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9th November 05, 03:30 PM
#11
Austin,
Glad to have you on the forum.
A hearty welcome to you.
Nelson
"Every man dies. Not every man really lives"
Braveheart
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9th November 05, 04:00 PM
#12
Welcome from Dallas, Austin. :-D
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Sherry
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9th November 05, 06:22 PM
#13
Welcome!
What kind of music do you play?
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9th November 05, 09:35 PM
#14
Welcome Austin,
I was born at Craig Field, across the Alabama River from Selma. Lived in Birmingham and travelled the state in the mid-1970s...
Pined for Arizona though and would stay up late watching B Westerns just to see the scenery...until I was able to move back here.
So, guess my heart's in Arizona but my roots are deep in Alabama.
This is a great board, you're gonna enjoy it.
Ron
Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
Lifetime Member STA. Two time winner of Utilikiltarian of the Month.
"I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."
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10th November 05, 01:02 AM
#15
 Originally Posted by uncledelphi
I live in beautiful Huntsville, AL. Not a bad place for kilting, I might add, since most of the people here have some sort of Celtic ancestry and seem to clamour for all things Celtic. We have a small highland festival every year.
Excellent! I enjoyed my visits there. Watched several Huntsville Stars games. I really liked it in Huntsville.
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10th November 05, 06:31 AM
#16
 Originally Posted by MacMullen
What kind of music do you play?
Before I start, let me say that this message does contain kilt content.
My main musical passion is the banjo in all its forms. I play olde tyme five-string banjo in a style that I call "Appalachian Scotch-Irish Clawhammer" (clawhammer is also known as frailing or rapping, with the different terms implying distinct stylistic nuances). I get a great kick out of arranging jigs and reels for this style, which is often rather difficult. Hornpipes tend to fit it pretty well, though.
I also play tenor banjo in the modern Irish style.
As my profile mentions, I am a banjo designer and consultant. I work with a major modern manufacturer (I don't want to get in trouble for pluging our product). My specialty is prewar Vega banjos, which I collect, analyze, and try to reproduce (manufactured under the names Fairbanks, Fairbanks-Vega, and Vega before the WWII).
Recently, I became interested in the bagpipe. I play a set of Scottish Smallpipes right now (the kitchen pipes, to accurate, and hope to upgrade to a three-droned Walsh smallpipe soon). I have an Uilleann practice set on order, but all the decent Uilleann makers have quite a backlog.
It was the bagpipe that made me take the plunge and order a kilt. I had wanted a kilt for several years, but just couldn't justify the expense. I am allergic to high-quality woollen fabric, and the climate here in Alabama doesn't lend itself to heavy fabric anyway. But I did take the plunge and went with a lightweight Armstrong Ancient. I guess it's not a tank in the truest sense of the word, but it's probably the closest to a tank I'll ever get. Expected delivery date is December 16th. My cheap eBay kilt, an acryllic Blackwatch (which I bought so I could practice wearing it modestly) should be here any day now.
Out of curiosity, could someone please tell me what "jonesing" means? I have seen that term used quite often in these forums. From context, I guess it describes the condition of impatiently pining for a kilt that is on order, but not yet delivered. If so, then I am guilty of it myself!
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10th November 05, 06:51 AM
#17
Quote from the Merriam Webster Dictionary:
jones - slang : an avid desire or appetite for something : CRAVING
Are there any examples of that style of music online? I'm always open to test driving different styles of music.
It was an interest in Scottish and Irish music that got me interested in my Scottish roots, and I find myself listening to the Tim Malloys a lot lately.
Anyway, thanks for the reply!
Last edited by MacMullen; 10th November 05 at 06:58 AM.
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