Autoharp

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Anybody know of any records that feature autoharp?
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And didn't Johnny Cash's wife play one? And Dolly Parton...and Janis Joplin?
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Debaser wrote:And didn't Johnny Cash's wife play one? And Dolly Parton...and Janis Joplin?
Yeah June Carter did play one. I watched that Johnny Cash film and saw her playing an autoharp and like a fool I have just bought one...seems easy to play, not very rock n roll though
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jay wrote:Yeah June Carter did play one. I watched that Johnny Cash film and saw her playing an autoharp and like a fool I have just bought one...seems easy to play, not very rock n roll though
but I bet you look just as nice as her with it :wink:
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christophe wrote:
jay wrote:Yeah June Carter did play one. I watched that Johnny Cash film and saw her playing an autoharp and like a fool I have just bought one...seems easy to play, not very rock n roll though
but I bet you look just as nice as her with it :wink:
I probably look foolish, will not be played in public. Lovely sound though.
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mh wrote:Spacemen 3 - Hypnotized
Are you jesting? I love Spacemen 3.
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jay wrote:
mh wrote:Spacemen 3 - Hypnotized
Are you jesting? I love Spacemen 3.
Nope, no jesting at all. It's there on the credits of the twelver.
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Dumb question department? WTF is an autoharp?
a beer engine's gearbox perhaps?!
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bushman*pm wrote:Dumb question department? WTF is an autoharp?
a beer engine's gearbox perhaps?!
:lol:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoharp
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mh wrote:
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mh wrote:Spacemen 3 - Hypnotized
Are you jesting? I love Spacemen 3.
Nope, no jesting at all. It's there on the credits of the twelver.
I think Jason is a quiet an advocate IIRC. See also the first Spiritualized album.
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mh wrote:Spacemen 3 - Hypnotized
Did you manage to see Sonic Boom when he played in Dublin recently? If so how was the gig?And umm... did he play the eh... Autoharp :innocent:
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Spigel wrote:
mh wrote:Spacemen 3 - Hypnotized
Did you manage to see Sonic Boom when he played in Dublin recently? If so how was the gig?And umm... did he play the eh... Autoharp :innocent:
Didn't bother going in the end - discovered it was an EAR show, not quite my cup of tea.

Did see him (or at least someone who looked like him) out on Harcourt Street jogging beforehand though...
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jay wrote:
bushman*pm wrote:Dumb question department? WTF is an autoharp?
a beer engine's gearbox perhaps?!
:lol:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoharp

so where do you plug it in?
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bushman*pm wrote:
jay wrote:
bushman*pm wrote:Dumb question department? WTF is an autoharp?
a beer engine's gearbox perhaps?!
:lol:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoharp

so where do you plug it in?
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It plugs into my Mac quite nicely. Gonna try a drone type thing through wah wah peddle...hours of fun
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jay wrote:
bushman*pm wrote:

so where do you plug it in?
:lol:
It plugs into my Mac quite nicely. Gonna try a drone type thing through wah wah peddle...hours of fun

nah bollox!
just crank up the distortion & overdrive!
works great on the handbrake's electric violin!!
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I believe there's one on "It's You" by PJ Harvey.
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