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West cliff is a mess after last year's heavy rains; any many of the beautiful old cypress trees have fallen, but the dreaming tree is still standing!

I am not the spoons player in this video, but if you would like to accompany your musical friends, I would say start slowly. Just tap along to something easy like kids' music and build up from there. Fanciness is not important. What matters is having good rhythm. If you have good rhythm, you are listening alertly, and you are having fun, your friends will be stoked. Even a very simple spoon beat can help keep the musicians on track and prevent them from speeding up as the tunes come around.

Actually, you would be surprised. I don't know this particular woman's family history (although, I can tell you she is rad!) but I played pipes once for members of the Montgomery clan. When I got there, I was quite surprised because they did not look Scottish at all. Turns out, there was a legendary history with people of some non-white race getting transported to Scotland from somewhere else (I've forgotten the details). They lived in Scotland so long that they merged into the culture. One would also assume they had relations with other clans, so there might be more Scottish coloration than you think! That would be a question for a geneologist, eh?

@@CharmasBand year late but that's Jarvina and she's one of the best in the world. She's a Pro now, and she has a Mc for her maiden name. Besides, what does it matter? We have a Masters world champion who is of Polish extraction. One of the Masters men's world champions is black. My family is from Germany but my great grandmother was from Scotland. We honestly don't care where your family is from to throw. We care that you're not an A$$hole.

Excellent! I shot the video (I am a piper) and I can tell you, I never appreciated the sports so much until I watched through that lens for a long time, and now I wish I was younger and could do it. So much finesse required. You folks are awesome!

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Never seen that show! Will check it out the video...

Well, I don't play spoons myself, but I guess you would need to get creative. Do you have an arm where the hand is missing? One could theoretically use their leg plus a stick held by an arm to whap the spoons on both sides. Or, cheater spoons, of course (the kind where you only need to whap your leg). I tell you, I am amazed by what people come up with. Where I live, there is a bagpiper who has one hand with no fingers to speak of. Somehow, he manages to cover those holes, and they tell me he is a good piper too!

Haha, and then all the diners would fall in, and what a merry racket :)

i agree and this guy said in another video he had 30 years exsperiance?? he is goo but nothing like miss abby

look up abby the spoon lady on youtube she will blow you away with her spoon playing and she a beautifull soul

No. I am the lady who knows the spoon man!

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Rango...Rango...Rangooooooo....oh wait, that's Ringo :)

Elise Ferrell ...what I don’t get it, what’s ringo?

OMG, now I can't un-see it! Lol (I love that movie, BTW! lol)

That is great to hear! This is definitely one of those instruments you can never complain you don't have time for practicing...in the car...while your spaghetti is boiling...in the bathroom... :)

Thanks for reaching out, Cyndi. Yes, the spoons aren't especially loud in the song, just because it was recorded for Spotify, not for spoon-instruction, but we think it's still pretty cool to watch Jamie's moves while he's playing :)

Since it's a kitchen instrument, maybe little hot pads?

Many thanks, Susan. Your son is one awesome bass player :)

Big hugs to you, Kathleen. I'm so glad to hear from you. I love you too :)