Comment by Carl Anderton on May 12, 2009 at 10:34

I dunno...the tempo he plays it at kinda takes some of the charm out of it, especially the double-stops section...and with fingerpicks on and all...I prefer Rob's version.

Comment by Carl Anderton on May 12, 2009 at 10:37

That's merely an opinion, of course, he's obviously a very talented banjo player, better than I can do...

Comment by thereallyniceman on May 12, 2009 at 12:50

Well, in a carefully conducted scientific study, I tried marching up and down in time to Rob's version and I guess I would more inclined to describe it as "Columbian Amble".

I also tried marching up and down in time with our fingerpicking chum's version and came to the conclusion it should be entitled " Columbian Gallop"

...so the results of my experiment clearly show that it should be played at a speed somewhere in between the two to be called "Columbian March"

Ian the scientist.

Comment by Trapdoor2 on May 12, 2009 at 13:30

Heh, heh. I thought this might stir things up a little. This guy's got some great chops...even though they are about twice as fast as they need to be. I think he does a great job with the fast rolls towards the end, popping out the melody notes quite nicely. Of course, it is obvious that he is a BG player and that this piece lends itself to such things.

I also found Rob's 'moderato' to be on the 'andante' side but his tonal control and romantic treatment really suits that end of the speed spectrum...domo arigato, Mr. Rubato!

Comment by marc dalmasso on May 12, 2009 at 13:33

Guys , dont forget he ' s now a new member of the forum ...........I saw these vidéos on you_tube may be before marc used to do and i invited him on this forum ( see my post in the " Clarke buehling " ' blog ) .

Comment by Jody Stecher on May 12, 2009 at 15:22

I don't think any of us post samples of our playing here as examples of the Very Best Way It Could and Should Be Done. We're just sharing our enjoyment of the music. I'm sure the video under discussion was posted to youtube for the same reason.

I'm with Marc Dalmasso, rein it in boys, rein it in, we're talking about a member as if he weren't present. Who amongst us wants the audio and video files we posted here to be dissected and criticized "in front of our back", as it were? No damage was done, this is best behaved internet group I've seen.

Comment by Trapdoor2 on May 12, 2009 at 15:51

I certainly don't see anything to 'rein in', Jody, it all sounds pretty benign...and we should all be tough enough to endure criticism...esp. when it is posted to the 'net. The nature of Youtube and the 'net is such that one never knows where a posted video will go, or what comments it might generate...part of the fun really.

No, I didn't realize Gavin was a member when I posted the video. It would be fun to hear his 'take' on this discussion though (and I'd like to hear what he's been working on since the video was created).

Comment by Jody Stecher on May 12, 2009 at 16:22

Constructive criticism, and even destructive criticism can be very helpful to a developing musician and I agree that when it comes to Youtube, ya payz yr money and ya takes yr chances. I didn't mean we should treat each musical post with uncritical praise, regardless of merit. It was the *style* of the commentary —(as if Gavin was not in the room) — I was referring to, not the content. I agree that the content was mild.

Comment by Jody Stecher on May 12, 2009 at 16:27

Perhaps my own style of commentary needs reining in.

Comment by thereallyniceman on May 12, 2009 at 18:01

Well it just goes to show how much I know...

I mixed up Colombian March and Plantaion Symphony... so I take back all I said.

But I still wish my fingers would go as fast as Gavin's.

It has been a hard day!!!! :(

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