Two reeds in the wind - a single thread

[musicman9901]

you probably have answered this many times and my appologies for asking but aside from travelling to Tuva is there any other way of getting one or making one?

[oddmusic]

@musicman9901 You could go to khoomei (dot) com They don;t sell them there, but they have a forum for Throat-Singing and a section about instruments, and some folks might be able to help, some have made their own as well, hope that helps a little :)

[PoliticalView1]

Brilliant and underrated.

[ColtoniteGod]

love it!

[bongborin]

Have you guy hear that music from "The Flying Digger"?  The latest one.... I think it sounded similar to this. Good music.

[BanjoSiren]

Terrific. This was thrown up to me after I watched Harry Partch Rose Petal Jam video. Great companion.

[pablomarquez6]

your music is too special to my...

where u from?

[02the1]

yea, I've been looking for one too..

[Vash001]

This song is peaceful and puts a smile on my face every time i hear it.

[pisscoveredcerealbox]

this one is my fav. of all the igil vids. i love the harmonics in this song.

[endlesslyXfalling]

John,you're so amazing at the Igil. Where did you leran to play?

[oddmusic]

Thanks! I managed to get one lesson from the maker of the instrument a couple years ago, and had been playing for about a year before that, so mostly from watching a couple videos from some of the masters and lots of practice

:) It still has a lot to teach me though...

[endlesslyXfalling]

its amazing. very unique and in in the good way ^.^ keep it up

[Etonlor333]

I cant stop watching this video...lol. this is like my tenth time now. just like to let you know that you are appreciated very much

[oddmusic]

Thank you! I should finally have another video ready in a few days, so you won't have to keep watching the same stuff, lol :)

[Etonlor333]

I have not seen this one yet but Wow it almost reminds me of "when she flies". It sounds like it has a bit of a traditional Japanese feel to it. I should not compare a Igil to a koto though lol (i believe its called a koto). I like this one alot. cant wait for a CD.

[oddmusic]

thanks very much! I just put up a new website about my music, very much due to comments from people like you who have inspired me to actually try to make a go at music again :)

asinglethread [dot] com

[medicrow]

Dont ever stop what you are doing :)

[gamedance]

Ciao!

My name Katarina :)

You have so nice channel :)

Me like your video very much!

Lets be friends :)

[drummerforpeace]

i thought it was from mongolia. and i played violin from age 5-13, and im 13 still, and i don't regret quitting. but if i had been playing stuff like this, i wouldn't have quit.

[SeverusSnapelvr14]

I know it probably isn't called a Tuva, but oh well, it comes FROM Tuva...

[oddmusic]

no worries, it's called an "igil" pronounced "eh-GIL". ya never know where there might be a pop quiz on that someday :)

[SeverusSnapelvr14]

Good to know. Thanks!

[SeverusSnapelvr14]

This is so beautiful! I love how the Tuva works so well with the backbeat!!! I'm definately subscribing!

[WTWASTHAT]

can you play scales and stuff on that or is there a limtied amount of notes just used for like traditional music

[oddmusic]

yes, you can play scales or whatever you can on it, there are no frets, hard to see but you touch the strings from the side and not press them down... the hard part is actually trying to play the thing in tune! lol But, like you mentioned, a lot of the notes I'm using aren't used in the traditional songs they play, though traditional Tuvan groups like "Huun Huur Tu" can play it in their sleep a thousand times better than I, lol. But I did have the homor of opening up for them once. :)

[Filnerin]

Cool, looks like you made that yourself

, did you?

[oddmusic]

No, actually it's a traditional folk instrument from a little country called Tuva. But it looks VERY homemade, lol, and doesn't seem too hard to make, other than the top being a stretched piece of drum skin instead of wood.

[WiredSymphony]

This is awesome, makes me want to play violin again.

[oddmusic]

Thanks, I'd like to try the violin someday.

[303MikeMike]

I agree with joetehproe, got yourself another subscriber, very agile fingers there.

[oddmusic]

Well thanks, MikeMike!

[joetehproe]

nice job, you got yourself a new subscriber

[oddmusic]

thanks, joe, should be posting more stuff soon, hopefully interesting :)

[11Sonikalkemy11]

Kewl, Kawesome! ah!

[tubemenow2007]

What a wonderful sound. It's Great!

[Urdunchimeg]

hello! i love traditional tuvan/mongolian music myself and i love the traditional igil playing, buti also love your style very much, its very innovative and beautiful, keep experimentig, after all...even styles that are traditional now were once new in their day ;) keep it up

[daDEXO]

I love the sound of this instrument, all your songs have a drum set sound sou you can play wit it. I was thinking if you can play something yust with the sound of your igil. Keep it up man!!

[zk4ore]

how on earth would someone go about procuring an igil short of going to tuva? Please tell me, I'd love to learn how to play that and the morin khuur. thanks, peace

[oddmusic]

This igil was made by Aldar Tamdyn of the Tuvan ensemble Chirgilchin. Since Aldar makes them, he usually brings a few on tour to sell. Chirgilchin is on tour in the US from Sept - Oct this year, you may be able to contact their management at "purenaturemusic . com" to arrange something. Morin Khuur's are easier to get via mail order, and I see them on ebay from time to time. If you're not in the US, you can see their tour schedule to see if they might be in your country since they tour a lot.

[zk4ore]

Awesome man, yeah, I know who Aldar TAmdyn is. Excellent Kargyraa vocalist :) Would you mind telling me how much yours cost you? Again, thanks so much for the information. Keep making the awesome music.

[dereknp81]

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