All Videos Tagged Winans (Minstrel Banjo) - Minstrel Banjo2024-04-19T19:23:33Zhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/video/video/listTagged?tag=Winans&rss=yes&xn_auth=noTom Briggs' Jig from Dan Emmett MStag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2010-09-09:2477478:Video:179292010-09-09T18:44:32.000ZBob Winanshttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/BobWinans
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</a><br />One of many interesting syncopated tunes from a mid-19th century Dan Emmett manuscript. Performed by Bob Winans on a mid-19th century fretless banjo. See also the notated music in the Photos section.
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</a><br />One of many interesting syncopated tunes from a mid-19th century Dan Emmett manuscript. Performed by Bob Winans on a mid-19th century fretless banjo. See also the notated music in the Photos section. Jersey Lightning Jig from Emmett MStag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2010-09-05:2477478:Video:176462010-09-05T14:30:56.000ZBob Winanshttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/BobWinans
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</a> <br></br>I had briefly discussed this tune in my presentation on Emmett manuscript tunes at AEBG III. I am posting this "aural record" (to borrow a phrase from Greg)--definitely not a polished performance--along with the dots (in the Photos section) at the request of Ian Bell and Tim Twiss. I am playing it as though my banjo is in the eAEG#B tuning; it is actually in the dGDF#A tuning, so…
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</a><br />I had briefly discussed this tune in my presentation on Emmett manuscript tunes at AEBG III. I am posting this "aural record" (to borrow a phrase from Greg)--definitely not a polished performance--along with the dots (in the Photos section) at the request of Ian Bell and Tim Twiss. I am playing it as though my banjo is in the eAEG#B tuning; it is actually in the dGDF#A tuning, so the notes you hear are a whole tone lower than those written. You also hear a metronome, since I needed it to keep from shortening the rests and to stay on the beat.