Strange musical instruments

StewySmoot · Post by **StewySmoot** » Thu May 12, 2005 7:11 pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/brunel/A486074

This site lists some really bizarre musical instruments like the anvil, crumhorn, saw, prepared piano, flageolet, low whistle, Uilleann pipes and bohdran.

Cynth · Post by **Cynth** » Thu May 12, 2005 7:20 pm

I was interested to see the instructions for circular breathing under "Digeridoo". I think I won't worry about doing that just yet.

Wormdiet · Post by **Wormdiet** » Thu May 12, 2005 7:54 pm

StewySmoot wrote:http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/brunel/A486074

This site lists some really bizarre musical instruments like the anvil, crumhorn, saw, prepared piano, flageolet, low whistle, Uilleann pipes and bohdran.

Krumhorns Rock!!!!

chas · Post by **chas** » Thu May 12, 2005 7:57 pm

If you wanna hear some cool rock crumhorn, listen to Richard and Linda Thompson (can't remember which album). For rock flageolet, Robert Palmer's Pressure Drop.

cowtime · Post by **cowtime** » Thu May 12, 2005 8:06 pm

Cynth wrote:I was interested to see the instructions for circular breathing under "Digeridoo". I think I won't worry about doing that just yet.

I know of a few pipers who can do this when playing practice chanter. Fine to listen to but not to watch.

StewySmoot · Post by **StewySmoot** » Thu May 12, 2005 8:14 pm

Crumhorn and Racket players

Reminds me of something I did back in the 60s-70s. Cant seem to place it.....

Flyingcursor · Post by **Flyingcursor** » Fri May 13, 2005 3:31 am

Good article. He missed the erhu and shweng.

Post by **Nanohedron** » Fri May 13, 2005 11:26 am

You want strange? I give you:

...The Stroh violin.

PJ · Post by PJ » Fri May 13, 2005 11:49 am

"The quality of an Irish traditional group is in inverse proportion to the number of bodhrán players it has."

Wombat · Post by **Wombat** » Fri May 13, 2005 1:24 pm

Cynth wrote:I was interested to see the instructions for circular breathing under "Digeridoo". I think I won't worry about doing that just yet.

Harmonica player and whistler James Conway once tried to teach me circular breathing. I commented that I was too scared to try his method for fear that my brains would come out my nose.

I own an erhu. When we periodically list the instruments we play you might notice—if you've got nothing better to do—that I never list erhu. I'd love to try one day but so far no luck.

chattiekathy · Post by **chattiekathy** » Fri May 13, 2005 8:59 pm

If you want to see weird, check out some of these!

http://www.oddmusic.com/gallery/index.html

Some of them even have sound files.

Cheers,
Kathy

oleorezinator · Post by **oleorezinator** » Mon May 16, 2005 11:00 pm

chas wrote:If you wanna hear some cool rock crumhorn, listen to Richard and Linda Thompson (can't remember which album). For rock flageolet, Robert Palmer's Pressure Drop.

i want to see the bright lights tonight was the album. also these guys: http://www.gaudela.net/gryphon/ http://www.grunthos.demon.co.uk/prospect_before_us.htm http://www.grunthos.demon.co.uk/rise_up ... he_sun.htm http://www.grunthos.demon.co.uk/live_in_concert.htm http://www.rykodisc.com/Catalog/dump/rykoalbums_765.asp the last one really rocks with richard thompson on electric guitar and the fairport convention rhythm section.

chas · Post by **chas** » Tue May 17, 2005 5:19 am

Ooh, that last one does sound good, Oleo.

I just heard a piece by Susato -- the original, who lived in the 16th century. It had all the neat Renaissance instruments, including crumhorns, racketts, and serpents. Very cool.

Matt_Paris · Post by **Matt_Paris** » Tue May 17, 2005 6:55 am

http://www.yeodoug.com/articles/serpent ... hotos.html

Wombat · Post by **Wombat** » Tue May 17, 2005 8:25 am

oleorezinator wrote:
chas wrote:If you wanna hear some cool rock crumhorn, listen to Richard and Linda Thompson (can't remember which album). For rock flageolet, Robert Palmer's Pressure Drop.
i want to see the bright lights tonight was the album. also these guys: http://www.gaudela.net/gryphon/ http://www.grunthos.demon.co.uk/prospect_before_us.htm http://www.grunthos.demon.co.uk/rise_up ... he_sun.htm http://www.grunthos.demon.co.uk/live_in_concert.htm http://www.rykodisc.com/Catalog/dump/rykoalbums_765.asp the last one really rocks with richard thompson on electric guitar and the fairport convention rhythm section.

Some good choices here. It should be said that if it's early instruments you want, the first two Gryphon albums are the ticket. The later ones are more conventional prog rock.

Another band that makes interesting use of early instruments is Blowzabella. Well worth a listen. Check them out here:

http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/dav ... abella.htm

Bright Lights would have to be the best Richard and Linda Thompson album IMO. Just about every tune is excellent. That said, I like most of their others too.

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