clewMay 25
Jen 🏳️‍⚧️

Meant to work on the boat this morning, but caught wind of an old time jam in the park.

Ended up playing the washtub for like three hours before coming home to pass out.

I might like to play a stand-up sometime, but there's so much gosh darn thinking involved...

Bucket bass is about as intuitive as it gets, and is so very much fun to play.

May 25 at 9:34pmWeb
Show threadJen 🏳️‍⚧️May 25
It was fun, so much fun, dancing with that bass for hours, but my left hand is freaking killing me right now.
Show threadDavid W. JonesMay 25
@jvw A church out here in Hawaii had one 10+ years ago when the church was closed. I wonder what happened to it?
Show threadJen 🏳️‍⚧️May 25
@dancingtreefrog
I'd like to imagine a good hearted, and not as troubled as people thought, teenager pilfered it and it is currently still making the rounds at the local beach parties, year in and year out.
Show threadDavid W. JonesMay 25
@jvw That could be. Or it's showing up at drop-in music sessions wherever good old music can be found!
Show threadDavid W. JonesMay 26
@jvw Kanikapila, as we call it in Hawaii <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanikapila>. And Hawaiian music uses a lot of stand-up bass. Although the bassist in one popular trio here was a huge Hawaiian man, and played his stand-up double bass sitting down holding and playing the instrument like a guitar! :BigEyes
Kanikapila - Wikipedia

Show threadJen 🏳️‍⚧️May 26
@dancingtreefrog
That sounds like life itself 😍
Show threadDavid W. Jones6d ago

@jvw Music in Hawaiian culture goes all the way back to ancient Hawaiian, Oceania and Maori chant.

In voyaging cultures, when you came ashore at your destination, you chanted and danced to tell everyone who you were, where you came from, and why. They did likewise so you knew them, too.

Hawaiians added instruments such as guitar and ukulele, and ideas from other cultures (such as harmonizing voices) as they came upon them.

Kanikapila always reminds me of cèilidh.