Video is a great medium for The Stick. Seeing all of the elements of Emmett's Free Hands method - melody, bass, chords, counterpoint - all come together in live performance is the best way to understand it. We hope you enjoy these performances. Check back often for new footage, and don't forget the offsite video links below. There are many excellent performers with video content on their own websites.

We also now have a channel on youtube devoted exclusively to Stick player videos: youtube.com/stickplayers

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Videos on Stick.com


"Riding off the Rails"
by Don Schiff
Don takes the new half-fretless NS/Stick for a spin

A ChapDoc video
Quicktime and Windows Media
"What's My Line?" October 10, 1974.
Emmett makes the first national TV apearance of The Stick and the Free Hands tapping method, performing on this Q and A celebrity quiz show.

Quicktime
"Rainfall"
by Don Schiff
Don sings and plays the NS/Stick

A ChapDoc video
Quicktime and Windows Media
"Parallel Galaxy" by Emmett Chapman
From the Hands Across the Board video

Quicktime
"Gorilla Walk"
by String Planet
Descanso Gardens is Los Angeles

Larry Tuttle - Grand Stick
Novi - viola
Christo Pellanis - drums and percussion.
Quicktime
"Big Bang 4965" by Greg Howard
Live concert improvisation from the Ether Ore bonus disc

A ChapDoc video*
Quicktime and Windows Media
"Soundboard TV"
with Emmett Chapman
Preview from his newly released
1983 "Soundboard TV" Concert DVD

Quicktime
"Minor Thing"
by Steve Adelson trio
from the "Wes Houston Presents" TV show

Quicktime
"Avenida Atlantica/ Losing you"
by Kevin Keith
From the Street Music L.A. TV show

Quicktime
"Zig Zag Balade" performed May 2006, by Youenn Landreau
live on Channel 7 TV, Nantes, France
Quicktime
"In a Step"
Marotta/Griesgraber
Live in concert in Cluny, France
Quicktime
"Carnival of the Animals"
by Saint-Saëns, performed by String Planet
Descanso Gardens is Los Angeles

Larry Tuttle - Grand Stick
Novi - viola
Christo Pellanis - drums and percussion.
Quicktime
"A Great Ship Named Hal"
by Don Schiff
Don jams on the 8-string Stick Bass

A ChapDoc video
Quicktime and Windows Media
"Lotus on Irish Streams"
performed by Emmett Chapman

on the Alto Stick
A ChapDoc video*
Quicktime and Windows Media
"Ireland"
by Don Schiff

on the Alto Stick
A ChapDoc video*
Quicktime and Windows Media
"Lorient est Grand"
performed by Youenn Lendreau and Yannig Noguet

2003 Festival of Stick and Tap Guitar
Quicktime
"Samba Yebara" performed by Groove and Stick
from the 2005 Festival of Stick and Tap Guitar in Allaire, France
Quicktime
"Steppin' Out" by Michael Kollwitz
From his 2006 solo live concert DVD Michael Kollwitz, Live in Concert

Quicktime
"Big Meadows" performed by Greg Howard and Darrell Rose
from the Handiwork™, Volume 1 video
Quicktime
"Tihualpaca"
by Pascal Gutman duo
with Alexis Drossos - saxophone

Quicktime
"A Dream of Reincarnation"
by Gary Jibilian
Gary plays the NS/Stick

a ChapDoc video
Quicktime and Windows Media
"Merlin" by Gary Jibilian
Gary plays and talks about the NS/Stick

A ChapDoc video*
Quicktime and Windows Media
*ChapDoc Videos by Dan Chapman, from his upcoming film Stick With Emmett.

Stick Videos on YouTube


Greg Howard, "Tomorrow Never Knows" on Grand Stick, 2009

Emmett Chapman, "Titanic" Theme on the Ten String Grand, 2009

Matías Betti, "Tribal", 2009

Tom Griesgraber, "El Prado", 2009

Greg Howard, "StepABout demo video", 2010

Jan Laurenz, "Beach Song and Tribute to Lady Gaga", 2009

Hettory, playing the New Stick Guitar (SG12) 2008

Bob Culbertson, improvisation from Acoustic Dawn, 2008

Greg Howard "Jam for StickFest 2006" Ann Arbor Michigan

Pascal Glanville, "Only Love can Break Your Heart"

Steve Adelson, at the NAMM Show, with Danny Gotlieb 2008

ramuji, on Japanese TV, 2008

Tom Griesgraber and Bert Lams at the Museum of Making Music, 2008

Herbie Kritzer on a "SoUL SHIP", 2008

Boris Bazurov's Ten_finger Exercises, 2008

The Matchsticks, 2007

Paul Walters on "Virginia Currents", 2008

BOYAN HYMN and BOOS RUNES by Boris Bazurov, 2008

Heartstrings, "Pachelbel's Canon in D," 2007
for more of Heartstring's videos see: www.youtube.com/tapper1472

Guillermo Cides, "Foc de Gaitas." 2005

Irene Orleansky and Virginia Splendore rehearsing in the studio.
for more of Irene's videos see: www.youtube.com/user/IreneOrleansky

Greg Howard live in Japan, Mingus's "Goodbye Porkpie Hat".
for more of Greg's videos see: www.youtube.com/user/gregplaysthestick

Glenn Poorman, "Frantic in Nature"
for more of Glenn's videos see: www.youtube.com/user/gpoorman

Rob Martino, "One Cloud".
for more of Rob's videos see: www.youtube.com/user/rpmartino

Offsite Stick Videos


Links to Stick player websites with video content.

Guillermo Cides' Stick Center in Spain
has a new video section on their website. Live performance and interviews with Cides, Jim Lampi, Linda Cushma, and many others.
Steve Adelson
No one plays The Stick like Steve. Fully realized walking bass, jazz chord voicings and solos. Lot's of videos on this page.
Irene Orleansky
This is a great example of The Stick's serene side in live looping piece by Irene.
Cabezas de Cera
The dicography page has video samples from their live concert DVD "En Directo." An Adventurous Mexican progressive rock band.
Glenn Poorman
Glenn has an exellent live version of his solo looping song "The Frantic Nature of your Call."
Greg Howard
Live performance videos of Greg solo and with The Greg Howard Band.
Don Schiff
Don grooves hard on the NS/Stick and the Alto Stick, with some nicely produced music videos as well.
Gary Jibilian
Videos of Gary playing and looping the NS/Stick live in concert.
Ron Baggerman
Ron Baggerman from Holland has live video samples here.
Merge
Featuring Stickist Nima Rezai, live perormance videos.


Check back for more links in the future.

Additional Video Links


Links to other sites where Chapman Stick videos can be searched for.

www.youtube.com - Search under "Chapman Stick".
video.google.com - Search under "Chapman Stick"


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