For enthusiasts of early banjo
Genuine Negro Jig
From Dan Emmett's manuscripts, in Hans Nathan, "Dan Emmett and the Rise of Early Negro Minstrelsy," University of Oklahoma Press, 1977.
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Comment by Timothy Twiss on October 3, 2018 at 12:01am
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I like what you did Paul. I quit playing it after I heard this.
https://www..com/watch?v=bNaKyoutube_nBp2Yc
I think many of the fiddle tunes on banjo simply don't translate the intended emotion.
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Comment by Paul Draper on October 3, 2018 at 8:24am
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Thanks, Tim. I totally agree. The CCD rendition is perfect in every way - haunting and hypnotic. Ever give it a shot with Al?
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Yes, I think we have tried it. The banjo is plunky and rhythmic, but the fiddle is lyrical.
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Dang...maybe we didn't. Al??
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Comment by Strumelia on October 4, 2018 at 10:08am
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Could someone actually dance a jig to this? Seems the wrong kind of timing. Wondering- did Emmett title it as a jig...?
Did Emmett present it as a banjo piece? Was a fiddle part included in the original, or was that left up to improvising fiddlers?
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Remember, "Jig" was a word used loosely for almost anything. And the music, although from Emmett, is just a manuscript as I recall.
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I would assume it was written for fiddle. Here is the transcription of it as it appears in the Nathan book:
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This is the original Manuscript.
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