Sharing about my band

[MustardSeed]

I didn’t wasn’t to detract from the Belief thread so for Mis and Pogi: 

Im in a national touring band for a tribute artist.  I also started my own tribute show this year, should be ramping up next year. We are booked in two theaters so that’s a start.  
 

I have sat in with many local bands of every genre, mostly country but everything from bluegrass to heavy rock. 
 

I play fiddle, mandolin, guitar, sing, and wrangle cats.  

[manol]

28 minutes ago, MustardSeed said:

I didn’t wasn’t to detract from the Belief thread so for Mis and Pogi: 

Im in a national touring band for a tribute artist.  I also started my own tribute show this year, should be ramping up next year. We are booked in two theaters so that’s a start.  
 

I have sat in with many local bands of every genre, mostly country but everything from bluegrass to heavy rock. 
 

I play fiddle, mandolin, guitar, sing, and wrangle cats.  

Regarding fiddle, mandolin, and guitar (acoustic?), and apologies if this is a stupid question -

Is your instrument normally amplified through the house PA system, or the band's PA system, or do you play through your own amp? 

Want some kittens?  We're having a special...

Edited May 1, 2023 by manol

[Tacenda]

I love tribute bands! I wish we could learn who your band is a tribute to, but maybe that would lead us to your real identity, and believe me, I don't want too many on here learning mine. But so cool that you are in a band, and that you are so talented!

[MustardSeed]

19 minutes ago, manol said:

Regarding fiddle, mandolin, and guitar (acoustic?), and apologies if this is a stupid question -

Is your instrument normally amplified through the house PA system, or the band's PA system, or do you play through your own amp? 

Want some kittens?  We're having a special...

No such thing as stupid question, i appreciate your interest.

I have used all sorts of technical equipment to amplify and my favorite and most durable is called “the band.”  It looks like a bicycle tire that wraps around the outside of the violin, a 1/4” cord goes into that and then into my LR Baggs preamp.  Then, a XLR cord goes out of my preamp and to the board, usually through a snake because we only really play theaters.  At a bar or other small venue I’ll go from my preamp into my Bose tower.  

The fiddle generally doesn’t have enough signal to go directly into a speaker without a preamp. I do have an acoustic amp that I have used in the past but it’s so heavy- no real benefit to that since there’s usually a monitor anywhere I’m playing.  

I want exactly zero kittens - lol

[MustardSeed]

19 minutes ago, Tacenda said:

I love tribute bands! I wish we could learn who your band is a tribute to, but maybe that would lead us to your real identity, and believe me, I don't want too many on here learning mine. But so cool that you are in a band, and that you are so talented!

I’m sending you a PM.  I’m great as a musician, but my talents are limited

[MiserereNobis]

19 hours ago, MustardSeed said:

I didn’t wasn’t to detract from the Belief thread so for Mis and Pogi: 

Im in a national touring band for a tribute artist.  I also started my own tribute show this year, should be ramping up next year. We are booked in two theaters so that’s a start.  
 

I have sat in with many local bands of every genre, mostly country but everything from bluegrass to heavy rock. 
 

I play fiddle, mandolin, guitar, sing, and wrangle cats.  

That's fantastic! I love classic style country (Willie Nelson just turned 90!). I can't really stand the country music on the radio, though. I love old timey and bluegrass, too, and can enjoy traditional bluegrass and jam-grass.

Thanks for making music!

[MustardSeed]

Bluegrass is one of my least favorites-it’s like jazz to me, all sounds the same after a few tunes.  
I like 70s lite rock, yacht rock, 90s country and singer/songwriter the best- and I love to sing anything with heavy harmonies. 

[InCognitus]

On 4/30/2023 at 8:19 PM, MustardSeed said:

I play fiddle, mandolin, guitar, sing, and wrangle cats.  

Just one question.... how do you tune your cats?  (I haven't figured out a good way to do that).

[MustardSeed]

On 5/2/2023 at 9:05 PM, InCognitus said:

Just one question.... how do you tune your cats?  (I haven't figured out a good way to do that).

Very slowly. 

[Stargazer]

On 5/1/2023 at 3:39 AM, manol said:

Want some kittens?  We're having a special...

I suddenly realized that your avatar is a "Pallas's cat" (aka the manul). Is there a particular reason for this? "Manol" is also the name of a river in Spain, but at the same time it is the word for "Pallas's cat" in Mongolian.  

I understand that "Pallas's cat" cannot be domesticated.