Written in 1850 by Stephen Foster the simple infectious rhythm of Angeline The Baker never gets old to me. Over the last 160 years its been the context of a million musical get togethers, dances and back porch jams. I suppose there is a reason Stephen Foster is remebered as a great American songwriter.....
Speaking of back porch jams heres another song that is older than dirt (at least the Civil War) but somehow is still alive---
No doubt my favorite dobro player--Jerry Douglas, with a medley of "little tunes" (Lil Ro Ro, Little Martha and A Monkey Let The Hogs Out) to start my morning
There has been a long long line of great sightless musicians, one of my favorites being the Gaelic Harpist Turlough Carolan.
Unfortunately no videos or recordings of him playing exist, which would be incredible to be behold but he died 300 years ago long before any of that stuff.
Thankfully many of his fascinating melodies survive now played on all sorts of instruments...
Heres a piece of his played on the type of instrument he apparently played...
David, I play autoharp(in addition to piano, pipe organ, harpsicord, synthesizer, drumset, and all other types of percussion, both drum and keyboard) and plan to learn claw hammered dulcimer, sorry no guitar/banjo/mandolin, etc. a local group called Puddingstone does folk music, new age, and jazz with touch of country/bluegrass. Sorry no videos of them, don't have digital camera or blackberry cell phone/iPod/iPad, whatever
Si beag Si Mhor is the song that introduced me to Carolan years back when I heard a few different guitarists playing it over the course of ayear or two The mysterious and timeless rhythm got me hooked.. A GREAT book I picked up about 20 years ago is the Complete works of Carolan that has all of his surviving 230 or so works published..Its definitely worth hunting doen if you want to have some fun exploring some songs that arent heard every day...plus they sound good on any instrument..
Y'know even though I never knew him other than on GS.....I have been shocked by the passing of Rumrunner---I am just stunned....
Saw them once in concert at Wittenberg probably about 71 or so. Worse concert I ever went to. Thank God it was only 5 dollars with Student ID. They were too high to even realize they had guitars in their hands.
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Just pure, unadulterated, chocolate cream! Two of the greatest ever imo!
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that was nice !!!! and here's another nice pairing, monsieur Don't Worry Be Happy:
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love the women musicians especially in 1st clip(barefoot). hey I am single, looking for a sexy woman
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Angeline the Baker, what a good tune!! One of my (many) favorites. :)
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He's good. Beautiful instrument.
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No doubt dat boy can flat out pick
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Two grossly underrated artists to end the weekend-
Johnny Cash and Blind Willie Johnson
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Speaking of blind, here's a clip of Michael Cleveland picking fiddle. Yes - - - Michael is blind.
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Bravo!
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There has been a long long line of great sightless musicians, one of my favorites being the Gaelic Harpist Turlough Carolan.
Unfortunately no videos or recordings of him playing exist, which would be incredible to be behold but he died 300 years ago long before any of that stuff.
Thankfully many of his fascinating melodies survive now played on all sorts of instruments...
Heres a piece of his played on the type of instrument he apparently played...
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Brown Shoes Don't Make It
Can't explain why. This really is "of the moment".
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HELLO HELLO HELLO HOW LOW
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MStar - - - thanks for that info on Turlough O'Carolan. I never knew he was blind. His tunes transcend the centuries.
After reading your post, I googled his name, and found out that he was blinded by smallpox, at age 18 in the year of 1788.
Damn. I can see the fingerboard/ the keyboard/ whatever, and I've never written a piece of music equal to his.
Shebag Shemore (more properly written as Si Beag Si Mor) is one of our favorite tunes here in the "Northland".
Here's a version of it on Hammered Dulcimer. I almost bought a Hammered Dulcimer (for 600 bucks - handmade) back in 1976.
At the time I had 6 or 7 other instruments, so I passed on the Hammered Dulcimer. I've regretted it ever since.
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David, I play autoharp(in addition to piano, pipe organ, harpsicord, synthesizer, drumset, and all other types of percussion, both drum and keyboard) and plan to learn claw hammered dulcimer, sorry no guitar/banjo/mandolin, etc. a local group called Puddingstone does folk music, new age, and jazz with touch of country/bluegrass. Sorry no videos of them, don't have digital camera or blackberry cell phone/iPod/iPad, whatever
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Si beag Si Mhor is the song that introduced me to Carolan years back when I heard a few different guitarists playing it over the course of ayear or two The mysterious and timeless rhythm got me hooked.. A GREAT book I picked up about 20 years ago is the Complete works of Carolan that has all of his surviving 230 or so works published..Its definitely worth hunting doen if you want to have some fun exploring some songs that arent heard every day...plus they sound good on any instrument..
Y'know even though I never knew him other than on GS.....I have been shocked by the passing of Rumrunner---I am just stunned....
In this context of blind musicians:
Rev. Gary Davis:
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Fare well RR
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This is for you waysider<br>
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Thanks, Mooseman.
Them's my homeboys.
Fond memories of live performances of that and many other JG classics.
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Saw them once in concert at Wittenberg probably about 71 or so. Worse concert I ever went to. Thank God it was only 5 dollars with Student ID. They were too high to even realize they had guitars in their hands.
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