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anybody play spoons?? Last viewed: 3 hours ago

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I was watching a commercial for the 1,000 greatest country songs ,cds.I noticed a guy playing them on a old song and figured out how they get that gallop in the old songs that is.I am going to try them out today.So I was wondering if any one else plays them.V

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Posted on 11 years ago
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Yes, I actually have played the spoons, and the washboard!

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Posted on 11 years ago
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I have also played the spoons, but only the attached or connected type (pic below). Holding and playing actual spoons in one hand is a little trickier and requires technique, but not impossible to learn. It would not be difficult to attach two spoons to a handle yourself rather than buying the instrument version.

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Posted on 11 years ago
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LMAO.

Never thought I'd see a thread about this here.

Of course I play the spoons.

I'm a Newfie.

LOL

...and I know a guy who makes those connected spoons and sells em at flea markets.

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Posted on 11 years ago
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My relatives were an old French family from Canada. Of course I play spoons. We had fiddle, piano, guitar, washboard and mouth organ and no one could read music but we had a hell of a time.

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Posted on 11 years ago
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My dad was an excellent Spoon player, also the Bones. He was somewhat infamous for "borrowing" a pair of soup spoons from the hostess when someone started playing music at a party. He'd promptly ruin them by bending them to a "playable" shape. I'm a fair spoon player (enough to impress my friends), but nothing like my dad...he was really good. Here's a photo of his favorite spoons. You can see the bottom of the bowls are flattened from striking together.

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Posted on 11 years ago
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From Holliwood

LMAO.Never thought I'd see a thread about this here.Of course I play the spoons.I'm a Newfie.LOL...and I know a guy who makes those connected spoons and sells em at flea markets.

How's she goin' der bi? Me too I play spoons! And I know a guy who makes connected wooden spoons.

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Posted on 11 years ago
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What size sticks do you need to play dem spoons?

Posted on 11 years ago
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The old man played spoons... I followed for a bit ...

Put me in mind of this...

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jtyq1ebADFI[/ame]

Cheers

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Posted on 11 years ago
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I envy you guys that can play spoons! I love em. Check out these old cats...

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TS9ugnarQQ[/ame]

John

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Posted on 11 years ago
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