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  • pefjr
    Humorist
    • Dec 2008
    • 14330

    fiddlesticks!!!

    I miss the fiddle.....I need more music!!!

    http://www.ted.com Natalie MacMaster and her musical partner Donnell Leahy play several tunes from the Cape Breton tradition -- a sprightly, soulful style of...



  • Peerie Maa
    Old Grey Inquisitive One
    • Oct 2008
    • 62422

    #2
    Re: fiddlesticks!!!

    I prefer something quicker
    Swarbrick Hens March
    It really is quite difficult to build an ugly wooden boat.

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    • pefjr
      Humorist
      • Dec 2008
      • 14330

      #3
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      • boylesboats
        Lil' Rascal
        • Nov 2006
        • 3831

        #4
        Re: fiddlesticks!!!

        Much lively tune here if ya'll be bored http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VL-IAb8vS8
        Last edited by boylesboats; 08-04-2009, 03:49 PM.
        save a nose, pick a banjo

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        • elf
          opinionated crone
          • Sep 2006
          • 19258

          #5
          Re: fiddlesticks!!!

          Swarb's a different class. More like Mozart - crazy, raunchy, complete mastery of his instrument in 6 different styles, sick and his heart was always out on a plate for everyone to touch and connect to.

          Hope he still is.
          A society predicated on the assumption that everyone in it should want to get rich is not well situated to become either ethical or imaginative.

          Photographer of sailing and sailboats
          And other things, too.

          http://www.landsedgephoto.photodeck.com

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          • Peerie Maa
            Old Grey Inquisitive One
            • Oct 2008
            • 62422

            #6
            Re: fiddlesticks!!!

            Hi Elf,
            There are clips of Swarb playing on U Tube from last year.
            It really is quite difficult to build an ugly wooden boat.

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            • pefjr
              Humorist
              • Dec 2008
              • 14330

              #7
              Re: fiddlesticks!!!

              This kid is good

              Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.



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              • boylesboats
                Lil' Rascal
                • Nov 2006
                • 3831

                #8
                Re: fiddlesticks!!!

                Originally posted by pefjr
                LOL... yeah..give him a hand... I like that kid... A good tune choice too

                Well lookie here... there's few more videos.... Wow, that kid got some real talent
                Last edited by boylesboats; 08-06-2009, 01:40 PM.
                save a nose, pick a banjo

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                • elf
                  opinionated crone
                  • Sep 2006
                  • 19258

                  #9
                  Re: fiddlesticks!!!

                  Originally posted by Peerie Maa
                  Hi Elf,
                  There are clips of Swarb playing on U Tube from last year.
                  True. I checked out one. He still looked quite sick.

                  Somewhere there's a vid of him on his 60th? birthday (probably, Martin is 61). He looks pretty awful there, too.

                  But in May Martin assured me that Swarb was up and running again.

                  I guess I'll have to go back to England to see for myself.
                  A society predicated on the assumption that everyone in it should want to get rich is not well situated to become either ethical or imaginative.

                  Photographer of sailing and sailboats
                  And other things, too.

                  http://www.landsedgephoto.photodeck.com

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                  • Peerie Maa
                    Old Grey Inquisitive One
                    • Oct 2008
                    • 62422

                    #10
                    Re: fiddlesticks!!!

                    From Wiki
                    Health and premature obituary

                    For many years Swarbrick has suffered steadily worsening health due to emphysema. There was considerable embarrassment for the Daily Telegraph newspaper in 1999 when it published a premature obituary for Swarbrick after he was admitted to hospital with a chest infection.[29]
                    Dave and Christine Pegg launched the SwarbAid, including a fund-raising concert at Birmingham's Symphony Hall in July 1999, and a limited-edition EP live recorded in the hope of paying for his treatment. After a relapse they launched SwarbAid II with a similar concert in 2004.[30]
                    Swarbrick was fortunate enough, in October 2004, to receive a double lung transplant and has since enjoyed improved health and a better quality of life after being confined to a wheelchair for some years.
                    Swarb's 64th birthday party is featured on his website here: Swarbrick
                    It really is quite difficult to build an ugly wooden boat.

                    The power of the web: Anyone can post anything on the web
                    The weakness of the web: Anyone can post anything on the web.

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                    • pefjr
                      Humorist
                      • Dec 2008
                      • 14330

                      #11
                      Re: fiddlesticks!!!

                      What is the difference between a Violin and a fiddle?







                      Well you see, a violin has "strings" and...








                      a fiddle has "strangs".



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                      • boylesboats
                        Lil' Rascal
                        • Nov 2006
                        • 3831

                        #12
                        Re: fiddlesticks!!!

                        Originally posted by pefjr
                        What is the difference between a Violin and a fiddle?







                        Well you see, a violin has "strings" and...








                        a fiddle has "strangs".
                        naaaaaa.. I thought it was cat gut and horsehair... so much for hey diddle diddle cat on the fiddle....
                        save a nose, pick a banjo

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                        • Peerie Maa
                          Old Grey Inquisitive One
                          • Oct 2008
                          • 62422

                          #13
                          Re: fiddlesticks!!!

                          Originally posted by boylesboats
                          naaaaaa.. I thought it was cat gut and horsehair... so much for hey diddle diddle cat on the fiddle....
                          Aahh, that's what cats are good for. I knew there must be something
                          It really is quite difficult to build an ugly wooden boat.

                          The power of the web: Anyone can post anything on the web
                          The weakness of the web: Anyone can post anything on the web.

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                          • pefjr
                            Humorist
                            • Dec 2008
                            • 14330

                            #14
                            Re: fiddlesticks!!!

                            Looks like Doug has run up on "Hard Times"




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                            • boylesboats
                              Lil' Rascal
                              • Nov 2006
                              • 3831

                              #15
                              Re: fiddlesticks!!!

                              Originally posted by pefjr
                              Looks like Doug has run up on "Hard Times"

                              http://cgi.ebay.com/Doug-Kershaws-Pe...d=p3911.c0.m14
                              quite a shame seeing a great fiddle player like himself outta business
                              save a nose, pick a banjo

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