Pedal Steel in France

[Lou Hampel]

I've been driving around France for the past week and a half and have heard a couple of nice pedal steel-backed songs on what has been a tough listen otherwise. [I am sure that there is some good music on French FM radio (does XM live in France?), but I haven't had that pleasure.] The two songs I heard with a steel behind them were pretty good (both instrumentals), and the (E9) steel fit perfectly. Was that someone from this board? If so, bravo.

[CrowBear Schmitt]

Jean Yves Lozach - France's number 1 steeler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIS_bLljUbI

PSG is Alive & fairly well here
http://pedalsteelguitarfrance.page.tl/Liens.htm

[Mark Greer]

Jean Yves Lozach - France's number 1 steeler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIS_bLljUbI

Does anybody have tab for this? Or even better, is the course he made "Keep a good grip on the bar" available (in English)?

[Jim Pitman]

How do they say it - the steel du pedal, or is it steel de pedal?
I'm thinking it's masculine but I've been wrong before.

[chris ivey]

the guy gets good tone out of that steel. is it french made?

...'french maid' would be a whole nuther thread.

[CrowBear Schmitt]

Jean Yves Lozach plays a Wiesner psg on that vid
He also plays ona Schild as well
This Swiss made psg was initially built by Mr Schild
Mr Wiesner ( Swiss as well ) copied the Schild & was rather successful in France & other European countries, until he passed away
the brand no longer exists - Schild is still making his
http://www.schildsteel.com
pricy but probably , along w: Anapeg from Australia, the best psgs around
they do not use a wood cabinet but a alloy frame ( like MCI ? )

Jean Yves Lozach initially started out playing Banjo ( still does ) in the late 60s - he met Bill Keith in the early 70s & got the psg bug - JYL has been France's top session man & is usually heard on most tunes here
He Played at the ISGC in the 70s along w: Koos Biel & Niels Tuxen i believe as the " United Steels of Europe "
along w: European musicians JYL has been backing up Charlie Mc Coy for many years when he comes to Europe

http://www.lozach.com/

a few selected ditties :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USjJNJI9C3Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdOBNnzv ... re=related

http://video.mytaratata.com/video/iLyROoaftllO.html

http://video.mytaratata.com/video/iLyROoaftlNZ.html

check out " 2 $ Blues "
http://lozach.com/versini1.html

& " Crazy Fingers "
http://lozach.com/versini2.html

" Arkansas Traveller "
mp3 :
http://www.lozach.com/Hot_Licks/ArkansasTraveler.mp3
& tabs pdf :
http://www.lozach.com/Hot_Licks/ArkansasTraveler.pdf

http://www.youtube.com/v/MklPEW4E4VI

The tabs to the tune " keep a good grip on the bar " were included in Lozach's VHS course by the same name
out of print since 25 years
the course was in French
i have an original edition

in French we say PSG - not to be confused the Paris soccer team Paris Saint Germain
commonly known as a Pédale Steel en Français

[Stew Crookes]

How do they say it - the steel du pedal, or is it steel de pedal?
I'm thinking it's masculine but I've been wrong before.

In my experience here it's typically referred to just as a "pedal steel" and it's usually "la" pedal steel, I assume because it's a type of guitar and les guitares sont féminin en français

[W. C. Edgar]

I have done lots of songwriter gigs in France, and every time I'm close to Paris, I use the GREATJean Yves Lozach
He built his own keyless guitar and plays the hell out of it
And he's the nicest human being you would ever want to meet
Here he is on a festival with me in Francehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkGOcinaSrk&lis ... rt_radio=1
He also played with me on a show at Billy Bob's Honky Tonk inside Euro Disney
He's my friend!
WC