"Liberty" Four - String Gourd Banjo built by Pete Ross

Comment by Chris Prieto on June 8, 2016 at 11:40pm

hot fiyah!!!

Comment by Al Smitley on June 9, 2016 at 5:18am

Nice tune.  Source?

Comment by Tom Taggart on June 9, 2016 at 4:10pm

That is a different looking gourd, sounds great.

Comment by Strumelia on June 9, 2016 at 4:58pm

Oh, so wicked, makin' us all want to rip open our wallets !

Comment by Mark Weems on June 9, 2016 at 5:24pm

It's of mine own invention Al, though if you straightened out the rhythm on the first part I have a sneaking suspicion that it might sound like Circus Jig!

Strumelia - Oh I'se so very wicked! I'm actually thinking of keeping it myself unless I get a really good offer!

Comment by Strumelia on June 9, 2016 at 5:30pm

I'm actually thinking of keeping it myself unless I get a really good offer!

Is there no end to your wickedness?    lol

Comment by Strumelia on June 9, 2016 at 5:34pm

I find that the timbre of these medium to small gourd banjers strangely reminds me of Jamaican steel drums.  Maybe it's also your rhythm/syncopation thing as well coming into play Mark.  But that tone....is it not caribbean steel drum like, or am I just nuts?

Comment by Chris Prieto on June 9, 2016 at 5:35pm

I get the same feels from my smaller gourd, starts to sound like a kalimba or a wooden xylophone music box thingie :)

Comment by Strumelia on June 9, 2016 at 5:55pm

Exactly!

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