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Thread #110424   Message #2464838
Posted By: GUEST,Ralphie
13-Oct-08 - 08:03 PM
Thread Name: England's National Musical-Instrument?
Subject: RE: England's National Musical-Instrument?
To answer your cittern question WAV
I have been playing a hand made Stefan Sobell Cittern since the day I brought it in 1972.
Yes, made in Northumberland, but it's provenance is NOT ENGLISH!!
Have you ever seen one, they're jolly nice. and they play Swedish tunes really well.
In fact mine rarely plays anything else. Mind you, lots of Swedish tunes came from England, and lots of English tunes came from Sweden.
And English tunes also come from France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, and lots of other places...In Fact...Oh My, I've just realised I play tunes from all over the world.
I will immediately drop into Basil Fawlty mode, smack my own bottom shouting "Who's a Naughty Boy Then"
Now do the rest of us a favour, and slink off back under the stone from whence you came.
You are now officially a dullard (Go on. Look it up)