Toblerone on steel

me playing the pan really badly for fun and profit...except for the profit part that is....

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Yeah I'm very rusty. The vid is so out of sync it looks like I'm miming - I assure you all the muliple wrong notes are mine! Me playing Spanish Flea on youtube
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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
That was cool. My sons started dancing!

You have fans in Washington!
Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
That was cool. My sons started dancing! You have fans in Washington!


Cool, now I can go on tour to America!
Galactic Civilizations III
Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
Heya Kenny,

I have always liked the sound of kettle drums. There is something so unique about them. I also have a thing for songs like Spanish Flea, for some reason. Cool...

If you get a few dates on your tour and need a support act, I'd be happy to come with you. I can play a mean kazoo (and a little bit of guitar too )
Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top
I have always liked the sound of kettle drums.


What's your thoughts on steelpan though! I'm just teasing, it is a common mistake - kettledrums are purely rhythmic, pan is melody....I know i'm pedantic but my Dad would cry if I didn't correct you

There is something so unique about them. I also have a thing for songs like Spanish Flea, for some reason. Cool... If you get a few dates on your tour and need a support act, I'd be happy to come with you. I can play a mean kazoo (and a little bit of guitar too )


Thanks a lot! We'll get heaps of groupies I'm sure! Remember what happens on tour stays on tour I won't tell your lovely wife anything

Kazoos rock. We have a friend of the family who is a music teacher that set a one time Kazoo orchestra for a bit of laugh. There is no point to that story.

I should upload my less crap version of Spanish Flea sometime, I've practiced a little since then and added a few musical licks.
Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top
kettledrums are purely rhythmic, pan is melody


Duh, I knew that... Sorry, it was a complete dunderhead moment, please forgive me.

Kazoo orchestra


You didn't happen to see the Melbourne Ukelele Orchesta on Spicks & Specks recently, did you. They did an awesome version of AC/DC's 'Its A Long Way To The Top...', complete with a kazoos replacing the bagpipes bit. It featured about 30 people playing ukeleles and a good third of them had kazoos as well. Sheer musical brilliance
Reply #6 from JoeUser Forums Top
what happens on tour stays on tour I won't tell your lovely wife


You'll just let her look at the photos, right?
Reply #7 from JoeUser Forums Top
You didn't happen to see the Melbourne Ukelele Orchesta on Spicks & Specks recently, did you.


No I didn't but I have seen another Uke orchestra on Youtube at some stage play "Smells Like Teen Spirit". That was hilarious. Only a few weeks ago I saw an amazing uke player called Jake Shimabukuro (playing with Tommy Emmanuel), who is a more serious player. If you haven't heard his stuff should (as Molly Meldrum would say) do yourself a favourite and either buy his CD or look for him on Youtube.

You'll just let her look at the photos, right?


Ha ha ha...ooh yeah - kinky!
Reply #8 from JoeUser Forums Top
I will go to YouTube and look up Jake Shimabukuro. Thanks for letting me know. I'm actually contemplating buying a ukelele or mandolin at the moment.

ooh yeah - kinky


So kinky it hurts   
Reply #9 from JoeUser Forums Top
Jake Shimabukuro


Wow, I just saw some live footage of Jake and he is AMAZING. Man, who would have thought the ukelele could be so bloody cool Thanks for this, mate.  
Reply #10 from JoeUser Forums Top
Wow, I just saw some live footage of Jake and he is AMAZING. Man, who would have thought the ukelele could be so bloody cool Thanks for this, mate.


I know he's just unbe-fucking-lievable, and he is so fast he sounds like he's playing about six instruments at once.
Reply #11 from JoeUser Forums Top
I will have to try and find the work he does with Tommy Emmanuel. I imagine it would sound fantastic.
Reply #12 from JoeUser Forums Top
I will have to try and find the work he does with Tommy Emmanuel. I imagine it would sound fantastic.


As far as I know they haven't produced a CD together or anything. They've played together on tour though - if you're lucky someone might have snuck a video camera into a concert and put it up on Youtube (in fact Tommy joked about it the night we saw him). The cool thing about Tommy's concerts is he actually plays with his support acts rather than just having them play separately (though they do do that as well).

The other cool performer that night was Martin Taylor an excellent guitarist - he is also piss funny as well.
Reply #13 from JoeUser Forums Top
I've not heard of Martin Taylor... The funniest Australian artist I've seen of late is Tim Minchin. We saw him at the Opera House recently and not only is he a very, very good pianist but a great song writer, vocalist and incredilby funny. To quote you quoting Molly, do yourself a favour, if you've not already donw so. He is well worth it.
Reply #14 from JoeUser Forums Top
I've not heard of Martin Taylor


He's a pommy jazz guitarist.

Tim Minchin


I'll check him out.
Reply #15 from JoeUser Forums Top
Tim Minchin


He rocks, just checked him out. Hilarious.
Reply #16 from JoeUser Forums Top
I've been telling everyone I know to check him out. He is truly original and funny, particularly live.

I'm going to go see if I can find some Martin Taylor.

Incidentally, my band has a song at number 17 on the TripleJ Uneartheed website. You can download the songs for free from there. Check 'em out if you get the chance. I'm interested to hear what you think.

http://www.triplejunearthed.com/Artists/View.aspx?artistid=2001