Hi guys, I just hit on this site recently. What's the craic ? I'm from Derry originally but have been living in Clearwater, Florida for the past three years.
You are Gary? Well my wife is from the 2nd rock, she tells that I'm from the 3rd rock, and that my friends are from the 7th rock. I wouldn't know about the other 22,999 of you . To answer strafoyle's question, I always thought I was from Lancashire via Belfast and Ardglass, though I am currently beached about 30 miles west of Boston.
Liam
ps Gary, how is the tune identification survey coming along?
I live in Macclesfield, Cheshire, with my wife and son and various animals - if you want more detail there's plenty in my bio.
Please forgive the flippant nature of most of the replies you have received so far - some of our members really do take a joke too far and it takes someone like me - renowned for my sensible straight answers - to call them to order.
Now, you lot - everyone be nice to Strathfoyle and speak very politely to her.
Like we used to put on our schoolbooks as kids: I'm from Oadby, once a village but now absorbed into the conurbation of the city of Leicester. It is in the parliamentary constituency of Harborough in the county of Leicestershire in central England, United Kingdom, part of the British Isles lying off the north west coast of Europe, in the northern hemisphere of the 3rd planet from the sun, somewhere in the Milky Way galaxy...
Hey Strathfoyle,
There ARE some top notch Irish Musicians Living in Florida! Fiddle Player Roisin Dillon of Cherish The Ladies and Her brother Eamonn Dillon a Brilliant Uilleann Piper!.
Strathfoyle. Fairplay to you for not expecting a civil answer to your civil question. LA hasn't knocked the irony out you then. You're very welcome, I think you'll find this is a cracking site, & healthy slaggings aside an incredible resource for the music.
A small community in the winery and gold mining area of North Georgia, USA. Southern end of the Blueridge Mountains. I’ll trade six mostly house-broken bluegrass players for three ITM-ers. Any takers?
Ptarmigan......thanks for the welcome and yes, this site seems to be a great resource. Interesting profile.....as they say down my way "you're not bird mouthed" You seem to be having a ball in N. Antrim. I met Ciaran Kelly years ago at sessions in Portstewart ans Portrush, in my Uni. years. "The Golden Years" in my book. That place rocked with fine musicians back then. Seamus Quinn, Gary Hastings, Gaby Mc Ardle, Ciaran Curran, Maire and Tarlach Connoly, Gerry Lappin.......I could go on and on.
I used to know a fine 5 string banjo player from Edinburgh, first name was Ian, I forget his surname, met him through a good friend from Glasgow, box player Lawrence Mc Elhinney who by the way, used to play quite a lot across in Edinburgh.
First of all, if you would like to contact Ciaran again, e-Mail me & I'll pass on his address. I'm sure he would enjoy hearing from you.
He, & many others, have indeed often waxed lyrical about those golden years around The Harbour Bar in Portrush especially.
Sadly Seamus Quinn isn't playing much this weather due to a hand/finger problem. We are all praying it is a short term problem!
I see Gaby McArdle each year, down in Derrygonnelly, at the brilliant wee festival they have there each autumn - he's just another Fermanagh treasure!
That Banjo player your talking about is Iain Carmichael & he now lives over here too, down near Belfast. He's married to a great musician & brilliant set dance tutor, Mary Fox - a woman who is incapable of getting tired!
As for Lawrence McElhinney, he used to play regularly with Stevie Campbell but Stevie moved back to Donegal a few years ago & is playing great stuff these days. The guys, plus Cathal McConnell actually did a night at my Folk Club in Portstewart, a few years back.
Naw, yer right, guess I'm certainly nothing like 'bird mouthed'!
By the way, Ciaran Kelly plays up here with me every 2nd Friday night. He never lost it & is one cracking Box player & a lovely Guitar player too.
So if your ever over this way, you'll need to call in!
P.S. I should just point out that the famous Harbour Bar in Portrush is now a Wine Bar & hasn't seen a session for many years! There'll be no more Golden Years for it!
I had a gut feeling Ian's surname was Carmichael but was fearful of looking silly, pass my regards on if you ever bump into him.
I'll definitely email you re: Ciaran and the others. Just one final question.....you know of Tom Mc Gonigle, concertina player ? He's originally from Newcastle, Co.Down but the last I heard of him he was living in Belfast.
Yes Tom is indeed an excellent Concertina player.
He taught a workshop for me a few years back, in Ballycastle.
Has a son who is going to be as good a player, or perhaps an even better Concertina player.
Still lives in Belfast, I believe.
Mind you, there are loads of others, actual Norners, on this Mustard page who know all those mentioned above far better than I, so perhaps I should twitter off & let some of them fill in the gaps!
Any more talk of home & you'll be pining for those Glens of Antrim Fjords!
Thanks Mickray for the welcome. I came across the Tampa session link last night but thanks again for the thought. Yea, the "web" and sites like this are truly a wonderful resource. I'll check out the James Kelly site in detail later.
To go back to the original question.........( which we've had before, I remember ).....you'ld never guess.
But my So is from LI, NY, US of A, as they say over there.
if I didn't know you're pulling me leg...
why, just in case:
remember Europe? now visualise a map of it - one of the biger states is France, another one is Germany. The little tiny one lying between Germany and Italy is .... ta-taaa: Austria !!!!
Its capital is Vienna (also known as the city of Mozart, Sissi and Joerg Haider); its neighbour states apart from Germany (Berlin) and Italy (Rome) are: the Czech Republic (Prague), Slovakia (Bratislava), Hungary (Budapest), Slovenia (Ljubiljana), Liechtenstein (Vaduz) and Switzerland (Berne).
Foreign people like to think of Austrians as lederhoes-wearing, mozartkugels-and-dumplings-eating, skiing classical musicians with at least 6 siblings (see the Trapp family)...you know, every Irishman has red hair and is a born music genius...
THIS is "the Austria thing" which I speak of!
OK, now it's clear to me what Austria is, but what's a 'Mozart'?
Actually, my ancestors were Austrian, I spent my first few years in Regina, Saskatchewan, grew up (to some extent) in Vancouver, B.C., spent two years wandering aimlessly in Europe, fifteen years in London, and am now back in Vancouver.
mairie, I think you forgot to mention beerdrinking activities..........
"and as for the lederhoses - I don't know anyone (personally) who wears them!!!!!"
Now that's a pity, cause I was hoping you could put me onto a supplier.
They're just what I need for my costume, as a member of the local 'Village People' tribute band!
The far-flung colony of the great Irish Diaspora, Aotearoa-New Zealand.
Born in Dunedin (settled by Scots after Maori had been there for hundreds of years), then moved to Christchurch (settled by Poms after Maori had been there for hundreds of years) - but of Irish descent...
Almost as far from Ireland as you could get... and still be habitable.
Well, actually it hit 42 Celcius here today, that's about 104 Farenheit! We decided not to make compulsory sport compulsory this afternoon! Just about to cool down under the air con, long cool drink and watching the winter olympics. We aren't the hottest place in Oz, but we're consistently the hottest that makes it onto the national weather forecasts on the TV.
Born in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, brought up in Yorkshire, been in London for the last couple of decades, but may continue the southward migration some day, who knows.
Where are the world football championships going to be held this year? Some matches not far from here: Dortmund,Gelsenkirchen... (Hope to miss the devastating side-effects).
I'm originally from Newfoundland but have crisscrossed this great country so much that you might say I'm from Canada in general. I currently hang my hat In Sudbury Ontario and have managed to stay put for almost ten years now, a first for me.
i'm very new to the site, thank god i've finally ound it though, people kept telling me, but only just got the net again.
i'm from AUSTRALIA, on the border of NSW and VIC.
Really Mairie - that is bizarre that french people didnt know where Austria is - Ive been there 3 times. I love it there - beautiful buildings etc. I wouldnt of thought it would be unknown not like somewhere small like Liechtenstein - which ive also been too
Currently living in Newfoundland with my fiance who is from the Bay area around here - we are in St. John's but moving back to my home town Sydney Australia in 6 weeks.
Minus 18deg C windchill today - sigh - winter in Sydney is like 20degs C - big change and lots of iciles and snow.....brrr
How many Polka playing Roos have you come across?
It wasn't the heat I was most interested in, it was the wall to wall Polkas & Slides at their sessions down there, that interested me most!
Father from Yorkshire (Hartlepool), but I was born and raised in Argentina. Moved to Los Angeles area of California for 23 years, where the seed of ITM was planted by a Chieftains concert. Have been in Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County for the last 22 years, playing at a great session in the San Luis Obispo area (for 9 years). Temps? You can get it both ways here ... 84F last week, freeze warnings this week, and sunshine while it's raining!
oldstrings -
Mozart: Wolfgang Amadeus Theophilus Gottlieb Mozart - this year would've been his 250th bday! he was a composer (classic music), born in Salzburg (Austria) but lived and died in Vienna...here you are:
and what about beerdrinking...? the Bavarians are the beer drinking ones...apart from the Irish of course
the Austrians are more the vine drinking ones .. ever heard of "Heurigen"? old vine cellares in which we use to drink till we're all drunk... well, they but of course not ME...
bb -
YES, it is bizarre...but, hey, let's not show off with our knowledge...
where exactly have you been to in Austria? Vienna I guess...?
Ptmargian -
spring in Austria... depends... usuall they do have snow in Salzburg, Tyrol and Carinthia... Vienna is snow-less most time of the year. but if you want to experience a real "springy" Austrian Spring - come to Lower Austria! beautiful landscape...
lederhoses: I sure am not a good help concerning them... I know what they look like but I've never weared any (of course not - they're men's stuff)
Of course, if the 'Wind-up Hopping Lederhosen' are too cheerful for you, bring yourself back down to Earth with this little passion killer, the ever popular:
'Death Clock'
Guaranteed to prevent time-wasting.
Don't let the grim reaper catch you napping.
Or playing Solitaire.
This CD-ROM assesses your lifestyle with a Death Clock Questionnaire and then calculates how long you have to go before you turn up your toes.
It then installs a screensaver on your computer that counts down the seconds until the date of your demise.
Useful for knowing when to book the funeral etc.
Or, just make sure you learn the last part of that six part reel before you snuff it!
Vienna twice and Innsbruck - beautiful place. I loved vienna too - it was mid winter when I was there the second time - I thought I was going to die - but I'm used to it now being in Newfoundland
This is a true email received by the olympic committee with regards to when the Sydney olympics where being held.
A man from America wrote in that while he was in town (Sydney) he'd love to catch the Vienna boys choir in concert......
When I was in Innsbruck I picked up some funny postcards with our Kangaroo roads side signs on it (warning of kangaroos that could be on the road etc) that said "There are no Kangaroos in Austria" - I thought that was hilarious!
haha - this is so weird
it's amazing what kinda stuff they sell around...
is the one on the 2nd picture, the one wearing the lederhoses, YOU?? hehe...
but seriously, lederhoses don't have anything to do with ITM, do they?
yeah, i know those "no kangaroos in Austria" cards. they also sell t-shirts, shorts, cups, ... anything with this saying printed on it.
aaand, Ptarmigan, sorry to disappoint you but there are NO kangaroos in Schönbrunn! but that zoo really is amazing tho - I loved to be there when I was a child....*reminisces*
bb - what I would like to know is, what exactly attracts tourists to Vienna/Austria? is it that whole emporer-Habsburger thing? the Lippizaner? the buildings? museums? the Fiaker (cabs)? what?
Mairie,
I was there in Vienna for the 400th year celebrations of the Spanish Riding School, 1972. The Lippizaners and the palace are well worth the visit. Still hum the march they performed to. They brought in some mares and foals from their mountain home and free schooled them round a stadhalla somewhere in Vienna. And the Cadre Noir (the French school) was there performing too. Horses and music - Awesome! And we went to 'La Traviata' at the opera ...... *reminisces* Coffee somewhere with an American tourist we picked up. The winding journey that led to Ireland and ITM, sigh ............
Yeah - its the buildings and stuff - so old and beatiful - the summer palace was great - tho me and my friend (who is half austrian) got stuck in a white out snow storm in the gardens and couldnt find our way to the actual palace for about 2 hours. That was an experience!
I loved the underground pubs that are built in old bomb shelters and I loved the food and the big beers. Cool! I also thought it was interesting that dogs are almost treated as humans there. Very different from Australia. Plus I thought the people were great and I liked the fact that you could go skiing and stop into a pub on the way down the hill for some Gluhwein - so funny - the hills in Oz last about oh say - 5 minutes - I was on a beginner baby hill just outside vienna and it was like 40 mins from top to bottom and had two pubs on the way.....thank god!
"...is the one on the 2nd picture, the one wearing the lederhoses, YOU?" Well, my granny always said Mairie, if you got it, flaunt it, so yeah, what do you think?
But I have to admit, it is an old photo - I don't have quite so much hair these days!
"lederhoses don't have anything to do with ITM, do they?" - You have obviously never been to Miltown in July? It's everywhere you look, in evidence in most sessions, the older musicians are especially fond of wearing it. It used to be dark suits for them, back in the 70s, but no more!
what do I think? what am I supposed to think, hm?
well, just in case: fits you well
no, never been to miltown anyway.
still, can't imagine serious musicians wearing these lederhoses-stuff at a session. doesn't fit together if you ask me...
Where are you all from ?
Where are you all from ?
Hi guys, I just hit on this site recently. What's the craic ? I'm from Derry originally but have been living in Clearwater, Florida for the past three years.
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Strathfoyle
Re: Where are you all from ?
All 23,000 of us? We're from the 3rd planet out from the sun.
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by GaryAMartin
Re: Where are you all from ?
You are Gary? Well my wife is from the 2nd rock, she tells that I'm from the 3rd rock, and that my friends are from the 7th rock. I wouldn't know about the other 22,999 of you
. To answer strafoyle's question, I always thought I was from Lancashire via Belfast and Ardglass, though I am currently beached about 30 miles west of Boston.
Liam
ps Gary, how is the tune identification survey coming along?
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by billiamconkey
Re: Where are you all from ?
We are from Poland. Not everyone though, mind you.
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Janek
Re: Where are you all from ?
We are from here.
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by gian marco
Re: Where are you all from ?
Cheers Liam. Florida seems to be a "no go" area for musicians. Trade you some sunshine for a few
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Strathfoyle
Re: Where are you all from ?
Strathfoyle
Welcome to the Session. Nice to have you along.
I live in Macclesfield, Cheshire, with my wife and son and various animals - if you want more detail there's plenty in my bio.
Please forgive the flippant nature of most of the replies you have received so far - some of our members really do take a joke too far and it takes someone like me - renowned for my sensible straight answers - to call them to order.
Now, you lot - everyone be nice to Strathfoyle and speak very politely to her.
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by showaddydadito
Re: Where are you all from ?
I'm thick skinned showaddy. These threads make me feel at home. Thanks for standing up for me
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Strathfoyle
Re: Where are you all from ?
How specific do you want to be?
Like we used to put on our schoolbooks as kids: I'm from Oadby, once a village but now absorbed into the conurbation of the city of Leicester. It is in the parliamentary constituency of Harborough in the county of Leicestershire in central England, United Kingdom, part of the British Isles lying off the north west coast of Europe, in the northern hemisphere of the 3rd planet from the sun, somewhere in the Milky Way galaxy...
But I'm originally from London.
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Lissagriffin
Re: Where are you all from ?
Just watch, strathfoyle, just watch.
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by showaddydadito
Re: Where are you all from ?
I'm treading lightly for now showaddy. Wait 'til I get my foot in the door
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Strathfoyle
Re: Where are you all from ?
The Netherlands, aka Holland.
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Henk Bos
Re: Where are you all from ?
Fairfield,Connecticut .
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Maryellen
Re: Where are you all from ?
A riverbank 93,000,000 from the sun, but quite close to the rain.
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Ottery
Re: Where are you all from ?
93,000,000 miles that is (We haven't gone metric here yet)
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Ottery
Re: Where are you all from ?
Hey Strathfoyle,
There ARE some top notch Irish Musicians Living in Florida! Fiddle Player Roisin Dillon of Cherish The Ladies and Her brother Eamonn Dillon a Brilliant Uilleann Piper!.
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by cos
Re: Where are you all from ?
Middlesbrough. Centre of the erm......
Blues skies (but not in MBro!)
Ged
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by gedpipes
Re: Where are you all from ?
County Antrim, Ireland
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by blas
Re: Where are you all from ?
I'm about 25 miles east of billiamconkey [see second reply to this thread].
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by sts
Re: Where are you all from ?
Beyond the black stump, outback Central Australia.
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Clear Drops
Re: Where are you all from ?
Norman, Oklahoma. (Almost smack-dab in the middle of the US)
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by jasonlburnfield
Re: Where are you all from ?
Are we not all from Poland then? Oh...
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Leftheris
Re: Where are you all from ?
Strathfoyle. Fairplay to you for not expecting a civil answer to your civil question. LA hasn't knocked the irony out you then. You're very welcome, I think you'll find this is a cracking site, & healthy slaggings aside an incredible resource for the music.
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Leftheris
Re: There's a wrong way to do things & this way!
Strathfoyle:
http://www.causewaymusic.co.uk/welcome.html
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Ptarmigan
Re: Where are you all from ?
Ghent, Flanders
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Four-Fingered Fre
Re: Where are you all from ?
Rhode Island, USA.
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by AlBrown
Re: Where are you all from ?
Ptarmigan - you creep!
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by showaddydadito
Re: Where are you all from ?
I guess if everyone answers this could go for the longest thread.
But some people only look and never add anything.
There's Mr Haynes at 23250 - never said a word.
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by showaddydadito
Re: Where are you all from ?
Showaddydadito you say the nicest things - but not to me!
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Ptarmigan
Re: Where are you all from ?
Hello Ghent Flanders - please say hello to Ned for me!
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Ptarmigan
Re: Where are you all from ?
The Sunny South East of the 'Old Sod'
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by the wounded hussar
Re: Where are you all from ?
A small community in the winery and gold mining area of North Georgia, USA. Southern end of the Blueridge Mountains. I’ll trade six mostly house-broken bluegrass players for three ITM-ers. Any takers?
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Bob himself
Re: Where are you all from ?
just a Little north of you on I -75
Atlanta
guess that is the sunny south east of the "new sod" ?
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by mother
Re: Where are you all from ?
Ptarmigan......thanks for the welcome and yes, this site seems to be a great resource. Interesting profile.....as they say down my way "you're not bird mouthed"
You seem to be having a ball in N. Antrim. I met Ciaran Kelly years ago at sessions in Portstewart ans Portrush, in my Uni. years. "The Golden Years" in my book. That place rocked with fine musicians back then. Seamus Quinn, Gary Hastings, Gaby Mc Ardle, Ciaran Curran, Maire and Tarlach Connoly, Gerry Lappin.......I could go on and on.
I used to know a fine 5 string banjo player from Edinburgh, first name was Ian, I forget his surname, met him through a good friend from Glasgow, box player Lawrence Mc Elhinney who by the way, used to play quite a lot across in Edinburgh.
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Strathfoyle
Re: Where are you all from ?
I forgot to mention Marcas O' Murchu. If he reads this and doesn't see his name mentioned, he'd be hopping mad
Only kidding Marcas 
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Strathfoyle
Re: Where are you all from ?
Fascinating Strathfoyle.
First of all, if you would like to contact Ciaran again, e-Mail me & I'll pass on his address. I'm sure he would enjoy hearing from you.
He, & many others, have indeed often waxed lyrical about those golden years around The Harbour Bar in Portrush especially.
Sadly Seamus Quinn isn't playing much this weather due to a hand/finger problem. We are all praying it is a short term problem!
I see Gaby McArdle each year, down in Derrygonnelly, at the brilliant wee festival they have there each autumn - he's just another Fermanagh treasure!
That Banjo player your talking about is Iain Carmichael & he now lives over here too, down near Belfast. He's married to a great musician & brilliant set dance tutor, Mary Fox - a woman who is incapable of getting tired!
As for Lawrence McElhinney, he used to play regularly with Stevie Campbell but Stevie moved back to Donegal a few years ago & is playing great stuff these days. The guys, plus Cathal McConnell actually did a night at my Folk Club in Portstewart, a few years back.
Naw, yer right, guess I'm certainly nothing like 'bird mouthed'!
By the way, Ciaran Kelly plays up here with me every 2nd Friday night. He never lost it & is one cracking Box player & a lovely Guitar player too.
So if your ever over this way, you'll need to call in!
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Ptarmigan
Re: Where are you all from ?
Marcas - "hopping mad" - Naw, he's mellowed!
Funny, I was speaking to Marcas just last week.
He lives up in Derry now, got married a while back & has a beautiful daughter now.
Those little uns mellow us all!
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Ptarmigan
Re: Where are you all from ?
P.S. I should just point out that the famous Harbour Bar in Portrush is now a Wine Bar & hasn't seen a session for many years! There'll be no more Golden Years for it!
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Ptarmigan
Re: Where are you all from ?
Hey, here's another thought, just popped into my head!
Has your new home-town got anything to do with that wonderful band - 'Creedence Clearwater Revival'?
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Ptarmigan
Re: Where are you all from ?
I had a gut feeling Ian's surname was Carmichael but was fearful of looking silly, pass my regards on if you ever bump into him.
I'll definitely email you re: Ciaran and the others. Just one final question.....you know of Tom Mc Gonigle, concertina player ? He's originally from Newcastle, Co.Down but the last I heard of him he was living in Belfast.
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Strathfoyle
Re: Where are you all from ?
CCR were founded by guys from California. The Clearwater was a popular 60's / 70's beer. Imagine that musicians and alcohol
tut tut !
Sorry to hear about the Harbour. Is the Anchor in Portstewart still going ?
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Strathfoyle
Re: Where are you all from ?
Tom's son is also a great concertina player. Last time I saw him he was living in Oxford. I believe Tom is still in Belfast.
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Conán McDonnell
Re: Where are you all from ?
Yes Tom is indeed an excellent Concertina player.
He taught a workshop for me a few years back, in Ballycastle.
Has a son who is going to be as good a player, or perhaps an even better Concertina player.
Still lives in Belfast, I believe.
Mind you, there are loads of others, actual Norners, on this Mustard page who know all those mentioned above far better than I, so perhaps I should twitter off & let some of them fill in the gaps!
Any more talk of home & you'll be pining for those Glens of Antrim Fjords!
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Ptarmigan
Re: Where are you all from ?
"Is the Anchor in Portstewart still going?"
Still there OK, but only if you are into Rock, Pop, noisy crowds ... & drink!
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Ptarmigan
Re: Where are you all from ?
Good luck Ptarmigan. Catch up with you later mate. The Glens ? Nah, all that rain and cold. Happy here for now
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Strathfoyle
Re: Where are you all from ?
Welcome, Strathfoyle. Have you checked out the "Sessions" section yet? This new one appears to be in your neighborhood.
http://www.thesession.org/sessions/display/1249
There's also a certain fiddler named James Kelly who lives in Florida, but he's way over near Miami.
http://www.jameskellymusic.com/JK_Contact.html
Amazing, this world wide web thingy. I'm typing this in the far NW corner of the U.S., thousands of miles from you
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by John Galt
Re: Where are you all from ?
Make that "contiguous"--aka Lower 48 (states) U.S.
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by John Galt
Re: Where are you all from ?
back to the topic -
I'm from Austria, used to live in Vienna but now I'm stuck in a small town in Lower Austria
(I hope you know what I'm talking about - met some french guys last year who didn't even have clue what Austria was... there are peculiar people..)
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by mairie
Re: Where are you all from ?
Thanks Mickray for the welcome. I came across the Tampa session link last night but thanks again for the thought. Yea, the "web" and sites like this are truly a wonderful resource. I'll check out the James Kelly site in detail later.
How's the playing coming along ? Keep bowing !
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Strathfoyle
Re: Where are you all from ?
"met some french guys last year who didn't even have clue what Austria was... there are peculiar people..)"
O.K. Mairie, please put us out of our misery!
Go on, tell us, what is this Austria thing, of which you speak?
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Ptarmigan
Re: Where are you all from ?
To go back to the original question.........( which we've had before, I remember ).....you'ld never guess.
But my So is from LI, NY, US of A, as they say over there.
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Guernsey Pete
Re: Where are you all from ?
A part of Surrey thats not actually Surrey anymore
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Ripthecalico
Re: Where are you all from ?
Hey, we'll have to keep an eye on this dude, dudes - he's at 52 already & this is only his first thread!
Now, back to the original question..............................( which we've had before, & before, I remember, again ) .....I did guess!
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Ptarmigan
Re: Where are you all from ?
Rhode ISland over here. Wheeeeee, forse Boston l'anno prossimo?! Spero.
Cheers,
Armand
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by armandale
Re: Where are you all from ?
Miramichi (Mir mush eee), New Brunswick ,Canada
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by bouzoukiboy
Re: Where are you all from ?
if I didn't know you're pulling me leg...
why, just in case:
remember Europe? now visualise a map of it - one of the biger states is France, another one is Germany. The little tiny one lying between Germany and Italy is .... ta-taaa: Austria !!!!
Its capital is Vienna (also known as the city of Mozart, Sissi and Joerg Haider); its neighbour states apart from Germany (Berlin) and Italy (Rome) are: the Czech Republic (Prague), Slovakia (Bratislava), Hungary (Budapest), Slovenia (Ljubiljana), Liechtenstein (Vaduz) and Switzerland (Berne).
Foreign people like to think of Austrians as lederhoes-wearing, mozartkugels-and-dumplings-eating, skiing classical musicians with at least 6 siblings (see the Trapp family)...you know, every Irishman has red hair and is a born music genius...
THIS is "the Austria thing" which I speak of!
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by mairie
Re: Where are you all from ?
Wow! what a terrific description Mairie.
I could almost smell the lederhoes - frfrfrfrfrfrf......!
You must surely be a Geography teacher or a TV presenter?
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Ptarmigan
Re: Where are you all from ?
ha ha ha .... a good one...
but thanx, I'm glad you like it
actually geography is not my cup of tea - but I'm pretty sure you could give me a detailed info about eire as well, couldn't you?
and as for the lederhoses - I don't know anyone (personally) who wears them!!!!!
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by mairie
Re: Where are you all from ?
Chicago, IL
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Red Crow
Re: Where are you all from ?
Texas - a grand ol' state really, even if my college is seriously lacking in anything other than classical musicians and pop/rock band wannabees. . .
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by musicfan
Re: Where are you all from ?
OK, now it's clear to me what Austria is, but what's a 'Mozart'?
Actually, my ancestors were Austrian, I spent my first few years in Regina, Saskatchewan, grew up (to some extent) in Vancouver, B.C., spent two years wandering aimlessly in Europe, fifteen years in London, and am now back in Vancouver.
mairie, I think you forgot to mention beerdrinking activities..........
# Posted on February 16th 2006 by oldstrings
Re: Where are you all from ?
Land of snow and more bloody snow. Oh, how I long for spring!
S
# Posted on February 17th 2006 by snorre
Re: Where are you all from ?
Frigging New Jersey. You got a problem with that?
# Posted on February 17th 2006 by Why Bother?
Re: Where are you all from ?
"and as for the lederhoses - I don't know anyone (personally) who wears them!!!!!"
Now that's a pity, cause I was hoping you could put me onto a supplier.
They're just what I need for my costume, as a member of the local 'Village People' tribute band!
Here's a New Jersey problem Unseen122:
http://www.hsus.org/wildlife/issues_facing_wildlife/the_problems_and_solutions_for_new_jerseys_black_bear_population/
# Posted on February 17th 2006 by Ptarmigan
Re: Where are you all from ?
"Oh, how I long for spring!"
Ya shoulda been in Georgia today. We hit 68F (20C) with lots of sunshine.
# Posted on February 17th 2006 by Bob himself
Re: Where are you all from ?
snorre - here are three photos of Austria - & No Snow!
Is this what your Spring looks like then?
http://www.molon.de/galleries/Austria/
# Posted on February 17th 2006 by Ptarmigan
Re: Where are you all from ?
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
(mon rrray al) get that r rolling
# Posted on February 17th 2006 by minimac
Re: Where are you all from ?
MaINE"-you can't get there from hea"
# Posted on February 17th 2006 by dorian
Re: Where are you all from ?
Nah, come on down to Texas we hit 83F (27C) today. Of course it's gonna be a lot cooler tomorrow.
# Posted on February 17th 2006 by musicfan
Re: Where are you all from ?
83? Now that's going a bit too far in February.
# Posted on February 17th 2006 by Bob himself
Re: Where are you all from ?
Tell me about it - I turned on the a/c today.
# Posted on February 17th 2006 by musicfan
Re: Where are you all from ?
meh, it's just Texas
# Posted on February 17th 2006 by musicfan
Re: Where are you all from ?
Nawth Cairlahnuh. . . y'awll. . .
# Posted on February 17th 2006 by wormdiet
Re: Where are you all from ?
The far-flung colony of the great Irish Diaspora, Aotearoa-New Zealand.
Born in Dunedin (settled by Scots after Maori had been there for hundreds of years), then moved to Christchurch (settled by Poms after Maori had been there for hundreds of years) - but of Irish descent...
Almost as far from Ireland as you could get... and still be habitable.
# Posted on February 17th 2006 by Brown Creeper
Re: Where are you all from ?
Well, actually it hit 42 Celcius here today, that's about 104 Farenheit! We decided not to make compulsory sport compulsory this afternoon! Just about to cool down under the air con, long cool drink and watching the winter olympics. We aren't the hottest place in Oz, but we're consistently the hottest that makes it onto the national weather forecasts on the TV.
# Posted on February 17th 2006 by Clear Drops
Re: Where are you all from ?
Living in London, originally from the mouth of the Farsett (Béal Feirste / Belfast)
# Posted on February 17th 2006 by Conán McDonnell
Re: Where are you all from ?
Born in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, brought up in Yorkshire, been in London for the last couple of decades, but may continue the southward migration some day, who knows.
# Posted on February 17th 2006 by Just a person
Re: Where are you all from ?
Go north Gillard, go back north.
# Posted on February 17th 2006 by Leftheris
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I've heard the Isle of Wight is quite nice in the Spring...
# Posted on February 17th 2006 by Conán McDonnell
Re: Where are you all from ?
Where are the world football championships going to be held this year? Some matches not far from here: Dortmund,Gelsenkirchen... (Hope to miss the devastating side-effects).
# Posted on February 17th 2006 by kuec
Re: Where are you all from ?
I'm originally from Newfoundland but have crisscrossed this great country so much that you might say I'm from Canada in general. I currently hang my hat In Sudbury Ontario and have managed to stay put for almost ten years now, a first for me.
# Posted on February 18th 2006 by newfie percussionist
Re: Where are you all from ?
i'm very new to the site, thank god i've finally ound it though, people kept telling me, but only just got the net again.
i'm from AUSTRALIA, on the border of NSW and VIC.
# Posted on February 18th 2006 by megaleemoo
Re: Where are you all from ?
Wolverhampton UK-the Black Country
I'm the only fiddler in the village
# Posted on February 19th 2006 by timjellies
Re: Where are you all from ?
That you just outing yourself timjellies?
# Posted on February 19th 2006 by Ptarmigan
Re: Where are you all from ?
Thuin, Belgium, land of (good) beer and chocolate.
# Posted on February 20th 2006 by thierry
Re: Where are you all from ?
Really Mairie - that is bizarre that french people didnt know where Austria is - Ive been there 3 times. I love it there - beautiful buildings etc. I wouldnt of thought it would be unknown not like somewhere small like Liechtenstein - which ive also been too
Currently living in Newfoundland with my fiance who is from the Bay area around here - we are in St. John's but moving back to my home town Sydney Australia in 6 weeks.
Minus 18deg C windchill today - sigh - winter in Sydney is like 20degs C - big change and lots of iciles and snow.....brrr
# Posted on February 20th 2006 by bb
Re: Where are you all from ?
Good old Liechtenstein. Aye, nice buildings too but they have a lousy Navy!
# Posted on February 20th 2006 by Ptarmigan
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I didnt think that Leichtenstein had very nice buildings - lots of 70's stuff - I like the castle on the hill though
# Posted on February 20th 2006 by bb
Re: Where are you all from ?
Brosna, in the county of Kerry, in the province of Munster, in the island of Ireland ...
# Posted on February 20th 2006 by Jonathan Roche
Re: Where are you all from ?
Ahhhhhh Kerry, the noble land of Polkas & Slides.
Jonathan, you lucky, lucky man!
Anytime you fancy a house swop, let me know.
It's always cold, wet & miserable up here on the North Coast, you know!
# Posted on February 20th 2006 by Ptarmigan
Re: Where are you all from ?
Working and living in Athlone now for my sins, the miserable grey capital of ireland, where ITM is frowned upon and fighting is the way!!!!
# Posted on February 20th 2006 by Jonathan Roche
Re: Where are you all from ?
If you want none cold and rainPtarmigan - maybe you should do a house swap with someone in Oz! Maybe old Scrapper in the desert
# Posted on February 20th 2006 by bb
Re: Where are you all from ?
Now be honest bb.
How many Polka playing Roos have you come across?
It wasn't the heat I was most interested in, it was the wall to wall Polkas & Slides at their sessions down there, that interested me most!
Athlone eh Jonathan? Sorry to hear that!
# Posted on February 20th 2006 by Ptarmigan
Re: Where are you all from ?
Oh - I just assumed you meant the weather - when it was weather versus pokas and slides.....
# Posted on February 20th 2006 by bb
Re: Where are you all from ?
Father from Yorkshire (Hartlepool), but I was born and raised in Argentina. Moved to Los Angeles area of California for 23 years, where the seed of ITM was planted by a Chieftains concert. Have been in Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County for the last 22 years, playing at a great session in the San Luis Obispo area (for 9 years). Temps? You can get it both ways here ... 84F last week, freeze warnings this week, and sunshine while it's raining!
# Posted on February 20th 2006 by chscott
Re: Where are you all from ?
oldstrings -
Mozart: Wolfgang Amadeus Theophilus Gottlieb Mozart - this year would've been his 250th bday! he was a composer (classic music), born in Salzburg (Austria) but lived and died in Vienna...here you are:
http://www.mozart2006.net/eng/index.html
and what about beerdrinking...? the Bavarians are the beer drinking ones...apart from the Irish of course
the Austrians are more the vine drinking ones .. ever heard of "Heurigen"? old vine cellares in which we use to drink till we're all drunk... well, they but of course not ME...
bb -
YES, it is bizarre...but, hey, let's not show off with our knowledge...
where exactly have you been to in Austria? Vienna I guess...?
Ptmargian -
spring in Austria... depends... usuall they do have snow in Salzburg, Tyrol and Carinthia... Vienna is snow-less most time of the year. but if you want to experience a real "springy" Austrian Spring - come to Lower Austria! beautiful landscape...
lederhoses: I sure am not a good help concerning them... I know what they look like but I've never weared any (of course not - they're men's stuff)
but check out in the www if you really need some
# Posted on February 20th 2006 by mairie
Re: Where are you all from ?
Of course, no self-respecting ITM session should be without a pair of ‘Wind-up Hopping Lederhosen’:
http://www.mcphee.com/items/11138.html
Oh, here you are, Mairie:
http://www.ladonia.net/herald/pict/lederhosen.jpg
# Posted on February 20th 2006 by Ptarmigan
Re: Where are you all from ?
Of course, if the 'Wind-up Hopping Lederhosen' are too cheerful for you, bring yourself back down to Earth with this little passion killer, the ever popular:
'Death Clock'
Guaranteed to prevent time-wasting.
Don't let the grim reaper catch you napping.
Or playing Solitaire.
This CD-ROM assesses your lifestyle with a Death Clock Questionnaire and then calculates how long you have to go before you turn up your toes.
It then installs a screensaver on your computer that counts down the seconds until the date of your demise.
Useful for knowing when to book the funeral etc.
Or, just make sure you learn the last part of that six part reel before you snuff it!
http://www.gizmoandwidget.com/acatalog/Gizmo_and_Widget_The_Weirder_Side_of_Widget_4.html
# Posted on February 20th 2006 by Ptarmigan
Re: Where are you all from ?
Vienna twice and Innsbruck - beautiful place. I loved vienna too - it was mid winter when I was there the second time - I thought I was going to die - but I'm used to it now being in Newfoundland
This is a true email received by the olympic committee with regards to when the Sydney olympics where being held.
A man from America wrote in that while he was in town (Sydney) he'd love to catch the Vienna boys choir in concert......
When I was in Innsbruck I picked up some funny postcards with our Kangaroo roads side signs on it (warning of kangaroos that could be on the road etc) that said "There are no Kangaroos in Austria" - I thought that was hilarious!
# Posted on February 21st 2006 by bb
Re: Where are you all from ?
Wrong again bb - there are Kangaroos in Austria, at:
SCHOENBRUNN ZOO - THE WORLD'S OLDEST ZOO - CELEBRATED ITS 250TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2002 (4 years older than Mozart!)
http://www.zoovienna.at/
# Posted on February 21st 2006 by Ptarmigan
Re: Where are you all from ?
Beebs, the Vienna Boys' Choir were actually visiting Oz when WW2 broke out, and they stayed for the duration, but I think it was in Melbourne.
# Posted on February 21st 2006 by Clear Drops
Re: Where are you all from ?
Since when was Hartlepool ever in Yorkshire?
# Posted on February 21st 2006 by gedpipes
Re: Where are you all from ?
The Wikipedia article on Hartlepool is quite good:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartlepool
It explodes the myth of them being Monkey-Hangers; the Aberdeenshire story sounds much more plausible.
# Posted on February 21st 2006 by Conán McDonnell
Re: Where are you all from ?
Hey Conan, there's - nowt wrang wi' the gid folk frae the 'Blue Toon'!
Although, there are a few residents of Peterhead Prison who, some say, perhaps should be hung, but let's not get into that.
Incidentally, doesn't MAJOR DODD, THE PRISON'S FIRST GOVERNOR, look a bit like your good self?
http://www.peterhead.org.uk/history/ph_major_dodd_retiral.htm
# Posted on February 21st 2006 by Ptarmigan
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Nothing personal. :¬)
By the way, Major Dodd probably had a fine head of hair. I'm sure he wouldn't be pleased with the comparison.
Conán
# Posted on February 21st 2006 by Conán McDonnell
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haha - this is so weird
it's amazing what kinda stuff they sell around...
is the one on the 2nd picture, the one wearing the lederhoses, YOU?? hehe...
but seriously, lederhoses don't have anything to do with ITM, do they?
yeah, i know those "no kangaroos in Austria" cards. they also sell t-shirts, shorts, cups, ... anything with this saying printed on it.
aaand, Ptarmigan, sorry to disappoint you but there are NO kangaroos in Schönbrunn! but that zoo really is amazing tho - I loved to be there when I was a child....*reminisces*
bb - what I would like to know is, what exactly attracts tourists to Vienna/Austria? is it that whole emporer-Habsburger thing? the Lippizaner? the buildings? museums? the Fiaker (cabs)? what?
# Posted on February 21st 2006 by mairie
Re: Where are you all from ?
Mairie,
I was there in Vienna for the 400th year celebrations of the Spanish Riding School, 1972. The Lippizaners and the palace are well worth the visit. Still hum the march they performed to. They brought in some mares and foals from their mountain home and free schooled them round a stadhalla somewhere in Vienna. And the Cadre Noir (the French school) was there performing too. Horses and music - Awesome! And we went to 'La Traviata' at the opera ...... *reminisces* Coffee somewhere with an American tourist we picked up. The winding journey that led to Ireland and ITM, sigh ............
# Posted on February 21st 2006 by Clear Drops
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Yeah - its the buildings and stuff - so old and beatiful - the summer palace was great - tho me and my friend (who is half austrian) got stuck in a white out snow storm in the gardens and couldnt find our way to the actual palace for about 2 hours. That was an experience!
I loved the underground pubs that are built in old bomb shelters and I loved the food and the big beers. Cool! I also thought it was interesting that dogs are almost treated as humans there. Very different from Australia. Plus I thought the people were great and I liked the fact that you could go skiing and stop into a pub on the way down the hill for some Gluhwein - so funny - the hills in Oz last about oh say - 5 minutes - I was on a beginner baby hill just outside vienna and it was like 40 mins from top to bottom and had two pubs on the way.....thank god!
# Posted on February 21st 2006 by bb
Re: Where are you all from ?
"...is the one on the 2nd picture, the one wearing the lederhoses, YOU?" Well, my granny always said Mairie, if you got it, flaunt it, so yeah, what do you think?
But I have to admit, it is an old photo - I don't have quite so much hair these days!
"lederhoses don't have anything to do with ITM, do they?" - You have obviously never been to Miltown in July? It's everywhere you look, in evidence in most sessions, the older musicians are especially fond of wearing it. It used to be dark suits for them, back in the 70s, but no more!
# Posted on February 22nd 2006 by Ptarmigan
Re: Where are you all from ?
what do I think? what am I supposed to think, hm?
well, just in case: fits you well
no, never been to miltown anyway.
still, can't imagine serious musicians wearing these lederhoses-stuff at a session. doesn't fit together if you ask me...
# Posted on March 4th 2006 by mairie
Re: Where are you all from ?
I'm from Argentina
# Posted on June 11th 2006 by Matt_Celta
Re: Where are you all from ?
Boston
# Posted on February 5th 2007 by clamchowdah