It doesn´t really surprise me. I do not live so far away from the region in Germany where this flute was found, and Southern Germany, especially Bavaria, is old Celtic country. So they probably had some early sessions here - wonder what THEIR session etiquette was like ???
Hey, that's my flute...left it there at a session several hundred centuries ago - too much fermented mare's milk and was hit on the head by a mammoth rib....those were the days.
Check out Simon O'Dwyers site for the oldest Irish instruments identified so far. Unfortunately we have as yet found no evidence of occupation of Ireland before the Mesolithic. There may be Palaeolithic remains somewhere in a deep cave in the south of the country somewhere but we haven't found them yet. Link to Simon http://homepage.eircom.net/~bronzeagehorns/
Flutists --- Oldest Known Flute
Flutists --- Oldest Known Flute
I have not noted this posted here yet, so:
Check this out, to perk up your next discussion of classic instruments and their pedigrees.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gjlhuiV8Ebp72c_6bYVyKd529oQgD9917URG2
[And I was so SURE they came from Ireland!]
# Posted on June 27th 2009 by Piece
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See discussions 21922 and 21937.
# Posted on June 27th 2009 by Trevor Jennings
Re: Flutists --- Oldest Known Flute
It doesn´t really surprise me. I do not live so far away from the region in Germany where this flute was found, and Southern Germany, especially Bavaria, is old Celtic country. So they probably had some early sessions here - wonder what THEIR session etiquette was like ???
# Posted on June 27th 2009 by alexweger
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Hey, that's my flute...left it there at a session several hundred centuries ago - too much fermented mare's milk and was hit on the head by a mammoth rib....those were the days.
# Posted on June 27th 2009 by Jayhawk
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That's what you get for taunting Neanderthal women...
# Posted on June 27th 2009 by Arthur Nordstrom
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Jayhawk -
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I do not think you will be able to re-claim your old flute -
Past lives are generally not admissable in court.
[except for racial/religious hate crimes, of course - we are all still guilty for our forefathers actions, and must be made to pay!!
Nyah.
# Posted on June 27th 2009 by Piece
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I've moved on to nose flute...perfect session instrument IMHO. They can keep my old flute for all I care.
# Posted on June 28th 2009 by Jayhawk
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I used to have this really old flute but sold it to some kid who resides on Living Island.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/51/141575483_75c6b7b528.jpg?v=0
He threw in some great talking mushrooms.
I can't remember?
# Posted on June 28th 2009 by Lint - upon - Tweed
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Check out Simon O'Dwyers site for the oldest Irish instruments identified so far. Unfortunately we have as yet found no evidence of occupation of Ireland before the Mesolithic. There may be Palaeolithic remains somewhere in a deep cave in the south of the country somewhere but we haven't found them yet. Link to Simon http://homepage.eircom.net/~bronzeagehorns/
# Posted on July 2nd 2009 by awwilko