White's Serenaders

Comment by Al Smitley on December 22, 2017 at 6:47pm

Actually, I think I might have originated the Aspirin bottle.  Paul?

If there is another AEBG, Paul and I might give a workshop.  ;)

Comment by Paul Draper on December 22, 2017 at 7:04pm

Haha yes Al you were my inspiration... I haven't mastered the technique enough to offer a workshop haha

Comment by Al Smitley on December 22, 2017 at 7:23pm

I have to confess, though, that my Aspirin bottle is about half filled with brown rice.

Comment by Wes Merchant on December 22, 2017 at 8:25pm

There is also a reference to tongs in Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night's Dream"

	TITANIA Would you like to hear some music, my sweet love?
	BOTTOM I have a reasonable good ear in music. Let’s have the tongs and the bones.

Comment by Strumelia on December 22, 2017 at 9:17pm

Wes- seriously??  that's great!

Comment by Tom Berghan on December 22, 2017 at 10:55pm

Hi Al, what is the source of the drawing with the musician playing the fire tongs?  I gather from what you said it is a section of drawing depicting a minstrel show?  Can you post the entire drawing, or a link to it?  Very interesting!

Comment by Al Smitley on December 23, 2017 at 8:01am

Tom, it's from the cover sheet I previously posted.

I found it via Google images by typing "Minstrel Music" ("Minstrel", alone, didn't find it)

When I clicked on "Visit", to visit the source page, I got this....

https://library.brown.edu/cds/sheetmusic/afam/slideshow.html

Comment by Paul Draper on December 23, 2017 at 9:07am

Thanks for sharing that, Al!

Comment by Strumelia on December 23, 2017 at 3:29pm

BTW, I have seen quite a few print examples of triangles being played in minstrel lines.

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