Soldier's Joy

Comment by Tim Twiss on May 30, 2013 at 7:08am

Alright Vince. Nice job, and thanks for sharing.

Comment by Vince Abadie on May 30, 2013 at 9:29am

Thanks, Tim! Your book and CD are helping. Terry, glad you liked it, too!

Comment by Vince Abadie on May 30, 2013 at 7:53pm

Hey Dan'l, 

I'd love to hear how you do it. This song is O L D (dates back to the mid 1700's I believe, as an instrumental). I've heard so many versions. Mine is based on how I know my fiddler plays it. You know, I think you ought to sing a verse a capella...that could make it more dramatic! 

Comment by Vince Abadie on May 31, 2013 at 10:33am

Thanks, Brad! Glad you liked it...

Comment by Vince Abadie on May 31, 2013 at 10:34am

Thanks to David, too! 

Comment by Nicholas A Bechtel on May 31, 2013 at 2:46pm

Great Sounding Banjo! and I like the attack on the strings. Nice Job!

Comment by Vince Abadie on May 31, 2013 at 3:11pm

Thank you, Nicholas! Terry Bell provides truly excellent instructions with his banjo kits. I give him the credit for the sound, and I'll take credit for how pretty she is. :-) I also appreciate your comment on the technique. I've played these songs for a couple of years on an open back tuned to G, because that's what I knew from playing bluegrass, using a psuedo-stroke/finger style. But I've wanted a more authentic "period" banjo for a while, and I really enjoyed putting this one together. As it's not well suited for tuning up to G, I decided it was time to get serious about the style. I'm learning, and it's a blast! 

Comment by Nicholas A Bechtel on May 31, 2013 at 5:38pm

Same with me, I was reading through the Tabb Banjo books and starting to work on these tunes that way until I could scrape up enough money to get one that better represented the period of banjo style I was interested in. Thank goodness, nice open area to let the fingers swing. Nice sound and playing, keep it up!

Comment by Strumelia on May 31, 2013 at 9:20pm

Great tone quality on that banjer!

Comment by Vince Abadie on May 31, 2013 at 11:25pm

Nicholas and Strumelia, Thank you both! This is such a great community of supportive folks. I don't think I'd be half as dedicated to learning as I am if I didn't have a place like this to get built up. 

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