tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post8769380986960747959..comments2023-11-05T04:15:44.564-08:00Comments on Robert Frost's Banjo: “Bird’s Nest Bound”Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-90486262955235592802010-08-18T06:31:10.160-07:002010-08-18T06:31:10.160-07:00Hi HKatz: True enough about that particular stanza...Hi HKatz: True enough about that particular stanza--the lyrics of this one interest me a great deal. Glad you liked it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-80487687077019665442010-08-17T19:55:11.795-07:002010-08-17T19:55:11.795-07:00Sometimes I need you... and then again I don'...<i>Sometimes I need you... and then again I don't</i><br />Those are the words I kept thinking about afterwards; they can sum up entire relationships.<br /><br />I enjoyed this; thanks for posting it.HKatzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653570160517335758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-48466736679180198832010-08-17T12:00:25.576-07:002010-08-17T12:00:25.576-07:00Hi again Roy: Those I-V tunings are great for moda...Hi again Roy: Those I-V tunings are great for modal stuff--in some ways that's what I do with the drop D tuning for blues because you don't have to worry about the major third with either the D or A chords--in fact I usually add in Fs & Cs respectively, tho in some songs I'll rock between F# & F.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-71787020694509798202010-08-17T11:58:27.253-07:002010-08-17T11:58:27.253-07:00Hi Roy: Right, I should know that--Eberle plays th...Hi Roy: Right, I should know that--Eberle plays the mountain dulcimer--unfortunately only rarely, because she's quite good on it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-69442218688272704662010-08-17T11:54:53.234-07:002010-08-17T11:54:53.234-07:00John, it's actually A-D-A-D; you only have to ...John, it's actually A-D-A-D; you only have to change the top and bottom sets. I have my mountain dulcimer tuned to D-A-D-D.Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648670975466222140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-69395978920667041272010-08-17T08:03:01.696-07:002010-08-17T08:03:01.696-07:00Hi Dick: Thanks!--yes, "spooky" is often...Hi Dick: Thanks!--yes, "spooky" is often a good word for Charlie Patton!" Now I've never seen a resonator bass guitar--that sounds truly intriguing--will have to investigate further.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-88361528561359348292010-08-17T07:02:07.080-07:002010-08-17T07:02:07.080-07:00Spooky stuff, as so often from the majestic Charli...Spooky stuff, as so often from the majestic Charlie Patton. Minor key, open G and resonator plus your laconic delivery work really well here, John.<br /><br />I just bought an Ozark resonator acoustic bass guitar on eBay. With new strings on board, it's good and loud.Dickhttp://patteran.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-39603230214742997522010-08-17T06:54:30.036-07:002010-08-17T06:54:30.036-07:00Hi Willow & Roy
Willow: Glad you liked it--I ...Hi Willow & Roy<br /><br />Willow: Glad you liked it--I never know how interesting the tuning stuff is to non-guitarists, so that's good feedback--thanks!<br /><br />Roy: Yes! I like open G tuning since I also play the banjo, but it doesn't tend to mesh as well with my voice as D--I do a few tunes in G in standard tuning. That's very interesting about the mandolin in open D--I'm assuming the G string goes down to F# & the E string down to D. Drones are cool--I'd be lost without 'em!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-84825862920713157092010-08-17T06:48:46.868-07:002010-08-17T06:48:46.868-07:00Interesting. I can imagine how that would sound wi...Interesting. I can imagine how that would sound with a second, slide guitar added; it'd be downright eerie!<br /><br />I'm partial to the open G tuning; you can get very spacey with it and do all-night trance jams with it, stuff like that. And back in the day when I still had a mandolin I used to tune it to an open D dulcimer-style tuning. I learned that from an Irish musician; apparently over in Ireland they like to tune mandolins, citterns, Irish bouzoukis (Donal Lunny is my hero!), and even banjos to open chord tunings because it fits well with the Celtic drone structure. Yeah, I like drones, too. Heh, heh!Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648670975466222140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-19729359867392280612010-08-17T06:17:27.668-07:002010-08-17T06:17:27.668-07:00Okay, the Tuesday morning blues are gone! Interest...Okay, the Tuesday morning blues are gone! Interesting stuff about the drop D tuning.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.com