Comment by Trapdoor2 on February 21, 2023 at 20:30

Well done!

Comment by thereallyniceman on February 22, 2023 at 7:44

Excellent stuff Carrie!  A trusty CE Special indeed! "Specials" always sound great, even with me playing one ;-)

A tricky piece well played. I love ragtime 'cos you can't beat a bit of syncopation.

Comment by carrie horgan on February 22, 2023 at 17:03

Thanks Marc and Ian.  Yes, you can't beat a good syncopated ragtime tune!

Comment by Trapdoor2 on February 22, 2023 at 17:19

I found a video of Olly Oakley playing this tune on a Pathe 78. The video isn't downloadable though.

https://www.discogs.com/release/5367263-Olly-Oakley-Coontown-Breeze...

The video is hiding down at the bottom of the page, on the right.

And...My CE Special is the best sounding classic banjo I own (aside from the Stewart Cello). The others remain quietly resting in retirement from their labors.

Comment by Jody Stecher on February 22, 2023 at 17:35

The video is hiding so well on the Discogs page that it is invisible to me. However I found the recording on YouTube. The speed and pitch seem slow and low.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1XKcFAFMmY

Comment by carrie horgan on February 22, 2023 at 17:47

Here is the recording: https://www.youtube.com/@Onkel_Greifenklau  (I really like this recording - full of Oakley's signature energy (I notice the orchestra does the rapid chord-shifting bit in the 3rd part - that kept tripping me up)

Yes, Marc - I agree.  The C.E Special is my favourite banjo for classic-style.  

Comment by Jody Stecher on February 22, 2023 at 18:21

Carrie, the link is to a large collection of old recordings with labels printed in various European languages. I guess the Oakley recording is in there somewhere but I searched for it and didn't find it.  I found it by leaving the channel page of the poster and going directly to Youtube videos:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7aORtsCaHE

It's a different recording from the one whose link I posted in an earlier comment in this thread.

Comment by carrie horgan on February 22, 2023 at 19:01

Strange, Marc's link worked for me and the video comes up on the bottom right.  I linked the same 'Disque Pathe' recording from youtube so you could hear it.  

Comment by Trapdoor2 on February 22, 2023 at 20:22

LOL, and I couldn't find it on youtube...so I went with the discogs link...

Comment by carrie horgan on February 22, 2023 at 20:30

Three heads are better than one - now, that sounds like a classic banjo tune - LOL!

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