Musicians, what do you play?

[Handprint]

acoustic guitar, piano and violin

[reverendjeremiah]

Lets see... guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, sing, trumpet, tuba, recorder, harmonica, banjo...

Thats just off the top of my head..Ill get back wit ya later with the rest.

[Kayenneh]

I play the piano as my primary instrument. Mozart is my favorite composer and the genre I like to play the most is actually music from films and games. I can play the trumpet a little bit. I played in a big band for roughly two years and when we got a new pianist, I tried out the trumpet and it was fun! I also know the absolute basics in guitar and base. And then I have a couple of tin flutes lying around, I can produce some sound from those too. Oh, and then I sing. Even though I really shouldn't. Poor neighbors..

[Jay1982]

One wonders what direction this thread will take after everyone has stated their preferred instruments, like will it turn into an AF jamboree, light ourselves a big fire and spark up the moonshine stills, all the men all either whittlin wood or sticking their thumbs behind their britches straps, and telling each other to kiss our grits while watching the female members square dance to frodo playing the tune from deliverance...? actually on second thoughts, maybe not

[Diamond]

^^Perhaps...

[Cinjin]

I love musicians - amateur, pro ... it doesn't matter. Musicians tend to have similar styles of ideologies that I am a pre-disposed to.


The next question should be. How many of the AF musicians regularly get paid to perform?? Curious.

[Kayenneh]

Never. I've had crazy nazi piano teachers, who made sure that every time I need to perform, I should take some beta blockers. After smashing the idea into my head that I have to start from the top, if I make the slightest mistake, I've lost all interest for performing. But give me a couple of ciders and I play better than I do without, even with an audience








And anyhow, I'm not good enough to dare to ask for payment, if someone asks me to perform..

[ElDinero]

Yeah, live music has been my second job for approaching 8 years now. Mostly as one half of a duet (http://www.mardaronthedancefloor.co.uk), sometimes on my own (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Martin-Pot...3354364072) and at the moment I'm filling in as part of a four piece band for a few months while one of the guys is away. So yeah, I play usually three or four times a month. I have a gig this Saturday and a wedding next Saturday.

[frankiej]

The next question should be. How many of the AF musicians regularly get paid to perform?? Curious.

I play for beer... No-one gets paid around here for gigs.

[ElDinero]

Not with that attitude. Tell them you want £150 a time.