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<blockquote data-quote="Dick Rees" data-source="post: 33099" data-attributes="member: 16">Re: Yesterday&#039;s officeGraham.....We must differentiate between the current &quot;touring Trad Celtic music&quot; and the traditional Irish dance bands recorded on 78&#039;s and LP&#039;s.&nbsp; I cannot remember one recording which used guitar but many which featured piano.&nbsp; Around here it&#039;s fifty/fifty with dance bands........actually playing for dancing rather than concerts.....is to whether they use piano or guitar.I suspect the guitar came in slightly before the bazouki, probably around the time that the great acoustic guitarists from &quot;the Isles&quot; started recording.&nbsp; John Renbourn comes to mind.&nbsp; Of course, it&#039;s much easier to tour with a guitar and that was why I (as a ceili pianist) would bring one along as a hedge against the provided piano in a hall being unplayable.&nbsp; I never saw a reason to buy an electric keyboard when I had a guitar........The accompaniment style with piano and guitar are distinctly different with both styles having great proponents.&nbsp; For straight-out dance band work I still prefer piano.&nbsp; For concerts I&#039;ll take a good DADGAD guitarist.But the bottom line is I&#039;ll accept either as Celtic trad has to be right up there with good Skandihoovian.........</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dick Rees, post: 33099, member: 16"] Re: Yesterday's office Graham..... We must differentiate between the current "touring Trad Celtic music" and the traditional Irish dance bands recorded on 78's and LP's. I cannot remember one recording which used guitar but many which featured piano. Around here it's fifty/fifty with dance bands........actually playing for dancing rather than concerts.....is to whether they use piano or guitar. I suspect the guitar came in slightly before the bazouki, probably around the time that the great acoustic guitarists from "the Isles" started recording. John Renbourn comes to mind. Of course, it's much easier to tour with a guitar and that was why I (as a ceili pianist) would bring one along as a hedge against the provided piano in a hall being unplayable. I never saw a reason to buy an electric keyboard when I had a guitar........ The accompaniment style with piano and guitar are distinctly different with both styles having great proponents. For straight-out dance band work I still prefer piano. For concerts I'll take a good DADGAD guitarist. But the bottom line is I'll accept either as Celtic trad has to be right up there with good Skandihoovian......... [/QUOTE]

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