Animal Symbolism/Association - Minstrel Banjo2024-03-28T11:58:03Zhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/animal-symbolism?commentId=2477478%3AComment%3A134995&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHaha that was me Al I am stil…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2015-12-06:2477478:Comment:1348272015-12-06T00:55:52.039ZChris Prietohttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/caprieto
Haha that was me Al I am still hoping someone will shed some light on that
Haha that was me Al I am still hoping someone will shed some light on that I hadn't really thought/seen…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2015-12-06:2477478:Comment:1349952015-12-06T00:51:45.118ZDonovan Murphyhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/DonovanMurphy
<p>I hadn't really thought/seen much about cats although I have heard "White Cat Black Cat," I don't doubt it though. Frogs seem like a good fit for the banjo though, making it into the mainstream in the form of Kermit.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Strumelia said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/animal-symbolism#2477478Comment134735"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>There are a <em>whole lot</em> of old banjo playing <strong>cat</strong> ephemera images as…</p>
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<p>I hadn't really thought/seen much about cats although I have heard "White Cat Black Cat," I don't doubt it though. Frogs seem like a good fit for the banjo though, making it into the mainstream in the form of Kermit.<br/> <br/> <cite>Strumelia said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/animal-symbolism#2477478Comment134735"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>There are a <em>whole lot</em> of old banjo playing <strong>cat</strong> ephemera images as well...often black cats in 'dandy' or raggedy costumes dancing and playing banjo... often pretty obviously suggesting a black/negro minstrel performer.</p>
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<p>Bullfrogs are often mentioned in old Southern songs (not just banjo songs), and probably the low twanginess of bullfrog croaks just naturally suggest twangy deep banjo sounds. I've seen a few more modern 'frog musician' pix with frogs playing saxophones or tubas...which also have deep voices.</p>
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<p>Note- Keemo Kimo/aka Froggie Went a Courting, Chow Willy, etc...was a very old English song long before it was arranged for banjo and other instruments in America, and Froggie did not play the banjo in it. <em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/ravenscroft/melismata/mel37.gif" target="_blank">Here's Thomas Ravencroft's 1611</a></span></em><strong> </strong>English version<span style="font-size: 13px;"> ...Marriage of Frogge and Mouse.</span></p>
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<p>Crickets and grasshoppers chirp by rubbing 'sawstroking' their wings. It's not a deep twangy sound but rather a high sweet zingy sound- so maybe it's no coincidence that Crickets and grasshoppers are often shown playing playing the fiddle in old pictures.</p>
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</blockquote> I'm still waiting for some in…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2015-12-05:2477478:Comment:1349042015-12-05T21:18:33.661ZAl Smitleyhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/AlSmitley
<p>I'm still waiting for some insights on "white cat and black cat". Someone else initiated the inquiry but I had hopes someone would chime in.</p>
<p>I'm still waiting for some insights on "white cat and black cat". Someone else initiated the inquiry but I had hopes someone would chime in.</p> There are a whole lot of old…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2015-12-05:2477478:Comment:1347352015-12-05T19:34:32.808ZStrumeliahttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/Strumelia
<p>There are a <em>whole lot</em> of old banjo playing <strong>cat</strong> ephemera images as well...often black cats in 'dandy' or raggedy costumes dancing and playing banjo... often pretty obviously suggesting a black/negro minstrel performer.</p>
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<p>Bullfrogs are often mentioned in old Southern songs (not just banjo songs), and probably the low twanginess of bullfrog croaks just naturally suggest twangy deep banjo sounds. I've seen a few more modern 'frog musician' pix with frogs…</p>
<p>There are a <em>whole lot</em> of old banjo playing <strong>cat</strong> ephemera images as well...often black cats in 'dandy' or raggedy costumes dancing and playing banjo... often pretty obviously suggesting a black/negro minstrel performer.</p>
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<p>Bullfrogs are often mentioned in old Southern songs (not just banjo songs), and probably the low twanginess of bullfrog croaks just naturally suggest twangy deep banjo sounds. I've seen a few more modern 'frog musician' pix with frogs playing saxophones or tubas...which also have deep voices.</p>
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<p>Note- Keemo Kimo/aka Froggie Went a Courting, Chow Willy, etc...was a very old English song long before it was arranged for banjo and other instruments in America, and Froggie did not play the banjo in it. <em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/ravenscroft/melismata/mel37.gif" target="_blank">Here's Thomas Ravencroft's 1611</a></span></em><strong> </strong>English version<span style="font-size: 13px;"> ...Marriage of Frogge and Mouse.</span></p>
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<p>Crickets and grasshoppers chirp by rubbing 'sawstroking' their wings. It's not a deep twangy sound but rather a high sweet zingy sound- so maybe it's no coincidence that Crickets and grasshoppers are often shown playing playing the fiddle in old pictures.</p>