tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post9019226996625079938..comments2023-11-05T04:15:44.564-08:00Comments on Robert Frost's Banjo: “Star of Munster & Greasy Coat”Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-16447281428527900972011-07-16T11:53:35.679-07:002011-07-16T11:53:35.679-07:00Hi Banjo52 & Dominic
Banjo52: Do you play blu...Hi Banjo52 & Dominic<br /><br />Banjo52: Do you play bluegrass/Scruggs style banjo? Frailing is obviously very different than that. Probably two finger picking (i.e., thumb & index finger) with either thumb or index playing the lead is the easiest of the old-time styles. Don't know Mean Mary James, but will look her up. Great name!<br /><br />Dominic: Now that's very interesting. I always doggedly return to trying clawhammer however. I can do it passably, but my actual problem is that I learned it "wrong" way back when & I have a deuce of a time overcoming the bad habits I picked up.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-31614139068423624952011-07-15T22:51:39.557-07:002011-07-15T22:51:39.557-07:00"I tell myself that my fingerstyle guitar bac..."I tell myself that my fingerstyle guitar background is what has made my right hand so reluctant to learn frailing..." It's so hard to go against a learned technique! Similarly, I think, I've found myself fighting a losing battle with my brain on the odd occasions I've tried to play "slap bass".Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-72641776138973069402011-07-15T18:30:08.850-07:002011-07-15T18:30:08.850-07:00P.S. This also led me to Mean Mary James. Do you...P.S. This also led me to Mean Mary James. Do you know her picking? Not too shabby.Banjo52https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-88259960282675555382011-07-15T18:29:15.651-07:002011-07-15T18:29:15.651-07:00Great stuff, John, though daunting as far as learn...Great stuff, John, though daunting as far as learning to play clawhammer is concerned. I agree with you that there is a joy or peacefulness in her manner and her playing--which does NOT get in the way of the toe tapping. Thanks for alerting me to the frogs too.Banjo52https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-49408167633445940322011-07-15T14:44:22.184-07:002011-07-15T14:44:22.184-07:00Hi Lizzy: I love that aspect of Cathy Moore's ...Hi Lizzy: I love that aspect of Cathy Moore's videos, too--the "real background sounds." So glad you enjoyed this!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-30679606033181055572011-07-15T14:17:23.671-07:002011-07-15T14:17:23.671-07:00... and I love the dog "woof" at the end...... and I love the dog "woof" at the end.Cheryl Catohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294358830518520566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-83036866193071582462011-07-15T14:16:11.859-07:002011-07-15T14:16:11.859-07:00You're right, my toes were tapping! Fun.You're right, my toes were tapping! Fun.Cheryl Catohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294358830518520566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-86674441535563005442011-07-15T13:52:35.828-07:002011-07-15T13:52:35.828-07:00Hi Roy & HKatz
Roy: Exactly! Thanks--glad yo...Hi Roy & HKatz<br /><br />Roy: Exactly! Thanks--glad you liked it!<br /><br />HKatz: What I find in Cathy Moore's playing as far as the intangible (which itself arises from her very tangible skills, but is more than them) is joy. I don't know if you remember Caroline Pond who did a couple of songs for Homegrown Radio in January (I think), but she also has that quality.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-43451321843536228342011-07-15T12:01:33.623-07:002011-07-15T12:01:33.623-07:00I love this music. It really does chase your trou...I love this music. It really does chase your troubles away for a little while.HKatzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653570160517335758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-88620943871403648962011-07-15T04:55:44.503-07:002011-07-15T04:55:44.503-07:00Yup, my toes were definitely tapping on that one. ...Yup, my toes were definitely tapping on that one. A great way to start the day; thanks, John!Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648670975466222140noreply@blogger.com