Alphabet associations - I

[mercia]

does esplenderoso / esplendoroso / esplerando infer that this grandpiano-phobic pianist is of Spanish / Latin American extraction ?

[amateur51]

so this splendid fellow only plays upright pianos ? is he grand-phobic ?

are we talking pianolas ?

a Russian player of only upright pianos ?

Think piano sans woodwork, raised thru 90 degrees, mercs

[amateur51]

does esplenderoso / esplendoroso / esplerando infer that this grandpiano-phobic pianist is of Spanish / Latin American extraction ?

No mercs, just that he works in Spain and is highly regarded.

He's of British but not English, origin

[amateur51]

Esplendoroso means splendid, magnificent.....

That's what they call him, Norths

[Northender]

Think piano sans woodwork, raised thru 90 degrees, mercs

That sounds like a harp....

[amateur51]

That sounds like a harp....

That's because it IS a harp, norths - bravo!

So we're looking for a harpist, a British non-English native, whose first name begins with I

[Northender]

Well, John Roberts was a famous Welsh-born harpist, so I suppose the Welsh version of his forename could begin with 'I'.

[amateur51]

Well, John Roberts was a famous Welsh-born harpist, so I suppose the Welsh version of his forename could begin with 'I'.

Ah now it gets complicated. John Roberts is the English name of I number 1 who was not a harpist; the second I, Esplenderoso, is the harpist.

Think John Roberts, think development of tonic sol-fa in his home country. And in what part of UK is it traditional for cultural exponents to have a second name for cultural events?

[mercia]

phew
finally found this esplendOroso harpist playing at 90 degrees to the hypotenuse

http://www.ieuanjones.co.uk/home.htm

[amateur51]

phew
finally found this esplendOroso harpist playing at 90 degrees to the hypotenuse
http://www.ieuanjones.co.uk/home.htm

Excellent work, mercs :Star:

So the I is Ieuan - for John Roberts it's a forename; for the drummer it's a family name

Apologies for my finger slip, mercs

[cloughie]

Excellent work, mercs :Star:

So the I is Ieuan - for John Roberts it's a forename; for the drummer it's a family name

Apologies for my finger slip, mercs

Getting hairy this one.

[Resurrection Man]

Ivan the Terrible? Did he play a piano? A harp?

[amateur51]

Ivan the Terrible? Did he play a piano? A harp?

Was he Welsh enough, RM?

Ieuan? Ivan? It's just possible ...

[cloughie]

Was he Welsh enough, RM?

Ieuan? Ivan? It's just possible ...

Drummer from Super Furry whatsits.

[amateur51]

Drummer from Super Furry whatsits.

Who was?

And how do SuperFurryWhatsits relate to The Thing?