Looooong time no see!

Soineanta · Post by **Soineanta** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 7:52 pm

Hello all you crazy wonderful tinwhistlers!

It's been quite a while since I've last been here... I recognize some old names and lots of new ones too. Some of you might remember that I went away to college last year, resulting in a serious decrease of tinwhistling time. Since playing "Fields of Athenry" on my beloved Elfsong C with a guitarist at the school talent show, I unfortunately haven't much touched my whistles. Sadly enough, I didn't even bring them to school with me this semester. Boy do I miss it, but I'm not allowed to play in the dorms!

Anywho, what inspired me to revisit this place was a concert I recently went to. "Floggin Molly"- anybody else heard of them? I know, I know, they're far from the trad music scene. But they were really good, weaving traditional tunes with modern punk/rock sounds. And! The most important thing: the fiddler also played tinwhistle, on more than a couple songs.

I have missed you guys!

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 7:55 pm

I've missed you, too.

Welcome back!!

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 8:00 pm

Soineanta wrote:Hello all you crazy wonderful tinwhistlers!

It's been quite a while since I've last been here... I recognize some old names and lots of new ones too. Some of you might remember that I went away to college last year, resulting in a serious decrease of tinwhistling time. Since playing "Fields of Athenry" on my beloved Elfsong C with a guitarist at the school talent show, I unfortunately haven't much touched my whistles. Sadly enough, I didn't even bring them to school with me this semester. Boy do I miss it, but I'm not allowed to play in the dorms!

Howdy. Yeah, been a good while.

Jerry Freeman · Post by **Jerry Freeman** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 8:06 pm

Hi, Sara.

It's nice to see you again!

Best wishes,
Jerry

Soineanta · Post by **Soineanta** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 8:10 pm

Thanks guys! It's been tough going here in FL these past couple of months. My home and family is on the west coast, my school is on the east coast; needless to say there's been lots of damage on both sides. Seeing all these (okay, three) fast replies sure helps to cheer me up!

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 8:15 pm

Hurricanes suck.

DCrom · Post by **DCrom** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 8:18 pm

Cranberry wrote:Hurricanes suck.

Naw, Hurricanes blow. Big time.

Of course, here in California, we don't do Hurricanes. Just Earthquakes.

Welcome back, Soineanta!

The Weekenders · Post by **The Weekenders** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 9:23 pm

Heya Soin! Nice to hear from you.

Martin Milner · Post by **Martin Milner** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 4:34 am

Heya Sara!

I've missed you since I missed you at WC week last year! There I was at the Ceili in the Mill, wearing my C&F t-shirt for purposes of identification, dancing with Avanutria! I have photographic evidence!

Written any more good tunes lately?

bests, M

p.s. You can whistle in places other than the dorms you know!!!!

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 6:59 am

Martin Milner wrote:I've missed you since I missed you at WC week last year!

Isn't W. C. an old euphemism for toilet?

amar · Post by **amar** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 7:40 am

it's not a euphemism in german speaking languages,
here we all say: to go to the WC.
of course, in german.

GaryKelly · Post by **GaryKelly** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 7:50 am

amar wrote:it's not a euphemism in german speaking languages,
here we all say: to go to the WC.
of course, in german.

Or you sing it in Hindi whilst walking through a crowded market, not realising that the film's main antagonist is glaring at you from behind the flower-seller's stall...

Paul · Post by **Paul** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 8:32 am

Hi Sara! I was wondering what became of you. It's good to see ya back!

-Paul

michael_coleman · Post by **michael_coleman** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 9:51 am

Yeah, one of the first places I practiced was in the music practice rooms at my university. In fact, the first few times I played with other people were in those very same practice rooms...you ought to check it out...we just had to buy a key for the year to get in....but other schools have them open to everyone...

Welcome back

AaronMalcomb · Post by **AaronMalcomb** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 11:18 am

I played practice chanter, whistle, and jaw harp incessantly in my dorm room at college. My neighbors must have hated me.

Cheers,
Aaron

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