How did a soulless, brutal banjoist like myself who eats kittens for breakfast manage to play such a dainty piece? Well, last night I was visited by an apparition of Joe Morley...

It is an auncient banjoeer,
And he stoppeth one of nine:
"Now wherefore dost thou grippe me soe,
with that calloused fiste of thine?

The gig is sette, the band awaites,
So thither must I parte;
Soe, by your leave, I must be gone,
I have no tyme for talke!"

And I didn't give the ancient banjoeer time to tell me his story, which might have made me a sadder and wiser man the morrow morn.

Here's the link to the piano track I made: www.megaupload.com/?d=162WEA60

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Comment by thereallyniceman on January 19, 2012 at 10:29

Brightly, brightly played the tune,

Yet mellifloususly softly too:

Sweetly, sweetly played the ayre

For me alone… er, and you 

Old Joe Coleridge Morley certainly spun a good verse.  Banjo wisdom from beyond the grave!

Great tune again Mike.

ps. Shall we all have whip round to raise enough money for a new light bulb?

Comment by Mike Moss on January 19, 2012 at 11:33

Excellent Coleridgification!

Comment by Eric STEFANELLI on January 19, 2012 at 14:11

That's blowed me ! What's nice an intelligent ! I think about many persons want to follow this .

That's great !

Comment by thereallyniceman on January 19, 2012 at 16:37

After hearing, and almost seeing, Mike's brilliant performance of Joe Morley's Pompadour Gavotte I am sure that many will like to try the piece out. It is not too difficult to play and a very effective piece.  I have placed the score in the Library for all to download.

Ian

Comment by Mike Moss on January 19, 2012 at 18:17

@Eric: Merci beaucoup pour vos commentaires, j'apprécie vraiment :-)

Yes, actually it's not difficult at all, it's just 1/3 notes and 2/3 grace notes :-P

Comment by Mike Moss on January 19, 2012 at 21:31

NB: The link to the piano track no longer works, as Megaupload has been taken down by fascist goons. In other words, all my (legal and legitimate) files are gone; thanks, SOPA.

Comment by thereallyniceman on January 19, 2012 at 22:37

That is bad news Mike. I am still researching a way of adding playable audio uploads to the site...

Watch this space !!!

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