April 15, 2015
Musicians gathered in a circle to play; people with listening ears gathered in the grass and on plastic chairs to observe; and it all took place on a beautiful college campus in Appalachia.
Tipper
Appalachia Through My Eyes – A series of photographs from my life in Southern Appalachia.
“I’ll beat you like a dusty rug.” Tipper Overheard: snippets of conversation I overhear in Southern Appalachia
Lately the Blind Pig Gang has been practicing up on an old Ian Tyson song-Summer Wages. If you’re a bluegrass…
Soon to be pinned nursing students dressed in varying shades and styles of white mill around the back door of…
Chatter and Chitter – Wearing homemade Halloween Costumes I Have turned to a Witch written by Mary Lou McKillip Some seventy…
Famous rock n roll blues singer Chuck Berry wrote the song Memphis Tennessee. Berry’s recording of the song reached #6…
My favorite song at the moment is an old traditional song The Lonesome Valley. The Blind Pig gang has been jamming…
In nova Scotia I saw an awesome spoon player. This man in this video reminds me of him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcAa6mOT6Lg
I wish! The banjo player wasn’t one of the girls but I’d love for Chatter and Chitter to learn to play one : )
Hope you are well!
Tipper
Blind Pig The Acorn
Celebrating and Preserving the
Culture of Appalachia
http://www.blindpigandtheacorn.com
George-thank you for the comment! Juice harp is just another name for Jews harp. I’ve also heard folks call them mouth harps and jaw harps. But juice harp is the most common in my area : )
Tipper
Blind Pig The Acorn
Celebrating and Preserving the
Culture of Appalachia
http://www.blindpigandtheacorn.com
I bet there is a red fiddle case in that crowd some where.
No one in the world has a better life than this.
I think B. Ruth meant to write Jew’s harp rather than juice harp.
Ah! Sounds so rewarding on a beautiful day! I can feel the enjoyment in your poem.
My Daddy used to play the spoons sometimes. He also played hambone and did a little eephing before Hee Haw came along and made it look stupid. Daddy never learned an instrument but he was an excellent singer. He could sing any part in a song and more than one if somebody was missing. He could follow shape notes in the old hymnals. Like a fool I wasn’t interested in that old fashioned stuff and now it is gone.
Daddy could do a perfect train whistle with his lips and his hands. I used to do pretty good too til a car wreck tore up my face and messed up my pucker. Precious memories!
Tipper,
Looks like all the students are
enjoying themselves on Campus.
I’m just waiting on this rainy mess
to stop, hopefully by the good
planting days, 23rd, 24th, and 25th
of April. I’d like to get started!
…Ken
I love impromptu jam sessions- so much fun!
Tipper,
My Dad would act silly when he was cooking something, hear music and run around with spoons and play them…He wasn’t a musician but if he heard a jumpy tune on the radio or TV he would dance around or play the spoons…great memories…
I am sure everyone there enjoyed the girls playing and all the music on a Spring day!
Thanks Tipper,
PS…I tried to play the spoons, that is when I didn’t have arthritis and still playing the drums in my youth…LOL
One has to have nimble fingers to play spoons and of course good rhythm..
I am sure you could do it! Give it a try! Then add your playing spoons to one of the videos…..
It makes life seem so easy doesn’t it.
Anytime you are ready bring your spoons over for free lessons. Would love to teach you.
They are lots of fun and you can take them everywhere you go.
Mine set the metal detector off at the court house and when I pulled them out of my purse I think the officer thought I stole them from a restaurant.
Don’t think he bought the story that I play them.
Is the banjo a new add?
B. Yes you can just barely see the girls. And YES he was playing the spoons and the harmonica. He was really good with those spoons-made me want to give it a try!
Blind Pig The Acorn
Celebrating and Preserving the
Culture of Appalachia
http://www.blindpigandtheacorn.com
Tipper,
Is that Chitter and Chatter in the foreground?
Is the person in the middle, between the guitars playing the spoons or is it a juice harp they are holding?
Thanks Tipper,
Beautiful day when the picture was taken….Raining here again today…