The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #9742   Message #64200
Posted By: Elizabeth
19-Mar-99 - 01:47 AM
Thread Name: How many of us play in a traditional band.
Subject: RE: How many of us play in a tradional band.
Wow...what a variety!! I play in a band called Black Wattle. We call it a rubber band because it stretches from four to sometimes seven piece, depending on gig and availability. For Bush Dances we play trad Australian dance stuff (mostly of Irish derivation, some English and Scottish).Lineup is usually guitars, fiddle, bazouki/mandolin, tin whistle, bodhran and lagerphone. When we do pub gigs, we leave the lagerphone at home and add a whole lot of vocal stuff....trad and contemporary depending on how we feel and what the crowd is like!! Rehearsals are always pretty laid back and nobody goes home until the Tim Tams are all eaten!!