Marimba in folk music

Subject: Marimba in folk music
From: Leadbelly
Date: 06 Mar 07 - 04:29 PM

Hi there,

do Mudcatters resp. guests see any place for marimba playing in folk music? Any examples?

Manfred

Oops, Greg, I did it !!

Subject: RE: Marimba in folk music
From: Jack Campin
Date: 06 Mar 07 - 04:52 PM

Well it *is* a folk instrument, just not an Anglo-American one.

If you play it I'd love to hear you bring it into Sandy Bell's in Edinburgh sometime.

Subject: RE: Marimba in folk music
From: GUEST,GUEST(Dan Quinn)
Date: 06 Mar 07 - 05:24 PM

I've got to answer this.

Adam Bushell plays marimba (among other things) in the Brighton based band Duck Soup alongside myself on melodeon and Ian Kearey on guitars and piano. Bookings gratefully accepted. He also plays marimba in the dance band Stocai.

Subject: RE: Marimba in folk music
From: GUEST,Martin Ellison
Date: 07 Mar 07 - 03:02 AM

And there's anyone who hasn't yet bought a copy of Duck Soup's eponymous CD - shame on you. It's glorious.

Subject: RE: Marimba in folk music
From: GUEST,Martin Ellison
Date: 07 Mar 07 - 04:30 AM

Sorry missed an "if" in the last message - I'd just woken up, or not it seems.

So no "ifs" or even "buts" - buy it.

Subject: RE: Marimba in folk music
From: GUEST,Baz Parkes
Date: 07 Mar 07 - 10:28 AM

And just when I was going to show off....

Echo Martin...glorious indeed

Dans too polite to blow his own trumpet (or melodeon!)

Baz

Subject: RE: Marimba in folk music
From: GUEST
Date: 07 Mar 07 - 11:49 PM

The "Humarimba" version is very popular in folk / world music / community arts circles in Australia.
(it's a Marimba slung on belts between 2 people and played by two, or three, people) - it is widespread mainly due to the wonderful innovative musician, Linsey Pollak.


(I think Wikkipedia has some info too ...)


Cheers! R-J
Down Under

Subject: RE: Marimba in folk music
From: rich-joy
Date: 07 Mar 07 - 11:51 PM

ah, that was me - cookieless just for a mo' ...

Subject: RE: Marimba in folk music
From: Linda Goodman Zebooker
Date: 08 Mar 07 - 08:08 PM

At Glen Echo in Maryland (USA) once a month the Open Band plays for the Contra Dance. Carl Minkus, a folk dancer I knew when I first came to town in 1974 plays the marimba in the band and it's an essential element of the music. He's responsible for all the sparkle you hear. The marimba adds just that much lilt for the dancers. You can hear the band here.

--Linda