What musical instrument do you play or most like listening to?!


Question: I play the bowed psaltery, an ancient intrument that has been revived. It is triangular, and you use one or two bows to play the strings on each side. However, I couldn't afford a second bow, so I had to learn to crossbow.

I know more than 500 songs "by heart" and play "by ear", as they say. Generally, if it's not a difficult melody, I can learn it after listening to it a few times. My repertoire includes traditional/folk, ethnic, musicals, the Sixties and contemporary. I have had one paid gig (a mother/daughter tea), participated in a contest (unfortunately when I was running such a high fever that I could barely function), and played on a professional stage as an invited performer. I've performed in public many times, always gathering a crowd, and I recently started setting out the traditional "begging bowl" aka "tip bowl". I was given a $5 bill once! And, one day, I earned about $35~for just sitting around practicing my songs!

information about the bowed psaltery:
http://unicornstrings.com/
My psaltery is from this company, which has the best! I've tried playing various makes, and Unicorn Strings has a wonderful creation. I'll never regret splurging that summer~ about 10 years ago, I think it was.

Here are some bowed psaltery performances:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CIQnQBXO...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pubx5Bupm...
The songs are "Greensleeves" and "Piper Through the Meadow Straying". I know both of those! Yea!

BTW: Long, long ago, I played the double keyboard organ, one of those with all of the foot pedals. Then, when I worked in a factory for almost two years, I developed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and couldn't play anymore without suffering severe pain. So, I couldn't make music except singing. It would be many years before I came across the bowed psaltery at Bristol Renaissance Faire~thank goodness!

I love to listen to fife and drum, bagpipes, hammered dulcimer, harp, Irish penny whistle, and other ethnic instruments.


Answers: I play the bowed psaltery, an ancient intrument that has been revived. It is triangular, and you use one or two bows to play the strings on each side. However, I couldn't afford a second bow, so I had to learn to crossbow.

I know more than 500 songs "by heart" and play "by ear", as they say. Generally, if it's not a difficult melody, I can learn it after listening to it a few times. My repertoire includes traditional/folk, ethnic, musicals, the Sixties and contemporary. I have had one paid gig (a mother/daughter tea), participated in a contest (unfortunately when I was running such a high fever that I could barely function), and played on a professional stage as an invited performer. I've performed in public many times, always gathering a crowd, and I recently started setting out the traditional "begging bowl" aka "tip bowl". I was given a $5 bill once! And, one day, I earned about $35~for just sitting around practicing my songs!

information about the bowed psaltery:
http://unicornstrings.com/
My psaltery is from this company, which has the best! I've tried playing various makes, and Unicorn Strings has a wonderful creation. I'll never regret splurging that summer~ about 10 years ago, I think it was.

Here are some bowed psaltery performances:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CIQnQBXO...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pubx5Bupm...
The songs are "Greensleeves" and "Piper Through the Meadow Straying". I know both of those! Yea!

BTW: Long, long ago, I played the double keyboard organ, one of those with all of the foot pedals. Then, when I worked in a factory for almost two years, I developed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and couldn't play anymore without suffering severe pain. So, I couldn't make music except singing. It would be many years before I came across the bowed psaltery at Bristol Renaissance Faire~thank goodness!

I love to listen to fife and drum, bagpipes, hammered dulcimer, harp, Irish penny whistle, and other ethnic instruments.
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no
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=)
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