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Palladium Rag - Joe Morley
One of Joe Morley's iconic pieces, whose title, like that of "The Palladium March", reminds us of when he led a troupe of 34 banjoists in the "London Palladium Minstrel Show" in 1912 in what was probably the most famous West End theatre.
This piece has some pretty challenging and tricky bits but it's a blast to play! The best performance I've ever heard is from an early cylinder home recording, as a duet between Richard "Dick" Tarrant Bailey Snr. and one of his friends, which really nails that characteristic foot-tapping cakewalk rhythm.
I've made a new (decent) recording of this one as my earlier recording was... well, let's just say it wasn't very good ;-)
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Comment by Trapdoor2 on July 16, 2012 at 18:43
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Excellent!
I really like Bill Ball's version...he does that rasqueado (rasp) perfectly.
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Comment by thereallyniceman on July 16, 2012 at 20:47
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You don't hear Morley played any better than that.
Very, very good !
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Comment by Dave Hum on July 17, 2012 at 7:41
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Well done......that was a treat Mike! - Thanks. Just noticed the sheet music is here - It's now on my "to do" list!
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Comment by Mike Moss on July 17, 2012 at 12:10
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Thanks, everyone -- this is a really great piece and it brings out all the fun which should come from playing the banjo. Dave, I'm looking forward to listening to your performance! :-D
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Comment by Richard William Ineson on July 17, 2012 at 13:15
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A very exhilarating performance, this is a really good tune to play; Joe captured the ragtime idiom quite well in this piece, most of the big banjo players seemed to miss out on this kind of music, Ossman didn't record the 'Maple Leaf' until 1907.
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