The "crunchiness" is exactly what I don't like, in banjo triplets, as well as fiddle. I much prefer the more spaciously deployed triplets, and ornamentation generally, of John Carty, for one. It can be lightly done, and need not sound like hammer blows.
Too many triplets(crunchy,smooth or with peanut butter) mess the whole thing up for me. 'nice triplets ornamented with a tune' is what I hear.
I really liked the clip of Brian McGrath doing 'Mist Covered Mountains' that someone recently posted here. I thought it was perfect.
to many, too few, just right - how can you tell until you hear it if it works or not?
e.g. Gary Peterson blitzes his tunes with triplets, quintuplets, "short bursts of tremelo" etc and it's fantastic
You wouldn't want to hear everyone doing that though - it just wouldn't work for them
Cool banjo triplets
Cool banjo triplets
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPhe3bDJx1E&NR=1
Maybe I've fallen behind, but I never heard anybody make them sound so much like crunchy fiddle triplets.
# Posted on July 21st 2009 by Bob himself
Re: Cool banjo triplets
Very cool,
Anyone happen to know the names of those tunes?
# Posted on July 21st 2009 by Nopstavon
Re: Cool banjo triplets
The 2nd one:
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/951
# Posted on July 21st 2009 by Bleedin' Heart
Re: Cool banjo triplets
I like her playing because her triplets don't distract me from the tune.
# Posted on July 21st 2009 by shanty
Re: Cool banjo triplets
Yeah, banjo triplets can start to sound like three quick hammer blows.
# Posted on July 21st 2009 by Bob himself
Re: Cool banjo triplets
The "crunchiness" is exactly what I don't like, in banjo triplets, as well as fiddle. I much prefer the more spaciously deployed triplets, and ornamentation generally, of John Carty, for one. It can be lightly done, and need not sound like hammer blows.
# Posted on July 22nd 2009 by will morgan
Re: Cool banjo triplets
I like Gerry O'Connor's banjo triplets. it seems like they fit into the music more smoothly instead of sticking out like the crunchy ones... ;)
# Posted on July 22nd 2009 by steve...r
Re: Cool banjo triplets
....how does he do that ?
# Posted on July 22nd 2009 by steve...r
Re: Cool banjo triplets
Too many triplets(crunchy,smooth or with peanut butter) mess the whole thing up for me. 'nice triplets ornamented with a tune' is what I hear.
I really liked the clip of Brian McGrath doing 'Mist Covered Mountains' that someone recently posted here. I thought it was perfect.
# Posted on July 22nd 2009 by shanty
Re: Cool banjo triplets
to many, too few, just right - how can you tell until you hear it if it works or not?
e.g. Gary Peterson blitzes his tunes with triplets, quintuplets, "short bursts of tremelo" etc and it's fantastic
You wouldn't want to hear everyone doing that though - it just wouldn't work for them
# Posted on July 22nd 2009 by Bren
Re: Cool banjo triplets
Brona Graham - great triplets. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPhe3bDJx1E&NR=1
I always enjoyed Charlie Piggot's playing, too. But I believe he had to give up the banjo years ago, after losing part of a fretting finger.
# Posted on September 9th 2009 by Bob himself