That is correct Ian, Bill was a master of light and shading on the banjo. He had wicked control of his bass line, and combined with his sense of time and musical interpretation of a selection were things that are rarely found in any one single classic banjoist. We worked on him for some time to get him to agree to come to the U.S. for an ABF Rally, because in his own written words he felt that he was a has been. We obviously felt differently, and shared with him that we knew he understood the music, what it took to achieve that level of playing, how to interpret the music, all of the great players and era when the music was popular. Even after arriving in the U.S. he was reluctant to play for the ABF because as he said: " I haven't played the banjo for seventeen years and have sold my instrument." As a favor to me, he played played London Club Parade for the ABF members on my simple Bacon Style C five string. He just astonished everyone with his command of the instrument and music. We were all visibly shaken by his performance. We hadn't heard such playing since the passing of some of our finest players long before Bill arrived. Those of us in attendance were forever changed in that moment. Regards, Becky
Hello Richard, I'm not sure if you receive email notifications from the minstrel ning ... If like to purchase one of the minstrel banjos you are selling. Shoot me an email at jnc11@hampshire.edu so we can work out a deal. Thanks!
Becky R. Schneider
That is correct Ian, Bill was a master of light and shading on the banjo. He had wicked control of his bass line, and combined with his sense of time and musical interpretation of a selection were things that are rarely found in any one single classic banjoist. We worked on him for some time to get him to agree to come to the U.S. for an ABF Rally, because in his own written words he felt that he was a has been. We obviously felt differently, and shared with him that we knew he understood the music, what it took to achieve that level of playing, how to interpret the music, all of the great players and era when the music was popular. Even after arriving in the U.S. he was reluctant to play for the ABF because as he said: " I haven't played the banjo for seventeen years and have sold my instrument." As a favor to me, he played played London Club Parade for the ABF members on my simple Bacon Style C five string. He just astonished everyone with his command of the instrument and music. We were all visibly shaken by his performance. We hadn't heard such playing since the passing of some of our finest players long before Bill arrived. Those of us in attendance were forever changed in that moment. Regards, Becky
Jan 24, 2013
John Cohen
Jun 2, 2015
Hal Allert
Richard, The cost for the three pieces of sheet music plus postage would be $37.00 or 30 GBP. Do you still want them?
Jan 24, 2017