tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post5871458494649873796..comments2023-11-05T04:15:44.564-08:00Comments on Robert Frost's Banjo: “Betsy Likens”Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-60726241253575890012011-09-16T23:48:14.444-07:002011-09-16T23:48:14.444-07:00Hi Roy: That's great! Yes, it does sound a bi...Hi Roy: That's great! Yes, it does sound a bit like the saz, or almost like the yayli tambur if it were plucked & not bowed. Of course, 7/8 is a much more common time signature in Eastern Europe & the Middle East, so that adds to this feel. Glad you liked it so well--thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-83020909243176405122011-09-16T14:13:43.252-07:002011-09-16T14:13:43.252-07:00Cool! The cello banjo sounds very much like the Tu...Cool! The cello banjo sounds very much like the Turkish <i>saz</i>, and the song sounds like an old Irish fiddle tune rearranged and played by somebody like Faruk Tekbilek, who did s lot of work with guitarist/producer Brian Keane back in the '90s. It made me think that the guys from 3Mustaphas3 could have had a field day with this!Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648670975466222140noreply@blogger.com