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Post by craftsman on Sept 20, 2008 14:16:14 GMT
After the Folk Musician's Retreat in Crisfield I met up with my friend Pete (Wishuey on youtube) and we travelled down to near the Blueridge Mountains where we met up with Annie and Mac for a session. The next day we were invited round to their wonderful log cabin in the Appalachians for another session with other friends. They were keen to play along with the smallpipes and we did a round or two of Amazing Grace. uk.youtube.com/watch?v=B3PZcmJJJ7I Annie is 'on' nothing and is a really lovely person whose face seems to set as a smile (but I do know what you meant.) Sometime we need to persuade them to come and do some gigs in the UK. My apologies for any offence caused by my comment, maybe its a sad indication that I am so used to seeing miserable faces in this country that its something unusual to see someone so naturally happy. I too would love to see them play here. Andrew
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Post by dick on Sept 20, 2008 15:45:09 GMT
No, Andrew, I took no offence. I wondered myself from the youtube clips. Some folks faces just fall in a smile. She is one of those folk (very unusual to someone from miserable Argyll) She also really seems to enjoy playing.
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Post by banjopete on Sept 20, 2008 19:50:19 GMT
Sooze and Craftsman.........Hi Both........Nice to be one of the gang. OK Craftsman, I will certainly pop some info on myself into the newbies and lurkers slot but can't do that right now. Will try and fit it in tomorrow if I can tear myself away from playing banjo ! Going to a RUBY WEDDING do tomorrow, think I'll take my banjo and wake them all up.
Message for Yannis. Many thanks for the explanation of the power "D" chord. Have just been trying it out and it's great. Much easier than the normal"D" and great to have it in my armoury as the D7 doesn't always sound right.
Talking about favourite tunes, I have just been attempting "All around my hat" It will be a great banjo tune (when I get it right) Pete.
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Post by craftsman on Sept 20, 2008 20:06:27 GMT
Sooze and Craftsman.........Hi Both........Nice to be one of the gang. OK Craftsman, I will certainly pop some info on myself into the newbies and lurkers slot but can't do that right now. Will try and fit it in tomorrow if I can tear myself away from playing banjo ! Going to a RUBY WEDDING do tomorrow, think I'll take my banjo and wake them all up. Message for Yannis. Many thanks for the explanation of the power "D" chord. Have just been trying it out and it's great. Much easier than the normal"D" and great to have it in my armoury as the D7 doesn't always sound right. Talking about favourite tunes, I have just been attempting "All around my hat" It will be a great banjo tune (when I get it right) Pete. Thats a classic isnt it ... love that one! ;D
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Post by Sooze on Sept 20, 2008 21:04:53 GMT
Talking about favourite tunes, I have just been attempting "All around my hat" It will be a great banjo tune (when I get it right) Pete. Oh yes! Good one, Pete! I'm going to give that a try when my wrist isn't so painful!
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Post by bondolah on Oct 13, 2008 18:46:52 GMT
Message for Yannis. Many thanks for the explanation of the power "D" chord. Have just been trying it out and it's great. Much easier than the normal"D" and great to have it in my armoury as the D7 doesn't always sound right.. Is that explanation somewhere in the forum? I've got a question about the D chord and how to fret the 4th string - or do people bother with that? And please remember I have no musical background knowledge whatsoever...
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Post by Danny on Oct 13, 2008 18:55:43 GMT
Power D is like the 7 backwards. 1st and 4th strings open, 3rd string 2nd fret, 2nd string 3rd fret
------0-------- ------3-------- ------2-------- ------0--------
like that
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Post by mark on Oct 16, 2008 10:37:13 GMT
I've got June Apple constantly running through my head (well maybe not constantly, that makes it sounds like I am a bit loopy) at the moment but I also really like Cumberland Gap, check out Dave Marshall's rendition over at his homepage on Banjo Hangout - I'm sure you will like it too!
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Post by thatbanjoplayer on Feb 22, 2009 19:12:22 GMT
My favourite tunes to play change - not constantly, but over time as I learn to play new ones I guess.
Currently I like June Apple, Sandy River Belle and Sandy Boys.
Jody
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Post by georgiaguy on Feb 24, 2009 21:06:49 GMT
My favourite has to be Rosin the beau - it's a lovely 3/4 time tune. Also the only thing I play which sounds like I'm picking a proper tune rather than just strumming chords. I really like Rosin the Beau as well. I've adapted it a bit and added more 3/4 strums for some of the chord changes. But I think it's the quarter note runs that make it so pretty.
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Post by ebenami on May 15, 2009 4:53:04 GMT
Lately my favorite song is no song at all. I just grab a bottleneck (I like brass) and start wailing through something like a 12-bar blues. It's the most fun I've had with the banjo in a long time. I highly recommend it, along with Pat's videos on bottleneck and frailing the blues.
-- Etan
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Post by bahnum on Jun 6, 2009 21:36:18 GMT
fly around my pretty little miss is none stop fun to play and easier than it sounds, as im discoverin alot of tunes are when you go into other tunings!annieandmac do a lovely version
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Post by Danny on Jun 7, 2009 9:06:16 GMT
That's the 1st banjo tune I learned, back when I was still trying to play bluegrass
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Post by plunknplinkntwang on Aug 10, 2009 10:17:20 GMT
Favourite = old joe clarke - nice & simple with as many verses as you can imagine, so loads of fun to comment on current family activities. Plus you can slow it down speed it up and it still works. Very little strumming so no real chords [yippee - I don't do chords coz I lack discipline, desire & dexterity] & drop in a string change for the clippety clop bits. Always gets my mob foot tapping or head nodding - when they're really in the swing start altering the order of notes . Can't beat a good "Oh Dad !!!" Currently working on Boatman - its 1 & 1/2 tunes having a c section too. Blummin difficult though jumping from 5th & 7th fret to 2nd, plus some drop thumbing - Arghhhhhhhhhhhhh
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Post by hedge on Sept 6, 2009 9:16:16 GMT
My favourites are super simple:
Tom Dooly
Banks of the Ohio
What a Friend We have in Jesus
The first I learnt from David Holt's Getting Started on the 5 String Banjo DVD
The last two from Patrick Costello's lessons on archive.org
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