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Odd wooden tuba band from Vancouver BC

Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 2:56 am
by David Richoux
someone on the tubaeuph list spotted this:
http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-301702

They are a group called "Legion of Flying Monkey Horns," using homebuilt wooden tubas, folded alphorns or whatnot - there are some other clips at http://new.us.music.yahoo.com/flying-monkey-orchestra/

Re: Odd wooden tuba band from Vancouver BC

Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 2:06 pm
by David Richoux
I just got an e-mail from the artist who carves the instruments for this group.
His blog is here.
pretty darn interesting!

Re: Odd wooden tuba band from Vancouver BC

Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 2:48 pm
by tclements
now THAT'S funny!

Re: Odd wooden tuba band from Vancouver BC

Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 6:59 pm
by bort
Holy crap, the TubaEuph list still exists?

Re: Odd wooden tuba band from Vancouver BC

Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 7:45 pm
by David Richoux
bort wrote:Holy crap, the TubaEuph list still exists?
One or two posts a week - sometimes a few more.

Here is another clip with a triple-bell version (played by the maker.)