Bill Martino - Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly

Another simple song, this time to demonstrate a Singing Treholipee. I'm pretty sure it's by Ned Sublette, who not only writes some great songs - check out his album 'Cowboy Rumba' - but excellent books too, such as 'Cuba and Its Music'.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• cowboys
• treholipee
• ukulele
• sublette
• martino

[BillMartino]

Sorry, TheArbiter74, but I accidentally removed your comment! I'll post it again:

I have a "singing treholipee" made by the swagerty company in the mid-sixties and marketed to surfers to protrude out in the sand on the beach when they were surfing!!! Extremely cool looking instrument, however mine has some serious intonation/tuning problems. When i play chords, they don't sound as pretty as yours, bill. So cool to see others who have this oddity!!!

[Remax]

So I have a singing treholipee myself but I can't play it because the wood around the pegs has deteriorated and its impossible to tune... have you encountered any of the same troubles?

Thanks

[BillMartino]

Nope.

[dickTed]

Ripper Bill. Does that have a magazine, or is it a single shot?

[BillMartino]

Does it matter, Hip? Bloody hard to aim with that curved barrel!

[TallGrassUkes]

This song is great! That instrument looks swell, too––nice and portable.

[Max0Inq]

XXI first century theorbo?

[TheBlackCock1]

Shit dat ting almost as big a s my cock. Shit where you get dat?

[EsotericParadigm]

Very nice playing man, I just recently came across a polkalaylee myself It certainly is a very interesting instrument I plan on using it in some songs.

[hoosierhiver]

We want more!