A few weeks ago I sent in a discussion contribution about alternative tunings for the tenor banjo - I found DGDA very practicable and I´m still using it. I got lots of interesting feedback. What surprised me, however, were some of the extremely negative reactions I had - to the tune of `everybody is relieved when there is no banjo at a session´, `banjo players tend to go on and on and on´, etc. Is the tenor seen as a somehow not traditional instrument, or what is the reason for this attitude? Personally I think it´s a lot stranger to have a bouzouki in ITM than a tenor banjo !
I personally think a session loses a certain 'unique' touch when there's no banjo -- having said that I am a banjo player, so it's natural to like them.
Too often its too loud, and too limited, meaning everything sounds the same, and can dominate a session for the wrong reasons. "Like any instrument, It can be great in the right hands ." </ctrl+c ctrl+v>
I wouldn't worry about it, Some of the best banjo jokes I heard were from Barney Mckenna. Keep plucking away.
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Sorry to deviate from the discussion Alex, but this has been discussed before, you'll find realted discussions through the search facility.....
Well take a wee listen to this girl playing and looking
at her fingers she may not be tuned = GDAE,,Irish tenor
banjo- tunning.
As for going on to long - well listening to this banjo playing ,,
Seven weeks at a time would do me,,
jim,,,
The banjo has a bad rep, amongst fiddlers mostly, because it is loud and relatively lacking in dynamics.
My advice , to any musician, is to listen to what others are doing, do not dominate all the time just because you can; give space.
nice playing eh jim....
As a banjo player, I take great care in how my playing is interacting with other players and instruments. I'm almost hyper-sensitive to the volume and dominance a banjo can have in a smallish session. Being a good session mate is as much about being a good listener as it is about knowing the tunes.
When I was in Co. Tipperary last year there were some fantastic banjo players and those sessions sounded great. I think it's a great sound in duets with fiddle, box, or whistle, too.
tenor banjo in ITM
tenor banjo in ITM
A few weeks ago I sent in a discussion contribution about alternative tunings for the tenor banjo - I found DGDA very practicable and I´m still using it. I got lots of interesting feedback. What surprised me, however, were some of the extremely negative reactions I had - to the tune of `everybody is relieved when there is no banjo at a session´, `banjo players tend to go on and on and on´, etc. Is the tenor seen as a somehow not traditional instrument, or what is the reason for this attitude? Personally I think it´s a lot stranger to have a bouzouki in ITM than a tenor banjo !
# Posted on February 13th 2008 by alexweger
Re: tenor banjo in ITM
I personally think a session loses a certain 'unique' touch when there's no banjo -- having said that I am a banjo player, so it's natural to like them.
# Posted on February 13th 2008 by camwebby
Re: tenor banjo in ITM
Banjos are great; gives the music a punch.
'banjo players tend to go on and on and on´, what a crap, is it any different with other players, and is 'going on and on' not part of a good session?
# Posted on February 13th 2008 by Henk Bos
Re: tenor banjo in ITM
Too often its too loud, and too limited, meaning everything sounds the same, and can dominate a session for the wrong reasons. "Like any instrument, It can be great in the right hands ." </ctrl+c ctrl+v>
I wouldn't worry about it, Some of the best banjo jokes I heard were from Barney Mckenna. Keep plucking away.
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Sorry to deviate from the discussion Alex, but this has been discussed before, you'll find realted discussions through the search facility.....
But on the off chance anyone has one or played a Framus....I Got a nice1971 one last night to try out.
Just like this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqpB7N0NPi0
Seems really nice. Very sweet tone, but perhaps a little tinny? not sure yet - waiting to try it in a session....Anyone know much about these banjo's?
# Posted on February 13th 2008 by Hugo Chavez
Re: tenor banjo in ITM
I bought a Framus tenor only last week and am loving it. A very sweet sound, that can easily be made more strident by varying the pick angle.
# Posted on February 13th 2008 by Björn
Re: tenor banjo in ITM
This is the one I´ve got: http://www.framus-vintage.de/modules/modells/instruments.php?modellID=131&katID=4673&cl=EN
A bit flimsy constuction-wise perhaps, but really easy to play.
# Posted on February 13th 2008 by Björn
Re: tenor banjo in ITM
Well take a wee listen to this girl playing and looking
at her fingers she may not be tuned = GDAE,,Irish tenor
banjo- tunning.
As for going on to long - well listening to this banjo playing ,,
Seven weeks at a time would do me,,
jim,,,
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=M9TNYVnQKrE
# Posted on February 13th 2008 by FIDDLE4
Re: tenor banjo in ITM
The banjo has a bad rep, amongst fiddlers mostly, because it is loud and relatively lacking in dynamics.
My advice , to any musician, is to listen to what others are doing, do not dominate all the time just because you can; give space.
nice playing eh jim....
# Posted on February 13th 2008 by piobagusfidil
Re: tenor banjo in ITM
Great instrument, gives that bit of whump to the music.
# Posted on February 13th 2008 by bodhran bliss
Re: tenor banjo in ITM
That is GDAE
# Posted on February 13th 2008 by Hugo Chavez
Re: tenor banjo in ITM
As a banjo player, I take great care in how my playing is interacting with other players and instruments. I'm almost hyper-sensitive to the volume and dominance a banjo can have in a smallish session. Being a good session mate is as much about being a good listener as it is about knowing the tunes.
# Posted on February 13th 2008 by Jusa Nutter Eejit
Re: tenor banjo in ITM
Any one know what the two tunes were that angelina and martin were playing des
# Posted on February 13th 2008 by DES RYNNE
Re: tenor banjo in ITM
Having sacked JfiddlerH, our session sometimes consists of one banjo, 5 guitars and four bodhrans. Just as well the banjo is loud.
# Posted on February 13th 2008 by bodhran bliss
Re: tenor banjo in ITM
When I was in Co. Tipperary last year there were some fantastic banjo players and those sessions sounded great. I think it's a great sound in duets with fiddle, box, or whistle, too.
# Posted on February 13th 2008 by nofrets