a late compostion by the great tarrant Bailey jr ; the zyther has the regular mix of steel & nylon strings ; regular tuning ; of course my version is dedicated to Ray because his windows faces kangaroos

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Comment by Ray Jones on November 14, 2010 at 4:47
Many thanks Marc. I have never had a tune dedicated to me before, it's a great honour. The Kangaroos also liked it because you gave it plenty of bounce. The mices loved it to pieces. Regards Ray
Comment by Carl Anderton on November 14, 2010 at 13:42
Great tune, very bouncy, very roo-ish. Those Zithers sure are powerful. I had a chance to play one in Nashville. It was almost like playing an electric guitar.
Comment by thereallyniceman on November 14, 2010 at 20:15
Great piece Marc ! I love TBj pieces the seem to have great rhythm, syncopation and drive.

One thing though, you are not performing it correctly!
We can all tell that you are a TBj wallaby.. er I mean wannabe, so here are some hints on how to play like Tarrant Bailey Junior :

1) Wear dinner suit and place one foot on a chair.
2) Place fixed silly grin on your face.
3) Pick so hard that your fingers bleed.
4) Play at 10 times the speed.

I hope this helps :-)

Ian
Comment by Ray Jones on November 15, 2010 at 7:21
A Dinner Suit!! Surely you mean a set of TAILS. With a large pouch in front. If you wear a Dinner Suit, the first course must be a bowl of Mar-soup-ial.
Comment by thereallyniceman on November 15, 2010 at 8:01
Also I forgot to mention that playing a TBj piece, like this one, can give you Roo-matoid Arthritis.

:-)
Comment by marc dalmasso on November 15, 2010 at 8:08
you forgot the essential the " WAP " ; 80 years ago , TBj , already had the wap ..
Comment by marc dalmasso on November 15, 2010 at 10:07

Comment by thereallyniceman on November 15, 2010 at 11:31
Yours Banjorically, Marc !


TBj signed this cassette cover for me in 1979
Comment by marc dalmasso on November 16, 2010 at 16:16
fantastic , Ian
TBj crossed the century from the first cylinders to the cassette ...
Comment by Ray Jones on November 16, 2010 at 22:01
I'll see yourcassette autograph of TBjnr and raise you my cassette autograph of Bill Ball.

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