Comments - Venting - Minstrel Banjo2024-03-29T12:04:11Zhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=2477478%3ABlogPost%3A133159&xn_auth=noThis gentleman recently publi…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2015-09-29:2477478:Comment:1331722015-09-29T14:30:30.510ZJohn Mascialehttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/JohnMasciale
<p>This gentleman recently published an album on Abraham Lincoln. From the way he dresses I would say he has no interest in doing any kind of accurate living history presentation. Some of the bands I know that are "old timey" might not dress the best but they research and play period music for dances. Not this guy, who was playing several post period pieces of music. I'm not saying he didn't do any research at all, there were some elements of accuracy to what he said, but in certain areas…</p>
<p>This gentleman recently published an album on Abraham Lincoln. From the way he dresses I would say he has no interest in doing any kind of accurate living history presentation. Some of the bands I know that are "old timey" might not dress the best but they research and play period music for dances. Not this guy, who was playing several post period pieces of music. I'm not saying he didn't do any research at all, there were some elements of accuracy to what he said, but in certain areas he was way off the mark. Of course, we tend to be purists. I'd much rather hear the music played on period instruments and in a period style.</p> It's hard to know how to appr…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2015-09-28:2477478:Comment:1329252015-09-28T20:36:10.201ZAl Smitleyhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/AlSmitley
<p>It's hard to know how to approach such performers. I went to a local library program when they had a CW reenactor. I noticed that he had a "lemon peel" base ball on the table, the kind that we use for the 1860s game. During his presentation, he talked about Abner Doubleday and said that he did not invent the game of baseball but was responsible for "codifying" it. I emailed this person the next day (rather than approach him during his presentation) and explained that Abner Doubleday had…</p>
<p>It's hard to know how to approach such performers. I went to a local library program when they had a CW reenactor. I noticed that he had a "lemon peel" base ball on the table, the kind that we use for the 1860s game. During his presentation, he talked about Abner Doubleday and said that he did not invent the game of baseball but was responsible for "codifying" it. I emailed this person the next day (rather than approach him during his presentation) and explained that Abner Doubleday had absolutely nothing to do with baseball and tried to give him references in that direction. I tried to plan my approach so as not to offend him yet felt an obligation to attempt to halt the continued inaccuracy in his presentation. His response, I felt, was defensive as well. I have little confidence that he changed his future presentations. And, by the way, Dan'l, this guy was a Santa-and-a-half.</p> Dan'l, I think you mean Bobb…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2015-09-28:2477478:Comment:1330612015-09-28T20:09:26.532ZJohn Mascialehttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/JohnMasciale
<p>Dan'l, I think you mean Bobby Horton. I've met him and discussed music with him. He never pretended to have a completely authentic sound. Certainly the banjo playing has nothing to do with a civil war sound. His violins and guitars are period instruments, even if his keyboards and banjos are not. However, I give Bobby a lot of respect for the research he does into the music. I don't think I have ever found him playing music outside of the era, and he has more than a dozen CDs. I…</p>
<p>Dan'l, I think you mean Bobby Horton. I've met him and discussed music with him. He never pretended to have a completely authentic sound. Certainly the banjo playing has nothing to do with a civil war sound. His violins and guitars are period instruments, even if his keyboards and banjos are not. However, I give Bobby a lot of respect for the research he does into the music. I don't think I have ever found him playing music outside of the era, and he has more than a dozen CDs. I can't say that for the musician I encountered this past weekend. Let's just say that I believe the guy has a vivid imagination.</p>