Originally Posted By: Teunis
My father was a clever musician and played quite a number of instruments. He mainly played brass cornet and trumpet as did his father. At home we had all sorts of stuff from button accordions to zithers. We had cornets both Eb and Bb we had trumpets, euphoniums, trombones just to name some. As a kid I had to learn and played a number of instruments under my fathers guidance but no matter what I did it was never really good enough. Around 1962 or so my elder brother came home with a guitar (he never played it) which I made good use of. It was one instrument my father did not play so his constant criticism stopped. At about 15 years of age I was asked to join a band with my brother who arranged a gig in a pub. I continued to play until well in my 50s. I still supported people in country music clubs and the like. Four years ago I bought into a retirement resort and gave a lot of my gear away. First thing when I got here was great we have been waiting for you can you play next Friday. Hence the increased use of BIAB and generating my own backing tracks. I went out and purchased a small Samson PA and still do gigs for various people.

69 years of age and still behaving like a teenager (but I realise the next morning I am not)

It is hard to put a lifetime in a few paragraphs. Over the years I have played with many good and top line performers but more importantly with many people having a good time.

Tony

wow, I get what you mean by saying it's hard to put a lifetime in to a few paragraphs, especially if music is continuing to shape, change and evolve with you as a person -- and perhaps even impact yourself so much that it helps you grow and adapt too.

Thank you for sharing your story with me!

Cheers,
Ember