A Sea Breeze, 2013 Version
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It is very good to hear from you Mike."
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Help please
My Nan used to play the banjo ( many many moons ago ) she was known as “Ena and her banjo”.
Unfortunately her banjo has fallen into disrepair over the years . However her musical genius (apparently a blooming brilliant singer too)has skipped the last 3 generations .We are looking for a recommendation for someone/company to do a sympathetic repair as a surprise for our mums 80th birthday next year .We live in Leicestershire (England) can any one advise us please
Many…
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Hello, I wrote a Banjo 2 accompaniment for Somewere in Dixie, as there was none. Is it possible to put it in the music library?
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"That’s very sad news about Eli Kaufman. He was one of those people who could calmly encourage and inspire, no matter what aspect of the banjo you were interested in. As well as profiting from an exchange of correspondence, Cathie and I spent…"
"Sad news, I met Eli and Madeleine at the ABF get together in Gettysburg in1993, I was there with Paul Whyman to play some Cammeyer pieces which we had been playing at that time. We had a good time and Eli was always around chatting about banjo…"
"I first met Eli at the banjo collector's gathering in 2003. He and Madeleine approached me- the new-comer - and were very personable. With our mutual nterests in 19th c. banjos and banjo history, he became a friend and mentor. Living not far…"
A Sea Breeze, 2013 Version
"Oh, and by the way, congratulations on the addition to the Moss family! I'm sure he'll do you proud. Tony"
A Sea Breeze, 2013 Version
"Oh, Mike! It's so good to have you back! The audio files will be just fine, but we look forward to seeing you on another video in the near future. You made my week. Tony"
A Sea Breeze, 2013 Version
This is a version of "A Sea Breeze" I recorded in 2013 on the new Weaver banjo from the new Clifford Essex company, run by the late Clem Vickery. Clem was a ...
"Thank you, I might have invented it, but I may be wrong."
""Plectrumising" : an excellent word. Even better than "banjolity"."
"Yes, early on in the development of pick playing, at least in the US, was basically classic banjo played with a pick. Perhaps more chords than single notes. There are some early tutors that reflect this.
Most of this work was put out by…"
"Thank you Russ. I've done a fair bit of plectrumising in my time, mainly busking but I also played in one or two traditional jazz bands in the 60s. I liked to hear Roy James who played with Acker Bilk and I also liked Lonnie Donegal who played…"
"Joel is of course right about the "Shakey's Pizza" plectrum style. We didn't have the pizza parlour tradition so much in the UK, or at east we didn't call it that but we had bands like Shep's Banjo Boys who were hugely…"
"Austin, these videos may be of interest to you:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-cheT5Ang1sASDfl9ddIw0pE8JWfkAr7"
"RIP. I always enjoyed being talked to (getting a word in edgewise was difficult) by Eli. He was a fount of information and a nice guy."
"Eli's generosity and endless fount of info has been a big influence on me. My hyper focus shifted from "early rimmed banjos" to the classic era under guidance of Eli. I would keep a list of things to ask him about during…"
"Thank you both for helping with this. The songs linked are not by Huntley. Both of the songs have excerpts in the Complete School of Harmony for the Banjo by Huntley. Just so a visual representation is available, "Queen of the Waves" Waltz…"
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