mark Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 Well my current situation is pretty pleasing to me. My wife plays mountain and "bowed" (yes bowed!) dulcimer and I clawhammer banjo and Anglo tina. We do a combination of Irish, Welsh, Scottish and traditional Southern Appalachian music. The tina and bowed dulcimer really go well togehter and the mtn dulcimer takes on a zouk like sound when she flat picks it! Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrik Müller Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 My wife plays mountain and "bowed" (yes bowed!) dulcimer and I clawhammer banjo and Anglo tina. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yep - here we are again: another clawhammer banjo/concertina combination. Close to a new thread here Henrik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 Bruce, I love your dream. I, of course, would capsize the kayak and there would go my concertina. But bikes are doable. Or perhaps a floatation device for the concertina. Derek, What kind of band were you in that didn't have instruments? (If it is gonna be singing, forget it, I don't want to know). Back to thread, Hmmm haven't decided yet. Still thinkin'. Helen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Barnert Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 FWIW, I also play clawhammer banjo (and hammered dulcimer, also common among concertina players). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Timson Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 (edited) and hammered dulcimer, also common among concertina players Which just goes to show that concertina players are people of taste and discernment. Chris Edited March 8, 2005 by Chris Timson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 and hammered dulcimer, also common among concertina playersWhich just goes to show that concertina players are people of taste and discernment.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> AND multi-talented. Wasn't there a discussion a while back concerning the number of concertina players who also play French horn? Oy, yeah. I think there are a few cello players among us, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Brook Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 Brass seems to be a theme. I play cornet, Stuart plays something wierd like tuba or euphonium and Derek hosts the boosey & hawkes brass museum on his barge The tone of the concertina is unique but to my ear it can suggest brass, uillean pipes, violin etc depending how it is played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceB Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 Bruce, I love your dream. I, of course, would capsize the kayak and there would go my concertina. But bikes are doable. Or perhaps a floatation device for the concertina. Helen <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Helen, No problem, the concertina would be in a dry bag in a watertight compartment inside the kayak. Just so you know, due to previous trouble I do have a no accordion rule on kayak trips. A few years ago, traveling with an accordion in the kayak, I stopped on a busy beach to get water. I mistakenly left the hatch open with the accordion visable. You guessed it, by the time I returned with the water, several people had tossed in more accordions. I almost sank trying to paddle with all that dead weight. BTW, one is still getting good use as my anchor. bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 Arrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henk van Aalten Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 A few years ago, traveling with an accordion in the kayak, I stopped on a busy beach to get water. I mistakenly left the hatch open with the accordion visable. You guessed it, by the time I returned with the water, several people had tossed in more accordions. I almost sank trying to paddle with all that dead weight. BTW, one is still getting good use as my anchor. bruce <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm sorry to admit it (Helen) but I really laughed loud here, while I'm sitting alona at my PC early in the morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 A few years ago, traveling with an accordion in the kayak, I stopped on a busy beach to get water. I mistakenly left the hatch open with the accordion visable. You guessed it, by the time I returned with the water, several people had tossed in more accordions. I almost sank trying to paddle with all that dead weight. BTW, one is still getting good use as my anchor.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Aren't you glad it wasn't a real piano! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 Sounds good to me. Arran Big Band here we come! Hey! We're thinking of going back to Ireland Late September/Early October! Is there a mini-concertina gathering in the wind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henk van Aalten Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 Hey! We're thinking of going back to Ireland Late September/Early October! Is there a mini-concertina gathering in the wind? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Have a look at this announcement. It would be great if you could come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsqueezergeezer Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 What kind of band were you in that didn't have instruments? (If it is gonna be singing, forget it, I don't want to know). <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I won't tell you it is a four part a capella group then, a sort of ageing boy band! Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Evans Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 Henk, the fiddle in a bluegrass band would be very normal but an Irish or Scots fiddler who can dirty it up on occation along with the hammered dulcimer and a bodhran would go right to the "insanity" I'm looking for. I'm very interested in the connections in american folk music and this sort of exploration for one concert project is what has been on my mind. The bluegrass buckaroos have willingly followed me down some mighty odd roads already. This bit about a bodhran and dulcimer could put the poor bass player back on the bottle and start him thinking about tar and feathers . Were I to add my last on the wish list...the dreaded clawhammer banjo...I would surely be found floating face down in the Charles River with the bass players face painted blue howeling at the moon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animaterra Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 Oh, my ideal situation- it's been so fun reading about yours that I haven't done much more than think about mine. Fortunately, I have most of my ideals right here. I play in a duo, which sometimes expands to trio, quartet, and beyond . The two of us play anglo concertina and harp, which is a combination made in heaven. Just now we're working on a set for NEFFA on the collected music of Bunting, Petrie and Joyce, aka ancient Irish music. We also play English country dance, and anything else that suits our fancy We sometimes add recorder, and sometimes I manage to put down the 'tina and create a recorder duet along with the harp. We've been known to add guitar, with the tina and harp and tenor recorder creating a lush and rich variety and texture. On very rare occasions a standup bass player strolls by and gives us that ground sound. To top it off- we're all confident and experienced SINGERS so the harmonies are otherworldly. Hard to achieve with the duo, so my ideal situation is when we're all able to find the time to work together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 An uillean piper who don't not take themselves real seriously A compassionate bass player A quiet snare drummer A happy accordion player A jack-of-all-trades guitarist A drunken wedding And anything that is able to mess up the ideal (plus weird me, with my Molly) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Evans Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 Who's Molly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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