OT: MSN article about shakuhachi

http://www.msnbc.com/news/788344.asp?0dm=L12GR

Cool, thanks for the heads up.

Freakin’ flutes, I’ve known for a while now I’m going to have to get a Shakuhachi one of these days.

Hmm, “The Freakin’ Flutes” interesting name for a band…

Loren

There is a young man in Seattle who plays both Shakuhachi and Whistle with amazing skill. His name is Hanz Araki, and I have been waiting for an opportunity to say something about his music. I first heard of him through Casey Neill’s band The Casey Neill Trio. I would seriously recommend giving him a listen in either discipline. And his website’s pretty cool too.
http://www.hanzaraki.com

See Sean’s link:
I love Dale Russ’s Red Door. My fiddler friend got to take some classes from Russ. We’ve been learning a few Russ originals. Has anybody heard Clips of Mohair? It’s Cliffs of Moher played as a reel. One of Russ’s.
Lisa

[ This Message was edited by: ysgwd on 2002-08-06 21:25 ]

Clips of Mohair…I love it! A great Dallas band that does Celtic Rock, the Killdares, has a version of the Cliffs on their first CD. If you like Celtic Rock, this band’s latest live album is to die for. That very loud whistling during the applause is me doing my very unpopular wolf call (makes peoples ears bleed).
http://www.killdares.com