AEBG idea - Minstrel Banjo2024-03-29T11:15:47Zhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/aebg-idea?commentId=2477478%3AComment%3A64675&feed=yes&xn_auth=noDan'l, I hope this means you'…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2012-03-15:2477478:Comment:645232012-03-15T22:10:40.155ZCarl Andertonhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/CarlAnderton
<p>Dan'l, I hope this means you're planning on joining us this year, for:</p>
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<p><strong>"We Cross The Prairie As Of Old" </strong>to <strong>"Maryland, My Maryland" </strong>where we'll <strong>"Ring Ring The Banjo" "Till The Dawns Early Light." </strong>And we might possibly have a <strong>"Little More Cider."</strong></p>
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<p><br></br> <br></br> <cite>Dan'l said:…</cite></p>
<p>Dan'l, I hope this means you're planning on joining us this year, for:</p>
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<p><strong>"We Cross The Prairie As Of Old" </strong>to <strong>"Maryland, My Maryland" </strong>where we'll <strong>"Ring Ring The Banjo" "Till The Dawns Early Light." </strong>And we might possibly have a <strong>"Little More Cider."</strong></p>
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<p><br/> <br/> <cite>Dan'l said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/aebg-idea?xg_source=activity&id=2477478%3ATopic%3A64652&page=1#2477478Comment64764"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>As an aside, we think we know what songs were popular, yet the premier popular songsmith at the time himself compiled a "rap" he deemed would be wholly recognizeable in 1863, at least in the North. He should know, but who today recognizes but half of these?</p>
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<p><strong>The Song of All Songs</strong> (John Poole and Foster, 1863)</p>
<p><br/>As you've walked through the town on a fine summer's day, The subject I've got, you have seen, I dare say; Upon fences and railings, where ever you go, You'll see the penny ballads sticking up, in a row; Titles to read you may stand for a while, And some are so odd, they will cause you to smile; I noted them down as I read them along, And I've put them together to make up my song.</p>
<p><br/>cho: Old songs! New songs! Ev'ry kind of song,</p>
<p> I noted them down as I read them along.</p>
<p><br/>There was "<strong>Abraham's Daughter</strong>" "<strong>Going Out Upon A Spree</strong>," With "<strong>Old Uncle Snow</strong>" "<strong>In The Cottage By The Sea;"</strong> "<strong>If Your Foot Is Pretty, Show It</strong>" "<strong>At Lanigan's Ball</strong>;" And "<strong>Why Did She Leave Him</strong>" "<strong>On The Raging Canawl</strong>?" There was "<strong>Bonnie Annie</strong>" with "<strong>A Jockey Hat And Feather</strong>;" <strong>"I Don't Think Much Of You</strong>" "<strong>We Were Boys And Girls Together</strong>." "<strong>Do They Think Of Me At Home</strong>?" "<strong>I'll Be Free And Easy Still</strong>;" "<strong>Give Us Now A Good Commander</strong>" with "<strong>The Sword Of Bunker Hill</strong>."</p>
<p><br/>"<strong>When This Cruel War Is Over</strong>." "<strong>No Irish Need Apply</strong>," "<strong>For, Every Thing Is Lovely</strong>," and "<strong>The Goose Hangs High</strong>;" "<strong>The Young Gal From New Jersey</strong>," "<strong>Oh Wilt Thou Be My Bride</strong>?" And "<strong>Oft In The Stilly Night</strong>" "<strong>We'll All Take A Ride</strong>." "<strong>Let Me Kiss Him For His Mother</strong>," "<strong>He's A Gay Young Gambolier</strong>;" "<strong>I'm Going To Fight Mit Sigel</strong>" and "<strong>De Bully Lager-bier</strong>." "<strong>Hunkey Boy Is Yankee Doodle</strong>" "<strong>When The Cannons Loudly Roar</strong>," "<strong>We Are Coming, Father Abraham, Six Hundred Thousand More</strong>!"</p>
<p><br/>"<strong>In The Days When I Was Hard Up</strong>" With "<strong>My Mary Ann</strong>," "<strong>My Johnny Was A Shoemaker</strong>," Or "<strong>Any Other Man</strong>!" "<strong>The Captain With His Whiskers</strong>" And"<strong>Annie Of The Vale</strong>," Along With "<strong>Old Bob Ridley</strong>" "<strong>A Riding On A Rail</strong>!" "<strong>Rock Me To Sleep, Mother</strong>," "<strong>Going Round The Horn</strong>;" <strong>"I'm Not Myself At All</strong>," "<strong>I'm A Bachelor Forlorn</strong>." "<strong>Mother, Is The Battle Over</strong>?" "<strong>What Are The Men About</strong>? "<strong>How Are You, Horace Greeley</strong>," "<strong>Does Your Mother Know You're Out</strong>?"</p>
<p><br/>"<strong>We Won't Go Home Till Morning</strong>," With "<strong>The Bold Privateer</strong>," "<strong>Annie Lisle</strong>" And "<strong>Zouave Johnny</strong>" "<strong>Riding In A Railroad Kerr</strong>;" "<strong>We Are Coming, Sister Mary</strong>," With "<strong>The Folks That Put On Airs</strong>." "<strong>We Are Marching Along</strong>" With "<strong>The Four-and-thirty Stars</strong>;" "<strong>On The Other Side Of Jordan</strong>" "<strong>Don't Fly Your Kite Too High</strong>!" "<strong>Jenny's Coming O'er The Green</strong>," To "<strong>Root Hog Or Die</strong>!" "<strong>Our Union's Starry Banner</strong>," "<strong>The Flag Of Washington</strong>," Shall float victorious o'er the land from Maine to Oregon!</p>
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</blockquote> I don't want to go too crazy…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2012-03-15:2477478:Comment:647692012-03-15T20:58:09.228ZTim Twisshttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/TimTwiss
<p>I don't want to go too crazy with this stuff. Just trying to get some common popular tunes we can all enjoy at AEBG IV based on past experience.</p>
<p>I don't want to go too crazy with this stuff. Just trying to get some common popular tunes we can all enjoy at AEBG IV based on past experience.</p> This might just be a quirk in…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2012-03-15:2477478:Comment:646842012-03-15T09:46:25.939ZAl Smitleyhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/AlSmitley
<p>This might just be a quirk in my personal preferences but I wonder if it would also be advantageous (particularly to those of us who are gaining a grip on this genre) to include several different tempo types among the list. A waltz, schottische, something 6/8, etc. If I were to change anything about the repertoire of jam sessions I've been to, I would vary the tempo a bit more. Again, maybe this is just a quirk of mine.</p>
<p>This might just be a quirk in my personal preferences but I wonder if it would also be advantageous (particularly to those of us who are gaining a grip on this genre) to include several different tempo types among the list. A waltz, schottische, something 6/8, etc. If I were to change anything about the repertoire of jam sessions I've been to, I would vary the tempo a bit more. Again, maybe this is just a quirk of mine.</p> Here's 10 pretty popular ones…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2012-03-15:2477478:Comment:646782012-03-15T01:53:55.448ZTim Twisshttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/TimTwiss
<p>Here's 10 pretty popular ones</p>
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<p>Boatman's Dance</p>
<p>Camptown Races</p>
<p>De Old Jaw Bone</p>
<p>Jonny Boker</p>
<p>Keemo Kimo</p>
<p>Lucy Long</p>
<p>Old Lud Gals</p>
<p>Old Tare River</p>
<p>Rose of Alabama</p>
<p>Glendy Burke</p>
<p>Walk Jaw Bone </p>
<p>Here's 10 pretty popular ones</p>
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<p>Boatman's Dance</p>
<p>Camptown Races</p>
<p>De Old Jaw Bone</p>
<p>Jonny Boker</p>
<p>Keemo Kimo</p>
<p>Lucy Long</p>
<p>Old Lud Gals</p>
<p>Old Tare River</p>
<p>Rose of Alabama</p>
<p>Glendy Burke</p>
<p>Walk Jaw Bone </p> Good stuff, Tim. "Happy Land…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2012-03-15:2477478:Comment:645092012-03-15T00:02:10.538ZCarl Andertonhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/CarlAnderton
<p>Good stuff, Tim. "Happy Land of Caanan" is a tune we should play. I'm sure there are Northern and Southern versions of this. And probably some earlier political versions, too.</p>
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<p>Good stuff, Tim. "Happy Land of Caanan" is a tune we should play. I'm sure there are Northern and Southern versions of this. And probably some earlier political versions, too.</p>
<p></p> Quick sample. Sorry Southern…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2012-03-14:2477478:Comment:645022012-03-14T22:15:04.371ZTim Twisshttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/TimTwiss
<p>Quick sample. Sorry Southern brothers.<br></br><cite>Tim Twiss said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/comment/show?id=2477478%3AComment%3A64677&xn_out=json&firstPage=1&lastPage=1&xg_token=032048a057d9c81ff337cafbb1216100&_=1331762786171#2477478Comment64677"><div><p>What I meant was, I have seen (and possess) some of them. They are just booklets with words.</p>
<p>A good example of what to do with a large group of…</p>
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<p>Quick sample. Sorry Southern brothers.<br/><cite>Tim Twiss said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/comment/show?id=2477478%3AComment%3A64677&xn_out=json&firstPage=1&lastPage=1&xg_token=032048a057d9c81ff337cafbb1216100&_=1331762786171#2477478Comment64677"><div><p>What I meant was, I have seen (and possess) some of them. They are just booklets with words.</p>
<p>A good example of what to do with a large group of people. </p>
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</blockquote> What I meant was, I have seen…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2012-03-14:2477478:Comment:646772012-03-14T22:06:54.549ZTim Twisshttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/TimTwiss
<p>What I meant was, I have seen (and possess) some of them. They are just booklets with words.</p>
<p>A good example of what to do with a large group of people. </p>
<p>What I meant was, I have seen (and possess) some of them. They are just booklets with words.</p>
<p>A good example of what to do with a large group of people. </p> Just Union songs? How about…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2012-03-14:2477478:Comment:646752012-03-14T21:37:17.299ZCarl Andertonhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/CarlAnderton
<p>Just Union songs? How about our friends from the South? We must be all-inclusive, you know. I have "waw" veterans from both sides of the conflict in my ancestry so I hearby appoint myself Chief Arbiter of touchy war songs.</p>
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<p>Great idea, of course. The reason I don't work up too many of those "specialized" lyrics is that they don't always work for a broad spectrum of playing engagements. My brain can only hold so many lyrics so better to go for the generic…</p>
<p>Just Union songs? How about our friends from the South? We must be all-inclusive, you know. I have "waw" veterans from both sides of the conflict in my ancestry so I hearby appoint myself Chief Arbiter of touchy war songs.</p>
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<p>Great idea, of course. The reason I don't work up too many of those "specialized" lyrics is that they don't always work for a broad spectrum of playing engagements. My brain can only hold so many lyrics so better to go for the generic lyrics.</p>
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<p>It should be fun singing the different versions. Just about 14 weeks to go!!</p> Might be simple enough if we…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2012-03-14:2477478:Comment:644972012-03-14T19:18:13.558ZTim Twisshttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/TimTwiss
<p>Might be simple enough if we just have lyric sheets.</p>
<p>So...let's list the top 10 or 15 songs we know we will hear.</p>
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<p>Might be simple enough if we just have lyric sheets.</p>
<p>So...let's list the top 10 or 15 songs we know we will hear.</p>
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<p> </p> We could make it a PDF downlo…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2012-03-14:2477478:Comment:644952012-03-14T17:49:46.618ZTim Twisshttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/TimTwiss
<p>We could make it a PDF download and folks can do it themselves. We should just agree on good (common) verses, keys. Melody optional.....really simple.</p>
<p>We could make it a PDF download and folks can do it themselves. We should just agree on good (common) verses, keys. Melody optional.....really simple.</p>