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www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/tom/
Playing Since: 2009
Experience Level: Purty Good
tomberghan has made 44 recent additions to Banjo Hangout 
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Occupation: Professional Musician until age 37, now I am an Engineer
Gender: Male
Age: 60
My Instruments:
1) Chuck Lee - Vintage Ovilla made in 2008, 12" hardrock maple rim, Kat Eyz bridge - Old Maple and Purpleheart, W.D. Miller Vellum Calfskin head
2) Banjo d'Amore (Orpheus) - Dan Knowles, 2011
3) 1929 Gibson TB-2, four string
4) 5-string Buck Creek - Arthur Hatfield, 2012
5) Gold Tone Fretless Bass Banjo BB-400 Custom, bass tuning EADG, 2010
6) Soprano 4-string - Gold Tone, custom 2011
Favorite Bands/Musicians:
I like the "old stuff." I admire many of today's younger "progressive" artists, but I have always enjoyed collecting records from the 1920s through to the early 1960s. That fifty year period of American music is my favorite: Bluegrass, Old Time, Blues, Hokum, Rags, Swing, Hillbilly, Country, & Rockabilly. That's for me!
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39 people like this
Play count: 2741
Size: 1,552kb, uploaded 11/23/2009 9:24:06 PM
Genre: Old Time
Tom Berghan, Based on the song originally by Pee Wee King and his Golden West Cowboys.
Recorded November 23, 2009
Fretless Banjo by luthier Jason Romero
7 comments
on “Bonaparte's Retreat”
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chip arnold Says:
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 @6:08:43 AM
As good as I've ever heard the tune. Really, really good. Thanks for posting this. |
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FretlessinTexas Says:
Tuesday, December 08, 2009 @5:17:41 AM
You did an excellent job with this. I really like your playing and your version of this tune. |
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Don Borchelt Says:
Saturday, April 03, 2010 @5:06:50 AM
This proves beyond reasonable doubt that Bonaparte's Retreat must be played fretless to be truly realized. This old tune is full of quick little musical wisecracks, and you have nailed the feeling of it perfectly. A fine performance. |
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BrittDLD1 Says:
Saturday, April 03, 2010 @7:40:52 AM
The banjo... as a singing voice...
With all its emotion.
Wonderful. |
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Rob MacKillop Says:
Sunday, April 04, 2010 @11:18:04 PM
Tom, that is a really special sound, warm, full-bodied, just like the player! |
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ELWOOD Says:
Sunday, May 02, 2010 @10:46:24 AM
Lovely Slides ,really Dynamic feel, but the little streaches are killer |
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jimh269b Says:
Monday, June 07, 2010 @5:25:24 PM
fine job there tom |
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