Hey, I actually got to play CELTIC here in Deadwood with one other musician, a guitarist! Only had to do one old timey tune and one Crosby Still and Nash song and one Dylan song…not bad! Gaaaa! Raggae whistle, cajun whistle, bluegrass whistle, blues whistle and even a little jazz, but this is a first! We have a new open mic and open jam session here, which is great! Something the whole family can do on Sunday evenings, 5-8, which meant I got home early enough to get enough sleep for Monday mornings! Decided to buy the Generation full set of whistles from Whistle Shop. I’m sentimenally attched to my Generation, it was my first whistle and a gift, and I tweeked mine, and it isn’t screaming, it’s me when I get shot of breath at high altitude! BTW, this is Annie Mandarin, something wierd was happening when I tried to log on, would’t take my user name, or my password or my e-mail address, so I’m not trying to cheat here. Bact to practicing Plaxty Irwin, it’s on my hit list this week! Im gonna get that C NOTE DOWN IF IT KILLS ME!
Yo Anna/Annie/Mandy?
“Ni Hao…?” (Hey Rich, is this board set up to show traditional Chinese characters?)
I just read that your neighbors to the North are thinking about dropping the “North” part of their moniker. Trying to grab all the glory for themselves.
Deadwood can’t be any worse than Fresno. You should see how many responses I got to my “Any Whistle Players in Fresno” post.
Good luck with Irwin, I tackled that on my Mando a while back. I just broke down and actually bought a Davey Spillane CD and have been working out the tune called “Inagh”. There is another tune on the CD called “My Heart Will Go On.” Sounds kinda familiar… I think I/m gonna learn it too. Maybe it could make me famous.
Blaine
Hey Rich, is this board set up to show traditional Chinese characters?
Nope, just the Latin-1 character set – European alphabet with accents and digraphs.
- -Rich
Hey, if North Dakota Decides to change it’s name to Dakota, I’m gonna lobby to name this state East Hawaii! Hell, all those European travllers that don’t have a clue where Hawaii really is could book for East Hawaii and then end up here in the Black Hills!
BTW, what the hell do you do when you have a slobber crisis in the middle of a song and it’s only you and the guitar player? In spite of my chopstick and gauze cleaner last song my Gnereation was squawking like a berzerk hen and in the middle of Danny Boy, too! Boy, was my face red! Does this mean they’ll send the slobber police after me?
BTW, I anmed myself after the Chinese restaurant where I was conceived, and am neither Chinese nor Hispanic. Wah hen hau!
wah hen huh?
As for slobber crisis advice, well, uh, ummmm, uh, ah shucks (can I say that?) I don’t know - I haven’t figured it out yet either. That is why I hven’t given up my stringed instruments - when I do slobber, its on them, not in them…and they still sound OK.
At least one person told me (seriously!) that a good “slurp” (Ewwwww gross) is acceptible if it is in the middle of a fast and furious tune.
Zai jian
Hey guys.
I understand the problem, Anna. I play an awful lot of bluegrass whistle around here, and I’ve had to educate the guys in my band in the ways of Celtic music. No easy thing, this, since I’m no expert myself. But it’s the mix of styles that makes it fun. My personal favorite has been my whistle solo on “Smoke on the Water,” promptly renamed “Smoke on the Bog.”
I’m really looking forward to getting together with some of the boys in Grand Junction in a couple weeks. It will be the second time in my life I’ve actually played with musicians who know Irish music, and the first time I’ve actually played with other whistle players! What fun!
As for the spit problem, I find that whacking my trusty Clarkes on the back of my hand a couple times clears it up right quick. I’ve gotten fairly quick at doing this during rests and breaths during gigs. Fastest fipple smack in the west (how’s THAT for a band name, Dale?). (:
Enjoy!
Tom
Hey, Tom, wait’ll you get going on “Will the Circle be Unbroken” and have to jump the banjo player! Enjoy Grand Junction! Whistle is also great on the li li li parts of the Boxer! OH! OH! HERE COME THE SLOBBER POLICE AGAIN!