{"id":13930,"date":"2014-01-23T14:15:31","date_gmt":"2014-01-23T14:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=13930"},"modified":"2014-01-23T11:58:05","modified_gmt":"2014-01-23T11:58:05","slug":"a-traditional-one-man-band-strums-and-bangs-on-cardiff-queen-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/a-traditional-one-man-band-strums-and-bangs-on-cardiff-queen-street\/","title":{"rendered":"A traditional one-man band strums and bangs on Cardiff Queen Street"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I can’t remember the last time I saw a fully-fledged one-man band in action, so it was great to see this fella knocking out tunes on a full traditional\u00a0rig in Cardiff’s Queen Street recently.<\/p>\n

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The set up looked particularly complex, with the drums and cymbals being operated by pulleys controlled by his feet, and a tambourine activated via a pulley running from the neck of the guitar to an adapted bass drum pedal bolted on to the bass drum.<\/p>\n

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The multi-tasking musician also played guitar, harmonica and sang, making this a true man-band!<\/p>\n

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He seemed to enjoy his work too and brought a smile to the faces of people walking by.<\/p>\n

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[Left to right, clockwise: US one man band circa 1865, Vic Ellis of Sussex and\u00a0Pipe and taborers, from the 13th Century]<\/em><\/p>\n

The earliest one-man bands date back to\u00a0the 13th century, where musicians played a simple three holed flute (pipe) and bashed an early form of snare drum (tabor) – this practice can still be seen today\u00a0in parts of rural France, in England, and among the Basques and Catalans [source<\/a>].<\/span><\/p>\n

By the early 19th century, street musicians could be found playing complicated arrays of instruments, including combinations of percussive sticks, panpipes, bass drums, \u00a0tambourines, violin, accordions and more.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Puncture<\/p>\n

[Puncture kit busker<\/a>, central London November 2012]<\/em><\/p>\n

Modern technology, bijou amps and portable instruments have produced a new generation of one man bands who can create an impressively comprehensive approximation of a fully fledged band – although I have to say my favourite is still the fella with the bass drum on his back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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