Minstrel Banjo

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From Phil Rice's Banjo Instructor, 1858.

Try as I might I don't think I've managed to play this *exactly as written* more than once or twice. All those slippery and inconsistent dotted sixteenths!

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Comment by Al Smitley on March 26, 2014 at 11:26am

Start with "Hunting in Virginia" then "Alice the cat gets a drink" and continue on from there!

Comment by Tim Twiss on March 26, 2014 at 2:34pm

Ha...wow, you are right. Luckily, I collect a small royalty on each one.

Comment by Wes Merchant on March 26, 2014 at 3:29pm

Wow Tim, that's impressive, ducks, bees, sushi, a giant pumpkin...

Comment by Al Smitley on March 26, 2014 at 3:38pm

Yes, and most of all........a CAT drinking water.

How did you ever agree to "play" background music for a cat!?

Comment by Ian Bell on March 27, 2014 at 2:48pm
Great recording Andy. Thanks for posting that. I was just stretching an old orphaned drum skin on a gourd so it suited my mood perfectly. I've taken a couple of runs at that tune but never really gotten anywhere with it. Now I want to try again!
Comment by Strumelia on March 27, 2014 at 10:51pm

Andy, this is just lovely how you played it- I love the delicacy and the dry hollow tone you got.   Niiiice!

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