What is a bouzouki ?
Paul R.
The only place I know of one being played is on a Hothouse Flowers
album.
Anyone know of any other bouzouki artists?
Charles A Joyce
: I'm told that it is like a long neck mandolin.
: The only place I know of one being played is on a Hothouse Flowers
: album.
: Anyone know of any other bouzouki artists?
Gets used a bit by "Immigrant Suns", a sort of neo-folk-rock group
based in Detroit. Along with the balalaika, something called a Qtali
(I think), plenty of strange instrumentation.
The bouzouki is a traditional Greek/Eastern European instrument, no?
sean whelan
there is a section on the bouzouki.
It is often used in Celtic music.
sean
e-mail me for the URL.
William R Rodrick
[snip]
: The bouzouki is a traditional Greek/Eastern European instrument, no?
Greek, yes; it also is used a lot by "Celtic" groups, especially Irish
groups playing traditional music: Planxty, Bothy Band, etc. Donal Lunny
is (or at least was) the preeminant player there. He played on one or
two tracks on Elvis Costello's "Spike".
BR
Dave Mosley
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>Paul R. (p...@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
>The bouzouki is a traditional Greek/Eastern European instrument, no?
>
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Gregory Patten
writes:
>I'm told that it is like a long neck mandolin.
>
>The only place I know of one being played is on a Hothouse Flowers
>album.
>
>Anyone know of any other bouzouki artists?
Python's "Final Ripoff".
Jeffrey Rice
tri...@ix.netcom.com (Gregory Patten) wrote:
>In <46lkfh$c...@ixnews3.ix.netcom.com> p...@ix.netcom.com (Paul R. )
>writes:
>>
>>I'm told that it is like a long neck mandolin.
>>
>>The only place I know of one being played is on a Hothouse Flowers
>>album.
>>
>>Anyone know of any other bouzouki artists?
The bouzouki is originally Greek, but it has become quite popular
in Irish music, with some modifications. It is 4 strings, double strung
making 8. As far as people who play it: Johnny Moynihan, Andy Irvine,
Donal Lunny (I think), lots of others.
Jeff
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Thomas F Brown
>check the mandolin page on the WWW.
>there is a section on the bouzouki.
>It is often used in Celtic music.
The bouzouki is a Greek lute. Walk into any greek restaurant
and you'll hear mandolin-like picking on the stereo. That's
a bouzouki.
Peter Pugliese
there is a section on the bouzouki.
It is often used in Celtic music.
Ummmm..."celtic"???? I don't think so!!
A bouzouki is kind of a Greek version of a mandolin....larger scale, more
ornate, more percussive.
Pete
rick cramer
: I'm told that it is like a long neck mandolin.
: The only place I know of one being played is on a Hothouse Flowers
: album.
: Anyone know of any other bouzouki artists?
Dave Arnson of the Insect Surfers uses one occasionally. Check 'em
out! SOme of the best surf music out there right now.
Ted James
te...@oakhill-csic.sps.mot.com
Steve Kellett
<snip>
>It is often used in Celtic music.
What planet are you on?
The Bouzouki is a Greek instrument!
>sean
Mark Bluemel
which is essentially a mandocello variant. Small guitar size neck, round body
with a flat back, 4 courses (pairs of strings) each tuned in unison. Tuning
is usually ADAD or GDAD, AFIAR. Nice for mixture of chordal (lots of drones),
bass and melody work.
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Murple
:> sean whelan <se...@vms.cis.pitt.edu> wrote:
:>> It is often used in Celtic music.
:> What planet are you on?
:> The Bouzouki is a Greek instrument!
And also an Irish instrument...although it may also be referred to as
a cittern when used in Celtic music.
Tony Travaglini
>In additional to the Greek instrument. The Irish have a bazouki (spelling?)
>which is essentially a mandocello variant. Small guitar size neck, round body
>with a flat back, 4 courses (pairs of strings) each tuned in unison. Tuning
>is usually ADAD or GDAD, AFIAR. Nice for mixture of chordal (lots of drones),
>bass and melody work.
>
community. The bouzouki player in one restaurant told me his was tuned
DFCA. He played the hell out of it. It sounded especially good after
our second bottle of Retsina.
Tony Travaglini
te...@cs.ucf.edu
Jeffrey Rice
s.j.k...@man0523.www.icl.co.uk (Steve Kellett) wrote:
>sean whelan <se...@vms.cis.pitt.edu> wrote:
>
><snip>
>What planet are you on?
>The Bouzouki is a Greek instrument!
He's on Earth. If you don't know what you're talking about, don't
post! The bouzouki is present in nearly all Irish groups now days. It was
introduced around 1969 by Johnny Moynihan in the group Sweeney's Men, but
has caught on and now is used in many, many Irish groups and several
Scottish groups. I don't know exactly how it differs, but I believe the
Irish bouzouki is 4-strings, doubled. There are also some variants, like
Andy Irvine's bouzouki/guitar, which lacks the rounded back and has more
strings. (I don't know the exact differences.)
In short, it most certainly IS used in Irish music.
sean whelan
does not mean that it can't be used in Irish music.
Go to the damned Mandolin Web Pages, and even look at
a discography of bands that use them.
Don't jump on my ass because I don't play one.
(but I do have a mandolin)
sean
David Morning
Bouzouki? It's a weapon for shooting tanks.
You're thinking of a bazooka, a Greek musical instrument with a bowl back
and a long neck and 4 string pairs.
Hope this helps.
Steve Kellett
>In article <46sttu$h...@mozart.wg.icl.co.uk>,
> s.j.k...@man0523.www.icl.co.uk (Steve Kellett) wrote:
>>sean whelan <se...@vms.cis.pitt.edu> wrote:
>>
>><snip>
<snip>
Mea Culpa!
(Wipes egg off of face)
Yup, about 2 days after posting I discovered a ref to an Irish
Bouzouki in an interview with a luthier and wondered "What the ****"
Four courses of doubled strings certainly sounds the same as the Greek
variant (original?), could it be that there's a different tuning used
which requires bracing changes for the Irish version? (<- Wild guess
time). Could someone please stop that lute family mutating, next thing
we know there'll be a stray cosmic ray and <pop> a 7 string guitar ;->
Home now for a large portion of humble pie, hmmm.
verkuilen john v
>Hope this helps.
Actually, I hear tell that the bazooka (antitank rocket gun, that is) was named
after an instrument of the same name, but I can't verify this claim.
Maybe it's a mispronunciation of bassoon?
Also, on the Irish music side of things, I just looked in the cover of my
Dead Can Dance CD and it lists "Irish Bouzouki" on the credits to Brendan
Perry.
--
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: d...@dcs.gla.ac.uk (David Morning) writes:
: >Bouzouki? It's a weapon for shooting tanks.
: >You're thinking of a bazooka, a Greek musical instrument with a bowl back
: >and a long neck and 4 string pairs.
: Actually, I hear tell that the bazooka (antitank rocket gun, that is) was
: named after an instrument of the same name, but I can't verify this claim.
: Maybe it's a mispronunciation of bassoon?
Bob Burns, who played on the radio with (?) Jack Benny (?) had
an instrument he called a "bazooka". The guys who invented the
weapon intentionally named it after the instrument.
The bouzouki has an unusual sound, like a mandolin of course,
but also quite guttural sounding. Beware : bouzoukis and alcohol
can lead to dancing and debauchery.
John S. Shinal
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