For enthusiasts of early banjo
The Extraordinary Mr Twiss
Can we just take a minute to reflect on how lucky we are to have Tim amongst us? 327 videos! And counting. They run the gamut from beginners advice to advanced pieces which stretch the limit of what the fretless minstrel banjo can achieve. Imagine this place without him...
Tim, although I don't always comment on your videos, I do watch them all. I worry that if I did comment on them all I would suffer from Repetitive Strain Injury.
The only negative I can think of is he might be putting off other players from uploading. I'm sure that is not his intention, and anyway it's our problem, not his. I'm sure Tim would be the first to welcome videos from others, especially lurkers. It is also important to hear different interpretations of the same piece, so you don't have to go looking for something he hasn't done, although there is still plenty of repertoire left to explore.
Keep it up, Tim, but let's hear other players too!
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Permalink Reply by Jim Dalton on
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Hear, hear!
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Permalink Reply by Rob MacKillop on
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Bump. [There has been a flurry of posts since I put this up]
Rob
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Permalink Reply by Trapdoor2 on
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Aye. Tim is our equivalent classical cyclist. In the classical world it is often seen where a particular performer records or performs everything a particular composer ever wrote. We had a young german organist come to town last year and his resume included "the complete Bach organ cycle" and things like that.
It creates a very cool body of work and I hope Tim continues to grow it.
Ok, back to my anvil lessons. I can't play the banjo part but I'm a rock-star with a hammer...
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