The musicians among us

mydeafcat · Jan 21, 2018

Canuck
West of Bragg Creek on hwy 66. About 15 to 20 kms or so, on the Elbow River. Our group camps happen mid-week, away from the off-road crowd and noise. We’re usually no more than 1/4 tank of gas away from home. When I say “noise”, I must say that a lot of people consider fiddle music to be just that! We often camp in the Kananaskis as well, and Bow Valley Provincial Park, and Dinosaur Provincial Park.

All great spots. Wise timing for your getaways. Even though rock music is primarily what I’ve played (cut my teeth at the Calgarian and National Hotels!), I’m a fan of Bluegrass. And Classical. And Jazz.....

I miss the Elbow River, too! I grew up near Heritage Park so the Elbow figured hugely throughout my life in Calgary.

noelekal · Jan 21, 2018

And then things went downhill in a hurry when some daft member introduced accordions to the thread!

While I also play piano, guitar, and a bit of mountain dulcimer it's the accordion that is played most regularly around here and has been since about the time the Beatles came to America and popularized the guitar to the detriment of the accordion.

Christmas recital in 1965, before I'd come to the realization that the world was going to forever miss out on my career as a pop accordion idol.

A recent photograph of our eldest son playing Irish tunes on his ocarina while I accompany him.

mydeafcat · Jan 21, 2018

noelekal
And then things went downhill in a hurry when some daft member introduced accordions to the thread!

While I also play piano, guitar, and a bit of mountain dulcimer it's the accordion that is played most regularly around here and has been since about the time the Beatles came to America and popularized the guitar to the detriment of the accordion.

Christmas recital in 1965, before I'd come to the realization that the world was going to forever miss out on my career as a pop accordion idol.

A recent photograph of our eldest son playing Irish tunes on his ocarina while I accompany him.

Love it!! So great to see.

I'm a huge fan of accordion music, and have collected a fair whack of Balkan-Gypsy music. Up until a few years ago, I was playing in a 'gypsy-punk' band with a proud Hungarian, his Serbian first cousin, a Polish-Canadian bassist and me on drums. A really great band - and yes, Atila (lead singer) would pull out the accordion on a couple of numbers!

Sconniebt · Jan 21, 2018

Martin and Fender. Martin gets most of my time. But still fun to fool around on the strat.

Matty01 · Jan 21, 2018

Love playing guitar and uke, havent played a gig for a decade but still love playing

Andreas · Jan 21, 2018

Sconniebt
Martin and Fender. Martin gets most of my time. But still fun to fool around on the strat.

is that the gpcpa3 rosewood ?

noelekal · Jan 21, 2018

Hi mydeafcat;

I love to play the things, but don't care so much for hearing a lot of accordion music. Many of the polkas are great fun to play but become tedious to listen to. So, I've been afflicted all my life with gifts of recorded accordion music, primarily polkas, from well-meaning people who knew I play the accordion.

"...have collected a fair whack of Balkan-Gypsy music."

There's a Zana Messia CD in the collection here that we like quite a lot.

When I'm at my practiced best I can do a fair job of playing the Magnante sheet music arrangement of "Malagueña" or similar songs.

Others' YouTube renditions.

The "Clarinet Polka" is fun to play. One of the most decent YouTube renditions of "Clarinet Polka," only the accordion used has some badly tuned reeds.

Canuck · Jan 21, 2018

mydeafcat
All great spots. Wise timing for your getaways. Even though rock music is primarily what I’ve played (cut my teeth at the Calgarian and National Hotels!), I’m a fan of Bluegrass. And Classical. And Jazz.....

I miss the Elbow River, too! I grew up near Heritage Park so the Elbow figured hugely throughout my life in Calgary.

Music-wise, things in Calgary have changed a great deal these past few years. The old blues hang out, the St. Louis Hotel closed a number of years ago. Derelict. With the founding of the National Music Centre right across the street, the St. Louis was dismantled brick by brick, then restored to original. No longer a hotel, it serves varied functions associated with the music centre, and it is alive with blues music again. Similar story with the National. Preserved and restored, and home to various high toned businesses, and an excellent restaurant called the “Nash”.

I’m a fan of classical and jazz. Though I play old time fiddle, it is not music I choose to listen to on a regular basis. I play in several groups, and all told, am able to keep my technique honed, and have a lot of fun doing so.

nonuffinkbloke · Jan 21, 2018

noelekal
And then things went downhill in a hurry when some daft member introduced accordions to the thread!

While I also play piano, guitar, and a bit of mountain dulcimer it's the accordion that is played most regularly around here and has been since about the time the Beatles came to America and popularized the guitar to the detriment of the accordion.

Christmas recital in 1965, before I'd come to the realization that the world was going to forever miss out on my career as a pop accordion idol.

A recent photograph of our eldest son playing Irish tunes on his ocarina while I accompany him.

God I love accordions! I just love to look at them particularly the mother of pearl or sparkle finish models.

Tik-Tok of Oz · Jan 21, 2018

mydeafcat
I’m not surprised your kitty runs and hides from drumming! Tommy was deaf since birth, and while most cats would run from vacuum cleaners & other loud noises, he loved anything that made vibrations! He’d sit on the vacuum and would put his paws on my practice pad as he liked the feel of drumsticks tapping out rhythms. I miss that.

I think if you can’t hear feeling vibrations is as close as it gets for kitty or human.

Tik-Tok of Oz · Jan 21, 2018

adam78
I’ve been playing piano since I was a tyke, classical and ragtime mostly.

I never knew such a creature existed. We had a Boesendorfer grand piano at my college. No idea they had made uprights.

nonuffinkbloke · Jan 21, 2018

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nonuffinkbloke · Jan 21, 2018

gdupree
Cool kit!

I’m a musican (bassist), and am lucky enough to do it for a living. Here’s my ‘72 fender p-bass.

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Blimey that is a lovely bit of kit mate!🥰

nonuffinkbloke · Jan 21, 2018

Sconniebt
Martin and Fender. Martin gets most of my time. But still fun to fool around on the strat.

Please don't let that gorgeous Martin fall over!😲

noelekal · Jan 21, 2018

nonuffinkbloke
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I'm pretty certain we're about the same age nonuffinkbloke. I'd have been willing to skip school with you that day of the Beatles rooftop concert for sure if I'd been aware they were pulling the stunt ... and I hadn't been in school in Fort Worth, Texas rather than in London.

lillatroll · Jan 22, 2018

I tried to learn to play the guitar, even had lessons, I couldn't even manage 'Hang down your head Tom Dooley ' after 6 weeks. At school I was lucky if the teacher gave me a triangle to ping in music lessons. If my students are making to much noise in class I start singing, takes about 10 seconds before they are quite.😀

Canuck · Jan 22, 2018

You only allowed yourself six weeks to try to learn guitar? I’ve been playing the fiddle off and on for nearly70 years, but regularly for the last 11. And I still consider my.abilities at the purely “recreational” level. I admire the capabilities of real violinists. However, I have been told by a symphony violinist that he wishes he could do what a fiddler does. And that is, to play the instrument without a score and a conductor. What I lack in raw talent I make up for with raw Scottish stubbornness and determination.

Maitreyoda007 · Jan 22, 2018

My Les Paul and Strat Navigator and my ESP400 Series.

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tyrantlizardrex · Jan 22, 2018

I used to played guitar from 13-16... was never very good (because I was too lazy to practice), and then gave up.

My brother (who is very musical), took my guitar, and mentioned over Christmas that it was back at my folks, and he didn't need it anymore (he's got more kit than he knows what to do with)... this translates as the electrics are cooked, it's coated in pot residue, and it needs some serious work.

Looking at a fairly long recovery time from the upcoming gallbladder op, and given how much time I have at home as a freelancer anyway, I thought 2018 would be a good year to start again, so have picked up a year old Fender American Special Stratocaster in Sea Foam Green (for around 1/2 the rrp), and subscribed to the Fender Play teaching programme... gone back to basics, and really enjoying it so far.

Linzer · Jan 22, 2018

tyrantlizardrex
I used to played guitar from 13-16... was never very good (because I was too lazy to practice), and then gave up.

My brother (who is very musical), took my guitar, and mentioned over Christmas that it was back at my folks, and he didn't need it anymore (he's got more kit than he knows what to do with)... this translates as the electrics are cooked, it's coated in pot residue, and it needs some serious work.

Looking at a fairly long recovery time from the upcoming gallbladder op, and given how much time I have at home as a freelancer anyway, I thought 2018 would be a good year to start again, so have picked up a year old Fender American Special Stratocaster in Sea Foam Green (for around 1/2 the rrp), and subscribed to the Fender Play teaching programme... gone back to basics, and really enjoying it so far.

So it is now Time 4 A

😀

The musicians among us

mydeafcat

noelekal

mydeafcat

Sconniebt

Matty01

Andreas

noelekal

Canuck

nonuffinkbloke

Tik-Tok of Oz

Tik-Tok of Oz

nonuffinkbloke

nonuffinkbloke

nonuffinkbloke

noelekal

lillatroll

Canuck

Maitreyoda007

tyrantlizardrex

Linzer

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