Tag: Don Rickert
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New Ska Version of a Famous Scottish Country Dance
We have lots to bring you up-to-date about, including our new experiment in the Trew Ska'ish project. We'll tell you all about it later, but for now, just enjoy our new medley (downloadable MP3) of the original Skye Collection version of Flowers of Edinburgh (on accordion…those strange chords are right out of the old manuscript…wish…
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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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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…
