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Search Results for: LOCO
The Bodhran at LOCO
Eleven folks showed up last night for our weekly pickup contra dance band, including a guy with a bodhran, a Celtic drum, which was a first since I started sitting in on backup fiddle in late February. (Last week there … Continue reading
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Tagged contra dancing, LOCO, the bodhran, the hanged man's reel
In which I join the LOCO
Last night I officially (if there is such a thing) joined Austin’s Local On-Call Orchestra, a pickup group of fiddlers sometimes joined by a banjo, mandolin, guitar or even a double bass. LOCO plays every Wednesday at the Hancock Rec … Continue reading
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Posted in Music, Scribbles, Texana
Tagged austin's local on-call orchestra, contra dancing, fiddle
GHW Bush buried at Texas A&M
That was yesterday afternoon, after ceremonies in Houston, while Mr. B. was still having exams. Doubt he would have gone but he’d have hardly been able to miss some of the spectacle. The George H.W. Bush Presidential Library is on the … Continue reading
More orchestra
Another arduous hour-long rehearsal last night of the four American pieces the new orchestra workshop I joined will perform Aug. 1 at a South Austin nursing home. The young teacher/conductor is diplomatic. “If you’re not sure you’re in the right place,” … Continue reading
No fiddle recital until spring
My teacher, the amazing jazz violinist James Anderson, put off his studio’s fall recital until spring. Too many of his young students had try-outs and auditions to practice for. For us adult beginners, recitals are just a lark. Meanwhile I still … Continue reading
Rule 5: Diana Diaconu
She’s a Romanian pilot, I’ll have you know. Who flies one of these birds. Via Israel Matsav.
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Tagged Diana Diaconu, Israel Matsav, Romania
Mandolin shopping
I’m still playing the fiddle and, according to my teacher, and by my own estimation, getting better all the time. Also still playing backup for the LOCO pickup dance band on Wednesdays. Which has helped. Nothing like ensemble work and performance … Continue reading
Posted in Fiddle Stuff, Rancho Roly Poly, Texana
Tagged chord progressions, fiddle improvisation, learning the mandolin