Marc Nerenberg - Posted - 09/03/2016:  08:07:30

Having recently been added as an additional administrator on BHO's "2 finger pickers" group, I figured I should post a 2 finger picked tune this week, so that I can post it on that group's page. Thus, this is Bob Dylan's song, "It Takes A Lot to Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry", played old time 2 finger picking style (probably thumb lead - though actually almost entirely pinches), on a banjo consisting of a 1927 Vega Whyte Laydie tenor banjo pot wedded to a recent Mike Ramsey 5-string conversion neck. This was the opening song of the evening at Montreal's Yellow Door Coffeehouse Friday Night Hootenanny (Open Stage) of 2 September 2016, which I host.

Here it is embedded from YouTube:

And here it is attached from my BHO video page:

VIDEO: It Takes A Lot to Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
(click to view)

 

 

 

timacn - Posted - 09/03/2016:  08:43:56

Freaking outstanding!  Made my whole morning.

guitarman8491 - Posted - 09/03/2016:  10:08:08

Marc..awesome picking, harmonica and vocal! Never tire of any of Dylan's work and this one is one high on the list. You do justice to all his tunes you have taken to the banjo!! Bravo

dannyp - Posted - 09/03/2016:  16:48:51

That was great! Are you in open G tuning?

JanetB - Posted - 09/03/2016:  16:55:46

Pleasing blues.    

Do you 3-finger pick, too?

rickhayes - Posted - 09/03/2016:  19:35:46

Good one Marc. 

Marc Nerenberg - Posted - 09/03/2016:  20:34:45

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Originally posted by dannyp



That was great! Are you in open G tuning?

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Thanks - and yes to your question.

Marc Nerenberg - Posted - 09/03/2016:  20:35:21

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Originally posted by JanetB

 

Pleasing blues.    

Do you 3-finger pick, too?

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Thanks - and no to your question.

Marc Nerenberg - Posted - 09/03/2016:  20:36:04

And thanks all around to all of you for your interest and support!

bhniko - Posted - 09/05/2016:  15:00:53

Aaaaahhhhhh!!!!!

Tom Berghan - Posted - 09/06/2016:  21:15:26

Really good Marc!

Hiway 61 and Blonde on Blonde . . . my favorite "Dylan Period" . . .and you do all of these very well!  Best Wishes, Tom

bhniko - Posted - 09/08/2016:  13:13:46

5th time around...sound better each time.

Marc Nerenberg - Posted - 09/08/2016:  20:29:50

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Originally posted by bhniko

 

5th time around...sound better each time.

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Do you have a stiff drink between each listen? No wonder it sounds better each time! 

Thanks very much - and very much thanks to you, Tom, too!

Edited by - Marc Nerenberg on 09/08/2016 20:30:29

Chadbanjo - Posted - 09/10/2016:  18:58:51

Gota agree with bhniko. Listened to it a bunch of times since posted. Good stuff Marc, fine drinkn music to.

 

Edited by - Chadbanjo on 09/10/2016 19:00:12