Backside Albany

Comment by Rob Morrison on April 25, 2014 at 9:43am

Very nice Paul.  That tune is quite familiar.  I know I've heard it before.

Comment by Paul Draper on April 25, 2014 at 9:49am

Thanks Rob.  It's a nice little modal piece.  To make it easier to play, I tuned up the 2nd string to G (playing in D modal).  (I got that idea from Bob Lanham's recording over on BHO - thanks Bob!)

Comment by Al Smitley on April 25, 2014 at 9:52am

Thanks, Paul, for the historical background.  I always appreciate that and it, in turn, helps me have more appreciation for the associated tune/song.

Comment by Paul Draper on April 25, 2014 at 10:06am

I posted Mahar's article in the following thread a while back.  http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/gumbo-chafing?commentId=...

Comment by Strumelia on April 25, 2014 at 10:27am

Paul- are you saying that you are simply in sawmill tuning but with lowered pitch?

Comment by Paul Draper on April 25, 2014 at 10:35am

Yep.  dADGA

Comment by Strumelia on April 25, 2014 at 10:37am

We were in that tuning last night I think...  :D

Comment by Rob Morrison on April 25, 2014 at 11:04am

Paul--I play modal fiddle tunes out of that tuning, too, but it's a little bit tricky, because I already play those tunes out of  aEADE tuning, so I have to relearn the fingering.

Comment by Bob Lanham on April 26, 2014 at 6:32am

Thanks for pointing out Mahar's article.  I look forward to reading it!

Comment by Wes Merchant on April 26, 2014 at 6:47am

"Very nice Paul.  That tune is quite familiar.  I know I've heard it before."

Bob this tune was recorded by John McCutcheon on dulcimer in the early 1980's and had some currency among dance bands at the time. I don't know where he got the tune, but if someone runs into him it would be an interesting question, in fact if I can find the record around here it may be on the liner notes, hmmm, now where would that be...

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