The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #56334   Message #2363061
Posted By: banjoman
11-Jun-08 - 06:56 AM
Thread Name: UK's best Melodeon players
Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players
"And then there was the late great Rip Ripingale" the only melodeon player who had an "Oh Sh!!t" button fitted. He knew three tunes which all sounded the same.Had a habit of suddenly forgetting the tune and going back to the beginning, which left our local NW team poised precariously with one foot in the air till he got back to the bit he had forgotten. Otherwise a great actor who could convince some people that he really could play. Used to suddenly develop Carpal Tunnel or RSI when any tune he didn't know was asked for. I know because I suffered trying to play alongside him till we finally gave him a snare drum to play - what a great mistake that was - but thats another story.