"I reckon "Mr Jollyboy" covers a lot of the same territory as Banshee and is easier to play. Well it is for me, anyway.Oakley's arrangement of "Schaffers Jig" is fun and comes together quickly.Morley's "A Darkie…"
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Transatlantique by Tarrent Bailey Junior
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A couple of Christmas tunes...
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"I had a Gold Tone White Lady long neck for a while, so not for classic playing but I was really impressed with it."
Gordon Dando's Classic Banjo
"On page 14 of the Chris Sands book on Tarrant Bailey JR is a section describing the mishap. TBJ's fingertip was bruised from playing hard enough to be heard over a noisy band who were overpowering the banjo rather than accompanying. The…"
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"I believe that TBjr at one point was picking so hard that he ripped off a fingertip which became infected requiring surgery. I read this in the BMG or in Sand's book, I do not remember.
But that would cure one of playing too hard…"
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"Jody, I think the fixed hand near the bridge was partly a response to the limitations of recording technology. Pretty much everyone in that era (not just banjoists) seemed to play as loud as possible when being filmed. It also didn't help that…"
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"Elias Sibley puts a lot of emphasis on moving the right hand position to get tonal variations in his tuition. I try to do it between sections - to me its a bit like changing the pickup on an electric guitar. I actually find it quite tricky and it…"
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"I noticed that the older banjo players did not have a fixed position for the right hand but rather moved it freely between the bridge and the area where the pot meets the neck according to the desired sound and feel. The young Tarrant Bailey…"
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"Thanks Russ,
I have had this video recording for many years but never posted it, but now that Chris has put it into the public domain, I am pleased to see it again. Several of the world's greatest bano players !! I find it quite amazing…"
Gordon Dando's Classic Banjo
This video was produced by banjo enthusiast Gordon Dando back in 2001. In it he presented unique videos of four of the finest classic banjo players in the fo...
"Just to chime in that metronome practice is really really powerful.Start slow then knock it up by 10bpm each time you've got it down.
It's a complete pain until you get it and then you wonder why everyone doesn't do it all the…"
"Videos sometimes don't get much of a reaction so don't let that bother you.I like the idea of slowing the tune down and making it more of a sonic exploration but as you say it isn't really classic banjo by that point. I'd…"
"Joel, apologies if you've been through this before but what is your objection to the George Gibson chapter in R&B?"
"What a brilliant thing - well played Nick!"
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A Joe Morley Pilgrimage
I took advantage of a trip to a client in South London today to pay a visit to Joe Morley's grave.
I've written it up in a post on my blog at Walthamstow Folk Club - http://www.walthamstowfolk.co.uk/blog/?p=206
The accompanying text is probably of limited interest to you specialist expert types here but thought I'd share it anyway!…
I've written it up in a post on my blog at Walthamstow Folk Club - http://www.walthamstowfolk.co.uk/blog/?p=206
The accompanying text is probably of limited interest to you specialist expert types here but thought I'd share it anyway!…
Posted on September 29, 2009 at 18:07 — 1 Comment
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- At 19:58 on September 7, 2014,
Hal Allert said…
Thanks for considering me your friend, Russ.
- At 13:39 on February 26, 2023,
Jake Glanville said…
I wonder if there is any truth in the family legend that my distant relative Alfred Peck Stevens aka Alfred Glanville Vance aka The Great Vance, played a William Temlett Snr. zither-banjo shortly before his death on stage at The Sun Music Hall in 1888?
Black Jake of Norwich.
- At 7:48 on February 28, 2023,
Richard William Ineson said…
Wikipedia : Vance suffered from heart disease, and died on 26 December 1888, at the age of about 49, while performing on the stage of the Sun Music Hall, Knightsbridge.[1][3] He is buried in Nunhead Cemetery, although his headstone no longer exists.
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