atypical ensemble

[StanOsborne]

In a different forum & thread the discussion was about "<b>Tuba, Trombone and banjo.</b>" and <b> Bloke </b> responded:

' seems like someone who's equipping themselves for a stay in Hell...All that's missing is the accordion.

It turns out there is a group that has had at times all four of these instruments playing together, <b>Thee Hobo Gobbelins, the Troglodyte Jug band ov thee Unseelie Court.</b> They have been around since 2003 and are currently touring the South West sans trombone. More info about their tour can be found in the <b>TubeNet calendar.</b>

[pwhitaker]

In a different forum & thread the discussion was about "<b>Tuba, Trombone and banjo.</b>" and <b> Bloke </b> responded:

' seems like someone who's equipping themselves for a stay in Hell...All that's missing is the accordion.

I resemble Bloke's remark. I play in a trio of Banjo, Clarinet/Sax and Tuba. When our reed guy is not available (which is often - he's in great demand down in Boston) we go with our trombone who is excellent. This instrumentation work very well for us and we have been well received, and invited back in some cases.

I've also done some small group work with an accordonist and it worked quite well for the old Creole/Cajun traditional jazz.

[Rick Denney]

Good musicians can make water tub, flagpole rope, and a bag of leaves musical with enough dedication.

And in the right hands, tuba, trombone and banjo can do just fine. A few years ago Gil Corella put on a clinic at the Army conference with his friend and frequent co-performer Steve DeBonaventura on banjo. Their guest for the clinic was Harry Watters on Trombone. I didn't notice anyone squirming in their seats waiting for it to be over.

Rick "who could say a thing or two about good accordionists, too" Denney

[justinbarleben]

There was a group that originated at Eastman called SNMNMNM that had a tuba, accordion, guitar, drums, and vocals, with other occasional brass instruments (upon searching Wikipedia, I've found out that they recently came out with a new album). I'm not sure what their popularity was outside the Western NY area, but they were pretty popular a few years ago around here. Cool stuff.

[iiipopes]

Great pix! It's almost enough to make me get out my 1936 Gibson L-00, tune it slack, and drive down with a folding chair and sit and pick awhile.

[Biggs]

When my daughter was at Eastman and I was there for one of her recitals, she was printing up some announcements to plaster on the walls.

When she walked away from the computer for a few minutes, I created a sign-up sheet for a fictitious Eastman Eagles drum and bugle corps that supposedly would be rehearsing in the adjacent parking lot each Sunday afternoon...

...By the time I left, at least thirty had signed up.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

THAT is incredible, brilliant, and incredibly brilliant. I am in awe, sir. I am not trying to be facetious; my iced tea literally just exited my nostrils.