[Dixielandjazz] Zydeco Washboards

[Kaye Wade]

> >
> >> Several females play washboard here in the East with Zydeco or Cajun
> >> Music Bands.  They use a modification washboard, thin, flexible metal
> >> and worn over the upper body like a catcher's chest protector in
> >> baseball. Don't know their names, but the youngest is about 13.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Steve Barbone
> >>
> >>
> >>
> > Most of the traditional Cajun/Zydeco bands today use these type
> > washboard
> > because of their easy portability and light weight and ease to wear on
> > stage,
> > they cling to your body and give you more flexibility to play other
> > percussion
> > instruments and such if you can and wish to.
>
>
I have one of those - but I don't like it much.  It is always in the way
for me, hard to attach other percussion "thingys"  and the sound is
dreadful to my ears... really, really tinny!

k
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Kaye Wade
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