"Ning strikes again. My reply has vanished. And so has my second attempt. Here comes the third I hope. The Magee recording is playing nearly a half step sharper than the piano recording. The pianos are playing at C on the duet recording.…"
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Whiskey Before Breakfast:score, tab, sound file
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Jody Stecher on Saturday.
New strings/ New transcription
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Trapdoor2 Jun 22.
Repaired scores for Old Bog Hole
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"Hello Chris!. I'd love to hear the recording. It does not seem to be attached or linked to your post.
-jody"
"Right, an OK piece. But usually it's a bad one the way it's typically played.
When transcribing the MISSOURI version of WBB I did what you did, starting at fret 7. The second part sounded squeaky when played between frets 12 and 17,…"
"I’m taking a different approach. I’ve been playing the A part an octave up all out of 7B and 7PB, then I drop to 1st position for the B part, I like the contrast. I have not added in the grace notes but I have been playing…"
Whiskey Before Breakfast:score, tab, sound file
I like the Canadian version of this tune very much when played on banjo, especially tuned gDGBD. I notated (and posted an early version) of Pete McMahan's Missouri version but found that its intricacies did not transfer well to the sound of the banjo so I won't attempt to master it. The ornaments, drones, unisons etc, while playable with some effort, did not improve the musical effect as it does on the fiddle. Even the bare melody sounded better on fiddle. Some other banjo player —BB Bowness…See More
"Back in the middle half of the 20th century there were some rough-hewn country people who made good music with their voices and instruments that was beautiful and compelling in spite of a rough timbre... not because of the scratches,…"
"The De Jarlis notation accords with mine 99%. The flute version is marked as Irish but it has no Irish musical characteristics. Also it reverses the diapason of the two parts. It would work as color or support if played along with…"
"In the near future I will post tidied-up scores, tab, and sound files for banjo arrangements of the two versions of WBB we've been discussing.
For the purpose of illuminating and furthering this ongoing discussion today I have attached…"
"Definitely don't listen to the sound files I posted then as both players have somewhat "edgy" tone.
I'll post the banjo arrangement of the Andy De Jarlis version soon so you can read it and hear it on the banjo. It may not be the…"
"An afterthought: I'm remembering the older generation of Cape Breton fiddlers and pianists I met long ago. They were obsessed with playing what they called the "correct" version of each tune. It was odd because they swore…"
"I don't agree that nobody cared, Marc.
The composers of these tunes, some of whom are still alive or recently passed away care(d) very much that their melodies be played as composed. Differences in expression and style are just…"
"Somehow Ning lost my attachment of Pete McMahon. Here is is again. Maybe,"
"I would say that the Andy DeJarlis version might be a contender for the official or real way this tune goes. He may have been the first to record it and Manitoba radio could be heard in the northern USA midwest which seems to be how the tune…"
"Well...first of all thank you for noticing the special features of the tunes I've been posting. I do especially like Cape Breton fiddling, especially the older styles, and Cape Breton composers of all generations.
And yes, my favorite Canadian…"
"Great idea! Canada's got fabulous fiddle tunes. Don't forget the polkas...."
"I think the sound may have gotten muffled due to a dirty tape head somewhere along the copying chain. In the artwork what's the significance of the bellhops with sticks and ballet shoes?"
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Banjo Benches at San Francisco Airport!
I was taking a flight out a new terminal at San Francisco the other day and was surprised and amused to see the shape of some comfortable new benches with a new shape. Off topic because they look like plectrum banjos? No indeed, these are Zither Banjo Benches! I'm afraid my mobile phone takes horrible quality pictures but at least the shape was captured. The wave of the future?
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Farland Metal banjo head on ebay
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clear photos of the missing banjo
Note the copper bass string, the red binding around the pot and the inlay "The Cammeyer Vibrante Royal" These are distinctive.
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 22:16
Comment Wall (24 comments)
- At 4:06 on April 7, 2009,
Trapdoor2 said…
- Jody, regarding the banjo I'm playing in my videos: that's one of Bob Flesher's "Cotillion" (12") models; my main axe for about 6 yrs. Thanks for the kind remarks, I've gone from archtop Stelling "shrill" to "tubby" over the years (in more ways than one!). I have a fiberskyn head on it, Aquila Nylgut strings and one of those Cole 5-footed bridges. I have a small collection of banjos but the Flesher gets all the playing time these days.
- At 5:54pm on March 14, 2010, Joel Hooks gave Jody Stecher a gift…
- At 8:11 on August 19, 2010,
Liz McElwain said…
- Thanks, Jody. Hope to be able to meet you over the Didmarton weekend.
- At 17:08 on September 11, 2010,
Anthony Peabody said…
- I enjoyed meeting you at Backwell, and I am afraid that I assumed that you were a newcomer to Banjo, so please erase from your hard drive any superfluous and quite unnecessary advice. You don't need any encouragement either. I was the bass banjo at the end of the line, filling in the blanks, and wishing I could play better. So you see, you encorage me!
Anthony Peabody
- At 17:48 on December 22, 2010,
Eric STEFANELLI said…
Thanks Jody, to add me as a friend, i am deeply honored !
I would be to give you some piece of information about my banjos making, give me please your e-mail, mine is : eric.pat-luths@orange.fr .
About your music, many people in France like bluegrass & old timey music, and play it, there is many bands, many american banjo players come to France every years to teach, and have many pupils, there is summer country festivals...i was myself a pupil of Tony Trishka in 1978 and and Ben Eldrige in 1982/83, but we can speak about it by mail. Classic banjo is unknow or very few people know this kind of banjo music.
Eric
- At 14:09 on August 3, 2011,
Pam Tointon said…
Thank you Jody I enjoyed that. Nice to hear an original composition, but well beyond me yet as a beginner I'm afraid.
regards Pam
- At 12:51 on October 18, 2011,
Neil Angus Goodwin said…
- Thankyou for the info, that might explain why it is the only Cammeyer I have seen with the metal bands.
- At 23:51 on March 5, 2012,
allan ideson said…
thanks jody for your input.ime a guitarist .i have good instruments ...this banjo .has a lot of volume .also the neck and fingerboard are a work of art .after all these years the neck is straight .....no truss rod.when i master the beast ill put some tunes on ....thanks...allan
- At 21:34 on March 8, 2012,
skip sail said…
hi Jody,met you on your australian tour,we talked Fred Macdowell and Robert Petway and jammed a bit on some fingerpicked blues at Camperdown. Thanks for the welcome to the forum! Skip
- At 7:32am on May 14, 2012, thereallyniceman gave Jody Stecher a gift…
- Jody, Bill and Scott get out the glasses and have a celebratory drink on me! Ian, thereallyniceman
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