Whatever happened to the ocarina?

[trof]

AKA 'the sweet potato'.

I had one when I was a kid.
Never was very good on it.

[DarkTirade]

1. If it hadn't been for Zelda, most kids these days wouldn't even know the word.

I've got one packed away somewhere.

[Lucian]

2. If one were to play the ocarina, one can be transported to a dungeon.

I like the Nocturne of Shadow myself.

[mduffy31]

10. I prefer the Bolero of Fire here

[trof]

3. Ave Maria on the ocarina:

Amazing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msbu20M4tKI&feature=channel

[HopeHoops]

4. I still have one. It is like a 50's Sears appliance pink.

[trof]

5. Sounds like the one I had.

[surrealAmerican]

6. I used to have a really nice ocarina.

It was ceramic, with a matte red glaze, nice tone too. Last I saw it, it was in the basement with the harmonicas.

[Swede]

7. I've never heard of this thing before.

What is it?

[trof]

8. Kind of a flute. Or...a kind of flute.

[DarkTirade]

12. Not so much a flute, just a whistle type instrument that's enclosed rather than open

ended like a recorder.

Which gives it a very plain tone, much like the recorder, but it's a bit more mellow.

[reyd reid reed]

9. One of my kids

has three or four of 'em...all ceramic, but different styles and colors. They can sound pretty nice when he puts his mind to it.

[GOPisEvil]

11. No sex threads.

You say it's some sort of musical instrument? OK. ;)

[abq e streeter]

13. And no one's mentioned The Troggs yet

I'm guessing ( but only guessing) Wild Thing has the only ocarina solo in the history of rock and/or roll.

[MineralMan]

14. Best place to buy good ocarinas, still made of

clay, and they're real musical instruments is Lark in the Morning:

http://larkinthemorning.com/category.asp?c=73&bhcd2=1234122227

[MajorChode]

15. Wasn't that the all-time greatest one-hit-wonder on VH1?

[insanity]

16. The best OoT song, by far, is Saria's Song