It certainly does make you smile Frank I will practice for half an hour each day now and my piano teacher will probably put me in for my Grade 2 in October. Not bad though for someone who is 41, couldn't read music and had never played a piano until last January - my piano was part of my 40th birthday present, it's a 1950's Bentley we bought off my piano teacher and is beautiful
I must have just been reading the wrong threads,not been on as much as usual.
Orchid lady, Bentley were a good solid make, most music teachers around here had them as I saw when taking my Granddaughters to lessons. When my Yamaha three keyboard organ gave up the ghost after being well and truly played into the ground, Joan and I went shopping. We obviously had differing agenda, I was looking at up market keyboards she was looking at very expensive Yamaha Clavinova, we met in the middle which means she won, they took the battered old organ in part exchange which meant the Clavinova cost less in thousands. It is her legacy to me, I play the songs she loved and often sang, musical memories that oft bring a tear even after all this time. At 40 you are a mere whipper snapper Joan taught herself to play on the organ at 50, I did not know she was doing it whilst I was not there came home early one day and wondered who was playing so well.
Christmas New year and Birthday parties all huge family affairs it was music, singing, Dancing and now we do it all for the grandchildren long may it flourish.
I'll have to think of one for tomorrow when at my sisters........showing goodness knows how many round her house.......could be ....Madness....Our House, in the middle of our street! or Very fine house in the country.... was that Blur?
lovely to read this thread, palaisglide you're right, music brings people together, i have a friend-who now lives in new zealand, we only met as we kept seeing each other all over the country at Rootjoose gigs, they were a really fun cornish surfy band, that was 125 years ago and we still keep in touch, i was delighted when i met my husband he knew allk the music i love, we do like different things mostly but we meet in the middle for a selection
Star gaze lily, How about "This old House" the Animals that is 225 years ago Rosemummy.
My wife and I were both dancers so it was big live band music for us mainly, as she got progressively more ill I would play DVD's of musicals for her she was happy to see the dancing and hear the music. Alone now I play Classical or old favourites out of my old vynal albums you do not feel alone with them.
I normally like to listen to birdsong in the garden.However,if pushed I'd have some Marillion,U2,Pink Floyd,Led Zep,Fleetwood Mac,Radiohead,Guns N Roses. Either that or recite poetry (maybe even some of my own?)
If my 15 year old daughter was helping me (fat chance) it would likely be gangster rap.
Yes it is beautiful Fishy, I can just about listen to that one but still get a lump in my throat
The songs for tomorrow could well be the entire Grease album sung at volume down Princes Street in Edinburgh.......it's not everyday my little sis get smarties so a good send off is a must.
Apologies to Fairygirl and anyone else north of the border who may well be able to hear us
Palaisglide - there's nothing like the big band sound. I recently bought a cd 'Passing Strangers' with Billy Eckstine and Sarah Vaughan and of course I've always loved Glenn Miller. When I was young though - being around just after the big bad era, I actually thought because of the film that James Stewart was Glenn Miller! I remember when I was young, on Sunday afternoons my parents and I used to watch the Film Matinee on tv and that's when they used to show so many of the wonderful music and dance films which I love to this day. The dancers then were phenomenal. I've been amazed in recent years watching some documentaries of the Hollywood musical years. What some of these talents put themselves through to show perfection was amazing - but oh how it shows and the performances are timeless
Now Orchid Lady, I'll be listening out for you in Princes Street tomorrow. Have a great time and if you get the chance have a look at the Floral Clock preparations (just opposite the art gallery) and see what their proposed flower display is about this year. I know they were working on it but don't know what it's going to be. I suspect something maybe to do with the Commonwealth Games but that's just a guess.
Fishy...ever seen the Australian Pink Floyd? They were back in Edinburgh this Spring but I took my OH (severely disabled) to see them last year and they were really really good.
If I'm ever in a bit of a mood or a bit down...the one song which can make me fall about laughing is a memory of student days when someone had an album by the Bonzo Dog Dooda (sp?) band. The chorus was 'Here comes the equestrian statue...' at which time we would all fall about laughing. Hilarious album it was on. We also used to sing a song for a while...and I forget the band and the album...which went like 'Standing on a golf course, dressed in pvc, I chanced to see a golf girl, selling cups of tea'. Does anyone recognise it? I could google it of course but much more fun if someone on here knows it.
Again from the late 50's and tv film matinee's - I used to want to be Deanna Durban or sing and dance with Danny Kaye. I was a dreamer then and still am.
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I must have just been reading the wrong threads,not been on as much as usual.
Orchid lady, Bentley were a good solid make, most music teachers around here had them as I saw when taking my Granddaughters to lessons. When my Yamaha three keyboard organ gave up the ghost after being well and truly played into the ground, Joan and I went shopping. We obviously had differing agenda, I was looking at up market keyboards she was looking at very expensive Yamaha Clavinova, we met in the middle which means she won, they took the battered old organ in part exchange which meant the Clavinova cost less in thousands. It is her legacy to me, I play the songs she loved and often sang, musical memories that oft bring a tear even after all this time. At 40 you are a mere whipper snapper Joan taught herself to play on the organ at 50, I did not know she was doing it whilst I was not there came home early one day and wondered who was playing so well.
Christmas New year and Birthday parties all huge family affairs it was music, singing, Dancing and now we do it all for the grandchildren long may it flourish.
Frank.
Cheesy song warning ....nothing else for it but.....
The sun has got his hat on, hip hip hip hip hooray, the sun has got his hat on and he's coming out to play (and so am I tomorrow LOL
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Happy sunny weekend (almost) everyone
I'll have to think of one for tomorrow when at my sisters........showing goodness knows how many round her house.......could be ....Madness....Our House, in the middle of our street!
or Very fine house in the country.... was that Blur?
lovely to read this thread, palaisglide you're right, music brings people together, i have a friend-who now lives in new zealand, we only met as we kept seeing each other all over the country at Rootjoose gigs, they were a really fun cornish surfy band, that was 125 years ago and we still keep in touch, i was delighted when i met my husband he knew allk the music i love, we do like different things mostly but we meet in the middle for a selection
Star gaze lily, How about "This old House" the Animals that is 225 years ago Rosemummy.
My wife and I were both dancers so it was big live band music for us mainly, as she got progressively more ill I would play DVD's of musicals for her she was happy to see the dancing and hear the music. Alone now I play Classical or old favourites out of my old vynal albums you do not feel alone with them.
Frank.
I normally like to listen to birdsong in the garden.However,if pushed I'd have some Marillion,U2,Pink Floyd,Led Zep,Fleetwood Mac,Radiohead,Guns N Roses. Either that or recite poetry (maybe even some of my own?)
If my 15 year old daughter was helping me (fat chance) it would likely be gangster rap.
OL you mentioned Eva Cassidy there!! I just love her voice,her version of Sting's 'Fields of Gold' is utterly beautiful.
Yes it is beautiful Fishy, I can just about listen to that one but still get a lump in my throat
The songs for tomorrow could well be the entire Grease album sung at volume down Princes Street in Edinburgh.......it's not everyday my little sis get smarties so a good send off is a must.
Apologies to Fairygirl and anyone else north of the border who may well be able to hear us
Palaisglide - there's nothing like the big band sound. I recently bought a cd 'Passing Strangers' with Billy Eckstine and Sarah Vaughan and of course I've always loved Glenn Miller. When I was young though - being around just after the big bad era, I actually thought because of the film that James Stewart was Glenn Miller! I remember when I was young, on Sunday afternoons my parents and I used to watch the Film Matinee on tv and that's when they used to show so many of the wonderful music and dance films which I love to this day. The dancers then were phenomenal. I've been amazed in recent years watching some documentaries of the Hollywood musical years. What some of these talents put themselves through to show perfection was amazing - but oh how it shows and the performances are timeless
Now Orchid Lady, I'll be listening out for you in Princes Street tomorrow. Have a great time and if you get the chance have a look at the Floral Clock preparations (just opposite the art gallery) and see what their proposed flower display is about this year. I know they were working on it but don't know what it's going to be. I suspect something maybe to do with the Commonwealth Games but that's just a guess.
Fishy...ever seen the Australian Pink Floyd? They were back in Edinburgh this Spring but I took my OH (severely disabled) to see them last year and they were really really good.
If I'm ever in a bit of a mood or a bit down...the one song which can make me fall about laughing is a memory of student days when someone had an album by the Bonzo Dog Dooda (sp?) band. The chorus was 'Here comes the equestrian statue...' at which time we would all fall about laughing. Hilarious album it was on. We also used to sing a song for a while...and I forget the band and the album...which went like 'Standing on a golf course, dressed in pvc, I chanced to see a golf girl, selling cups of tea'. Does anyone recognise it? I could google it of course but much more fun if someone on here knows it.
Again from the late 50's and tv film matinee's - I used to want to be Deanna Durban or sing and dance with Danny Kaye. I was a dreamer then and still am.