Grumpy Organist and Pianist

Tired, put-upon, unappreciated, sloppy, slovenly, lazy, fat-fingered and very very grumpy church organist..and I HATE Mission Praise in case you haven’t noticed

[Albion URC @AlbionURC]

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[Deborah Pottinger @scribe47]

@GrumpyOrganist Have done more than usual travel recently. Feel we know a lot about international organs - they don't like jet lag

[Grumpy Organist and Pianist @GrumpyOrganist]

@scribe47 😂😂😂

[Grumpy Organist and Pianist @GrumpyOrganist]

It’s International Organ Day apparently. Feel free to drop in presents (champagne preferably) and bundles of shredded Mission Praise. #internationalorganday

[James McVinnie @jamesmcvinnie]

I’m sorry but this is the funniest thing I’ve ever seen.

[Grumpy Organist and Pianist @GrumpyOrganist]

Sadly I had to endure a brief reunion with Mission Praise earlier today. Please hold me in your prayers.

[Grumpy Organist and Pianist @GrumpyOrganist]

The church was so cold for the carol service that even the resident woolly mammoths were dead when we arrived.

[Grumpy Organist and Pianist @GrumpyOrganist]

Our Carol service was moved from 11th to 18th, and is now immediately after the World Cup final. Could be either very dull or off the scale….

[Grumpy Organist and Pianist @GrumpyOrganist]

I can hear those abhorrent rising key changes in the Strictly playback coming from the next room….gruesome Halloween thoughts in my head…

[Grumpy Organist and Pianist @GrumpyOrganist]

@BarbaraKPiano I’m just pleased you can spell practised which already puts you above 98% of the population so you’re bound to smash grade 8 soon let alone 6!

[Grumpy Organist and Pianist @GrumpyOrganist]

@theliturgylady Well I suppose people needed clean shoes for the jubilee…..thanks for the video offer…. ahem…..😂

[Grumpy Organist and Pianist @GrumpyOrganist]

Actually had some decent hymns yesterday (you can guess which ones), so the enlarged congregation sang well, albeit dragging me back. The regulars are trained to adhere to my speed.

[Frances Novillo @theliturgylady]

@GrumpyOrganist I sang Shine Jesus shine this weekend, with Graham Kendrick (and several hundred others - not just me!). Thinking of that should help restore your natural grumpiness ... But I've got a video of you'd like to see/hear it.

[Grumpy Organist and Pianist @GrumpyOrganist]

@DianeParkes1 It’s our only source of nutrients around here

[Grumpy Organist and Pianist @GrumpyOrganist]

Eureka! I’ve found an organist EVEN worse than me!!

[Mark Wallace @wallaceme]

Happy St George’s Day. 🌹 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

For your delectation, here’s a wonderful video of a French organist murdering Jerusalem, which he hasn’t heard before, at an Anglo-French wedding. https://t.co/u1HDrMXZkq

[Grumpy Organist and Pianist @GrumpyOrganist]

He has the grumpy expression of someone who’s just been shown an early draft of Mission Praise. “Was ist das für eine Scheiße?…”

[Classic FM @ClassicFM]

Happy birthday, J.S. Bach! ❤️🎶

Born on this day in 1685.

[Anna Lapwood @annalapwood]

When you do a duet recital with one of your closest friends there is a lot of giggling. @willjfox

[Grumpy Organist and Pianist @GrumpyOrganist]

@PrioryC Trouble is, they always spring this stuff on me after I’ve quoted!!

[Grumpy Organist and Pianist @GrumpyOrganist]

Can anyone explain how I cover Ru Paul’s ‘Sissy that Walk’ on the piano for a wedding…..?
(Plus they’ve also casually power ordered Rach 2….- like my middle name is Moura Lympany!!!)

[David Gaines @PrioryC]

@GrumpyOrganist I trust your fee reflects these choices.