darylcrisp - Posted - 05/06/2012:  22:51:30

vimeo.com/35964972 

enjoy

d

BanjoBach - Posted - 05/07/2012:  04:02:32

Daryl, Thanks for posting this video link. I enjoyed watching and listening to the music, but most of all I enjoyed listening to their story. A story which on the surface sounds simple and uncomplicated, but behind I'm sure there are many hours of work to get to the point of producing such wonderful instruments.

gdtrfb24 - Posted - 05/07/2012:  04:11:13

Awesome video!! Thanks for the post.

kmwaters - Posted - 05/07/2012:  10:24:31

Great vid and nice banjos to boot.  Thanks.

Rizo - Posted - 05/07/2012:  10:33:58

I really enjoyed that, very cool.

omiimii - Posted - 05/08/2012:  16:35:20

I want to know the story of the banjo that he is playing during the beginning of the video and what tune that is.

I love the sound that banjo has!

gailg64 - Posted - 05/09/2012:  08:19:19

Wow, I loved the video--thanks for posting the link. And the gorgeous tune that plays throughout it, sounds like Jason's own verison of Cumberland Gap. With his bare fingered 3 (?) finger style, it has flavors of the playing of KY banjo picker Morgan Sexton. Two thumbs up!

GG

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Originally posted by omiimii

I want to know the story of the banjo that he is playing during the beginning of the video and what tune that is.

I love the sound that banjo has!

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Delfield - Posted - 05/09/2012:  08:28:54

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Originally posted by omiimii

I want to know the story of the banjo that he is playing during the beginning of the video and what tune that is.

I love the sound that banjo has!

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It's "Cumberland Gap" for sure (heard here, as well:  pharisjasonromero.bandcamp.com...rland-gap).  There's got to be something to those bare fingers playing a perfectly set up banjo.

Edited by - Delfield on 05/09/2012 08:33:47

ScottK - Posted - 05/09/2012:  16:48:48

Here's a video of Pharis and Jason playing Cumberland Gap at last year's Portland Old Time Music Gathering:

You can see the rest of their POTMG 2011 performance at:  Pharis and Jason Romero 1/14/2011

If folk aren't familiar with the playing of Morgan Sexton that Gail mentioned above, Morgan Sexton: Bull Creek Banjo Player is great to watch.  

And just for good measure, here's Lee Sexton playing Cumberland Gap:

Cheers, Scott

darylcrisp - Posted - 05/09/2012:  23:22:07

scott

thanks for these videos. my mom and dad life near Bull Creek-i need to check into this.

amazing playing and history.

d

Shawn Hoover - Posted - 05/10/2012:  05:28:59

omiimii, the banjo Jason is playing in A Passing Glimpse and the POTMG video above is romerobanjos.com/10250/10250.html. It's incredible.