Author: Donald Rickert
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All You Rude Boys and Girls (who play or used to play brass or brasswind)
Note: If are not familiar with the term "Rude Boy", you don't know enough about the ska music genre to be interested in this. Trew Ska'ish The Trew Ska'ish Project A topic that pops up from time to time in our posts is the "Trew Ska'ish" project. Basically, this is a whimsical if not totally insane effort to…
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TV Coverage of Musical Instruments by Don Rickert Design Update
Several weeks ago we submitted posts on two California-based cable providers (SureWest and KAXT-1.8) showing a video on the Cigar Box Fiddle Authentic 1860s Style from Don Rickert Design Lutherie. In the video,Troy Parker is doing the playing, accompanied by Michael Fox on diatonic banjo, which is kind of a cross between a banjo and dulcimer (marketed as…
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More TV Coverage of Don Rickert Design
Another California-based cable channel has picked up the video on the Cigar Box Fiddle Authentic 1860s Style from Don Rickert Design Lutherie. Further, the first channel SureWest, has expanded its calendar of showings. For those who missed our last post, Troy Parker is doing the playing, accompanied by Michael Fox on diatonic banjo, which is kind of…
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We’re On TV. BOOYA!
Just when we were considering pulling our Cigar Box Fiddle Authentic 1860s Style from our online catalog at Adventurous Muse because ya'll are not ready to pay for the best-sounding and most playable 1860s style cigar box fiddle, we got the news that a video of our instrument is being aired on TV (details below).…
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Check with Your Significant Other First!
The first words of the Adventurous Muse website and if you click on the “About Us" link on the Adventurous Muse online store is that the Adventurous Muse, owned by Don Rickert Design, is NOT for sissies, but for the adventurous musicians of the world, for whom having the most innovative instruments for pursuing their…
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Red Hots Bonus Video and Essential Question; Curious?
Do You Really Need the Most Interesting Music Store in the Universe? I am referring to the Adventurous Muse Online Store, and the answer is… No! Buyer behavior kind of tells the whole story and the message is crystal clear. I assure you that the Adventurous Muse and our several online stores (AdventurousMuse.com, Adventurous Muse…
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You Asked for More Red Hots. We’ve Got Your Red Hots Right Here!
We have been inundated with emails asking when we were going to post another video of the Red Hots performance at the Hoppin' John Old-Time and Bluegrass Fiddlers Convention. These request have come from as far away as Australia. I have already reiterated several times my love of this great band. This video is a…
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Video of The Wompers and The Red Hots
Yeah, I know, we promised video last night…running a bit behind as usual. Posting video of The Wompers winning performance in the band finals (Non-Traditional Category) at Hoppin' John Old-Time and Bluegrass Fiddlers' Convention 2009 and some more video of the Red Hots tonight. We have been getting requests from as far away as Australia…
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Carolina Catbirds in Old-Time Finals at Hoppin’ John 2009
This is the first of many videos to come. It is the Carolina Catbirds in the Old-Time competition finals at the Hoppin' John Old-Time and Bluegrass Fiddlers Convention 2009. Video recorded (without a tripod…sorry about the shakiness) by Don Rickert of Don Rickert Design and Adventurous Muse. The Carolina Catbirds are playing Green River March…
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The Red Hots: First of Many Hoppin’ John Fiddlers’ Convention Reports
Who are these Red Hots, the top-billed professional performers at the Hoppin' John Old-Time and Bluegrass Fidders' Convention 2009? This quartet that looks as if they are from at least three different bands played in the square and contra dance tent after the official square/contra dance, for which the band for that was the cleverly-named Chrystal…
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