For enthusiasts of early banjo
Darkey Money Musk (Briggs, 1855)
I'm continually surprised by the tunes that have slipped under my radar; I've been looking at the Briggs book for 6 years now and listening to Tim's CDs for almost that long, and somehow this one never grabbed my attention... until this morning. Still a little rough around the edges but what the heck - feels good to work up a new (to me) tune, it's been a while.
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Comment by Strumelia on April 15, 2016 at 6:03pm
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I like the tone you're getting Andy. Those...what do you call them, rolls?...sound like water pouring, very pretty.
I won't mention 'the elephant in the room'.
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Comment by Chris Prieto on April 16, 2016 at 9:19am
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One of my favs. Cool zebra :)
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Comment by Andy Chase on April 16, 2016 at 10:16am
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Thanks! I'm not sure what it is about this banjo and/or the strings that are currently on it (La Bellas, I think) but I have noticed that I'm prone to getting that "trickly" sound when doing multi-string glides like that, at least when playing without a thimble as I am here. It works better in some places than others!
(No zebras were harmed in the making of this video. It's a sculpture!)
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I bet the 'no thimble' thing is a factor- I always seem to get more 'naturalistic' textures with bare fingers...though the volume does get reduced then.
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