50 year old entertains family with tin whistle....

nancymae · Post by **nancymae** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 2:52 pm

Yep....just had my big 50...just started playing the whistle in August...about 2 months now. Thanks to Brother Steve's whistle pages, I was able to play a number of songs for my family....like Amazing Grace, Saddle The Pony, Stitches for Britches, and Wild Irish Rose.

Even did a couple of cuts and taps!!! I put "BYOEP" on my birthday party invitation....they had to guess what EP meant. (Bring your own ear plugs). Had many interesting guesses though....from extra pillows....to extraterrestrial partier.

I even got applause......

They were tooo sweet.

A new whistleplayer!!

Nancy

jim_mc · Post by **jim_mc** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 2:53 pm

Congratulations and Happy Birthday!

serpent · Post by **serpent** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 4:09 pm

Congrats, Happy Birthday, and welcome!
Cheers,

serpent

glauber · Post by **glauber** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 4:11 pm

Allright Nancy! Good job!

brewerpaul · Post by **brewerpaul** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 6:40 pm

Right on! Play for as many people as you can. Teach them to play: best gift you could ever give anyone is the gift of music.

Celtoid · Post by **Celtoid** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 5:25 am

Happy Birthday!!!

I am still shy about playing in front of other people, but that's whast it's all about. Congratulations!

StewySmoot · Post by **StewySmoot** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 8:23 pm

Congrats!!!!!

I was pelted with rotten vegetables, and subjected to hoots, cat-calls, and jeers on my 50th...

And that was before I started playing...

nancymae · Post by **nancymae** » Fri Oct 24, 2003 7:11 am

Thanks everyone for the wishes!!! I was kinda nervous about playing in front of people....but I figured....at 50....I don't really care what people think of me....I love my music and art...and I am going for it!!

Nancy

AnnaDMartinez · Post by **AnnaDMartinez** » Fri Oct 24, 2003 5:03 pm

50 is a great age to start playing the whistle! Good on you! Anna, closer to sixty than to fifty!

StewySmoot · Post by **StewySmoot** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 8:02 am

nancymae wrote:I was kinda nervous about playing in front of people....but I figured....at 50....I don't really care what people think of me....

Nancy

One of the gifts of wisdom that comes with age.

Congrats from a fellow quintagenarian!

Parcour25 · Post by **Parcour25** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 8:32 am

Nice post Nancy, I turn 50 next month. In life you are either going forward or backwards, it it impossible to stay the same. Learning an instrument is the perfect 50 year old present to give yourself. I bought a 12 string guitar last week, something I have always wanted to do. I pray for the courage and determination, as you have shown, to learn the instrument and play in front of a group. It is hard. Wish me luck, and continued good luck to you!

Wombat · Post by **Wombat** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 9:36 am

Parcour25 wrote:Nice post Nancy, I turn 50 next month. In life you are either going forward or backwards, it it impossible to stay the same. Learning an instrument is the perfect 50 year old present to give yourself. I bought a 12 string guitar last week, something I have always wanted to do. I pray for the courage and determination, as you have shown, to learn the instrument and play in front of a group. It is hard. Wish me luck, and continued good luck to you!

Absolutely right. Congratulations Nancy and good luck to both of you.

Paul · Post by **Paul** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 4:25 pm

That's great Nancy! Congratulations on your debut!

nancymae · Post by **nancymae** » Mon Oct 27, 2003 8:04 am

Thanks again everyone!!! I guess it's really not so bad being 50!! Parcour--I learned how to play guitar on a 12 string. Don't give up if your fingers hurt big time. You need to get some callouses built up...once you have those, you are home free!!! Just practice often. Music gets to your heart...and it's even more beautiful when you are the one playing!!!

Waiting for my AARP package to arrive!!

Nancy

McHaffie · Post by **McHaffie** » Mon Oct 27, 2003 9:45 am

HAPPY B-DAY!!!

Glad to hear you've picked up on a such a fine instrument! Took me forever to get used to playing in front of an audience, still makes me a bit nervous, but I just concentrate on those I'm playing with, and if I'm solo.. well... I just have to deal.

Take care,
John