Friday, January 21, 2011

Playing the spoons

I was looking for a video of spoon playing which might remind me of my grandfather. No luck – lots of choice, but none remotely like grandpa, modern spoon players seem distressingly fond of aggressive t shirts - Granpa was Harris tweed jacket & grey flannel trousers.

I did find two extraordinary examples however.

One old man, in what to my eye looks like a distinctly Caribbean setting, playing a guitar with a spoon.

And Artis the Spoonman, whose fame was previously unknown to me.

Even better, for a realy remarkable souindtrack, play both videos simultaneously.