Minstrel Banjo

For enthusiasts of early banjo

This is an original piece of music. It is played with "period" instruments (fretless banjo, guitar, jaw bone, tambo ) and written in what I consider to be an older style. I'm certain there are some modern twists in it, but I hope the overall effect is to pay homage to an exciting earlier time in our musical heritage...the mid 19th Century. As was traditional then, a real person was named for a piece...this one being Greg Adams - scholar, freind, and banjoist extrordinare. I know he likes the Japanese Grand march, so this was a toss in that direction.

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Comment by Tim Twiss on February 8, 2013 at 11:14am

Not synced perfect, but it is more about hearing the tune.

Comment by Strumelia on February 8, 2013 at 5:50pm

What an honor for Greg!  :D 

Sounds perfectly 'old' to me, anyway.  We have a Germantown near us here too.

-Is that a little triangle ting-a-ling-ing there?

Comment by Scott Johnson on February 8, 2013 at 7:41pm

Great tune.  Who says minstrel banjo is a dead style. you've done this one along with some other great new tunes.  Here is a suggestion for another new one. In honor of Bell Banjo's great video on how to get the stretch out of those Nylgut strings he posted not to long ago, maybe you could write a new tune and call it "The Bell String Stretching Jig" (all puns intended)

Comment by Tim Twiss on February 8, 2013 at 9:47pm

Yes...the triangle. I can still hear one...barely.

Comment by Tim Twiss on February 8, 2013 at 10:21pm

Next up..."Bell's Canadian Minor Jig"

It rocks...

Comment by rick Ceballos on February 12, 2013 at 7:35am

Bravo Tim, what a wonderful tune. You da guy!

Comment by Ron on February 12, 2013 at 8:25am

absolutely wonderful and a very Lively March

Comment by Tim Twiss on February 12, 2013 at 10:03am

Thanks. Next up, in alphabetical order of tributes, is the Hartel New York Polka.

I hope the improv in Bell's wasn't too outside the genre...only 8 bars. ( It could have happened )

Comment by Nicholas A Bechtel on February 12, 2013 at 11:40am

Most definitely embodies that nostalgic sound. I like it...

Comment by Tim Twiss on February 12, 2013 at 11:48am

Imodeled most of these with inspiration from the Buckley 1868.

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