OT: Any musicians here?

plr66 · Post by **plr66** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 8:06 pm

carbonman wrote: a group of terrorists, hijacked a bus load of banjo players.
It was awful.
They threatened to release a player every hour if their demands weren't met.

Hahahahahah
I happen to love banjo.
Wow. I'm really in awe that you built 30 dulcimers carbonman. That must have been quite a hobby at the time. Yup, they're great instruments and often misunderstood as "simple" to play. Autoharp has been my primary instrument since about 1976--(also misunderstood as "simple")--despite harp taking its place in the time I spend with it. Just two of the hundreds I could have linked here.....but I think I've already crossed the line in terms of how much is appropriate for an OT thread.
http://cdbaby.com/mp3lofi/joannsmith-06.m3u
http://cdbaby.com/mp3lofi/joannsmith-13.m3u

Fun to find someone here who shares those happinesses. So many stories to tell about great times with the music and playing together, eh?

carbonman · Post by **carbonman** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 8:20 pm

plr66 wrote: I happen to love banjo.

I love the banjo, too. They're just fun to pick on.
Jim, the banjo player in our jug band, was the Pharmacist in the
Soldotna drug store. He was the rock of the band and was just
a wonderful person.

plr66 wrote:Fun to find someone here who shares those happinesses. So many stories to tell about great times with the music and playing together, eh?

I hear ya. Music has always been in my life.
I played the trumpet in school. Played in the marching band in HS.
Back in those days, if you played in the band, you were a nerd.....
but those were fun times, I wouldn't trade for anything.

SeaPappy · Post by **SeaPappy** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 8:33 pm

Missed this post first time around also.
Never finished degree in music , but produced and engineered professionally for 15+ years.
Left the profession for family (traveled too much) and "grown-up" job 15 years ago.
Still miss it sometimes, although I still get called for "special" jobs on occasion.

CorgiGirl · Post by **CorgiGirl** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 8:44 pm

...missed it, too, although I do think it was before I signed on...

I'm a singer...soprano, classically trained. It's my avocation now, not my vocation. My current gig is The Christmas Revels: A Celebration of the Winter Solstice here in Tacoma. We're rehearsing now and will be performing in mid-December.

I'm always proselytizing for Revels! It's a great holiday tradition...a bit like going to see The Nutcracker or A Christmas Carol every year, except that The Christmas Revels brings familiar elements to a new setting each year. This year our Revels is set in 18th century Scotland. Other settings have included medieval France, Elizabethan England, French Canada, the American South, Eastern Europe.

There are Revels in several US cities -- Cambridge (founders), New York, Watertown (MA), Washington DC, Houston, Boulder, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Portland, and Puget Sound. If you're near one of these cities, check them out!

(Babette is coming to the Tacoma Revels this year!!!! Hurrah!!!! )

Songbird · Post by **Songbird** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 10:22 pm

jnk wrote:Well sung, Songbird.

Thanks, Jeff. For some odd reason, I had an inkling you might comment on my post.

carbonman wrote: a group of terrorists, hijacked a bus load of banjo players.
It was awful......

ROTFL!!! Good one, Carbonman.

plr66 wrote:I happen to love banjo.

Me, too, plr66. This has some decent banjo: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu ... =311134689 That's my bluegrass friend, Jim, on the banjo, he sings lead in both of the songs, and he also wrote the blurb on the right. He tells people his folks took him for his first Flatt & Scruggs concert when he was just a little redneck. (He's the taaaaal man on the right in the pic, and the young woman in the pic is one of his six kids.) I really liked the music you posted, too.

CorgiGirl wrote:My current gig is The Christmas Revels: A Celebration of the Winter Solstice here in Tacoma. We're rehearsing now and will be performing in mid-December. ... The Christmas Revels brings familiar elements to a new setting each year. This year our Revels is set in 18th century Scotland. Other settings have included medieval France, Elizabethan England, French Canada, the American South, Eastern Europe.

That's a really great idea, CorgiGirl. Wish there was a closer one. We do two "Messiah" sing-alongs every year. Copies of the music are available for audience members, and they're asked to sing along with the choral parts. Most do. It's going to be really strange sitting in the audience this year, but I'll still enjoy it.

Marsha

One Tired Puppy · Post by **One Tired Puppy** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 10:32 pm

Guest wrote:STUPID QUESTION:

I've only dated ELECTRIC guitar players in the past, so I don't know this one.

Do ACOUSTICAL guitar players use picks? I know picks are really personal, and everyone has their fave.

But I was just wondering. A small, inexpensive gift for someone I know who plays acoustical guitar.

As for me - I was given 6 years of piano lessons - still can't read the bass clef.

I got a year of recorder. Can't remember the fingering.

I got a year of Flute. My band teacher recommended me for a brass instrument (check out those lips). I hovered between last and second to the last chair all year.

Mom moved me to OBOE. Again, note my lip size. It was a nightmare for me, the band teacher, and my oboe teacher. Interestingly enough, my BFF played French Horn, I tried his, WAS INSTANTLY SUCCESSFUL, and my band teacher, a french horn player, attempted to talk my mom into this. She was having none of it.

I still like the sound of the oboe, but couldn't possibly do that ambucher anymore. Can't even spell it.

I sang choir for two years. Sucked massively.

Now I just ignore most music. I only own 20 cd's, and half of those are audiobooks. I do love it when other people play music. And I try really hard to only sing when I'm alone in the car.

LOL,
Babs

Now I just ignore most music. I only own 20 cd's, and half of those are audiobooks. I do love it when other people play music. And I try really hard to only sing when I'm alone in the car.

Babette, I love your sense of humor

I don't sing when anyone is within earshot because I cannot carry a tune and think my voice would make a good weapon. Even when taking a shower, the water has turned cold on me when I started to sing. That only happened once, but hey!

Anne

One Tired Puppy · Post by **One Tired Puppy** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 10:40 pm

ThatMaskedMan wrote:I played sousaphone in high school and a carillon in a bell tower in college. Neither is exactly small.

Nothing now, but I love hearing organ concerts.

Definition of perfect pitch: when you throw the accordion into the dumpster and it lands EXACTLY on the bagpipes.

That's really funny! Thank you, I really needed a laugh. Had a bad day.

Anne

PlainScout1951 · Post by **PlainScout1951** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 8:26 am

Guitar player here. The apnea has really hindered my progress and my playing is a huge part of my motivation to master the cpap. (its a struggle!!!!!!!!!!!) I own Martin D 18 VS and Recording King RD 227 guitars.

Lord Darth Beavis · Post by **Lord Darth Beavis** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 1:46 am

I'm a sax symbol. I play tenor (Yamaha Allegro), and baritone (Pan-American) sax. Haven't really gotten together with anyone to play since the hurricane, but, I hope, one day...

GuyK · Post by **GuyK** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 7:28 am

I've played trombone for almost 40 years, including a short stretch studying at New England Conservatory...these days, jazz and big bands, and I'm content gigging only a few times a year.

I've had a lot of interesting experiences meeting and playing with famous jazz musicians. I refer to myself as "accomplished, but not necessarily talented"

Side note -- saw an article about frequency of glaucoma cases with trombonists, and I took it into my ophthalmologist. He claims it is very common in wind instrumentalists.

Guy

Raj · Post by **Raj** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 7:40 am

These days I don't tour but teach guitar, keyboard, bass, and vocals (specializing but not limited to rock and blues) to everyone from beginners to professionals. When I'm not teaching, I write (SF and Fantasy) -- if you can find the Jan. 2009 issue of Analog Science Fiction and Fact magazine, which should be appearing in bookstores soon (yeah, it's already 2009 in many magazine worlds), I've got the lead story, "Doctor Alien." NIce to see so many of my fellow musicians here. Clearly musical talent involves OSA .

jnk · Post by **jnk** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:18 am

GuyK wrote:I've played trombone for almost 40 years, including a short stretch studying at New England Conservatory...these days, jazz and big bands, and I'm content gigging only a few times a year.

I've had a lot of interesting experiences meeting and playing with famous jazz musicians. I refer to myself as "accomplished, but not necessarily talented"

Side note -- saw an article about frequency of glaucoma cases with trombonists, and I took it into my ophthalmologist. He claims it is very common in wind instrumentalists.

Guy

Appreciate the slide note, Guy.

jeff

RipVW · Post by **RipVW** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 7:28 pm

Yep, I'm an old musician--played sax/flute with rock bands during the 70's-80's, jazz during 90's did a CD (a few samples still on the Internet @ tedray.com), but my sons (ages 19 & 20) are carrying the musician torch for the family now. Check them out (if you like rock): http://www.thecleanescape.com

grandmma · Post by **grandmma** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 7:46 pm

I'd love to have any musical ability - I believe I'm almost totally tone deaf! Even kids & dogs (I kid you not) HATE it when I sing, but I love it.

Singing or instruments, you should hear how it sounds in my head!

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