Surely, I am not the only one who plays Polka music frequently. If you have video or audio recordings (of you playing), I would love to hear them. Please post links and descriptions in this thread. Thanks!
Doc (a geek for tuba stuff and always hoping to learn something from others)
Old Lady Polka
Miraphone 1291 BBb
Laskey 30Ge
2007
When We Parted Waltz
Kurath 5/4 CC
Custom Stork MP
1993
Re: Polka Music Repository- Post Your Recordings Here
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2020 3:07 pm
by prairieboy1
Please keep posting! I joined a polka band four years ago and certainly have enjoyed playing all of these great waltzes and polkas. Playing in this group certainly did wonderful things for my endurance as well. It is the tuba that pulls the train in these ensembles!
Re: Polka Music Repository- Post Your Recordings Here
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2020 3:12 pm
by Doc
prairieboy1 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 22, 2020 3:07 pm
Please keep posting! I joined a polka band four years ago and certainly have enjoyed playing all of these great waltzes and polkas. Playing in this group certainly did wonderful things for my endurance as well. It is the tuba that pulls the train in these ensembles!
Indeed.
Don't worry 'bout the mule. Just load the wagon!
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Doc (who can hee-haw with the best of them)
Re: Polka Music Repository- Post Your Recordings Here
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2020 6:57 pm
by Three Valves
Doc wrote: ↑Tue Dec 22, 2020 3:12 pm
Doc (who can hee-haw with the best of them)
That’s bound to happen when you go out of your way to resemble one of the leading characters!!
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Re: Polka Music Repository- Post Your Recordings Here
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 9:46 am
by Tubajug
Here's one from a while back (I was trying to play with a beard for the first time. Never again). The Crying Katie Polka:
Re: Polka Music Repository- Post Your Recordings Here
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 11:18 am
by Doc
Tubajug wrote: ↑Wed Dec 23, 2020 9:46 am
Here's one from a while back (I was trying to play with a beard for the first time. Never again). The Crying Katie Polka:
Sounds great! Got some more?
Re: Polka Music Repository- Post Your Recordings Here
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 11:25 am
by Doc
I was trying out the Eastman 562. A little large for a duo in a restaurant, but then again, maybe not.
Re: Polka Music Repository- Post Your Recordings Here
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 2:49 pm
by ParLawGod
I was trying out the Eastman 562. A little large for a duo in a restaurant, but then again, maybe not.
Been thinking about buying one of these to try against my Miraphone 186...do you feel the 562 makes a good polka horn?? (Larger group playing)
BTW: You sound great!
Re: Polka Music Repository- Post Your Recordings Here
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 2:56 pm
by bloke
Doc,
You play with some great groups, and so does ParLawGod.
polka tuba...
I usually take my F-tuba, because that's the only one that I know the fingerings of all three strains of the clarinet polka (fast) in the right key (B-flat / F / E-flat)...
Otherwise, I'd be really tempted (once the build is completed) to use this 32" 19"-bell Holton B-flat, because it's less likely to be knocked over (as I'm changing all the time from tuba, to euphonium, to valve trombone, to flugabone (same as valve trombone, but adds an additional visual), to trumpet to electric bass...
...As the accordion has pick-ups - and can cover the bass (and this accordion player can play really decent bass lines), that's quite liberating.
I typically only work with three guys (drummer/singer, multi-brass/woodwind), and accordion, and we only had a huge stack of lead sheets (to which we only typically refer to as reminders of tunes to possibly play...unless it's a oddball-changes tune that we haven't played since several Octobers ago...)
Re: Polka Music Repository- Post Your Recordings Here
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 3:37 pm
by prairieboy1
Tubajug wrote: ↑Wed Dec 23, 2020 9:46 am
Here's one from a while back (I was trying to play with a beard for the first time. Never again). The Crying Katie Polka:
Your playing was terrific! Great job!
Re: Polka Music Repository- Post Your Recordings Here
I was trying out the Eastman 562. A little large for a duo in a restaurant, but then again, maybe not.
Been thinking about buying one of these to try against my Miraphone 186...do you feel the 562 makes a good polka horn?? (Larger group playing)
BTW: You sound great!
I think the 562 is a great tuba for anything, including polka music. It brings some extra breadth and depth (oomphff) that a smaller horn might not provide. Big, clear sound, solid low range, nice high range, easy response, plenty nimble, and the intonation is excellent.
Re: Polka Music Repository- Post Your Recordings Here
You play with some great groups, and so does ParLawGod.
polka tuba...
I usually take my F-tuba, because that's the only one that I know the fingerings of all three strains of the clarinet polka (fast) in the right key (B-flat / F / E-flat)...
Otherwise, I'd be really tempted (once the build is completed) to use this 32" 19"-bell Holton B-flat, because it's less likely to be knocked over (as I'm changing all the time from tuba, to euphonium, to valve trombone, to flugabone (same as valve trombone, but adds an additional visual), to trumpet to electric bass...
...As the accordion has pick-ups - and can cover the bass (and this accordion player can play really decent bass lines), that's quite liberating.
I typically only work with three guys (drummer/singer, multi-brass/woodwind), and accordion, and we only had a huge stack of lead sheets (to which we only typically refer to as reminders of tunes to possibly play...unless it's a oddball-changes tune that we haven't played since several Octobers ago...)
I like F tuba for the smaller groups playing German/Oktoberfest/party style - more nimble and responsive (and also miked), but for the bigger stuff (dance band style), it demands more bottom/bass knob - BBb (or CC) is the ticket.
I bet that Holton could work in a number of polka applications.
Re: Polka Music Repository- Post Your Recordings Here
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 5:44 pm
by jtm
All I've got is audio of three high-school kids playing Clarinet Polka (all on contrabass tuba), and that's probably not a good fit. :)
Re: Polka Music Repository- Post Your Recordings Here
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 5:49 pm
by Doc
jtm wrote: ↑Wed Dec 23, 2020 5:44 pm
All I've got is audio of three high-school kids playing Clarinet Polka (all on contrabass tuba), and that's probably not a good fit. :)
All are welcome here.
Re: Polka Music Repository- Post Your Recordings Here
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 9:58 pm
by Doc
Choctaw (OK) Oktoberfest 2018. After a long week and countless liters, they want the fast stuff.
