Mark, I was sort of under the impression at first that Andy's vocalizing was possibly a chant of some sort, but then it dawned on me(duh) that he's also a very accomplished clarinet player and maybe, when he's caught up in the music, that he feels the need to push air out of his lungs the same way that he does when he's playing the clarinet. I had a talk with another great mandolinist, Radim Zenkl about his penny whistle playing. He said that he found it a much more natural instrument for him to play, that he feels the connection to it stronger than he does with the mandolin because he uses his breath to play it rather than holding it in his hands and using him hands to make sound. Of course, what Andy's doing may have nothing at all to do with my own little ill- researched theory, but it gives me something to study on.
Taterbug On Jun 11, 1:53 pm, Mark Halpin <[email protected]> wrote: > One of the nice surprises of this group has been the liberal helping > of linkage to various video goodness available from Mr. Statman... I > have had the video of him playing Fiddlers Blues on a loop for the > last twenty minutes and i'm no where near tired of it yet... what a > cracking wee tune. > > But, but, yes, i have only really heard Mr. Statman on album and i > never knew that he vocalised while playing, well, thats if i am right > in presuming that the hum-a-humming on that track is indeed from Mr. > Statman. > > Personally, i love it, mostly because it reminds me of Kieth Jarrett > who has also been known to vocalize while playing/improvising, much to > some folks annoyance. (Then again, i have been thinking recently that, > for me, there is a lot in comon between the musics of Statman and > Jarrett... but that may be just me). > > But i got to know, is that a common feature of Andy Statman's live > playing? > > Also, does anyone else here vocalize when playing and does it help > your playing any? > > (and one more time round for Fiddlers Blues, oh my poor old foot is > stomping overtime) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en.
