pulling strings
 

well, bowing strings to be more correct.

On Aural Moon, there are at least 20 different violin or cello players. Name them.

BUT here's the rules of this question: I'm not declaring a winner if someone names more of them then someone else. The winner must name at least 20. So, give a partial answer at your own risk. You might be helping a competitor.

Also, the answer must be a true string player. Ian Anderson playing violin on "Thick As A Brick" doesn't count.

I'll give you the freebie - Jean Luc Ponty. That's one. GO!

Maaaaaaaaaan!
 

And I thought you were my friend!!!!!!!!:eek:

I thought it was impossible, but
 

Nash the Slash - FM - Black Noise (V)
Ben Mink - FM, but on Rush's "Losing It" (V)
Anna Sofi-Dahlberg - Anekdoten (C)
Greg Hiser - Boud Deun (V)
Matthew Parmenter - Discipline (V)
Jerry Goodman - Dixie Dregs (V)
Allen Sloan - Dixie Dregs (V)
Jean Luc-Ponty - himself, Zappa (V)
Darryl Way - at least on Tull's "Heavy Horses" (V)
Geoff Perry - Gamalon (V)
Ray Shulman - Gentle Giant (V)
David Cross - King Crimson (V)
Robbie Steinhardt - Kansas (V)
Alan Morse - Spock's Beard (C)
Tuukka Helminen - Alamaailman Vasarat (C)
Marko Manninen - Alamaailman Vasarat (C)

and the violin guests:

Judy Garf - in Djam Karet's "Lights Over Roswell"
Kevin Burke - on Kate Bush's "Violin" (what a stretch!)
John Shaehan - on Kate Bush's "Jig of Life"
Chris Gaugh and Brian Hale - on Fish's "Perception of Jeremy Punter"

That's 21. I could be a real d@#* and list all of the players in Echolyn's "All Ways The Same" but I hope that will do.

Checking to see if Am Vas in on the playlist.....

They're not! So...

Joe Dupre - on the Evolution of Jazzraptor's "Cat's Got Nine"

(21-2+1) There's 20. Phew!

four of the nine members of Godspeed... :D Violin, Viola, Cello, DBass.

wow, you had a few I didn't. There maybe one or two I'd take exception too, but I thought we had AV on the playlist and was counting them, and since you got a few valid ones I wasn't thinking of, I declare Rick the winner.

Surprised no one mentioned Eddie Jobson, or either of PFM's violinists. I also had the 3 guys from ELO in mind, and there's an Italian band Armonite with 2 violinists...

and Spaz, as far as the Godspeed crew - maybe I didn't say it explicitly, but I was asking for musicians, not industrial noise generators...:eek:

ouch!
 

on the Godspeed comment..............

I'll have all day Tuesday to think of one.....try not to disappoint.

I donated, but YOU added :D :D :D

the great facilitator.........
 

ok boys, time to close this thread down too?

You're tempting me do do a "Godspeed" quiz!:p

Re: the great facilitator.........
 

I double dog dare you....:D

and, for the record, that's the right answer...