Big Boy Cleveland's Quill Blues from 1927 on Gennett Electrobeam 6108, is a… Read Full Bio ↴Big Boy Cleveland's Quill Blues from 1927 on Gennett Electrobeam 6108, is available on cd on "The Songster Tradition 1927 - 1935" and on "The Secret Museum of Mankind vol. 5" among others.
The Quills is an early American folk panpipe, first noted in the early part of the 19th century among Afro-American slaves in the south. They are aerophones, and fall into the panpipe family. They are assumed to be of African origin, since similar instruments are found in various parts of Africa, and they were first used by 1st and 2nd generation Africans in America.
The "Quills" are a set of cane pipes, numbering from two to at least 8, with each piece of cane stopped at one end by a node, and open at the other. The pipes are often bound together and are played by blowing across the open ends of the tubes.
The Quills would probably be forgotten today if not for the excellent recordings by the entertainer and early bluesman Henry Thomas, made in the late 1920s. Alan Lomax and others have recorded traditional players in the field as well.
History
The Quills are first mentioned in early American plantation slave histories, some dating back to the late 1700s. At that time, the instrument appears to consist of two or more cane pipes, played for recreation and dancing, accompanied by shouts, whoops and songs. They are mentioned fairly often in oral histories but little structural and musical information has survived. Considering how popular they appear to have been, it is surprising that they are almost unheard of today. Quills were also used by free blacks in New Orleans in the 1800s. Two bluesmen recorded songs with the Quills in the 1920, and a rural folk tradition has survived to this day in the American south.
I've heard that the word "Quill" is an colonial era term for a hollow tube of any sort, but have been unable to confirm this.
Surviving African Traditions
A number of villages in Zimbabwe and Mozambique maintained a tradition of pan-pipe playing well into this century, and a few continue to play to this day.
The earliest recordings of these ensembles are from the field recordings of Hugh Tracy, who travelled through southern Africa between 1935 and 1955, making a series of exceptional recordings of traditional music. His recordings are available from the International Library of African Music (ILAM).
The earliest examples that I am aware of are from the field recordings of Hugh Tracy, many of which can be heard on the recording Flutes and Horns. This recording can be previewed and ordered from this web site in South Africa: http://ilam.ru.ac.za/moa/moa030.htm
Some of these recordings bear a striking resemblance to the American recordings of Sid Hemphill.
Another great recording is of the Nyanga panpipes from Mozambique is "Traditional Music of Cancune, Mozambique",
It should be noted that southern African nations never had a substantial slave trade with the United States, and so it is unlikely that the tradition came directly from these tribes in southern Africa. The instrument may have had greater spread in west Africa in previous centuries, but perhaps has died out since then.
Are there any original surviving quills?
Lomax reports that when he revisited some of the locations where he had recorded Quills players, the tradition had pretty much died out. I hope that there are still some players from that tradition, and the skills of making sets of quills has not died out entirely, however I am not aware of any.
I also hope that older instruments still exist. It seems reasonable to think that these instruments survive, perhaps still kept in the family of the players, and perhaps in small museums in the south. If you know of the location of any, please let me know!
I was told by banjo scholar Scott Odell that the collection in the Smithsonian once contained a set of Quills that had been donated in the late 1800s along with a Mountain Dulcimer. Its current whereabouts is unknown, and it may have been lost.
Players
Only a few players have been recorded playing an instrument called the quills prior to the folk revival.
Big Boy Cleveland, Gennet 1927.
Henry Thomas, Vocalion 1927 and 1929.
Sid Hemphill, recorded by Alan Lomax in 1942.
Alec Askew, recorded by Alan Lomax in 1942.
Cleveland's Quills Blues can be heard at this site: Document Records (search for "The Songster Tradition 1927 - 1935".
http://www.sohl.com/Quills/Quills.htm
The Quills is an early American folk panpipe, first noted in the early part of the 19th century among Afro-American slaves in the south. They are aerophones, and fall into the panpipe family. They are assumed to be of African origin, since similar instruments are found in various parts of Africa, and they were first used by 1st and 2nd generation Africans in America.
The "Quills" are a set of cane pipes, numbering from two to at least 8, with each piece of cane stopped at one end by a node, and open at the other. The pipes are often bound together and are played by blowing across the open ends of the tubes.
The Quills would probably be forgotten today if not for the excellent recordings by the entertainer and early bluesman Henry Thomas, made in the late 1920s. Alan Lomax and others have recorded traditional players in the field as well.
History
The Quills are first mentioned in early American plantation slave histories, some dating back to the late 1700s. At that time, the instrument appears to consist of two or more cane pipes, played for recreation and dancing, accompanied by shouts, whoops and songs. They are mentioned fairly often in oral histories but little structural and musical information has survived. Considering how popular they appear to have been, it is surprising that they are almost unheard of today. Quills were also used by free blacks in New Orleans in the 1800s. Two bluesmen recorded songs with the Quills in the 1920, and a rural folk tradition has survived to this day in the American south.
I've heard that the word "Quill" is an colonial era term for a hollow tube of any sort, but have been unable to confirm this.
Surviving African Traditions
A number of villages in Zimbabwe and Mozambique maintained a tradition of pan-pipe playing well into this century, and a few continue to play to this day.
The earliest recordings of these ensembles are from the field recordings of Hugh Tracy, who travelled through southern Africa between 1935 and 1955, making a series of exceptional recordings of traditional music. His recordings are available from the International Library of African Music (ILAM).
The earliest examples that I am aware of are from the field recordings of Hugh Tracy, many of which can be heard on the recording Flutes and Horns. This recording can be previewed and ordered from this web site in South Africa: http://ilam.ru.ac.za/moa/moa030.htm
Some of these recordings bear a striking resemblance to the American recordings of Sid Hemphill.
Another great recording is of the Nyanga panpipes from Mozambique is "Traditional Music of Cancune, Mozambique",
It should be noted that southern African nations never had a substantial slave trade with the United States, and so it is unlikely that the tradition came directly from these tribes in southern Africa. The instrument may have had greater spread in west Africa in previous centuries, but perhaps has died out since then.
Are there any original surviving quills?
Lomax reports that when he revisited some of the locations where he had recorded Quills players, the tradition had pretty much died out. I hope that there are still some players from that tradition, and the skills of making sets of quills has not died out entirely, however I am not aware of any.
I also hope that older instruments still exist. It seems reasonable to think that these instruments survive, perhaps still kept in the family of the players, and perhaps in small museums in the south. If you know of the location of any, please let me know!
I was told by banjo scholar Scott Odell that the collection in the Smithsonian once contained a set of Quills that had been donated in the late 1800s along with a Mountain Dulcimer. Its current whereabouts is unknown, and it may have been lost.
Players
Only a few players have been recorded playing an instrument called the quills prior to the folk revival.
Big Boy Cleveland, Gennet 1927.
Henry Thomas, Vocalion 1927 and 1929.
Sid Hemphill, recorded by Alan Lomax in 1942.
Alec Askew, recorded by Alan Lomax in 1942.
Cleveland's Quills Blues can be heard at this site: Document Records (search for "The Songster Tradition 1927 - 1935".
http://www.sohl.com/Quills/Quills.htm
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The 1st guy should've stood up for himself instead of blaming the girlfriend for "always making me do stuff I don't want to do."
Bro. Communication is key. All he had to do is say,
"No, I don't want to go on that ride. I'll just wait down here for you for when you get off the ride."
If she continued to whine, then PUT YOUR F*CKING FOOT DOWN, TELL HER "NO!"
If she didn't physically drag the guy to the end of the line for the ride and then hold him down, against his will, until they got to the front of the line and then physically drag him on the ride, then its 100% on the guy for caving in, not communicating, and not drawing clear boundaries. Yet he blames her for his poor communication and doormat actions. He obviously wasn't physically dragged on the ride. He waited in line, walked up and sat down on the ride himself.
Let this be an example for what NOT to do in a relationship:
• Do NOT be a doormat. Stand up for yourself!
• Always communicate with your partner, CLEARLY. They cannot read your mind and can only go off what you say.
• Establish clear boundaries with your partner and adhere to those boundaries. Don't let them push past your boundaries and communicate with them if they are.
• If, after all of that, they continue to push you to do something you don't want to do, then put your foot down and say, "No. That is final. I'm not changing my mind so drop it because you're pushing my boundaries right now."
Never let someone walk all over you and fold into doing anything you dont want to do.
• If they still, after all that, continue pushing, and get into using manipulation tactics like threatening to break up with you, or withholding sex, or whatever as long as you don't do the thing that you've already said no to many times that you don't want to do, then they're using abusive manipulation tactics and you might be in an at best: toxic relationship and at worst: an abusive relationship. You might need to end that relationship, especially if they regularly push your boundaries, don't listen when you tell them "no," use your worst fears against you (like if you've got abandonment issues and you tell them that and they use the threat of breaking up with you as leverage to get what they want from you) then you're more than likely in an abusive relationship and you need to get out asap. I've been in one so I know first hand how much another person can warp and manipulate your mind into thinking you're ugly, worthless, and that no one could ever love you because you're [insert bs here] and that's why if you leave them that youll be alone for the rest of your life.
So you better do [the thing that they want that you don't want to do and have said no to several times] or else...
• If someone truly cares about you, they will be able to take "no" for an answer and will respect your boundaries.
• They'll care what you've gotta say about things and won't push you into doing things unless you've asked them to help push you do things that you're scared to do lol.
Even outside of romantic relationships, with friends, family, and coworkers, it's always a good idea to:
Establish clear boundaries, respect each other and each other's boundaries, stand up for yourself, and calmly & respectfully communicating with each other, are all great ways to have a good relationship with anyone in your life.
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