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Laybourn's Hornpipe

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A Work in Progress: The Grants Hornpipe
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Laybourn's Hornpipe

I first heard this tune in the early 1980s from some musicians from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. 100 years earlier (1881) it had been printed in a Scottish tune book called Kohler's Violin Repository, I found the book around the same time I first heard the tune played. The tune appears on page 54 where it has the generic title "Hornpipe" and where the arrangement is credited to W B Laybourn. Composer credit is given to Laybourn for other tunes so I assume he did not compose this. It has been…See More
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Jody Stecher replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Bradbury Book 2
"You're right!  And he plays Dance Morisco as well, which the liner notes attribute to Bacon. I have always preferred the zither-banjo side of that LP and had forgotten about these pieces because when I listen to that record I end up…"
4 hours ago
Richard William Ineson replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Bradbury Book 2
"If I remember correctly, Derek Lillywhite played this on his LP. It's an odd piece to my mind and there are plenty of other sentimental banjo tunes which might be more satisfying to the ear."
4 hours ago
Joel Hooks replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Bradbury Book 2
"RE: Ballad in Eb,  check out the piece “Reverie in F” by C. Hind, this is in the Barnes and Mullins method found on this site.  They are too similar to just be a coincidence.  Despite giving Parke Hunter credit, I…"
5 hours ago
Jody Stecher replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Bradbury Book 2
"Pages 36 through 39 Pages 36 and 37 take up the keys of Eb major and C minor.  The exercises are all instructive and useful and each is designed to develop and strengthen specific skills. The next two pages contain "Ballad in Eb",…"
6 hours ago
Jody Stecher replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Bradbury Book 2
"I still don't understand. Is the instruction  to sound the string with thumb placed between the second finger and the lower frets? I was trying it with the thumb placed between the 2nd finger and the bridge. Neither produces a clear…"
6 hours ago
Joel Hooks replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Bradbury Book 2
"I have to admit that I have not really spent much time on "artificial harmonics".  Even when I have heard them done well they seem to be lacking.  Spanish guitarists have an advantage in that they have fingernail to pick…"
6 hours ago
Jody Stecher replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Bradbury Book 2
"From St Johnsbury? I thought he was from Bethel. I've spent time in both places. Been snowed-in in St Johnsbury and flooded-out in Bethel. "
Tuesday
Joel Hooks replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Bradbury Book 2
"From a Marine:"
Tuesday
Jody Stecher replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Bradbury Book 2
"Pages 32 through 35 These next pages were fun and surprising. I also found some incomprehensible instructions, which by now is not surprising.  At the top of page 32 is a section on producing harmonics followed by a waltz using harmonics as the…"
Tuesday
Jody Stecher replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Bradbury Book 2
" I'm sure Bradbury did not have Morris dancers in mind. Because Morisco means Moorish and the other word in the title is "Dance" my mind connected the syllables with Morris Dance.  It was an amusing pun that briefly crossed…"
Monday
Joel Hooks replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Bradbury Book 2
"Dance Morisco is a total mystery to me.  Knowing what I know about the general obsession many historic banjoists had with race, I believe it is more likely related to "Moors" rather than English dancers with sticks, bells and ribbons…"
Monday
Jody Stecher replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Bradbury Book 2
"Pages 30 and 31 Next is the key of G minor.  I had success with the exercises here. I have used slightly different fingering from what is prescribed here so in effect I undertook this as a beginner. In a short time, through dutiful repetition…"
Monday
Jody Stecher replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Bradbury Book 2
"Pages 28 and 29. This section has two gorgeous solos that bring out a different kind of sound and feeling than most people expect from a banjo.  At the top of page 28 is a review of minor scale playing using all fretted strings (no open string)…"
Monday
Jody Stecher replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Bradbury Book 2
"Frankly, Paul did a far better job coordinating rhythmically with you, than the big gang-o-banjos do accompanying Frank B.  The recording of Bradbury (curiously labeled Kentucky Minstrels) reminds me just a bit of a scene from a Jeeves and…"
Monday
Joel Hooks replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Bradbury Book 2
"Attached is Bradbury playing it."
Sunday

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Posted on November 30, 2012 at 5:10 — 10 Comments

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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Posted on November 17, 2011 at 4:06 — 5 Comments

Farland Metal banjo head on ebay

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Posted on August 13, 2011 at 20:50 — 2 Comments

Dave, here's the heel

Posted on November 28, 2010 at 22:33

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

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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…
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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

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