Trombones at sessions

Subject: RE: Trombones at sessions
From: TheSnail
Date: 01 Oct 09 - 08:32 PM

I've seen a couple of trombones going cheap

Really?

Subject: RE: Trombones at sessions
From: Dave MacKenzie
Date: 01 Oct 09 - 07:52 PM

As a guitarist, I agree entirely with Jack.

Subject: RE: Trombones at sessions
From: Jack Campin
Date: 01 Oct 09 - 07:49 PM

I've seen a couple of trombones going cheap locally and was quite tempted. Unfortunately they were tenors, and a bass would make more sense in traditional music. (Ideally a bass in G to play in the usual folky keys - there should still be a supply of them out there).

Something that plays a good solid melodic bass line is much more of an asset to a session than one of those watchamacallits with six strings and a drawer-sized soundbox that sounds like a right-arm amputee trying to play a piano filled with porridge.

Subject: RE: Trombones at sessions
From: Dave MacKenzie
Date: 01 Oct 09 - 07:41 PM

I've been lucky in my choice of pipers (of all denominations).

Subject: RE: Trombones at sessions
From: Paul Burke
Date: 01 Oct 09 - 07:34 PM

Too many negatives, Mr MacKenzie. I've known bagpipes played badly and iappropriately at sessions.

Subject: RE: Trombones at sessions
From: Dave MacKenzie
Date: 01 Oct 09 - 07:16 PM

I don't know an instrument that hasn't been played badly (or at least inappropriately) at a session, apart from bagpipes.

Subject: RE: Trombones at sessions
From: Paul Burke
Date: 01 Oct 09 - 07:12 PM

Ten years ago it was didgeridoos. I used to know a trombonist who could play along with the best in the diddleydiddley stuff. Sadly lost touch.

Subject: Trombones at sessions
From: The Vulgar Boatman
Date: 01 Oct 09 - 06:40 PM

Can anybody explain to me why there is currently a rash of goddamn morons who think that a roomful of fiddlers, flutes and squeezebox players will be improved by the miscellaneous out-of-tune glissando fartings of a slush-pump? Or in last night's case, two slush-pumps. I used to like the trombone, but frankly this current practice is about as welcome as piles, which are, as we know, a pain in the arse and quite difficult to get rid of.
Here endeth the rant.