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- From: olson@husc8.harvard.edu (Chip Olson@somewhere.out.there)
- Newsgroups: alt.callahans
- Subject: Re: Rejoice, and Velvet reels
- Message-ID: <OLSON.92Nov22223436@husc8.harvard.edu>
- Date: 23 Nov 92 03:34:36 GMT
- References: <1992Nov18.171704.14309@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu><1992Nov22.130657.1091@cs.mcgill.ca>
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- In-reply-to: braley@binkley.cs.mcgill.ca's message of 22 Nov 92 13:06:57 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov22.130657.1091@cs.mcgill.ca> braley@binkley.cs.mcgill.ca (The Didi-Sprite) writes:
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- >In article <1992Nov18.171704.14309@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu> mfbertke@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (Mary Bertke....Gwen MacThaidhg) writes:
- >> Who else out there likes Celtic music?
- >
- >The Didi-Sprite peeks around the kitchen door and calls out:
- >"Hi, Velvet! Welcome back! I'm rustling up some healthful waffles for
- >breakfast ... I'll pour out some more for you, if you like? Lord
- >Galdrin and I *adore* Celtic music! Ummm ... I am curious ... what is
- >a bohdran? (? sp.)"
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- "Hi Didi! Any chance of my getting the odd waffle or two as well? I've got
- some Vermont maple syrup to contribute, which isn't so healthful but should
- never be counted in calorie calculations anyway.
-
- "A bodhran, anyway, is a hand-held drum about the same proportions as a
- tambourine, only somewhat larger. You hold it by the two crossed struts
- in back, and hit it with a short two-ended beater. A really nifty bass
- sound, and you can do some really nifty rhythms with it. Most Irish/Celtic
- bands use one at least occasionally."
-
- --
- -Chip Olson. | olson@husc.harvard.edu | ceo@{gnu.ai,silver.lcs}.mit.edu
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