Has it?PB+J wrote:When did the banjo enter into the family of acceptable instruments for Irish traditional music?
stylistic difference between old and modern tunes
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Re: stylistic difference between old and modern tunes
I know a banjo player who says he likes sitting next to accordionists. Makes the banjo sound "almost delicate", he says.benhall.1 wrote:Has it?PB+J wrote:When did the banjo enter into the family of acceptable instruments for Irish traditional music?
Actually, I've heard some unusually compelling Trad banjo on occasion, especially one time by Larry Nugent's sister, recorded on cassette tape in a kitchen. Before then I never imagined one could squeeze emotion out of a banjo, but she sure did it. Must run in the blood.
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Re: stylistic difference between old and modern tunes
B part of the Spring Well sure sounds like the C part of the Farranfore jig on John Skelton and Kieran O'Hare's "Two-Tone" album...