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Playing music in camp

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billiardspintail

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Hey all,

Does anyone here play music in their campsite? I specifically mean playing an instrument.

What do you play? Any songs you are good at? What do you want to learn how to play?

I'm currently learning banjo, though I also know a bit of Ukulele. I'm learning Bluegrass banjo right now, but I am working to get into Irish banjo after that.

I did band in middle school, played trumpet, trombone and tuba, but fell out of it because of the teacher (really pushy and took all the fun out of it). I am only now getting back into music, despite it being a love and life-long goal of mine.
 
The other Sean

The other Sean

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I actually picked up a Ukulele recently and that was part of it. Smallish instrument I can stash in the rig. I've never played a string instrument before (Played Coronet in grade school and JR high) so, It's slow going....
 
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billiardspintail

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The other Sean said:
I actually picked up a Ukulele recently and that was part of it. Smallish instrument I can stash in the rig. I've never played a string instrument before (Played Coronet in grade school and JR high) so, It's slow going....
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That's exactly why I got the Ukulele, the size makes it perfect for camping. The hardest part I struggled with was getting the strum down, it was really hard for me to learn that on YouTube. Now I can play a few songs, but I can't sing worth anything while playing or I'll screw it all up
 
The other Sean

The other Sean

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I've found different YouTube persons give different value. I've got a note pad with cord fingerings drawn out and the chord order written in my minds way. Seems to help. Still, not singing and attempting to play the song at the same time yet. I'm sure starting this with a dried up 41 year Old's brain isn't helping.
 
CR-Venturer

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I presently have zero musical ability, but I keep thinking it would be awesome to learn to play the bodhran. That would be fun times out at camp.
 
Welding Goats

Welding Goats

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I have a ukulele that I occasionally take out and try to strum around on (still very much trying to figure it out). It mostly happens when I want to annoy those around me. :-)
 
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billiardspintail

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CR-Venturer said:
I presently have zero musical ability, but I keep thinking it would be awesome to learn to play the bodhran. That would be fun times out at camp.
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Whoa boy, that is now going on my list of instruments. My banjo goals are Irish pub songs, particularly those out of "The Troubles". If you pick the bodhran up, maybe we will play together at some future OB Off-Grid event!
 
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CR-Venturer

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billiardspintail said:
Whoa boy, that is now going on my list of instruments. My banjo goals are Irish pub songs, particularly those out of "The Troubles". If you pick the bodhran up, maybe we will play together at some future OB Off-Grid event!
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That would be awesome :D

I have some parental leave coming up. My first chunk of it was crazy busy, but maybe I can try to find a local teacher this go round.

At least I can sing fairly decently and I know a ton of Irish and Scottish songs as well as sea shanties.
 
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billiardspintail

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CR-Venturer said:
That would be awesome :D

I have some parental leave coming up. My first chunk of it was crazy busy, but maybe I can try to find a local teacher this go round.

At least I can sing fairly decently and I know a ton of Irish and Scottish songs as well as sea shanties.
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I have many Celtic and sea shanties songs I can sing too! Though I can't sing and play at the same time. I'm hoping to get there. I say go for it, someone has got to teach it, skype music sessions are really growing in popularity.
 
PatriotT4R

PatriotT4R

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I have no music ability so much so that I won't even sing in the truck alone ... I could be in the middle of the wilderness by myself and still wouldn't sing ... I care about nature and to put all the poor animals through my non-singing abilities would just be wrong! However, I think its pretty awesome at a campsite when someone just breaks out an instrument and starts to sing ... its relaxing and fun to watch & listen too, especially when they can actually sing.
 
CSG

CSG

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I'm guessing most of you guys are a lot younger than me (I grew up in the 60's and 70's). In those days, it seems like we all played guitar and I always brought a guitar (acoustic) on my travels. I still play guitar but I don't bring them along anymore. A dreadnought takes up too much room and I can't justify the cost of buying a travel sized acoustic that can hack the heat and cold.
 
toxicity_27

toxicity_27

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I don't play or listen to any music in camp, however if someone plays some music I won't be bothered as long as it's relatively quiet (so I can still have a conversation with someone, and so it's not annoying) and is done at a decent hour. If it's just me, there's nothing, I like listening to the sound of nature.
 
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billiardspintail

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toxicity_27 said:
I don't play or listen to any music in camp, however if someone plays some music I won't be bothered as long as it's relatively quiet (so I can still have a conversation with someone, and so it's not annoying) and is done at a decent hour. If it's just me, there's nothing, I like listening to the sound of nature.
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I like listening to nature too. The music I've played around the campfire is usually loud enough to hear, but people can talk during it. I don't want to make myself the forced center of attention, and let people enjoy their own time.
 
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