OT: Any musicians here?

[tansey]

I play celtic-classical guitar, uilleann pipes, and low whistle. Any of y'all play?
Tansey

[carbonman]

Any of y'all play?Tansey

Very nice!

I am the proud owner/operator of:
Martin 000-28EC
Thompson T2
Larrivee Brazilian Parlor Custom
Larrivee Koa Parlor

I play fingerstyle country blues, alternating base style.

.......good for mind and body.

[DreamStalker]

I strum an SG from time to time. No band or anything, just play along with my stereo system (mostly 60s, 70s, and 80s rock).

[pianomagoo]

Tansey,

In the pits after being diagnosed with macular degeneration over two years ago, and watching my grandchildren play piano, I suddenly had an inspiration that I could learn to do that. first, I started learning to read music then got some books and online dvds and bought a keyboard.

This discovery was a life-saver for me, as I need to be learning. I discovered a passion I didn't know existed as I never even thought about learning a musical instrument. I love learning and playing piano. I play for my own enjoyment and find it to be a fun, relaxing, enjoyable and stress releaving activity. Only regret is not discovering this passion many years ago. We are never to old to discover and take up a new passion

Do you guys go on the pianoworld forum?

Anne

[jnk]

carbonman-

I knew you were a musician. I could smell it on your breath!

DreamStalker-

And I had you pegged for a drummer! I guess your quote threw me off!

I've never been much of a musician, myself, but I have been known to dabble in the singer/songwriter/performer genre as a bit of a diversion--and, well, you know, to irritate my wife :

This is a site with songs I wrote and recorded: http://virb.com/jeffreynelson

[Fafner]

Pianist and Singer (mostly classical/choral stuff). Making music either at the keyboard or singing especially in a group has always been the best therapy for life's ailments. In recent years years my increasing fatigue has forced me to curtail doing these things which I seriously lament. I hope that CPAP therapy helps me get back to both the way I used to.

[-SWS]

Since we're comparing notes... I do enjoy playing a ditty or two on the electronic FM tuner from time to time. And I've been told my work is virtually indistinguishable from all the originals.

Sorry guys... I couldn't resist.

We return back to your regularly scheduled thread for real musicians...

[jnk]

SWS

I think you let us off easy.

I was fully expecting you to tell me yes, my face DOES make VERY offensive noises!

jnk

[Dennisla]

Played in a few local bands over the years,
Still own an Epiphone EF-500M Acoustic Guitar and a 1971 SG DeLuxe.

Just pluck a few strings here and there now.

Dennis

[lcook7281]

I love music and love to learn to play different instruments. The current collection consists of:
Piano Accordion
Flute
Violin
Guitar
Piano/Guitar-not currently practicing

Would like to learn:
pan flute
oboe

At the moment that should keep me out of mischeif.

[-SWS]

SWS

I think you let us off easy.

I was fully expecting you to tell me yes, my face DOES make VERY offensive noises!

LOL! Jnk that is a great tag line! And around here absolutely no one will ever take offense to tales of mask noises.

I figure another few weeks and you'll be playing Flight of the Bumble Bee Mask in your sleep... to a standing ovation of fellow hoseheads, of course.

[silver123]

Songwriter guitarist here, been playing since I was 10. I play a Gurian S2R, a Taylor 610ce and a GS7, and a Godin nylon electric with a synth patch I run through a Roland synth.

It's great to have the energy back to play regularly again. I actually have a bit of a voice now.

[brazilian]

I play keyboards in a progressive rock band (see http://www.vertex.mus.br). We are currently recording our first demo material. Always loved to play progressive, I own some MIDI controllers and synth modules (VintageKeys, Proteus 2/XR and a SE-1), and have some VSTs in my laptop (M-Tron, B4, Pro-53, MiniMonsta, Guitar Rig).

[adrienneiii]

Pennywhistle and Irish flute, sometimes in local sessions and was in a band until our fiddlers grew up and went off to grad school. Have dabbled with guitar, piano and bodhran, but wouldn't say I actually _play_ them.

I'm learning to play the Great Highland Bagpipes. Oddly, though I wouldn't have chosen CPAP as a training method, it may be helpful in learning to sustain the pressure the pipes require.

Adrienne

[tansey]

Good to hear there are musicians here. The low d whistle I play takes a lot of wind and I've found I have a tremendous lung capacity from it. Some second octave notes require full lungs to just play 2 notes. I did well on my stress test and I feel playing this whistle helped a lot, plus it has got to be good for the mind and spirit to always be learning and studying and displaying an emotion through music.
Tansey

PS I don't believe the spell check works here, I purposely misspelled words and It said all was correct