Is the pennywhistle your only instrument?

energy · Post by **energy** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 11:43 pm

Hmmm. Whistle, I guess. Learning fiddle. Was learning box, but a lack of an instrument has cut that short. (Dare I admit it?) Bodhran, fairly well. I've taken shots at a lot of instruments but haven't really ever put much effort into most of them...I can mess around on simple system flute, and know enough to find my way around a highland pipes chanter. All well, some day I'll master all of the above...

Isilwen · Post by **Isilwen** » Sat Mar 08, 2003 12:17 am

Ok, if you really want to know:

Whistle, Violin/Fiddle, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Barry Sax, Flute, Fife, Viola, Piano, Guitar, Trumpet, & I also know a little about Bassoon and Clarinet. Sometimes I sing too, but we won't get into that...

jim_mc · Post by **jim_mc** » Sat Mar 08, 2003 12:18 am

madfifer9 wrote:Another fifer comes out of the woodwork, jim mc! I like Civil War era (duh). We have some awesome ancient style drummers in our corps. What do you like to play, jim mc?
madfifer9

Hey MF9! I play both CW and RW music, along with all the stuff in between and even some modern compositions. Also IRtrad, of course. I especially like the Irish influenced hillbilly type American folk music. I play with the Civil War Troopers, who many consider to have the finest drum line in the fife and drum community. Nick Attanasio is our drum instructor, and plays in the line as well. Our fife line, while less experienced, is quickly building a reputation for itself. Bill Hart (of Americlique) is our fife instructor.

I drummed for nearly 30 years, and played the fife only casually. Then a blown rotator cuff forced me to cut back on the drumming and I started getting serious about my fife playing. That was a couple of years ago, and I'm really pleased with the progress I've made. I don't know if I'll go back to drumming with the corps. No sense in lugging one of those heavy ancient style drums around in the heat if you don't have to!

Wombat · Post by **Wombat** » Sat Mar 08, 2003 1:25 am

Here's my list:
6 and 12 string guitars, fretted and fretless electric bass, Irish bouzouki, mandolin, saxophones (retired), anglo concertina, piano/keyboards, harmonica, melodica.

Jon C. · Post by **Jon C.** » Sat Mar 08, 2003 1:39 am

Let's see:
Dulcimer
Irish Flute
Low whistle
Penny Whistle

michael_coleman · Post by **michael_coleman** » Sat Mar 08, 2003 2:46 am

Lets see, besides the tin whistle I have been picking up the Irish FLute along with it for about 6 months now. I have played saxophone for over 10 years, I have played piano for about 12 years, guitar for about 8 years, french horn for 7, mellophone for about 3 years, and bass guitar for about 9 years. I've played all of these in some form of a band.

MarkB · Post by **MarkB** » Sat Mar 08, 2003 8:53 am

Bodhran (own seven)
Whistle
Flute

Just now started learning the guitar.

MarkB

spittin_in_the_wind · Post by **spittin_in_the_wind** » Sat Mar 08, 2003 9:29 am

My major instrument was alto Sax (I have two!), but I've also played clarinet and flute(have one of each) in pit orchestras, and I used to play piano when I was a kid.

Robin

Bill Reeder · Post by **Bill Reeder** » Sat Mar 08, 2003 10:06 am

Uilleann pipes
Scottish Smallpipes
Northumbrian Smallpipes
Border Pipes
Fiddle
Flute
guitar
mandolin
banjo
bass

It's just a shame that you can only play one at a time.

bdatki · Post by **bdatki** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 11:10 pm

I just recently started with the whistle, I'm finding the whole wind instrument thing difficult. Although thats mainly because I am super-addicted to playing the banjo, especially recently.

I do clawhammer banjo mostly, but recently I've been working into some old-time fingerpicking styles like Charlie Poole's. I can play one song slowly Scruggs style and I'd like to learn more of that. But whistle is a fun diversion and I think it has helped train my ear a bit.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 11:37 pm

the other things i play:

concert flute (haven't played in a few years)
alto, tenor, baritone saxophone (been a while for these too)
recorder (haven't really played this since i got my first whistle)
guitar
bass guitar
marching snare
basic drum set
handbells in elementary school
2-3 months of violin lessons (one day i'll learn to play the cello)
i can play really really basic piano stuff (one day i'll learn more)

to do list (of sorts):

strings, brass, piano, clarinet, oboe, pipes, mallet percussion (i guess the hammered dulcimer would be in this category too? hehe), and basically anything else i can get my hands on

tuaz · Post by **tuaz** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 12:25 am

1. alto and soprano saxes
2. drums
3. played piano when I was young

Arto_Vallivirta · Post by **Arto_Vallivirta** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 2:14 am

Irish flute
uillean pipes (learning)
bodhran
guitar (badly)
mandolin (nearly as badly as guitar)

and of course whistles

/Arto

JimmyM · Post by **JimmyM** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 2:16 am

Octave Mandola, tuned GDAE - great with Scottish fiddle and pipe tunes in A.

rbm · Post by **rbm** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 3:47 am

Mandolin - very badly

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