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Joel Hooks replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Bradbury Book 2
"Somewhere I heard a recording of a Regina disk of California/in Dance, also a xylophone solo recording, but they are not to hand at the moment. As an interesting comparison, check out the chord construction and chart section of Bradbury’s…"
3 minutes ago
Joel Hooks replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Bradbury Book 2
"And here it is played on clarinet with a whole lot of intro. https://archive.org/details/78_california-dance_leo-medaer_gbia0066253a ;"
23 hours ago
Joel Hooks replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Bradbury Book 2
"That is Bradbury’s arrangement of “California Dance” composed by George Gregory (of L’Infanta fame). While I’ve not been able to track down an original A notation score, it was clearly popular.  I’ve found…"
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Joel Hooks replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Bradbury Book 2
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Joel Hooks replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Bradbury Book 2
"Ah yes, Hilo March.  This is a nice reflection of the often overlooked but immensely popular Hawaiian music of Bradbury's youth.  I write "often overlooked" because it is.  After listening to scads of 78 records of…"
Wednesday
Joel Hooks replied to Austin 's discussion Farland and his injury
"I’m not a doctor.  All parties involved are dead, so I can’t ask them.  My Ouija board is not working at the moment. In seriousness, asking this is like “why did that guy get cancer but his friend did not” or…"
Monday
Joel Hooks replied to IAN SALTER's discussion WEAVER or CE IN AUCTION.
"It looks like a Weaver to my untrained eyes, at least the shape of the neck and hardware look like his work.  Someone has either added inlay to the neck or put stickers on it. I would be curious as to what size the rim is with that three octave…"
Monday
Joel Hooks replied to Austin 's discussion Farland and his injury
"Fred Bacon tremolo, anchor the middle finger."
Sunday

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New Additions to my family.

I answered an add on craigslist listing "four old banjos- $150 each."



I called very early to leave a message and get my name in the mix. Well it's true that the early bird catches the worm, and he called me a couple of minutes later.



I met with him and this is what I got...



Stewart and Bauer "Monogram" Grade 2. At first sight it looked in remarkably good condition. A couple of days later when I had a chance to mess with it I noticed one issue.



I… Continue

Posted on December 25, 2009 at 1:45 — 2 Comments

My first real banjo lesson.

I finally had a formal music lesson, the first in my life (that I can recall). The best part is that it was with none other than Clarke Buehling.



We had exchanged info at the opening of the America Banjo Museum. He was in Ft Worth for Thanksgiving. So we got together, had lunch, then went to our "old west" town.



He is a true gentlemen.



Scales and accompaniment, along with discussion of historically informed performance was the agenda. He listened to where I was… Continue

Posted on December 6, 2009 at 20:45 — 1 Comment

Thoughts on Tremolo.

In this journey (obsession) of historic banjo playing, I have turned to reading all of the period literature on the subject that I could find. An observation I made is that it seems most banjoists had a version of "Home, Sweet Home with Tremolo." I had read the instructions for how to play it, listened to Ossman and Eps, but really did not give it much mind.



Then, from Trapdoor's recommendation, I bought Douglas Back's The Banjo Goes Highbrow (if you don't have this get it… Continue

Posted on April 12, 2009 at 17:36 — 16 Comments

Comment Wall (18 comments)

At 5:01 on January 2, 2009, Carl Anderton said…
Glad you joined, Joel. Great profile picture.
At 20:22 on February 14, 2009, Ray Jones said…
Many thanks for the info. I shall have a serious look at them, and give it some thought. The Patents were most helpful. We are never too old to learn a new trick or two. I wonder if there is a special design for a zither banjo.
At 22:05 on July 2, 2009, Ray Jones said…
At 22:29 on July 3, 2009, Ray Jones said…
Did you manage to print out the notation for Gay Gossoon that I sent yesterday? Ray
At 2:29 on July 4, 2009, Ray Jones said…
If you want the other banjo parts later, I have them. Ray
At 6:54 on August 20, 2009, Ray Jones said…
What is interesting is that the Appalachian Area was originally settled by migrants from, England, Ireland and Scotland! Did they bring the banjo over with them? So much for the Hillbillies.
At 7:36am on January 03, 2010, Clarke Buehling gave Joel Hooks a gift
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And a toast for a happy new year to you, sir. Clarke
At 12:42 on April 13, 2010, Peter LaBau said…
HI- thanks for the interest in the CD- I'm heading out of town for a family crisis, but will be back next week and will check back with you then about getting you the disc. Thanks again!- Peter
At 15:51 on April 21, 2010, Peter LaBau said…
Hey Marc- back again. Can't remember if I gave you an address to send the check for $15, that includes shipping.

Peter LaBau
2079 Hawkshill Lane
Charlottesville, VA 22911

Thanks so much- hope all's well. - Peter
At 15:53 on April 21, 2010, Peter LaBau said…
Hey- Peter here again. So sorry, I'm mixing names up here- sorry for the gaff... Peter

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