Thanks to all for the suggesitons and to Slowfoot for the station.. That is just what the doctor ordered.
Thanks to all for the suggesitons and to Slowfoot for the station.. That is just what the doctor ordered.
Rob Frost
4th Indiana Light Artillery
wow, thanks for the link, Spinster
like this a lot
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If I may modestly suggest my own group, The Libby Prison Minstrels. 5 piece string based with 3 part harmonies. Northern and Sourthern songs, lots of old timey tunes and a strong foundation in Irish related songs and tunes. We have played a pile of great locales. We have stuff on Youtube and can be found online. Thanks
Just curious, because I know gut strings for string basses can be quite expensive.
Eric Marten
Boston Catlines, varnished.
Ah, yes, I forgot about that brand. That was one of the first American makers, if I recall. There are so many makers of traditional gut strings, (and silk gut combos for guitars), that it is no problem getting them now, and they're reasonably priced. No excuse anymore for using plastic/nylon/steel strings for CW reenactments.
JerseyMike: Really curious about the repertoire of the original Libby Prison Minstrels and their instruments. Did they really play many old timey tunes? Were they able to keep and maintain a full size Bass in prison? Where did they and you, get appropriate gut strings?
Eric Marten
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