janolov - Posted - 03/29/2011:  00:15:38

Is there anyone who has the tab of John Burke's Spanish Fandango? And/or a decent recording following the tab.

I am studying a lot of Spanish Fandango versions, both the classic style 3/4 and different OT and Bluegrass version of the 4/4, most in open G tuning but I am just now also transcribing a version from an old Art Rosenbaum recording in open C. I have already found a lot of notations, tabs and recordings. It would be nice to have John Burke's tab too.

jazz-phil - Posted - 03/29/2011:  00:27:29

There's two versions of Spanish Fandango in John's book, a version based on Art Rosenbaum's version and one from Oren Jenkins and Winnie Winston. I have a vague recollection that the Art Rosenbaum version was also transcribed in the booklet with his Art of the Mountain Banjo LP.

PM me your email address and I'll email over scans of the John Burke book versions.

Phil

gailg64 - Posted - 03/29/2011:  09:13:09

A worthy project! Some fandangos were actually labelled "fandango" such as Omer Forster's "Spanish Fandango" or Smith & Allgood's "American & Spanish Fandango." Many used other names. A few that most people know about are: the McGee's "Needlecase" & "Snowdrop"; Etta Baker's "Marching Jaybird"; Walter Davis' "Banjo Clog," Boggs' "Coke Oven" & "Coal Creek March" & China Poplin's "Sumter Rag" or had no name at all, such as Lifus Gibson's, "Tune." Floyd County fiddler & banjo player Sam McNeil had a couple you can hear on the Digital Library, look under his name & "instrumental." Some banjo players put together their own fandangos, made up of well known melodies fingerpicked & treated with rhythmic variations on the 2nd and/or 3rd part--such as the McGee's "Rockhouse Joe" which sounds a bit like "When the Roll is Called Up Yonder" with variations.

W. L. Gregory's fandango was Monticello; Ernest Helton's - "Royal Clog"; Wade Mainer's --"Trickling Water".

Many southern banjo players had a fandango or two up their sleeves. A. C. Overton's fandango was called "Railroad Bill" & it was in 3/4 time in the key of G.
GG

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Originally posted by janolov

Is there anyone who has the tab of John Burke's Spanish Fandango? And/or a decent recording following the tab.

I am studying a lot of Spanish Fandango versions, both the classic style 3/4 and different OT and Bluegrass version of the 4/4, most in open G tuning but I am just now also transcribing a version from an old Art Rosenbaum recording in open C. I have already found a lot of notations, tabs and recordings. It would be nice to have John Burke's tab too.

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slipry1 - Posted - 03/29/2011:  10:22:37

There is a great recording of Frank Jenkins playing "Spanish Fandango" on Bob Carlin's North Carolina Banjo Project CD. It may also be on the Da Costa Woltz's Southern Boradcasters LP, but I'm too lazy to look.

Ronnie - Posted - 03/29/2011:  11:27:23

I have Burke's book here somewhere. I'll try to scan the tab if I can find it.