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Ragging the Scale - Van Eps Banjo Orchestra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZYaoR-h6F8
A different version of Ragging the Scale than the one in the Original Recordings library marked as Van Eps Banjo Orchestra. I wonder who the other musicians were - sounds like plectrum or tenor banjo.
Posted by carrie horgan on July 13, 2020 at 16:00 — 2 Comments
Film release in all US from today!!
Hello everyone
I Introduce the movie.
Starting today in the United States
Trailer:scene I play the banjo
https://twitter.com/lilzombiesmovie/status/1281030556281712640?s=21
in the New York Times:…
Posted by Samurai Banjo on July 9, 2020 at 22:03
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"Thanks for your stamp of approval, Jody. There is one small detail that I omitted from the discussions, and it could make all the difference: the published solo says that the last four bars should be played 'accel e cresc' - faster…"
DESERT TRAIL
"Alton Delmore, the older and more sober half of the Alabama country duet The Delmore Brothers titled his autobiography "Truth Is Stranger Than Publicity". That is what came to mind in reading about the "trail" of sand on…"
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"That could be Marc... I think I'll work on Warren Dean's "Chief Big Jaw", Thomas Allen's "Cowboy Capers", and Frank Bradbury's "Indianjo" this weekend. Perhaps Grimshaw's "Prairie…"
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"Thanks to all who contributed to this discussion. I think I can now come to a reasoned judgement, but before I do, I should mention the contribution of my wife, Cathie. She is an Egyptology professional with a particular interest in the…"
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"Ah, THERE's your problem. You're hearing straight four. BOOM boom boom boom. You should be hearing 2s Boom bum Boom bum. Native Americans always play straight fours in the movies. Arabs don't.
Problem solved! ;-)"
"Oh yes thanks i will try them. "
DESERT TRAIL
"Well, all I hear now is #2 complete with the BOOM boom boom boom drum effect used in movies.
As an earlier example I offer up "Could Chief" by J. Ernest Philie notice the intro and similar…"
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"I would say that colonialism, exoticism, the "grand tour", popular archaeology and war have all driven this bus. Morley lived in a period where exotic travel was considered "required"...both if you had the money (leisure) or not…"
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"Quite so, Steve, but that was 12 years before Morley published Desert Trail. If that was what he was expecting his public to think of when they bought the sheet music, he had left it a bit late. Was Egyptian Princess closer to that date? …"
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"Another event that happened at this time was the release in 1921 of the Rudolf Valentino film 'The Sheik' followed a few years later by 'The son of the Sheik' both featuring the Arabian desert...Steve."
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"Thank you, Tony. Yes, they do take work and I think you are right about focusing on the hard sections. I guess when you see a performance, you don't see the many hours of practice behind it. Well done, though - it is a great…"
"Hello Morten - you can buy a plain maple 'Morley' bridge from Clifford Essex based in the UK: http://cliffordessex.net/index.php?_a=viewCat&catId=72"
Desert Trail...new score
After viewing Tony's inspiring performance, I decided to have a play of it myself, the last time I attempted it was at least 15 years ago. The score I have is in poor condition, a result of too much info crammed onto one page and too many copies of…See More
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Hi there in banjo land. Can anyone tell me where in europe i can buy a classic banjo brigde ? Hope you all are well and healthy ! MortenSee More
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"Carrie,
Sorry about the previous flippant answer. It was a serious question and deserves a serious answer.
I don’t find any banjo solos actually easy - they all take work to make them sound OK. A simple tune will probably end up being…"
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"Does anyone have the original title sheet for this piece? Sometimes they are themed.
An example of this is Grimshaw's "Fretwork" that has fretwork shown on the cover (fretwork being fancy cutouts using a…"
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