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the most disturbing thing about this bit is the sparrowhawk's quote...

THE BOMBARDE IS NOT A SOLO INSTRUMENT what? where? why? who, in his or her right mind, would make such decleration? I reckon it means never play the bombarde when you are alone as you may need immediate assistance should your eardrum rupture. kinda like the warnings on hazardous material products.

does any of you know whether the breton bombarde has the same fingering as the whistle?
and, while we're at it, can it be played in any way other than loud or louder? I do not react well to noise, yet I react extremely well to breton music (Stivell, tri-Yann, Prigent, Cabestan etc.)

cheers

I have dozens of earworms, but only one has been around for many years: the Beatles' Golden Slumber-carry that weight-end medley.
I humm/whistle/sing it very often.
Funny though... I hardly ever listen to it.
I'm going to do so right now.

I have a few of their early recordings tucked away on vinyl SOMEWHERE!!!. I enjoyed some of their music at that time but moved on to Planxty and the Bothy Band. Some of the earlier stuff was okay!! That's the story. moving on from the Chieftains. It seems as though said band is advancing faster tha...

They are old, rusty, horribly untuned (except the Eb which is perfect) and no match to their shiny successors , but ... I just couldn't chuck 'em in the bin that'd be awfull as they had served me well for a long time. So here's what I did: http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/p5e263e5c18f543...

Isn't it nice when tunes not originaly designed for "Irish" flute or whistle just fit on simple-system without too much hassle. my two latest are: 1) the movement " Va, pensiero " from Verdi's opera " Nabucco ". 2) the theme from Spike Lee's movie " Mo' better blue...

I love klezmer music. I am from Israel and my family descends from central-eastern Europe, which means I was kinda breast fed on klezmer music. It is quite amazing how this music have survived. most of it was destroyed in the holocaust, but kept alive by jewish immigrants in north America. I love th...

Hi this is my first post here (though I have been lurking for quite a while and posted on the flute forum). Anyway, I have just moved to a new flat and as I unpacked I was so pleased to have found my long since lost Generations high G (funny, I don't remember packing it). I was so delighted I immedi...

I came across this item on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/20s-Irish-COL-78-John-Griffin-Flute-Singing_W0QQitemZ4857948141QQcategoryZ306QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem (for the "link-timid": It's a 10" 78rpm recording of John Griffin Flute Solo and Songs "The Widow McGee" and "Peggy Mal...

A qusetion to whoever Colin's available:
I have a tax audit comming and would like to know if I can deduct an ebay-purchased Pakistani flute as donation to the needed in a third world country.

cheers

Is "pissed like a newt" a direct translation? It's not but it's the best out of many possible. with my limited knowledge I believe it actually in means: if you hadn't been drinking so heavily yesterday, you wouldn't be bitching about painful hair today. I am still only in the first stages...

Thanks, this is valueable information for me, which I'm sure I'll use. What's the Breton phrase in your signature? Cheers, Aaron The breton phrase is pretty straight forward and means: " if you hadn't been pissed like a newt yesterday, you wouldn't have complained about hangover today ". I...

Thanks for the good advice. I reckon I'd simply apply the same method I used when I tought myself to play the didjeridoo (yeh I'm multyinstumentalist) I remember long weeks of hyperventilating and horrible sounds until I got the hang of it and now it doesn't take more air than breathing and circular...

Hi this is my first time here (posting, not reading) this is a fine establishment indeed. I've just purchased my first flute and I mean less than an hour ago (been playing whistles for years as a side dish for playing bass guitar), however it wasn't fully intentialy. I placed what I believe to be a ...