Instruments to Try in Irish Music

tubafor · Post by **tubafor** » Mon May 20, 2002 4:41 pm

Well, considering my username, this is no surprize:

Tuba, the king of heavy metal...

LKtz · Post by **LKtz** » Mon May 20, 2002 5:06 pm

One of the people whom I play celtic music with plays Didjeridoo and Alto Sax, along with tin whistles.Didjeridoo sounds really good for alot of jig and reels. Also at teen Celtic music camp we have about 5 or 6 cello players, who are really good. Even scarrier, the fiddler in my group also plays nose flute

Caryn

Dzhokar · Post by **Dzhokar** » Mon May 20, 2002 11:42 pm

Conga drums work great.

Jo C · Post by **Jo C** » Tue May 21, 2002 7:48 am

Djembes
mbiras
marimbas
how about a sitar?
computers
A gong would certainly be fun in a session - an enthusiastic player could deafen everybody with one stroke, creating a group of people who think that all music , however badly played, sounds good!

Sara · Post by **Sara** » Tue May 21, 2002 8:14 am

On 2002-05-20 14:09, Mark_J wrote:
On 2002-05-20 13:50, Sara wrote:
Saxaphone!

Actually Josie McDermott (Late-Great Singer, Whistle Player, and Fluter) won the All-Ireland on Saxophone under the Miscellaneous Instruments Category. Also, give a listen to At The Rackett's first CD to hear some might-mighty IrTrad with the Alto Sax (the CD also has a great flute duet). ALSO, many of the big Ceili bands had Saxophones in the mix. The Ardellis Ceili Band is one of the main ones, so was the Gallowglass Ceili Band. I think they also employed 5 string banjos, too (another non-traditional instrument). In any case, a good-sensitive player makes all the difference.

That's very interesting - I didn't know the sax had ever been played in Irish music. I'm going to look for At The Rackett's first CD -
I'm quite curious as to what the sax contributes to Irish. I'm guessing it gives it a slight jazz sound.

I second what Jo C said, I'd love to hear a sitar, that would be SO cool!

WyoBadger · Post by **WyoBadger** » Tue May 21, 2002 10:07 am

Hillfolk--
I believe that's Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" you heard. I know this only because I've played it on a home-made "bass bugle" made from a funnel, a nose-spray bottle mouthpiece, and a funnel. Sounds quite, um, impressive.

We've discovered in our band that harmonica and shuttle pipes sound REALLY good together. Go figure.
Tom

hillfolk22 · Post by **hillfolk22** » Tue May 21, 2002 12:31 pm

On 2002-05-21 12:07, WyoBadger wrote:
Hillfolk--
I believe that's Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" you heard. I know this only because I've played it on a home-made "bass bugle" made from a funnel, a nose-spray bottle mouthpiece, and a funnel. Sounds quite, um, impressive.

We've discovered in our band that harmonica and shuttle pipes sound REALLY good together. Go figure.
Tom

Tom you are right! You win the Golden Kazoo for figuring that one out.

I have that tune on my Cartoon Classics CD.
It is from the "What's Opera, Doc?" cartoon with bugs bunny.

Laura

BrassBlower · Post by **BrassBlower** » Tue May 21, 2002 1:12 pm

"Kiww da wabbit! Kiww da wabbit!"

WyoBadger · Post by **WyoBadger** » Thu May 23, 2002 9:49 am

I will kiw him wif my spew and magic HELLLLL-
Met!!!

Caj · Post by **Caj** » Thu May 23, 2002 10:31 am

It's a toss-up between the triangle, the wood block, or the trombofornooniccolocarinumpetubari-clari-percobo saxoflute.

The latter wouldn't work well for Irish music because its sound is too average.

=Caj

hillfolk22 · Post by **hillfolk22** » Thu May 23, 2002 1:07 pm

It's comforting to know that I am not the only bug's bunny fan intoduced to classical music by way of cartoons.

Laura

jordan · Post by **jordan** » Thu May 23, 2002 3:19 pm

I have a friend that plays some tunes brilliantly on the steel drum.

Jordan

The Weekenders · Post by **The Weekenders** » Thu May 23, 2002 3:31 pm

Please, anything but the saxophone. It was wrecked for me by that guy, you know, that guy...................................
They try and wreck Brazilian music with it too. Sigh.

Whistlepeg · Post by **Whistlepeg** » Thu May 23, 2002 8:56 pm

Hey Jordan,
How is Dan the Pan-Man doing these days???

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Thu May 23, 2002 10:33 pm

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I bid on the Saxoflute at eBay, but got an email from them yesterday, saying I lost.