TalesOfTheSevenSeas Posted January 4, 2004 Posted January 4, 2004 What instruments do you play or do you sing? I've just taken up the violin (less than a week, LOL) and before that played piano for years. But it has been 15 years since I gave up my last piano and my last lessons were in about 1978, so it's been a loooooooooong time! But I still remember how to read music and lo' n' behold, I've found a violin teacher who has turned out to be a pirate!!! She and her husband have both joined Tales of the Seven Seas and are all jazzed up to bring their instruments and along on the Valentines sail aboard the Royaliste. She's enthusiastic about teaching me lots of seafaring tunes once I'm far enough along to handle them. I've had two lessons now and in the last one she gave me a nice sounding fiddler's piece from the British Isles called "Soldier's Joy". Soldier's called their payday "soldier's joy" so it is a happy tune that you would whistle with a pocket full o' coin! -Claire "Poison Quill" Warren Pyrate Mum of Tales of the Seven Seas www.talesofthesevenseas.com
Mad Woman Cheryl Posted January 4, 2004 Posted January 4, 2004 Quill, I be a singer but can't read a lick o' music. We have been filking sea chanties for about 3 years now. I usually add in the harmonies, but with a bunch of us it's better for each to take a verse or two. Hubby plays guitar, we do have keyboard and bodhran. It's just so hard to find music to this stuff. Mad Woman Cheryl By Odin's mighty spear, I hereby snap and go berzerk!!!"
TalesOfTheSevenSeas Posted January 4, 2004 Author Posted January 4, 2004 No Quarter Given's Pirate Songbook has music and lyrics to 60 sea shanties, but from the titles given, it sounds like they may be written in modern times. I'm not sure about that. You might want to give Jamaica Rose a shout and ask her about it. Enjoy! NQG's Pirate Songbook -Claire "Poison Quill" Warren Pyrate Mum of Tales of the Seven Seas www.talesofthesevenseas.com
Paisley Posted January 4, 2004 Posted January 4, 2004 ohhh boy...lol...i USED to play clarinet (yes, i'm a former band geek) but dropped outta that to be in "flag corps"...lol.... as of now, i live through my hubby who played bass in a band called "godhead". they were one of the first bands to be signed under marilyn manson. i'd be surprised if any of ya'll have ever heard of them. "This calls for a particularly subtle blend of psychology & extereme violence." -Vivian, The Young Ones
Capt. Morgan Posted January 4, 2004 Posted January 4, 2004 I'm learnin' ta play th' bagpipes... *looks behind him* I'll slit yer throat ta the one tryin' ta break me pipes!!! Touche' Ship's Marksman & Crab Fiend Pyrates of the Coast "All the skill in the world goes out the window if an angel pisses in the flintlock of your musket." "Florida points like a guiding thumb, To the southern isles of rumba and rum, To the mystery cities and haunted seas, Of the Spanish Main and the Caribbees..."
CaptJackSparrow Posted January 4, 2004 Posted January 4, 2004 Funny this came up, I was talking to a Pub member last night about this kinda thing. I thought the question was what music we listen to as fer incinations. Anyway...I play electric guitar does that count? Even though it isn't invented yet . This be me in civi life......sorta. Jack
Blackeye Susan Posted January 4, 2004 Posted January 4, 2004 This is a topic to my liking. Started my musical life on the trumpet when I was short and annoying. Got my undergrad degree in music education so I also play trombone, tuba, violin, flute, oboe, cello, bass, snare drum, marimba, kettle drums, and piano...all very badly. I don't think I remember most of them anymore. Now I'm working on a history degree so I play recorder and cornett(a 16th century trumpet/recorder hybrid). I'd like to relearn the violin, and learn sacbutt(no really...it's an instrument) and concertina...and hurdy gurdy...this is why I play everything badly, I can't choose just one! * * blackeye susan
Nigel Posted January 4, 2004 Posted January 4, 2004 OOOooo....a BC Rich....Nice axe, mate! We can call that yer "boarding axe"!!!! What year is it? Sir Nigel - aka "Sir Freelancealot"; aka "Ace of Cads"; aka "JACKPOT!!" (cha-CHING!) "Mojitos BAD!...Lesbians with free rum GOOD!!!"
hitman Posted January 4, 2004 Posted January 4, 2004 Played percussian in High school (yes percussian when you know how to play the timpani,xlophone,bells,chimes,do a good clean snare role, and carry the #5 bass drum in the Ga heat then you can call me a drummer or hell you can call me one now I don't care ) THIS BE THE HITMAN WE GOIN QUIET
Capt. Morgan Posted January 4, 2004 Posted January 4, 2004 Oh, and I sing too, but I shouldn't!! Touche' Ship's Marksman & Crab Fiend Pyrates of the Coast "All the skill in the world goes out the window if an angel pisses in the flintlock of your musket." "Florida points like a guiding thumb, To the southern isles of rumba and rum, To the mystery cities and haunted seas, Of the Spanish Main and the Caribbees..."
Nigel Posted January 5, 2004 Posted January 5, 2004 I took up the gee-tar at the tender age of 8, studying classical, folk, and theory. By the age of 13, I was gigging professionally on a regular basis. The pay hasn't gotten much better since then..... I studied clasical, jazz, blues, and rock guitar for many years. I studied jazz and clasical piano/harmony/theory/composition/improvisation for 7 years. I taught guitar for several years in Denver. I have performed in various groups: rock, blues, big band jazz, dixieland, folk, celtic rock, orchestra, sung barbershop in a 40-member chorus (yes, I even had my own quartet) and now I am playing/singing with the Pyrates of the Coast, out of Seattle, WA. I am also continually working on original music in my home studio. I have written music for interactive demos for such lofty clients as Starbucks. I am also currently interested in joining or forming an electrified celtic rock band in Seattle - if anyone knows of any good musicians in the area, send 'em my way... Sir Nigel - aka "Sir Freelancealot"; aka "Ace of Cads"; aka "JACKPOT!!" (cha-CHING!) "Mojitos BAD!...Lesbians with free rum GOOD!!!"
CaptJackSparrow Posted January 5, 2004 Posted January 5, 2004 Nigel: If I can remember that far back I believe it's a 1987. I recently got an Ironbird corpse of ebay and rebuild it and had it painted by a west coast custom shop. The damn thing plays better than this one. LOL. I sometimes think it might do more damadge that a boarding axe and not a bad idea at that, it has enough points on it to be somewhat deadly. As fer yer band aspirations......I feel your pain........I find it very tough to get people to do and think outside the box. Best of luck to you, I didn't have any. Jack
Scupper Posted January 5, 2004 Posted January 5, 2004 I played the drums in the band then in a fife and drum corps. I haven't played in years though. i just last week started learning the bagpipes. I'm waiting for my chanter now. Scupper "That's the navy for you. Rum in the scuppers today. Blood in the scuppers tomorrow."Thrist is a shameless disease. So here's to a shameful cure!"Loyalty, honesty and directness are traits I admire. Insecurity, snipes and disrespect I will not tolerate in the least."
Blind Rhoid Pyle Posted January 5, 2004 Posted January 5, 2004 I play the saxophone (alto & tenor, but baritone preferred) and bass guitar. I also sing, in tune most of the time.
darkRose Posted January 5, 2004 Posted January 5, 2004 Plinkin around wit me banjo...guitar(nigels seen the pics) and fer a number of years...it was the TUBA!!!!!...yes the tuba.....wot a wunnerful wunnerful instroment darkRose The Enigmatic Rogue...and may always be<br /> <br /> "I kissed her... once with passion... once with love... and told her good bye"
Trapper Posted January 5, 2004 Posted January 5, 2004 I be a singer, in 2 groups: Broadside, an all-woman chantey group and Coventry, a celtic/rock band. I started singin' coz o' me Mum singin' Scottish songs 'round the house, an' haven't stopped since. I leave the instrumentation to me mates. I posted two o' the Broadside songs in the mp3 forum here. By the by, another great source for sea songs and their tunes is Stan Hugill's "Shanties from the Seven Seas". A truly wonderful book, jam-packed wi' songs collected by the last real chanteyman. An' a true gentleman he was on 'is last trip to Seattle, many years ago. Fair winds, Trapper Captain of the Tinker's Damn
morgan_thelimey_grimmway Posted January 5, 2004 Posted January 5, 2004 I 'ave been known t'sing a few tunes in me time, but mainly I plays th'Djembe with me drummin' circle. It's always a barrel o'fun when ye've had too much t'drink an everyone 'as their own beat inside of their 'eads. "Work is the curse of the drinking classes."
TabithaAnne Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 My other half plays the bagpipes, as much as I wish he didn't......they can drive you truly mad when fired up in a house with vaulted ceilings.... So....if anyone needs a bagpiper in the Southern/Northern maybe even AZ. he's for hire. Men are like a deck of cards - You need a heart to love them, a diamond to marry them, a club to beat them and a spade to bury the bastards.
Trapper Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 So....if anyone needs a bagpiper in the Southern/Northern maybe even AZ. he's for hire. Well, blast. It be too bad ye're not closer t' Seattle. I'd be havin' pipin' work long about August. Trapper Captain of the Tinker's Damn
Captain Charlotte Savvy Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 So....if anyone needs a bagpiper in the Southern/Northern maybe even AZ. he's for hire. The younger pirate in my house (that is, me brother) is learning to play the piano, the guitar, and (without the help of lessons on this one) the accordian, so I don't think I want any more . . . music around the house. *grins* I myself attempt the piano on a regular basis. I can play decently enough -- but I don't practice enough to know more than a handful of songs. Though, thanks to the PotC sheet music me mother got me for Christmas, I've been working on that! I can actually play most of Jack's entrance theme without making it sound too painful . . . "Pirates ... were of that old breed of rover whose port lay always a little farther on, a little beyond the skyline ... if they lived riotously let it be urged in their favor that at least they lived." ~ John Masefield Those who live by the sword, get shot instead.
Captain Sage Posted January 8, 2004 Posted January 8, 2004 Picked up piano as a wee lad (it was heavy!)... many years trained on it, and a few that I enjoyed. Trumpet in high school, nerve damage in lip, escorted to baritone section, tuba for senior year. Took a real likin' to alto sax in college (jazz). got serious about guitar a few years back and learned to hit drums for kicks and giggles. Some folk say they play an instrument, and they might be able to play one song (like Heart and Soul or Chopsticks on the piano). Others like musicians may be in love with one instrument at any given time but be able to get around fairly well on others because they have a knack for picking out the basic elements of something. Ya follow? Captain Sage Captain Sage Visit The Pirate's Realm and Blackbeard's Realm
TalesOfTheSevenSeas Posted January 8, 2004 Author Posted January 8, 2004 Good point on playing vs ability. I played piano for years, from about age 8 through high school. But I never had a teacher who taught music theory. I learned to read music, learned to play the piece, memorized some and then moved on to the next one. I never learned to play by ear or how to improvise even the simplest chords from a given melody line. Consequently, it wasn't a whole lot of fun and although I love the piano, I'm not good at it and most of the pieces I knew back then, I can only play badly now. My hands remember more about where to go than I do. My first piano teacher was very old school. She had one of those pianos with a little shelf at each end of the keyboard. She used to keep a pair of scissors sitting there as I played and would rap me across the knuckles when I made a mistake. Although now-a-days we see the problems in her teaching method, LOL, I truly can't blame her for my musical inadequacies. I was young, undisciplined and didn't usually devote the time I should have to practicing. The violin is utterly new. I'm in only my second week and absolutely love it and am practicing about 2 hours daily, even if it means practicing in my truck on lunch breaks from work. Although it is very difficult to play initially, and it takes about 1-3 months to get past the screeching stage, the payoff is great. -Claire "Poison Quill" Warren Pyrate Mum of Tales of the Seven Seas www.talesofthesevenseas.com
Desert Pyrate Posted January 8, 2004 Posted January 8, 2004 I sing (tenor, if ye must know), and I play all forms o' mallet percussion. Vibraphone, marimba, concert bells, chimes, timpani, xylophone... I even took a semester o' steel drum, tho I'm not sure how much I remember.
Nigel Posted January 9, 2004 Posted January 9, 2004 Plinkin around wit me banjo...guitar(nigels seen the pics) and fer a number of years...it was the TUBA!!!!!...yes the tuba.....wot a wunnerful wunnerful instromentdarkRose Aye, I've seen the pics, DR! Sir Nigel - aka "Sir Freelancealot"; aka "Ace of Cads"; aka "JACKPOT!!" (cha-CHING!) "Mojitos BAD!...Lesbians with free rum GOOD!!!"
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