Mandolin and Tuba

[CelticDude]

If anyone was going to do this, I should have expected that Bill would. Bill is a local Connecticut musician that I first met at contra dances more decades ago than either of us would want to think about. He's in fact directly responsible for getting me to play dances (on whistle, not mandolin, which I didn't play then), although he might deny it now. Anyway, I thought this fun enough to share. I'm betting the CT folks here know Bill, but I'm curious about people outside of New England.

[JeffD]

Great going!

I played in a string band many many years ago, many banjos, a few guitars, a few mandolins, and one tuba. The truth is it sounded wonderful.

In the contra dance pick up band I often play in there is sometimes a lower brass player, playing a tuba style accompaniment. It really fills out the sound.

I am half tempted to learn euphonium myself. If only to acquire a double belled euphonium and play it at my jam.

[MontanaMatt]

Awesome. I love playing the Bees Wing, it has a great feeling of left hand work. Great tuba combo too. Thanks for posting.
Coincidentally, I played at a local jam two weeks ago with a tuba. It's a great bass line instrument. Fat tone filled the room better than pizzicato bass.

[CarlM]

I have been sitting in on guitar with a little dance band with tuba, accordion, sax and drums. I have to plug in, there is no getting around it.

[catmandu2]

...many banjos, a few guitars, a few mandolins, and one tuba. The truth is it sounded wonderful.

Charles Neville said he grew up in a household that had lots of banjos and horns.. I'm not from NOLA myself, but I feel it; aside from my banjoing, I'm partial to blowing on the big horns, viz baritone sax. I've played tenor banjo in a 6-piece trad jazz band - great fun, but I gravitate toward the funkier.

I have been sitting in on guitar with a little dance band with tuba, accordion, sax and drums. I have to plug in, there is no getting around it.

Get a banjo!

[Miked]

I enjoyed that. Thanks for sharing!

[pops1]

Years ago a friend of mine, Cam Waters, had a trio, 'The Sugar Kings'. It was Guitar, harmonica (chromatic) and tuba. What a great sound.

[Timbofood]

I used to work with a guy who had played tuba in school. Ther were a couple of times he would just start "puffing" away a tuba part to something while we played. Wonderful memories of those bygone days.
Very cool!