The Dink Network

Inspired by my father who could pick up any instrument - whether he had seen it before or not - and within 30 mins or so could play something beautiful, I grew up loving any form of music. As a kid I was forced to learn the violin, ending up in an orchestra (ran for the hills as soon as i could...) had a go at a piano accordian (another instrument dad always played) then taught myself the guitar and basic piano.

We were never allowed to play the flute as kids, because the notes are different on the bagpipes which a fair few of my family play and it would have messed up the future pipers in the family haha. I even had a go at the bagpipes myself and can play one tune on the chanter hehe (you learn on a chanter then progress to the pipes) but alas desiring to keep my err nether region intact (heh) I didn't go any further.

Every paddock party we had (bonfire booze, music and idiots in a paddock), we would bring out the pipes or the uilleann pipes, if the older blokes came they would bring a banjo or a piano accordian and we would go nuts... eventually wearing out the oldies but it wasnt until after all the oldies went home that the night would actually begin... *wink*

Ahh memories... I count myself lucky to have had a childhood filled with music