Most Popular Classic Banjo Tunes - Classic-Banjo2024-03-28T17:10:18Zhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/forum/topics/most-popular-classic-banjo-tunes?commentId=2667446%3AComment%3A136915&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThanks for that, Marc - it's…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2019-05-06:2667446:Comment:1369242019-05-06T07:22:23.346Zcarrie horganhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/carriehorgan
<p>Thanks for that, Marc - it's always helpful to hear how the tune sounds before attempting to play it. </p>
<p>Thanks for that, Marc - it's always helpful to hear how the tune sounds before attempting to play it. </p> RE: "Carolina Capers" publish…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2019-05-05:2667446:Comment:1369552019-05-05T22:08:54.193ZTrapdoor2https://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/Trapdoor2
<p>RE: "Carolina Capers" publishing errata:</p>
<p>B part, 2nd ending, final note...should be a D natural.</p>
<p>I just finished keying it into Musescore. Wait, that note doesn't sound right...ah!</p>
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<blockquote cite="https://classic-banjo.ning.com/forum/topics/most-popular-classic-banjo-tunes?xg_source=activity&id=2667446%3ATopic%3A136870&page=4#2667446Comment136630"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Thanks Joel,</p>
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<p>RE: "Carolina Capers" publishing errata:</p>
<p>B part, 2nd ending, final note...should be a D natural.</p>
<p>I just finished keying it into Musescore. Wait, that note doesn't sound right...ah!</p>
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<p><i>t<cite>hereallyniceman said:</cite></i></p>
<blockquote cite="https://classic-banjo.ning.com/forum/topics/most-popular-classic-banjo-tunes?xg_source=activity&id=2667446%3ATopic%3A136870&page=4#2667446Comment136630"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Thanks Joel,</p>
<p>I have added the score, complete with 2nd banjo part, to the MUSIC LIBRARY.</p>
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</blockquote> Yes, I understood. Periphera…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2019-05-05:2667446:Comment:1369472019-05-05T14:59:52.413ZJody Stecherhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/JodyStecher
<p>Yes, I understood. Peripheral to banjo music being current but not unrelated: you know Emile Grimshaw was always looking forward. He developed several models of electric guitar and went into business with his son Emile JR manufacturing them. Pete Townsend ,Gene Vincent and Spencer Davis are amongst those who played Grimshaw electric guitars. …</p>
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<p>Yes, I understood. Peripheral to banjo music being current but not unrelated: you know Emile Grimshaw was always looking forward. He developed several models of electric guitar and went into business with his son Emile JR manufacturing them. Pete Townsend ,Gene Vincent and Spencer Davis are amongst those who played Grimshaw electric guitars. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.grimshawguitars.co.uk/index.php/history/" target="_blank">http://www.grimshawguitars.co.uk/index.php/history/</a></p>
<p><br/> <cite>carrie horgan said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="https://classic-banjo.ning.com/forum/topics/most-popular-classic-banjo-tunes?commentId=2667446%3AComment%3A136915&xg_source=activity#2667446Comment136915"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Yes, maybe nostalgic is not the right choice of world. It is not nostalgic for me as it is not within living memory but is more about enjoyment of the tunes and learning about the history that goes with it. I guess I just meant that there is a sense that the banjo is '<i>the</i> modern instrument' in the earlier BMG editions and is used to play what is 'current'. It is of it's time whereas Richard's banjo teacher isn't playing the latest Beatles in the 1960s but something from decades ago. </p>
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</blockquote> Yes, maybe nostalgic is not t…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2019-05-05:2667446:Comment:1369152019-05-05T14:24:48.962Zcarrie horganhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/carriehorgan
<p>Yes, maybe nostalgic is not the right choice of world. It is not nostalgic for me as it is not within living memory but is more about enjoyment of the tunes and learning about the history that goes with it. I guess I just meant that there is a sense that the banjo is '<i>the</i> modern instrument' in the earlier BMG editions and is used to play what is 'current'. It is of it's time whereas Richard's banjo teacher isn't playing the latest Beatles in the 1960s but something from decades…</p>
<p>Yes, maybe nostalgic is not the right choice of world. It is not nostalgic for me as it is not within living memory but is more about enjoyment of the tunes and learning about the history that goes with it. I guess I just meant that there is a sense that the banjo is '<i>the</i> modern instrument' in the earlier BMG editions and is used to play what is 'current'. It is of it's time whereas Richard's banjo teacher isn't playing the latest Beatles in the 1960s but something from decades ago. </p> That seems to be so for some.…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2019-05-05:2667446:Comment:1369142019-05-05T13:38:16.293ZJody Stecherhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/JodyStecher
<p>That seems to be so for some. For me nostalgia plays no part. I play the repertoire I like because I find it's musically viable. I don't stop eating food my ancestors ate because it is out of fashion. I'm not going give up tea or coffee because it's not the latest thing. The best of classic banjo music ain't broke so why fix it by playing other music that isn't as good?<br></br> <br></br> <cite>carrie horgan said:…</cite></p>
<p>That seems to be so for some. For me nostalgia plays no part. I play the repertoire I like because I find it's musically viable. I don't stop eating food my ancestors ate because it is out of fashion. I'm not going give up tea or coffee because it's not the latest thing. The best of classic banjo music ain't broke so why fix it by playing other music that isn't as good?<br/> <br/> <cite>carrie horgan said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="https://classic-banjo.ning.com/forum/topics/most-popular-classic-banjo-tunes?commentId=2667446%3AComment%3A137046&xg_source=activity#2667446Comment137046"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I guess at some point it changed from playing the popular music of the day (e.g. the latest Ossman record or Grimshaw solo) to a nostalgic pursuit. </p>
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</blockquote> Yes, Richard - well, it's dow…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2019-05-05:2667446:Comment:1370462019-05-05T12:43:47.820Zcarrie horganhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/carriehorgan
<p>Yes, Richard - well, it's down to the dedicated few that the tradition has survived. Thank you for being a Banjo Oddity!</p>
<p>So, I think we can say that fingerstyle banjo was still popular in the 1920s, although people were also taking up plectrum and tenor banjo. I guess at some point it changed from playing the popular music of the day (e.g. the latest Ossman record or Grimshaw solo) to a nostalgic pursuit. </p>
<p>Yes, Richard - well, it's down to the dedicated few that the tradition has survived. Thank you for being a Banjo Oddity!</p>
<p>So, I think we can say that fingerstyle banjo was still popular in the 1920s, although people were also taking up plectrum and tenor banjo. I guess at some point it changed from playing the popular music of the day (e.g. the latest Ossman record or Grimshaw solo) to a nostalgic pursuit. </p> A lot of the B.M.G. clubs clo…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2019-05-05:2667446:Comment:1368312019-05-05T09:09:39.809ZRichard William Inesonhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/RichardWilliamIneson351
<p>A lot of the B.M.G. clubs closed during the war and never got going again, many people, especially women had their horizons widened by being in the armed forces or working in factories etc. it was a time of great change. There were new sources of entertainment TV for instance, and a lot of social activities such as the B.M.G. clubs, the church, etc. went out of fashion. I'm always amazed that anybody, me included, still bothered to play and find amusement in playing this ancient music. I…</p>
<p>A lot of the B.M.G. clubs closed during the war and never got going again, many people, especially women had their horizons widened by being in the armed forces or working in factories etc. it was a time of great change. There were new sources of entertainment TV for instance, and a lot of social activities such as the B.M.G. clubs, the church, etc. went out of fashion. I'm always amazed that anybody, me included, still bothered to play and find amusement in playing this ancient music. I wanted to play the banjo in a jazz band in the early 1960s when traditional jazz was still very popular, and found a banjo teacher in Sheffield. He was in his 60s I suppose, he seemed to be very old to me, he was horrified with the idea of playing the banjo with a plectrum. He played me 'A Banjo Vamp' on his Cammeyer 'Vibrante' and I just had to do it, so I took some lessons from him and it's been downhill all the way ever since.<br/> <br/> <cite>carrie horgan said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="https://classic-banjo.ning.com/forum/topics/most-popular-classic-banjo-tunes?xg_source=activity&id=2667446%3ATopic%3A136870&page=4#2667446Comment136830"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I also spotted SE Turner's 'Koonville Parade' in copy 1925 (05) and a short piece 'Reminiscing' written by him in BMG 1948 (12) where his compositions are listed.</p>
<p>I think that I may have been wrong about the Golden Age of classic banjo as it seems to extend into the 1920s with new tunes being written (e.g. Grimshaw's 'The Banshee' being advertised as a new solo in 1926). Some of the 'classics' missing from my list are likely because they were written later than 1920. It would be interesting to see a date order of Grimshaw compositions. Anyway, it is cheering - the banjo clubs, BMG clubs and Federation Rallies are still going strong in the 1940s. </p>
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</blockquote> I also spotted SE Turner's 'K…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2019-05-05:2667446:Comment:1368302019-05-05T08:08:00.839Zcarrie horganhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/carriehorgan
<p>I also spotted SE Turner's 'Koonville Parade' in copy 1925 (05) and a short piece 'Reminiscing' written by him in BMG 1948 (12) where his compositions are listed.</p>
<p>I think that I may have been wrong about the Golden Age of classic banjo as it seems to extend into the 1920s with new tunes being written (e.g. Grimshaw's 'The Banshee' being advertised as a new solo in 1926). Some of the 'classics' missing from my list are likely because they were written later than 1920. It would be…</p>
<p>I also spotted SE Turner's 'Koonville Parade' in copy 1925 (05) and a short piece 'Reminiscing' written by him in BMG 1948 (12) where his compositions are listed.</p>
<p>I think that I may have been wrong about the Golden Age of classic banjo as it seems to extend into the 1920s with new tunes being written (e.g. Grimshaw's 'The Banshee' being advertised as a new solo in 1926). Some of the 'classics' missing from my list are likely because they were written later than 1920. It would be interesting to see a date order of Grimshaw compositions. Anyway, it is cheering - the banjo clubs, BMG clubs and Federation Rallies are still going strong in the 1940s. </p> Thanks Joel,
I have added the…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2019-05-04:2667446:Comment:1366302019-05-04T17:10:29.289Zthereallynicemanhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/thereallyniceman
<p>Thanks Joel,</p>
<p>I have added the score, complete with 2nd banjo part, to the MUSIC LIBRARY.</p>
<p>Thanks Joel,</p>
<p>I have added the score, complete with 2nd banjo part, to the MUSIC LIBRARY.</p> That's great Joel - thanks ve…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2019-05-04:2667446:Comment:1367332019-05-04T14:26:54.650Zcarrie horganhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/carriehorgan
<p>That's great Joel - thanks very much for posting the score. </p>
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<p>That's great Joel - thanks very much for posting the score. </p>
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