Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for October 29, 2019
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October 30, 2019
Transcript:
the trombone the medieval name for this was "sackbut," from the french word "sacqueboute." this translates as "sorry-ass." i'd skip it. trombone: bleat keyboard: ratatatatat. ratatatatatat tatatatatatat. ratatatatat chikaboom. percussion sorry, but all forms of percussion have now been replaced by the digitally sampled drum machine. the bagpipes features two settings, "off" and "really loud." the instrument of choice for aggressively melancholic loners. what more could you possibly want? kid: for my next selection, i'll play "a wee wadd o' haggis i' me craw," about a guy who chokes on some haggis.
well-i-never about 5 years ago
Oh, if only I could hear it one more time to remind me of home. YouTube, where are you when I need you?
Teto85 Premium Member about 5 years ago
As a member of the BC Pipers Association, I love it.
WCraft Premium Member about 5 years ago
Hmmmmm. Couldn’t find “A wee wadd o Haggis i me craw” on I-Tunes…
PoodleGroomer about 5 years ago
The KC Symphony commissioned a new work celebrating the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. They needed a sound for blasting. A percussionist got to hit a specially designed platform with a huge wooden maul. https://www.kcsymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/20CS1-ProgramNotes.pdf
exeyevee Premium Member about 5 years ago
Is that Richard playing the bagpipes?
Sisyphos about 5 years ago
I like bagpipes, Scottish, Greek, Romany, whatever.
I refrain from admitting to being an “aggressively melancholic loner”!