Ole Virginy Break Down - Minstrel Banjo2024-03-28T16:58:13Zhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/ole-virginy-break-down?feed=yes&xn_auth=noAgree, and of course many peo…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2018-01-03:2477478:Comment:1699732018-01-03T23:32:43.960ZTom Berghanhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/TomBerghan
<p>Agree, and of course many people, if not most on THIS site I think, understand that “plantation music” in the first quarter of the 19th century was directly descended from the Caribbean archipelago, for obvious reasons, and I believe that both Joe and Mark often display that in their performances more than most. I’m a big fan! The later we move into the 19th century it lessens as it becomes more and more of a cultural gumbo in America. <br></br> <br></br> <cite>Strumelia…</cite></p>
<p>Agree, and of course many people, if not most on THIS site I think, understand that “plantation music” in the first quarter of the 19th century was directly descended from the Caribbean archipelago, for obvious reasons, and I believe that both Joe and Mark often display that in their performances more than most. I’m a big fan! The later we move into the 19th century it lessens as it becomes more and more of a cultural gumbo in America. <br/> <br/> <cite>Strumelia said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/ole-virginy-break-down?xg_source=activity#2477478Comment170062"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I hear that Caribbean flavor in a lot of what Joe Ayers plays... in the past I have attributed that to his gourd banjo. Gourd banjos have a tone that always puts me in mind of Jamaican steel drums. But now I see that there is indeed a distinct Caribbean rhythm going on here- in your version, Mark Weems', and (perhaps originally) from the Ayers playing. There's a lightness to it, and a syncopation similar to other music from the islands.</p>
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</blockquote> I hear that Caribbean flavor…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2018-01-03:2477478:Comment:1700622018-01-03T23:07:28.227ZStrumeliahttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/Strumelia
<p>I hear that Caribbean flavor in a lot of what Joe Ayers plays... in the past I have attributed that to his gourd banjo. Gourd banjos have a tone that always puts me in mind of Jamaican steel drums. But now I see that there is indeed a distinct Caribbean rhythm going on here- in your version, Mark Weems', and (perhaps originally) from the Ayers playing. There's a lightness to it, and a syncopation similar to other music from the islands.</p>
<p>I hear that Caribbean flavor in a lot of what Joe Ayers plays... in the past I have attributed that to his gourd banjo. Gourd banjos have a tone that always puts me in mind of Jamaican steel drums. But now I see that there is indeed a distinct Caribbean rhythm going on here- in your version, Mark Weems', and (perhaps originally) from the Ayers playing. There's a lightness to it, and a syncopation similar to other music from the islands.</p> Thanks Paul! Its funny becau…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2018-01-03:2477478:Comment:1702832018-01-03T20:04:51.773ZTom Berghanhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/TomBerghan
<p>Thanks Paul! Its funny because the <span>Caribbean feel was entirely unintentional. I heard Joe Ayers play this great 16 bar riff between the verses and I "borrowed it." Then I added another 16 bar riff kind of echoing the melody to round it all out (the folk process they call it). It never occurred to me that it has a Caribbean feel ... but since you and one other person have pointed it out, I can hear it. LOL</span><br></br> <br></br> <cite>Paul Draper said:…</cite></p>
<p>Thanks Paul! Its funny because the <span>Caribbean feel was entirely unintentional. I heard Joe Ayers play this great 16 bar riff between the verses and I "borrowed it." Then I added another 16 bar riff kind of echoing the melody to round it all out (the folk process they call it). It never occurred to me that it has a Caribbean feel ... but since you and one other person have pointed it out, I can hear it. LOL</span><br/> <br/> <cite>Paul Draper said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/ole-virginy-break-down?xg_source=activity#2477478Comment170273"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Ole virginny break down in de islands - nice!</p>
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</blockquote> Ole virginny break down in de…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2018-01-03:2477478:Comment:1702732018-01-03T03:30:44.718ZPaul Draperhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/PaulDraper
<p>Ole virginny break down in de islands - nice!</p>
<p>Ole virginny break down in de islands - nice!</p>