Wabi, try the Uke . 4 strings and cheap to buy. Maybe pick up a good used one. I knew a retired music teacher and he had a senior citizen Uke club. They met once a week.
Wabi, try the Uke . 4 strings and cheap to buy. Maybe pick up a good used one. I knew a retired music teacher and he had a senior citizen Uke club. They met once a week.
And I hear they are looking for alternatives to the death penalty š„“
fire on the mountain, run boys run... devils in the house of the rising sun... chickens in the bread pan a'pickin up dough... granny does yer dog bite, no child no!...
Nopeā¦..but, I dreamed of learning! Bought a nice Fiddle, but never learned to play. Heck, could barely play the guitar. memtb
You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
āIād like to be a good riflemanā¦..but, I prefer to be a good hunterā! memtb 2024
A rod mill running 7/32" rod can spit 1 1/4 miles of rod in 80 seconds. Sometimes things happen, most often at the "laying head" demonstrated in the below video
Almost every coil needs some manual straightening of the tail end of the coil before it proceeds up the conveyor to the stacker assembly. At the very end of this vid you can see a steel rod hook moving in to do this. The hook is held and handled by a "finishing hand" who wears reflective coat, pants, and gloves and a face shield as he "flips tails". He has a series of large turbine fans blowing on him to keep him from burning up
Occasionally the tail of a coil will hang up in the laying head tube and begin whipping around and causing some mess and excitement. Notice the expanded metal cage just forward of the laying head, built to keep these spinning tails from entangling the finishing hand. This causes a continous snapping noise and is called a "Snapper" It generally gives off a small fireworks show.
When I worked on an operation like this we took liberties with Mr Daniels' song
The devil went down to the 12 inch mill He was looking for a soul to steal He was in a bind, and way behind He was willin' to make a deal
When he come across a young man Flipping tails and acting hot And the devil jumped up on the laying head And said, Boy lemme tell you what
I guess you didn't know it But I'm a tail flipper too I'd bet a hook of gold against your soul to think I'm better'n you
And the boy said My names Johnny And it might be a sin But I'll take that bet, and you'll regret it Cause I'm the best they's ever been
Oh Johnny polish up your hook And throw those cutters away Cause the devil's loose at the laying head And there'll be hell to pay
And if you win You'll take the devils golden hook today But if you lose he'll take your fans away!!!
Come ahead wedge head Turn those rolls Roller, will we change over? No! Hell no!!
Well the devil smiled with a wicked grin And said, I'll start this show And fire flew from his finger tips As he twirled that hook of gold
Then a snapper cracked inside the cage And the devil, he looked scared But in the twinkling of an eye Ol' Johnny stood right there
Together they worked side by side With hooks of gold and steel And by the time they'd fixed that tail The two had struck a deal
Now, the devil kept his hook of gold And Johnny kept his fans So the story's told until this day Amongst the finishing hands
How hell's too hot for Johnny Or so that it would seem But a steel mill is a meaner place Than the devil's wildest dreams
Oh, come ahead wedge head Turn those rolls Roller will we change over No! Hell no!!!
I do not play a fiddle, but there was always a fiddle around our home. This brings a fond memory of my youth, my family always had gatherings that would go on for days, people dancing and jigging. I remember people walking by our house or out in the bush wondering what was going on over there lol.
A tune that brings a tear to my eye, red river jig.
Hillary Klug and Mairead Nesbitt - Miss McLeod's Hop High Ladies - Celtic Appalachian Collaboration video posted to YouTube on Oct 26, 2019
Hillary Klug and Mairead Nesbitt collaborate on a fusion of traditional Celtic and Appalachian music! They fiddle and dance in Bru Boru and the Rock of Cashel in Tipperary, Ireland.
"This project is a dream come true for me! I'm so thankful for the experience of getting to meet and film with Mairead Nesbitt! She's a phenomenal fiddler with a heart of gold! We were instant friends, and the dynamic was as though I've known her and played with her for years! I look forward to future projects with her!!
We're playing a traditional tune, and the special thing about this tune is that it's common to both the Irish and Appalachian fiddle traditions. In Ireland, they call it "Miss McLoud's Reel," and in America we call it "Did You Ever See the Devil Uncle Joe?" It has other names including "Hop High Ladies." Obviously we took the liberty of combining a few names to make it our own. In the recording, you can hear the distinct differences between Irish and Old-Time fiddle. While they're completely unique, they also compliment each other in this fusion we created!" - Hillary Klug
When I first married and got into the Randall family, FIL ās fiddler was in a cardboard box. With the help of my Foxfire books, I was able to restore it. He played bluegrass and was a fine fiddle player. We went to a junk shop and found his scorecard from a fiddling contest held at the old Blackhawk School in Carroll County. The schoolhouse and Methodist Church were destroyed in the same tornado that wiped out Rolling Fork. Heard that my FIL played a fine version of Carroll Co Blues. His fiddle hangs on the wall along with the bow and a pen and ink sketch I did of him. He was a fine old school southern gentleman. I miss him. Iād like hear Vasser play Jerusalem Ridge one more time. Love Akosan Farewell too.