2024-05-10T05:25:26Z https://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/video/listForContributor?screenName=cbcbf297f0f44cd4a56a5581e143909c&rss=yes&xn_auth=no tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2023-12-31:2592684:Video:3809741 2023-12-31T21:50:28.555Z Bill Griffin https://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/WilliamMartinGriffin

<a href="https://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/fireworks-fantasia-an-auditory-display-happy-2024"><br /> <img alt="Thumbnail" height="180" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12343402465?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240"></img><br /> </a> <br></br>An old recording of an idea I had one time to try and create an auditory fireworks display. I had a fun time trying various objects around my house to try and create the most beautiful explosion. Decided to drag it out and dust it off for the new years holiday. Its been just about a year since I joined Cigar Box Nation and I want to thank all you folks for…

<a href="https://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/fireworks-fantasia-an-auditory-display-happy-2024"><br /> <img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12343402465?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />An old recording of an idea I had one time to try and create an auditory fireworks display. I had a fun time trying various objects around my house to try and create the most beautiful explosion. Decided to drag it out and dust it off for the new years holiday. Its been just about a year since I joined Cigar Box Nation and I want to thank all you folks for having me. I know I don't post much but I've enjoyed sharing my music and hearing yours. Its always a pleasure to see whats new here. Thanks for all your kind words an encouragement. Happy 2024 tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2023-10-19:2592684:Video:3800610 2023-10-19T11:40:41.906Z Bill Griffin https://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/WilliamMartinGriffin

<a href="https://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/bombizatio-taxim-and-hoedown"><br /> <img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12259979485?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />Another Improvisation on the Can Fiddle.

<a href="https://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/bombizatio-taxim-and-hoedown"><br /> <img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12259979485?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />Another Improvisation on the Can Fiddle. tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2023-08-18:2592684:Video:3793196 2023-08-18T06:46:55.557Z Bill Griffin https://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/WilliamMartinGriffin

<a href="https://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/danza-crystalina-played-on-glass-bottle-xylophone-and-jug"><br /> <img alt="Thumbnail" height="180" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12199185274?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240"></img><br /> </a> <br></br>Here's one from the vault. I built this back in Spring of 2021and played it for one summer. I enjoyed it so much that one day I dragged it off the patio and stuck it in front of the studio for a couple hours. The bottles are tuned with water and its played with champagne cork mallets. This is an improvisation that I kept coming back to. I was kinda…

<a href="https://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/danza-crystalina-played-on-glass-bottle-xylophone-and-jug"><br /> <img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12199185274?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />Here's one from the vault. I built this back in Spring of 2021and played it for one summer. I enjoyed it so much that one day I dragged it off the patio and stuck it in front of the studio for a couple hours. The bottles are tuned with water and its played with champagne cork mallets. This is an improvisation that I kept coming back to. I was kinda in to Danza music from Puerto Rico at the time and I think I was trying to channel it for this piece. The Jug is a clay pot I got from good will that has found a new calling with me as a percussion instrument. Far from perfect but it is the result of a love affair with a simple instrument over the course of a lazy summer. tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2023-08-12:2592684:Video:3792389 2023-08-12T07:53:49.570Z Bill Griffin https://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/WilliamMartinGriffin

<a href="https://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/rail-zither-improvisation-2"><br /> <img alt="Thumbnail" height="180" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12187685094?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240"></img><br /> </a> <br></br>Here's a new tune on my Rail Zither, sporting a new guide for the melody strings made of hexagonal screen. I allowed the timbre to spread out a bit more on this song to give you a better idea of what it sounds like uncluttered by constant…

<a href="https://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/rail-zither-improvisation-2"><br /> <img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12187685094?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />Here's a new tune on my Rail Zither, sporting a new guide for the melody strings made of hexagonal screen. I allowed the timbre to spread out a bit more on this song to give you a better idea of what it sounds like uncluttered by constant reassurance. tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2023-07-18:2592684:Video:3789046 2023-07-18T08:27:30.017Z Bill Griffin https://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/WilliamMartinGriffin

<a href="https://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/experimental-steel-fiddle-demonstration-improvisation"><br /> <img alt="Thumbnail" height="180" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12150290060?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240"></img><br /> </a> <br></br>Here I demonstrate my latest instrument. Completed on 2/9/23 I'm still very much just starting to learn to play it. Made from 1/8" flat bar and ground thinner for greater tonal quality. It has 4 strings but the 2 highest are doubled up and tuned alike for a reedy sound.It picked up some unfortunate audio flaws somewhere, but you'll get the gist of…

<a href="https://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/experimental-steel-fiddle-demonstration-improvisation"><br /> <img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12150290060?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />Here I demonstrate my latest instrument. Completed on 2/9/23 I'm still very much just starting to learn to play it. Made from 1/8" flat bar and ground thinner for greater tonal quality. It has 4 strings but the 2 highest are doubled up and tuned alike for a reedy sound.It picked up some unfortunate audio flaws somewhere, but you'll get the gist of it.