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23 Nov 11 - 02:25 PM (#3262225) Subject: Folklore: God's Melodeon From: Les in Chorlton So, who is or was God's Melodeon? Was it Ian Paisley - no not nearly enough fun. Suggestions please L in C# |
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23 Nov 11 - 02:36 PM (#3262233) Subject: RE: Folklore: God's Melodeon From: terrier ..and was it made in Italy or Germany, 1 row or 2? |
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23 Nov 11 - 02:47 PM (#3262245) Subject: RE: Folklore: God's Melodeon From: Rusty Dobro Sorry, I don't believe melodeons exist. |
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23 Nov 11 - 05:16 PM (#3262319) Subject: RE: Folklore: God's Melodeon From: Phil Edwards If God plays a B/C melodeon with C#/B and E/A basses, that would explain a great deal. |
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23 Nov 11 - 06:42 PM (#3262364) Subject: RE: Folklore: God's Melodeon From: Acorn4 The devil only seems interested in fiddlers, so I suppose it's the only market. |
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23 Nov 11 - 08:14 PM (#3262400) Subject: RE: Folklore: God's Melodeon From: Bounty Hound Not sure about God's melodeon, but if you look at this page, scroll down to the second picture, Jesus is pictured clearly clutching his box and about to play. http://orthodoxhistory.org/author/webmaster/page/2/ |
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24 Nov 11 - 06:52 AM (#3262585) Subject: RE: Folklore: God's Melodeon From: banjoman Why would an Omnipotent being ever chose to play a melodeon. This instrument is the last resort of the musically incompetent (with one or two noteable exceptions) I doubt wether a banjo would suffice as I was told that the banjo is the instrument of the devil. I would suggest a more suitable instrument for God would be the Concert Harp |
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24 Nov 11 - 07:19 AM (#3262592) Subject: RE: Folklore: God's Melodeon From: Les in Chorlton Ok banjoman, don't mess with The True Belivers of the Free Reed. The One God of The Holly Bellows is a vengefull and unforgiving diety who speaks to her followers endlessly through the Blessed Buttons. As a 'banjoman' you might be eligible for a roll as 'Hanger-on in Waiting' to the Priests of the One True Faith. Down The Beech every Wednesday - heads up/heads down and mine's a pint. But no more knocking the nature of our sacred diety and her music else someone may come a-knocking with ill intent Yours in Peace, maybe L in C# |
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24 Nov 11 - 07:51 AM (#3262608) Subject: RE: Folklore: God's Melodeon From: Will Fly Fot Gawd's sake, Les, don't let Alan Day read this - he's bad enough already. Blessed Buttons be buggered. Let me see now... Wheatstone... 1839... guitars... at least 400 years old... free reed incomers... grump, grump... |
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24 Nov 11 - 09:10 AM (#3262648) Subject: RE: Folklore: God's Melodeon From: GUEST,Working Radish The relative historical novelty of the concertina, compared with its unimpeachable folk credibility, is only superficially surprising. The (revealed) truth is that the concertina always was the ideal folk instrument, even when it was still waiting to be invented. Until the coming of the blessed Charles, the world was in need of a concertina* - it just didn't know it yet. *English, of course. |
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24 Nov 11 - 09:34 AM (#3262667) Subject: RE: Folklore: God's Melodeon From: Will Fly Heresy, Working Radish - 'tis the |
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24 Nov 11 - 10:34 AM (#3262702) Subject: RE: Folklore: God's Melodeon From: Bounty Hound Banjoman, hate to correct you, but the banjo is in fact St Peter's instrument, as evidenced by the little tale below: This chap dies, gets to the pearly gates, and is greeted by St Peter, who says 'before I can let you in, I have to ask your IQ' 'I've got an IQ of 320, the chap proudly answers' 'Excellent' says St Peter, 'In you go, make yourself at home, I'll come and find you in a little while, I've been waiting for someone who I discuss the theory of relativity with' Next one comes along, and St Peter asks the same question, 'I've got an IQ of 255' he says, 'Terrific, say St Peter, 'In you go, make yourself at home, I'll come and find you in a little while, I've been waiting for someone who I discuss the complete works of Shakespeare with' Next bloke comes along, and again, the same question, 'I've got an IQ of 35' he says, 'Brilliant' says St Peter, 'In you go, make yourself at home, I'll come and find you in a little while, I've been waiting for someone who I can play dueling banjo's with' John (Closet banjo player!) |
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24 Nov 11 - 11:53 AM (#3262722) Subject: RE: Folklore: God's Melodeon From: Marilyn Working Radish said "The (revealed) truth is that the concertina always was the ideal folk instrument, even when it was still waiting to be invented" Just love that - love it! p.s. I'm a melodeon player who is learning (painfully) to play English Concertina and enjoying every frustrating minute of it. |
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24 Nov 11 - 11:55 AM (#3262724) Subject: RE: Folklore: God's Melodeon From: Marilyn Bounty Hound - love that joke but you're naughty |
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24 Nov 11 - 01:33 PM (#3262784) Subject: RE: Folklore: God's Melodeon From: Bounty Hound Thanks Marilyn, not the first time I've been told that. I have to make jokes about banjo players 'cause they (the rest of the Bounty Hounds) won't let me play the banjo with the band :( John |
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24 Nov 11 - 04:08 PM (#3262885) Subject: RE: Folklore: God's Melodeon From: Tootler Wash your mouth out Radish! The only true concertina is the one that makes different tones on the push and the pull. And that's eclipsed by the one free reed instrument that does not need bellows, buttons or keys. You just blow into it (and suck as well). |
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25 Nov 11 - 05:47 AM (#3263152) Subject: RE: Folklore: God's Melodeon From: Les in Chorlton To The True Belivers of the Free Reed the banjo is the hand maiden of The One God of The Holly Bellows. Wrath may yet Be vented on those who mock hand-maidens, so to speak L in C# |
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25 Nov 11 - 05:58 AM (#3263155) Subject: RE: Folklore: God's Melodeon From: Will Fly All my guitars are hand-maid, so they obviously count. What are "holly" bellows, by the way - bellows made from holly? I know Christmas is imminent, but this is getting silly. (Gets coat, and guitar case...) |
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25 Nov 11 - 06:02 AM (#3263157) Subject: RE: Folklore: God's Melodeon From: Will Fly All of which reminds me of an evening many months ago, when our ceilidh band was playing at a village hall in deepest Sussex. The dance had been organised by the local vicar, a most humourless man. About halfway through the evening he came up to the stage, looked directly at our mandolin player and said, "Could you turn your banjo down?" Ever since then, our band has deemed the mandolin to be "God's Banjo". |
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25 Nov 11 - 07:30 AM (#3263185) Subject: RE: Folklore: God's Melodeon From: Les in Chorlton Hi Will, "this is getting silly." not silly enough for me, but not bad. Mandolin as God's Banjo - xlnt Les |
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25 Nov 11 - 12:57 PM (#3263392) Subject: RE: Folklore: God's Melodeon From: banjoman Les - all in good fun really and I wish I was close enough to come along and enjoy. I knew Roger Watson fairly well and always enjoy John K.s work (to name a few) I have to confess that I once swapped a melodeon (which I could play a bit) for a Windsor Patent Banjo which I still have. Keep worshiping and if you ever get as far as Hants let me know |
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25 Nov 11 - 01:12 PM (#3263397) Subject: RE: Folklore: God's Melodeon From: terrier Les 'The One God of The Holly Bellows is a vengefull and unforgiving diety who speaks to HER followers'.. Is this a case of 'when God made, she was only joking, or 'when God made melodeons...' |
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25 Nov 11 - 02:25 PM (#3263441) Subject: RE: Folklore: God's Melodeon From: Les in Chorlton This thread has two origins: Our melodeon player is Ged. Who lent a melodeon to Phil. Another Phil miss-read a post and thought we were discussing God's melodeon. I was so sick of the nonsense being cast about in relation to the BBC Awards I grasped the opportunity to start this deep and filasoficl discussion. Banjoman I am but a hand-maiden in the banjo section. Nice one Tom Terrier but I remember you putting decibells about with an a accordian and your better half too! L in C# |