For those of you who missed the memo, St. Patrick's Day is the 17th of March every year, not last Saturday and Sunday as you might've thought given by how many people pranced around in green, attended parades, and drank green things at local pubs. I don't think the world is ready for a week-long celebration of all things Irish when that celebration seems focused on giving folks the excuse to get smashed on beer and act obnoxious in the streets.
Having said that, I'd like to honor my Irish roots (of which I am approximately one-quarter) by submitting the following video as the ModernTuba Video of the Week! The sound on this one is a bit low, so you'll have to turn your volume up, I'm afraid.
I hope you enjoyed listening to Ben Roundtree playing Hornpipe for Tuba and Strings as much as I did, especially since the audience seemed entirely uninterested. Then again, I was almost two minutes into the video before I noticed they were all signing to one another.
As an added bonus, here's Das Miraphone Tuba Quartett beautifully performing Londonderry Air, including a bit o' "Danny Boy" for good measure. Happy St. Patrick's Day!
There's just not enough tuba in contemporary Pop and Rock, and it is my sincere desire to help put it on the map.
Primarily I am the tuba player for singer/songwriter Melissa Axel, but I have also been known to freelance on the recordings of other artists. I am always interested in finding new and exciting ways to collaborate.
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