Have you heard God O'Connor play The Teatotaler? In the b part a nice little variation he does- i believe its in the fourth bar-he does a cross picking syncopated type of thing which is played thus- Add-Add-Ad where A is !st string 5th fret and d is 2nd string 5th fret. Its a picking pattern that you can adopt in many reels with out too much trouble. If you want to see that cross picking stuff check out musicmoose.org or musicmoose on you tube and there is a fantastic demonstration of cross picked mandolin.
Not everyones cup of tea as it strays outside of traditional boundaries but its a stunning technique when you hear it especially over 3 strings. Check out Damian O'Kane for some good examples especially a tune called Accupuncture.
The session member 'ridge' used to have a web page with full transcription of Gerry O'Connor's versions of Bag of Spuds and the Copperplate (both several pages of notes and tab). The web page is no longer working but he was very helpful at the time (a couple of years ago). Try emailing him through this site.
Gerry O Conner Banjo
Gerry O Conner Banjo
Would anyone here write out any variations for Gerry O'Conner tunes..like the reconciliation or trip to durrow etc...
# Posted on June 22nd 2008 by banjo-craze
Re: Gerry O Conner Banjo
That's a bit of a tall order! I'm not sure even Gerry would in one of his tutor books - or not beyond the basics.
Hope that doesn't sound churlish - it's not meant to.
Mind you, I'd appreciate it if someone did!
# Posted on June 22nd 2008 by Rob
Re: Gerry O Conner Banjo
Have you heard God O'Connor play The Teatotaler? In the b part a nice little variation he does- i believe its in the fourth bar-he does a cross picking syncopated type of thing which is played thus- Add-Add-Ad where A is !st string 5th fret and d is 2nd string 5th fret. Its a picking pattern that you can adopt in many reels with out too much trouble. If you want to see that cross picking stuff check out musicmoose.org or musicmoose on you tube and there is a fantastic demonstration of cross picked mandolin.
# Posted on June 22nd 2008 by Newty
Re: Gerry O Conner Banjo
! was a typo for 1
# Posted on June 22nd 2008 by Newty
Re: Gerry O Conner Banjo
Ask some American bluegrass player, it is closer to that.
great p[layer, not my cup of tea.
# Posted on June 23rd 2008 by bodhran bliss
Re: Gerry O Conner Banjo
Not everyones cup of tea as it strays outside of traditional boundaries but its a stunning technique when you hear it especially over 3 strings. Check out Damian O'Kane for some good examples especially a tune called Accupuncture.
# Posted on June 23rd 2008 by Newty
Re: Gerry O Conner Banjo
The session member 'ridge' used to have a web page with full transcription of Gerry O'Connor's versions of Bag of Spuds and the Copperplate (both several pages of notes and tab). The web page is no longer working but he was very helpful at the time (a couple of years ago). Try emailing him through this site.
# Posted on June 23rd 2008 by bodatcha
Re: Gerry O Conner Banjo
how would i be able to do that??
# Posted on August 19th 2008 by banjo-craze