ohio
(USA)
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Oct 12 2009 3:19 AM
Hey,
We just wanted to pop by and wish you a happy birthday.
Hope you have a great one!
VENICE
Oct 12 2009 3:19 AM
abbracci e baci calorosi da Ciro e a presto a risentirci ciao.
Oct 12 2009 3:19 AM
Oct 2 2009 2:28 PM
C'est avec plaisir que nous vous comptons
parmi nos amis.
Excellent week-end à vous !
Blayst
Sep 23 2009 7:14 PM
Thank you for the Add.
Have a nice Day, Petra Bastani alias Pfundsweibpetra from www.petraspfundsweiber.de
Sep 23 2009 7:14 PM
Greetings from Portugal-Azores ;)
Sep 23 2009 7:13 PM
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Sep 8 2009 6:41 PM
Sep 8 2009 6:41 PM
Right on!
Thank you for adding me,we appreciate it!!
it is our pleasure to be on your friend list!
Music is life... GOOD MUSIC TO YOU
You can listen and free download one of our works at this link
http://www.archive.org/details/ca301_smsr
Sep 8 2009 6:40 PM
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Beijos,
Paz e Amor.
Su
Mata Atlântica - Brasil
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Jul 17 2009 5:47 PM
Thank u 4 your friendship…creativity…and music..
It’s a beautiful feeling to share creativity.
Hope u have a great day…
Warm regards
Biri
Jul 11 2009 1:23 AM
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Jun 4 2009 5:02 AM
As always, wishing you well. Stay positive, productive & purpose driven.
Peace
Michael
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May 30 2009 4:30 PM
May 30 2009 4:30 PM
all the best for everything you do!!!
greetings from Florence
Francesco