Is the pennywhistle your only instrument?

Switchfoot · Post by **Switchfoot** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 5:24 pm

Well, I play Drums (full kit) and occasionally attempt to play Bodhran and Bones. Oh yes, the digeridoo is in the mail

After seeing all these wonderful music resumes, I feel rather weak. I shall go hide in my closet and learn at least five more!

serpent · Post by **serpent** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 5:36 pm

Whistle, of course! Then guitar, bodhran (sort of), 5-string banjo, plectrum dulcimer, bouzouki, 12-string lute, and about to begin on concertina.

In another life, I played oboe and English horn, trumpet, cornet, and tympani (!)

My personal preference to play is strumpet, but ain't many around these parts!

Cheers,
Serpeiladwr-Billy-Pie

birdie, formerly known as ~*~

Chuck_Clark · Post by **Chuck_Clark** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 5:47 pm

Mountain dulcimer

Electronic keyboard

I have a Celtic harp I was starting to learn when I got sick last year and will now need to start over with. Played trombone in high school and junior college many years ago.

Lorenzo · Post by **Lorenzo** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 6:01 pm

From age of 5 - present in learning order:
Ukulele (Martin)
Guitar (1938 Gibson AJ)
Piano - Baldwin baby grand (I also tune pianos)
Mandolin (Gibson A2)
Mandola (Gibson H1)
Cello
Bass Fiddle
Tenor Banjo (Lyon & Healy)
Fiddle (Irish) 1930's Jackson-Guldan
Bass Harmonica (Honer)
Tin Whistle
Irish Flute (1840's R&R)
Bouzouki
Uilleann Pipes D/B (McFadden's/Quinn's)
Anglo Concertina - G/D G/C (Jones)
Accordian (piano type)
Mandocello (Gibson K1 - recently acquired)

I know it sounds like an obsession, but my dad was worse than me, and his dad worse than him!
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Dana · Post by **Dana** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 6:04 pm

Boehm flute (wood and silver)
Piccolo
Piano (badly)

nickt · Post by **nickt** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 6:11 pm

Celtic Harp (wire or gut or nylon strung, 22-34 strings).

FJohnSharp · Post by **FJohnSharp** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 6:19 pm

Piano lessons in grade school
Became a drummer/percussionist
Now the whistle because I wanted to play a melody instrument that wasn't orchestra bells

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 6:28 pm

I play the radio...

occasionally...

when there's something good on NPR.

PapoAnaya · Post by **PapoAnaya** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 7:09 pm

Hello:

No, I play more than one instrument as well.

In order in which I learned them.

1. Recorder
2. Clarinet
3. Trumpet
4. Cornet
5. Saxophone
6. Harmonica
7. Guitar
9. Puerto Rican Cuatro
9. Tin Whistle
10. 6 hole flute

Luis

lauragayle · Post by **lauragayle** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 7:31 pm

Hi! My susato arrived today... more on that in another thread.

Order of learning:
clarinet
piano (college major)
voice
autoharp (tried to pick it a la Mother Maybelle)
organ
harpsichord
auxillary percussion (for fun in college)
bass clarinet
... and now whistle!

I grew up with my parents playing in Bluegrass Gospel bands, so I was exposed to a lot of fun music growing up!

cheers-
laura

jim_mc · Post by **jim_mc** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 8:08 pm

I play the fife, which is really my primary instrument, and I like to think I'm pretty good at it. I played it before starting on the whistle, which is the opposite of the usual approach. I also play drum, in the ancient rudimental style. I'm also a startlingly adequate singer.

I wouldn't advertise myself as an Irish flute player, but I have one and I give it a go a couple of times a week when I'm alone in the house.

I took piano lessons as a kid, but only learned to read music. In the high school orchestra I played timpani. I've spent an embarassing amount of time fooling around with guitars and basses and have made very little progress at either.

We've got quite a versatile bunch here!

cowtime · Post by **cowtime** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 8:32 pm

Well, here we go- in order of learning.........

piano(still my primary instrument)started at 7 yrs old
clarinet (rarely for many years)school and college
oboe(again rarely)same as above(actually in high school I would play odd and various instruments during class, trombone, tuba, tympani, french horn etc. The director said as long as I could play what I needed for performances on either oboe or clarinet I could play whatever I wanted in class, so that was fun! Never could get a sound out of any flute though)
guitar (my Dad taught me as a kid)
mandolin(love this, no bluegrass, old time only, learned as a kid from the old folks at local music makin's )
great highland bagpipes (began at about 35)
whistles(same as GHB)
organ (church organist, began at 45
scottish tenor drum (flourishing mainly, began at 45)
bodhran(began at 47)
shuttlepipes(began at 46)

Music is one of the main forces in my life- it keeps me sane?

Playing music is one of the great joys of life.
If I could afford them I'd tackel the uilleann pipes, and several more pipe type instruments. Oh, well, I do love my whistles though, they are among my favorites.

madfifer9 · Post by **madfifer9** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 11:12 pm

Oh, boy. I started on recorder around age 10. I don't recall who gave it to me. Played Boehm system flute starting in 6th grade. Was only a mediocre flutist at best. Picked up bassoon and sax in eighth grade, which is when I started playing jazz. Started on oboe in college, and was the only recorder student actually taking lessons. Played oboe and sax in the Navy Band at Pearl Harbor from 1991-1994. Started whistle in 2001 but lost interest quickly, I (foolishly) thought it to be inferior to recorder for chromatic stuff. Started fifing in Sept 2001, and went mad for it. Picked up whistle (again) shortly thereafter, and was struck by the similarities to the fife. Began listening more seriously to Irish music, then was inspired to play Irish flute.

Currently I only play whistle, fife and flute. I feel like they are the instruments I have been waiting my whole life to play! I picked up my recorder the other day, and realized I don't remember how to play it. I used to be crazy for it. I'm out of practice on all my other instruments.

Whistle is SO much nicer to carry around with you. In high school, I went to countless out of town competitions carrying a bassoon and a bari sax!

madfifer9

madfifer9 · Post by **madfifer9** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 11:25 pm

I wisht I'd read all the posts in this thread before posting. Another fifer comes out of the woodwork, jim mc! There's another one here too, I can't recall who... I like Civil War era (duh). We have some awesome ancient style drummers in our corps. What do you like to play, jim mc?

And Janice and Bretton, I was a bari sax superfreak too! I love that bari grrrowl. Never owned one, cos it's so huge. In high school, I was the smallest sax player playing the biggest sax. I had this big honkin' open bore mouthpiece to balance out the six altos and four tenors (all the saxes wanted to play in the jazz ensemble)! I have an alto but haven't touched it in years.

*sigh* the good ol' days. Oh wait, that's now.

madfifer9

Sunnywindo · Post by **Sunnywindo** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 11:38 pm

Yes, whistle(s) is(are) my one and only musical instrument(s) right now. But I am hoping to obtain and learn to play guitar here soon.
*very excited*

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Is the pennywhistle your only instrument?

Is the pennywhistle the only instrument you play?

What the serpent plays...

well...

instruments...

out of practice

Shucks!