I want a cellist! But I probably won't get one, so...

oddlyaromatic

Afternoon. I'm a guitarist/songwriter and I sing well enough to do lead vocals occasionally. I've recently secured a PA system that's suited to playing pretty small venues with a view towards a project I've had in mind for some time. I've just moved to Dublin so finally I can make a kind of start. I want to do an acoustic set, guitar, vocals and another instrument. Ideally a cello, but I'm I'll consider more or less anything, with a couple of exceptions. I don't want a secound guitar, a bass or a keyboard.

The aim of this is purely experimental, just to do something a little different and see how it fares in the real world. A mixture of covers and orginal material, some instrumentals too. It's all well and good to think "that'd be cool" but I'm looking for someone who actually wants to do it. I've written and recorded (to varying standards) some tracks, and I've performed a few times (well, once or twice a week for a while, but I'm talking about the concerts we did) as part of a choir. I've also done instrumentals at a few church services and my school's graduation and that kind of thing. I've never done anything less formal (except the Fleadh Ceoil), so I'd like to get some real performing experience, while doing something interesting.

So I'm not looking for a fantastically ambitious professional musician, I want somebody with in interest in the notion, creative - I like to cover songs in unsual ways (Placebo's piano version of Teenaged Angst is a perfect example). My tastes tend to revolve around rock, but I'm open to whatever can be thrown at me. I even rehearsed some Avril Lavigne songs with a girl, so I can be talked into a lot. I'm living in Dublin (Foxrock, but don't let that fool you, I'm broker than and elephant's tricycle) and hoping to get this off the ground soon. If you can only play tamborine, BUT have a car I'll give you a big hug. Or a handshake, if your boat don't float that way.

So long story short (maybe that should have come at the beginning), if you play something, are between the ages of born and dead, and are interested - reply here.

oddlyaromatic

First, this is a shameless, shameless bump (so that if my unlikely cellist who doesn't have to be a cellist does happen upon this, they'll know it's current (though I won't be doing this again (that would just get annoying), something tells me these boards aren't as swamped with classical weirdos as I would like... though there is a classical board... *ponders*)).

And second, I left out the little detail of my pub gigs. They were weekly acoustic sets with two other guitarists/singers. The catch is that nothing was amped, so there wasn't a lot of room for technical achievement. Hence PA, and higher ambitions.

ger_r

Good luck I say. Sounds cool. You'd never know, you might get a cellist here. Maybe even a kinky one. But try Waltons school of music too.

Me, I've to find a tin whistle player, squeezebox player, banjo player for me Pogues tribute!

mike65

I know of a cello player sorry cellist who does different stuff her
musical name is "fitch" the "ambient cellist"

http://www.fitchsounds.com/

Mike.

oddlyaromatic

Cheers for the link. Perhaps a bit out of my musical league though?

I've been chatting to a guy (step forward Geoff) here actually, doesn't play cello but a range of other instruments so I'm looking forward to hearing his ideas.

However a kinky cellist would be lovely as well .

Specky

Actually I think there's something intrinsically kinky about the cello.....but then maybe that's just me....

oddlyaromatic

Hmm.. the one cellist I know does fit the description... lovely girl.

My bus is at 5:45 AM.

Specky

Blimey...well I suppose it is debateable whether the cello is truly a kinky instrument but I don't think there can be any doubt that getting on a bus at a quarter to six in the morning is simply perverse.


ger_r have you found someone with very dodgy teeth for your pogues tribute band??

oddlyaromatic

Hey, actually, ger you could probably get Shane McGowan himself to join, he's probably forgotten he was in the band in the first place.

No, she's kinky as hell.

She thinks fur on handcuffs is sissy. She's so right.

I meant to get an earlier one.. but I kind of forgot..

ger_r

that's pretty kinky alright OA. And I think that's a class idea about Shane. Wouldn't even have to pay him, just keep him happy with bottles of Martini. Sweet.