Tieing flies

[CaseyP]

any sound that relaxes you and engages whatever little brain cells are not entirely necessary for the task at hand is great to use. it makes concentration a whole lot easier.

personally, i turn on a baseball game, especially a spring training afternoon game. if it's on the TV, the commentators will tell you when you have to look, otherwise the nature of the game means that good commentators can convey both the action and the atmosphere without interrupting what you're doing. another good choice is the endless repeats of "How It's Made" on the Discovery and Science channels.

[Gnu Bee Flyer]

We tried that in the orchard during the harvest when picking fruit in the 1960's. The boss strung speaker wire and we hung the speakers from the trees. If the music was too slow the production slowed down accordingly. If it was too fast we'd have pickers bopping right off the ladders. Rock and roll is for on the ground.
It might be ok for the classroom or for tying flies but when Your standing on the top rung of a 14 foot ladder you need to go at your own speed.

Bin dere done dat.

PS. When we cut down the trees and switched to grapes, a fast tune while picking grapes boosts the pickers count considerably.

[kglissmeyer]

James Taylor gets it done for me. A little "Walking Man" and I'm good to go!

[jimsnarocks]

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones works for me. I tried Bob Seger and ended up on my Harley 150 miles from my tying station. Jim

[Dave E]

For me it's contemporary Jazz with artists like Ottmar Liebert & Peter White.
Whites " Venice Beach " puts me on the flats, making that last cast into a balmy tropical sunset.

Best, Dave

[Valhalla 1]

I usually have the radio playing the oldies station when I tie, but one too many commercials for cell phone plans or cars, and I turn it off.

I've come to find that the "quiet" is a rare luxury, one that fewer and fewer seem to be able to cope with. We are bombarded with so much sound and noise that it has eroded our attention spans and built an insatiable need for constant entertainment. I love my music, but I've come to really value quiet. I must be getting old.

[Eight Thumbs]

A little Jimmy Buffet music isn't bad either. It makes me feel like a professional tyer down in Key West looking out my window at Mallory Square. Fly Tyer in Paradise! 8T

[bdesavage]

Sade, Chris Botti, Sarah Brightman, Michael Buble, and latley I've been putting "Pandora" on the laptop and selecting a rather esoteric mix including Epica and other's of what I would call "Classical Metal"
or maybe "Heavy Classical" not sure what it would be labeled Classical Music with a Heavy Metal Beat mixed.
Of Course when I was in High School(mid 60's) I was into Psycadelic and Classical

[mnklagoon]

Just no head-banging or heavy metal!! (can you imagine what those flies would look like?!?)

I like New Age.

now i know why your rods are so beautiful and "zen like" heeheehee

[mashtom]

Another vote for bluegrass. Yonder Mountain String Band is where it's at!