And they were awesome. They played the songs everyone knows, and I was particularly excited to hear Purple Toupee, Whistling in the Dark, The Famous Person Polka, and - one of my concert favorites - Dr. Worm.Quiz for you: S.Vix and I kicked off the evening with a concert by the Karelian Folk Music Ensemble at the Kennedy Center's Millenium Stage. The Karelians played Finnish music in the Christmas show two years ago when it was Scandinavian-themed. So. What single musical instrument do KFME and TMBG share?
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Oh! Of course! That's easy...
It's the one that Arto from KFME, John from TMBG and Charlie Pilzer all play, right?
Actually that doesn't narrow things down much - Igor was playing it on Friday, and both guys in TMBG are named John. :) But you're probably thinking of the right instrument.
I was ambiguous about the Johns because of my secret shame: I've never been able to remember which John is which.
It's terrible, really. I *really* like TMBG, and even got Teh Geek into them as well. (The first time you met her was at a TMBG show, right?) I own all of their albums through John Henry and I can sing "Fingertips" all the way through from memory. Still, I just can't seem to keep straight which one is Linnell and which one is Flansburgh.
Linnell is the one who plays this instrument. Flansburgh talks more.
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