The numbers of those suffering from WFS, Whimsy Fear Syndrome—terror and/or outrage at the thought of others engaging in whimsical activities— has grown exponentially in recent years.
To address this epidemic, phony events such as this “2000 guitars festival” are concocted and promoted specifically to draw WFS sufferers (“wiffies”) into the open, so they can be identified and tagged (for the eventual round-up, which will be carried out by kazoo-playing centaurs in turbans and tutus).
Oro Se Do Bheatha Abhaile - if you click on the link John Spillane says what the song is. Unfortunately Dave, the two chords you need are Am and G so that is you out then.
And how many people did they have last year playing guitars ?
We had more ukelele players then that at the LondonUKeFest 2009, all playing "Sloop John B" for 5 minutes, 851 of us, counted and delivered, including Jonah Lewie, the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, and Phil Jupitas.
Sadly, LOndonUkeFest2010 has fallen victim to a lack of backers, and has hit the dust.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....
A few years ago I saw Dougie Maclean at a folk festival, and he reported that his song "Caledonia" had once been performed by 1000 bagpipes. "It wasn't the most musical version of the song I'd ever heard," he said, "but apparently you could hear it from space."
A few years ago a couple of hundred people of us set that record in Portland, playing "This Land Is Your Land" for about an hour.
Good fun, after about twenty minutes I was in something like a trance. It was just like playing old-time music.
And another old joke....
What's the difference between a life assurance policy and a musician ?
The policy eventually matures and makes money, while the musician..
World guitar record attempt
World guitar record attempt
2000 guitarists needed to attempt new world record for no. of guitarists playing same song
http://clonguitarfest.com/worldrecord.htm
Do join in. Probably just two chords but that's OK as long as they are traditional ones played in a traditional style
# Posted on September 8th 2010 by harmonic miner
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Drat thought it was guitar smashing .
Any idea what song it will be .
'10 in the bed and the little one said' etc only has one chord
# Posted on September 8th 2010 by bazouki dave
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I've been to sessions like that.
# Posted on September 8th 2010 by DaveL35
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MOST sessions here are like that.
# Posted on September 8th 2010 by Janek
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How many chords did John Lee Hooker need to make some of the most inspired recordings ever made?
# Posted on September 8th 2010 by strayaway
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I am sure they were both fine chords
# Posted on September 8th 2010 by bazouki dave
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There's only one word which springs to mind: WHY?
# Posted on September 8th 2010 by On Sabbatical
bums on seats=euros
# Posted on September 8th 2010 by bazouki dave
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"guitarists playing same song"
Now that's got to be a record.
# Posted on September 8th 2010 by CreadurMawnOrganig
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"There's only one word which springs to mind: WHY?"
It's the only way to stop the 2000 guitarists playing different songs at the same time.
# Posted on September 8th 2010 by CreadurMawnOrganig
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What a pointless and actively non-musical waste of time and resource.
# Posted on September 8th 2010 by yhaalhouse
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I knew I'd get replies
# Posted on September 8th 2010 by harmonic miner
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At least the organisers are realists:
"...and will see over 2000 people ATTEMPTING to play the same song, at the same time, together, ..."
# Posted on September 8th 2010 by skreech
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Pointless, yes I 'spose it is. Didn't know something could be 'actively non-musical' though. Actively anti-musical maybe.
# Posted on September 8th 2010 by harmonic miner
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Not pointless at all in fact very useful actually. While they are messing around doing that they are not attempting to play in sessions.
# Posted on September 8th 2010 by Bernie
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I'm trying to get 200 fiddlers together to break the record on the most fiddlers playing Drowsie Maggie together. Any takers?
# Posted on September 8th 2010 by Jimmy B
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The numbers of those suffering from WFS, Whimsy Fear Syndrome—terror and/or outrage at the thought of others engaging in whimsical activities— has grown exponentially in recent years.
To address this epidemic, phony events such as this “2000 guitars festival” are concocted and promoted specifically to draw WFS sufferers (“wiffies”) into the open, so they can be identified and tagged (for the eventual round-up, which will be carried out by kazoo-playing centaurs in turbans and tutus).
# Posted on September 8th 2010 by NEW Pure Drop® Ear Canal Oil
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"Any idea what song it will be"
Oro Se Do Bheatha Abhaile - if you click on the link John Spillane says what the song is. Unfortunately Dave, the two chords you need are Am and G so that is you out then.
# Posted on September 8th 2010 by No Cause For Alarm
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Bugger the only guitar chord I know is D
enough to play 10 in the bed etc
Are Capos allowed ?
# Posted on September 8th 2010 by bazouki dave
Er ......Can I borrow your guitar Al?
# Posted on September 8th 2010 by bazouki dave
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Of course, Clonakilty is Ireland's sausage capital.
# Posted on September 8th 2010 by MacCruiskeen
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There was a world record whistle attempt at the Achill Island Festival. Or so I heard from reputable sources.
# Posted on September 8th 2010 by DrSilverSpear
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And how many people did they have last year playing guitars ?
We had more ukelele players then that at the LondonUKeFest 2009, all playing "Sloop John B" for 5 minutes, 851 of us, counted and delivered, including Jonah Lewie, the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, and Phil Jupitas.
Sadly, LOndonUkeFest2010 has fallen victim to a lack of backers, and has hit the dust.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....
# Posted on September 8th 2010 by Guernsey Pete
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A few years ago I saw Dougie Maclean at a folk festival, and he reported that his song "Caledonia" had once been performed by 1000 bagpipes. "It wasn't the most musical version of the song I'd ever heard," he said, "but apparently you could hear it from space."
# Posted on September 9th 2010 by Tall, Dark, and Mysterious
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Hope they performed it on solid ground!
# Posted on September 9th 2010 by strayaway
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A few years ago a couple of hundred people of us set that record in Portland, playing "This Land Is Your Land" for about an hour.
Good fun, after about twenty minutes I was in something like a trance. It was just like playing old-time music.
# Posted on September 9th 2010 by Jon Kiparsky
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Maybe one thousand pianos all playing 4'33" by the late John Cage.
Laurence
# Posted on September 9th 2010 by fauxcelt
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this reminds me of the old joke...
What's the difference between a rock guitarist and a jazz guitarist?
One plays three chords to thousands of people...
# Posted on September 9th 2010 by Greg the Piano Tuner
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# Posted on September 10th 2010 by AlBrown
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And another old joke....
What's the difference between a life assurance policy and a musician ?
The policy eventually matures and makes money, while the musician..
# Posted on September 13th 2010 by Guernsey Pete