tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post7902822363088004545..comments2023-11-05T04:15:44.564-08:00Comments on Robert Frost's Banjo: Banjo Feast #1Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-61736438478601428972010-11-25T08:28:53.587-08:002010-11-25T08:28:53.587-08:00Ha! I love this version of boil them cabbage down,...Ha! I love this version of boil them cabbage down, "Tell that gal quit foolin around" was sung "the only song I ever did sing was..."<br /><br />I like this better. and what a banjo! Have a great time with family this week.<br /><br />Chec out Joe Craven, from Calif. Plays on ANYTHING, but even made a mandolin out of a bedpan..."bedpandolin"<br /><br />DiDiannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323454057921441274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-24384412033874454072010-11-24T13:07:24.305-08:002010-11-24T13:07:24.305-08:00Hi Roy, Dominic & Dick
Roy: Great point! &am...Hi Roy, Dominic & Dick<br /><br />Roy: Great point! & as I mentioned, I think it's good to know this can happen to anyone onstage, not just us sloggers!<br /><br />Dominic: I've never quite gotten Thanksgiving either, & I've lived here for 54 years! It's not my favorite holiday. Glad you liked the music.<br /><br />Dick: Totally agree about the view of the banjo--yes, it's definitely fretless. Frets were a relatively late innovation on banjos--late 19th century, & quite a few folks still play fretless banjos in the "old-time" scene. Thanks for the good wishes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-45942541072905894012010-11-24T10:53:31.683-08:002010-11-24T10:53:31.683-08:00Largely unsung heroes, The New Lost City Ramblers,...Largely unsung heroes, The New Lost City Ramblers, but what a crucial influence they were back in the days of that first major folk surge. <br /><br />It's a shame we can't get more of a view of the gourd banjo. Clearly it's unfretted, as would have been the case, of course, when the instrument was in its infancy.<br /><br />Great videos, both. Thanks, John, and have a fine Thanksgiving.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-6324589317797873472010-11-24T05:55:03.240-08:002010-11-24T05:55:03.240-08:00I've never quite understood Thanksgiving - but...I've never quite understood Thanksgiving - but have a good one anyway. It sounds a bit like having two Christmases - which can't be a bad thing in my book.<br /><br />Great banjo videos.Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-62205766593882504722010-11-24T04:39:05.802-08:002010-11-24T04:39:05.802-08:00Great tjunes to start the day with, John. Thanks!
...Great tjunes to start the day with, John. Thanks!<br /><br />I can sympathize with Mike Seeger in his piece; homemade instruments are always the worst to tune and keep tuned. I had a friend in Newport who had a whole collection of things like gourd banjos, cigar-box fiddles, plank zithers, etc., and they were all the very devil to tune!Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648670975466222140noreply@blogger.com