Help: Playing country at a great height

Subject: Playing country at a great height
From: GUEST,Larkin
Date: 19 Sep 02 - 04:08 PM

Anybody in the london( SW if poss) area interested in playing some country swing/Dan Hicksy/whatever sort of music. And if you are, do you fancy learning to play it on stilts ( really easy- Honest). I'm a professional stilt-walker and part time musician and I've had a great idea for a band on stilts. I play guitar / mandoline/vocals - needs ideally fiddle / bass/ lead guitar / percussion? - but could be any instrumentation. There's good money to be made on the festival circuit folks!

If you want to see what I do, the website is half finished www.larkinabout.net/test

Fancy a bit of lark- martin

Subject: RE: Help: Playing country at a great height
From: Bert
Date: 19 Sep 02 - 04:10 PM

That's about the only way anyone can get a raise nowadays!

Subject: RE: Help: Playing country at a great height
From: Larkin
Date: 22 Sep 02 - 09:48 AM

Come on, there must be someone out there with a secret desire to be taller

Subject: RE: Help: Playing country at a great height
From: Leadfingers
Date: 22 Sep 02 - 11:10 AM

We do alot of Malls as assorted character musicians and have seen all sorts of things on stilts,but never music! You might be onto a good thing there,Larkin.I think I'd rather keep my feet on the ground,or my backside on a barstool.

Subject: RE: Help: Playing country at a great height
From: Fortunato
Date: 22 Sep 02 - 12:01 PM

I'd pay good money to see it, but damned if I'd try it.

Subject: RE: Help: Playing country at a great height
From: Bullfrog Jones
Date: 22 Sep 02 - 03:48 PM

Presumably you're after that 'high lonesome sound'?
I have enough trouble playing at ground level!
BJ