Daisy, Daisy, give me your serpent, do!

One of the proudest memories of my musical career is of a mission undertaken on behalf of the Dutch nation to a Swedish folk festival, at which a programme of James Last covers was performed to accompany the wobblings of a display team of penny-farthing riders. Some believe that the deep affinity that exists between…

If you have to kiss a trombonist, kiss the drunk one

Lie as they may, the truth is that all wind players share mouthpieces. So what’s your best risk mitigation strategy if you have to kiss a musician? Here’s some useful info: Potential risk of salivary-mediated viral hepatitis type B transmission from oral exposure to fomites. Osterholm MT, Max BJ, Hanson M, Polesky HF. Twelve grade…