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Playing Since: 2008
Experience Level: Novice
tkuster has made 12 additions to Banjo Hangout
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[Jamming] [Socializing]
Occupation: Technical writer
Gender: Male
Age: 46
My Instruments:
Kay, Framus
Favorite Bands/Musicians:
Del McCoury, Tim O'Brien, Jerry Douglass, El Gran Combo, Sierra Maestra, Los Panchos
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Created 12/16/2008
Last Visit 11/6/2009
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Friday, November 06, 2009 @4:14:18 PM
I should add this: One thing that's been on my mind is how bluegrass banjo technique can be used to add something new to tunes from entirely different traditions. I've been working up a version of Bob Marley's "Redemption Song" that sounds surprisingly folky and rhythmic, and pretty as hell too. Another one I've been experimenting with is a Puerto Rican party song called "Elena," which had a long life as a folk song before it was recorded as a salsa tune by Manny Oquendo's band. That one works really well in A minor with the "mountain minor" tuning. Now I'm thinking about a merengue tune to take up -- it seems like that kind of a beat could translate nicely into the oom-pah feel that you expect in bluegrass.
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