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piccante -> RE: July Roll Call (7/3/2013 11:41:03 AM)
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My violin is nothing special. It's an entry level violin my parents bought for cheap for me when I was 10 or so. They, and I, were unsure at the time if I wanted to keep on playing, despite having lessons since I was 5. They weren't willing to drop much money on a fiddle for a slightly wayward child, so my violin cost all of £20 and only sounds halfway decent with a mute on it. Without it, it sounds tinny as all get out. As it goes, I've now been playing for 20-odd years, but having only just recently graduated and left student life behind for a decent job, now is the first time I've been able to contemplate something better, much as I love and am attached to my current one. (Despite the questionable sound!)
I used to play a lot of classical music for the sake of music grades, but then I joined a trad. Scots band and started playing with them at ceilidhs, wedding dances and funerals. I've pretty much left classical music behind in favour of trad. and bluegrassy-type music, although my work has taken me away from the Highlands so I can't play with my band any more. These days, I can usually be found in my local pub, sawing away with a bunch of other enthusiastic amateurs.
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