tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post7256068563516643672..comments2023-11-05T04:15:44.564-08:00Comments on Robert Frost's Banjo: “Oh Death”Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-45172145467631005182012-02-17T08:52:55.648-08:002012-02-17T08:52:55.648-08:00Hi Dick, Joyce, Roy & Kat!
Dick: Absolutely! ...Hi Dick, Joyce, Roy & Kat!<br /><br />Dick: Absolutely! Thanks so much.<br /><br />Joyce: I'm so glad that you're liking the music here & learning some things along the way--thanks a lot!<br /><br />Roy: Yes, his a capella version obviously has the same modal character, but he also does a full bluegrass band version & that is played as a standard 3-chord major song. The plague had a huge effect on European sensibility, for sure. Thanks!<br /><br />Kat: Thanks! That's the way to take it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-42210992812926251572012-02-17T08:43:32.851-08:002012-02-17T08:43:32.851-08:00I have been moved by this, but not in a sad way. I...I have been moved by this, but not in a sad way. It's interesting how you can feel like tapping your toes to a song about staying of your death.<br /><br />I found myself nodding my head, and shrugging my shoulders to that rhythm.<br /><br />If death's a comin', I want it to be to THAT beat!Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-7366816335678829652012-02-17T06:05:47.709-08:002012-02-17T06:05:47.709-08:00Interesting. I'd only heard Ralph Stanley do t...Interesting. I'd only heard Ralph Stanley do this a capella, so the modal implications pretty much stayed the same as this version by Dock Boggs. I don't know about the music, but the lyrics are definitely medieval. The catastrophic effect of the plague on Europe in the 14th Century certainly had a long-lasting effect on European culture and arts.Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648670975466222140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-88616677300742682662012-02-17T06:04:54.539-08:002012-02-17T06:04:54.539-08:00Amazing song, and I was moved, have tears in my ey...Amazing song, and I was moved, have tears in my eyes right now. Through your blog I am learning so much about music and the people who create it. Thanks!joyce matula welchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05013838394135557803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-68079624965059902012-02-17T04:24:43.473-08:002012-02-17T04:24:43.473-08:00That bridge between the white and black rural folk...That bridge between the white and black rural folk forms is so apparent here, as are the ancient British modal roots. As you say, the vocal idiosyncrasies add greatly to the rendition. Weird and wonderful - just as we like it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com