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Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

^Is Shankar the guy who plays a double necked violin?


Edited by SteveG - July 16 2014 at 10:27
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Originally posted by Prog_Traveller Prog_Traveller wrote:

King Crimson
Kansas
FM
Curved Air
Mahavishnu Orchestra
PFM (some of their stuff anyway like "Jetlag")
Ozone Quartet
KBB
Boud Deun
Krakatoa
Jean Luc Ponty
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Gentle Giant is another that comes to mind
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King Crimson
Kansas
FM
Curved Air
Mahavishnu Orchestra
PFM (some of their stuff anyway like "Jetlag")
Ozone Quartet
KBB
Boud Deun
Krakatoa
Jean Luc Ponty
It's a Beautiful Day



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At the other end of the state from you, there's the five-piece prog band, 'Karl?', in Long Beach.  I've seen them live several times, and the woman on violin cooks it up, often, in their songs.  They've got a CD just out: 'The Universe', plus another very cool cut from an earlier local compilation.  If you can't find them, let me know.  Well worth a listen.
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There's a Japanese band called ROVO and they have violinist called Katsui Yuji.




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Originally posted by mrweiner mrweiner wrote:

Hey all. I've been coming here for a while without an account and finally decided to make one, so I figured I might as well post up in one of the forums!

I play electric violin in a band called Clouds On Strings (http://music.cloudsonstrings.com), and I recently realized that I need more string artists in this style of music from whom I can learn and draw inspiration. If anybody has any suggestions for prog bands of any type who have a violinist or other string players, I would love to take a listen!

Thanks in advance for any insight! I can't wait to hear some new music.

Kansas and Electric Light Orchestra are the only ones that i could come up with.
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Hi,
 
Sorry ... typo. Meant to say Garbarek, not Gismonti.
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Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

^Is Shankar the guy who plays a double necked violin?

Exactly.

This track is from hisTouch Me There the album produced by Frank Zappa and released on Zappa Records, 1979.




Here he played 5 string electric violin and singing.



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Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

[QUOTE=Svetonio](...)
OHHHHH MY GAWD ..... a Gismonti album with Shankar?


Guess what's next for me?

I don't know about his album with Gismonti.
This is a title track from his first album with Garbarek, Vision, ECM 1983.

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Originally posted by Svetonio Svetonio wrote:

 
OHHHHH MY GAWD ..... a Garbarek with Shankar?
 
Guess what's next for me?


Edited by moshkito - June 08 2014 at 12:30
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^Is Shankar the guy who plays a double necked violin?
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Hi,
 
I have to look, but in CAN, there is violin, but I don't remember if it was Michael or Holger that played it. Some of it was wild, and crazy.
 
No PFM?
 
Now I'm mad! Gonna play their albums!
 
A couple more ...
Shankar is mentioned already. He's of Hindu descent and is well known for his work. Funniest moment is one of those big concert things that had Bruce Springsteen with him, and Bruce stops and asks him ... what key are you on, man? ... and Shankar says very politely ... you no worry about the key Mr. Bruce, and I just join you when you play!  And yes ... it is called a "double violin".
 
Scarlett Rivera -- I guess that could be considered jazz
 
There was a video by an american guy that had a lady playing violin on the song, and she was very good, even though the song was not that great, but her presence made the song better, in many ways. Sorry ... his name fails me right now, but I can still see her playing in my head. (I'll update the post if I remember his name!)


Edited by moshkito - June 07 2014 at 14:52
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Nicolas Cazaux played some great violin as part of Sotos:





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Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

I'm not sure if Esperanto is mentioned yet, I can't see the Youtube clips on my phone. They're just empty spaces. Anyway their fabulous Danse Macabre features some absolutely astonishing violin work. A wild folk prog rock album all jumbled up, but it's beautiful.
 
"The Last Tango" is actually a much better album, and very theatrical, and a very nice version of a Beatles song.
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I'm not sure if Esperanto is mentioned yet, I can't see the Youtube clips on my phone. They're just empty spaces. Anyway their fabulous Danse Macabre features some absolutely astonishing violin work. A wild folk prog rock album all jumbled up, but it's beautiful.
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Wow! Just absolutely knocked out by some of these posts. I could only think of Jobson, Swarbrick and Daryl Way. Responses like Jon Luc Ponty, David Laflamme and Papa John Creach were especially impressive. Perhaps I should stop listing to prog and turn on the radio right now?                                                                                                                                                No! I can't listen to Beyonce

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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Nobody seems to have mentioned this lot so far.



The violinist is Kate Bush's nephew.

Interesting. I wonder if he will play on 'Violin' when Kate does her live shows?
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