Spondylitis Association of America Forums General Discussion Off-Topic Forum your favorite obscure music

If Santa brings me a clarinet for Xmas, maybe I'll practice more ... of course, at this point, my embouchure must be lousy.


Spenser23

Hey Toby,

YIPEE!!!! Another Piaf fan, and on the AS boards too! I've recently been wondering if she suffered more from AS than strict Rheumatoid Arthritis (given her hunched back & deformity) - have you ever wondered about this or heard anything about the possibility?
Rock on with the Piaf- she was brilliant!

Gundy--

Oooo, nice to see this thread again! BTW, in regards to my previous post, Santa DID bring me a clarinet for Xmas, and yes, my embouchure was not what it used to be ... but I've started practicing.


Spenser23

Well, i'm embarassed to say that if your embouchure wasn't what it used to be, i'd never be able to tell. I'm quite musically trained, but haven't studied the woodwinds at all! Happy clarinet playing!

I think i've got to get back to the guitar again. I've got two of them but have let the pain & nodules in my fingers stop me from practising. Now's probably a good time to start up again to keep my hands limber!

And I plan to do some piano playing while i'm staying here at mom & dad's housesitting, I miss my piano - don't have on in the apartment.

I personally love Linda Eder as well. She's not too obscure, she was a big broadway star, but not many people in the mainstream public have heard of her. I met her on broadway, after she was in Jekyll & Hyde - met her at the stage door & have an autographed program from the show...I could barely speak & couldn't sleep that night for floating on air!

I also love Ellis Paul. He's a folk singer from my area that's become quite the international sensation. He's a great guy, good friend of mine. Won the boston music awards best songwriter award 9 years running.

Also Antje Duvekot, an up and coming folk singer, she's great as well.

Have fun with the clarinet! I've never had the lungs for woodwinds, and am a string instrument person myself.
Gundy

Yes, Linda Eder is not a household name unless you're a follower of Broadway musicals. I've been a musical afficiando for almost 50 years now. (I started very young. LOL)

Working on my stamina and my breathing was the reason I thought of starting back on the clarinet, a kind of do-it-myself physical therapy.

I like folk music. When I was first diagnosed, I used to listen to The Weavers on my walkman, because their harmonies felt so uplifting at a time when I was fighting a huge depression.


Spenser23

How old were you when you were diagnosed, if I may ask? I just turned 37 last week- but the pain started when I was 30. I guess it's not that uncommon for it to take years to dx AS - but still it is frustrating. And by the time you've done the 'you have it, you don't have it, you may have it, you don't have it, you do have it.' dance - you're pretty worn down...at least I am!

I was 34 when I was diagnosed, although I had AS symptoms starting around the age of 30.

Yes, taking years to get a diagnosis is a pretty common story around here.


Spenser23

Bjork.
I just love her voice. I know all her songs sound the same.

Cake.
The songs have the neatest lyrics, just good fun.

Ari

Thanks Ari. I went and looked up Cake. I was not familiar with them. Funny lyrics indeed.



Spenser23

Tim Krekel. Based out of Louisville KY, he's not quite obscure, he's written many hit songs, even toured with Jimmy Buffet but is now out playing his own music. He's got a great website. Timkrekel.com. Wilson Picket really is buried in his backyard. And if you like acoustic blues, try Chris Smithers.