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Permalink Reply by Richard William Ineson on
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The fortunes of the banjo in the popularity stakes, ebb and flow. In my opinion it's been as near the centre of things as it is ever likely to get, since 'The Clampetts' hit the TV screens in the 1960s, followed up by 'Deliverance' and 'Duellin' Banjos', Bonnie and Clyde might have also helped with FMB. The Classical side of things on the Classic banjo has been well explored since the early days, Farland, Ossman, Hunter, Van Eps, Oakley, Cammeyer, and many other banjo players all featured classical pieces in their performances and some also recorded some of them. One thing that strikes me these days is that the musical education of the average person (this might not apply outside the UK) is practically non existent, so it really doesn't matter what you play to them, on a banjo, or any other instrument, as they won't recognise anything that isn't presently 'in the charts' or was 'in the charts' in the last six months. The bottom line for most professional musicians is ' Is there any money to be made out of playing a particular genre of music or a particular musical instrument/', if there is, they will play it. The banjo has one advantage over most others in that it is seen as a 'fun' instrument' and most people like fun, so you have a head start when you show up anywhere with a banjo. Just remember that people want to be entertained, not educated.
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Permalink Reply by Jody Stecher on
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What is "FMB"? The internet says Forest Management Bureau, Flavored Malt Beverage, and some Tik Tok meaning that is incomprehensible to me. I think you mean something else.
Richard William Ineson said:Bonnie and Clyde might have also helped with FMB.
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It's a tune called 'Foggy Mountain Breakdown', a chap called Scruggs used to play it.
Jody Stecher said:What is "FMB"? The internet says Forest Management Bureau, Flavored Malt Beverage, and some Tik Tok meaning that is incomprehensible to me. I think you mean something else.
Richard William Ineson said:Bonnie and Clyde might have also helped with FMB.
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OH! I knew you meant something relevant to the rest of your post but I could not work it out.
Richard William Ineson said:It's a tune called 'Foggy Mountain Breakdown', a chap called Scruggs used to play it.
Jody Stecher said:What is "FMB"? The internet says Forest Management Bureau, Flavored Malt Beverage, and some Tik Tok meaning that is incomprehensible to me. I think you mean something else.
Richard William Ineson said:Bonnie and Clyde might have also helped with FMB.
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Yes, I see that some people often abbreviate the title to 'FMB' as the tune is so well known, so I just followed suit.
Jody Stecher said:OH! I knew you meant something relevant to the rest of your post but I could not work it out.
Richard William Ineson said:It's a tune called 'Foggy Mountain Breakdown', a chap called Scruggs used to play it.
Jody Stecher said:What is "FMB"? The internet says Forest Management Bureau, Flavored Malt Beverage, and some Tik Tok meaning that is incomprehensible to me. I think you mean something else.
Richard William Ineson said:Bonnie and Clyde might have also helped with FMB.
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Permalink Reply by thereallyniceman on
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I get really annoyed when people use TLA's.
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Permalink Reply by Russ Chandler on
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IKR?
thereallyniceman said:I get really annoyed when people use TLA's.
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FUNE ID where my banjo is?
TKL? OICURMT !
Russ Chandler said:IKR?
thereallyniceman said:I get really annoyed when people use TLA's.
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OMG
thereallyniceman said:I get really annoyed when people use TLA's.
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