Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
No two days are alike… there was a most unexpected visitor enquiring about buying* a Marimba earlier this week. You never know who is going to turn up!
@TheQIElves #QI #SandiToksvig #EvelynGlennie #TheEvelynGlennieCollection
Video description: the clip opens with Evelyn polishing her Marimba, as Sandi arrives, requesting a demo as she is interested in purchasing it. Behind and surrounding Evelyn, we can see a huge number of percussion instruments of all shapes, sizes and materials.
Their discussion, included as embedded captions, goes as follows:
[Evelyn polishes the Marimba as Sandi arrives]
Sandi: Hi, sorry, are you Evelyn Glennie?
Evelyn: Yes.
S: I saw your advert online for the Marimba.
E: Oh!
S: Yeah, I just wanted to… I thought I’d come and hear it, to see if it’s any good before I buy it.
E: Oh, Okay! I’m just cleaning it.
S: Oh, okay, thanks.
E: Right, well, I haven’t warmed up today.
S: No, I, uh, that’s fine.
[Evelyn plays the Marimba to demonstrate it]
E: Good aye?
S: (looking nonchalant and disinterested) Yeah, it’s not for me, thanks.
E: Oh, oh!
[Sandi walks away, leaving Evelyn confused]
*[For clarity, this was a lovely off-the-cuff moment, and Evelyn’s instruments are not for sale!]
No two days are alike… there was a most unexpected visitor enquiring about buying* a Marimba earlier this week. You never know who is going to turn up!
@TheQIElves #QI #SandiToksvig #EvelynGlennie #TheEvelynGlennieCollection
Video description: the clip opens with Evelyn polishing her Marimba, as Sandi arrives, requesting a demo as she is interested in purchasing it. Behind and surrounding Evelyn, we can see a huge number of percussion instruments of all shapes, sizes and materials.
Their discussion, included as embedded captions, goes as follows:
[Evelyn polishes the Marimba as Sandi arrives]
Sandi: Hi, sorry, are you Evelyn Glennie?
Evelyn: Yes.
S: I saw your advert online for the Marimba.
E: Oh!
S: Yeah, I just wanted to… I thought I’d come and hear it, to see if it’s any good before I buy it.
E: Oh, Okay! I’m just cleaning it.
S: Oh, okay, thanks.
E: Right, well, I haven’t warmed up today.
S: No, I, uh, that’s fine.
[Evelyn plays the Marimba to demonstrate it]
E: Good aye?
S: (looking nonchalant and disinterested) Yeah, it’s not for me, thanks.
E: Oh, oh!
[Sandi walks away, leaving Evelyn confused]
*[For clarity, this was a lovely off-the-cuff moment, and Evelyn’s instruments are not for sale!]
