From The Basement - Posted - 08/11/2024:  09:01:12

Curious what other bands and artists you are into.
I am a child of the sixties so grew up on Beatles, Stones, Hendrix, Zeppelin, etc.
My top five bands/artists are..
Bob Dylan
Grateful Dead
King Crimson
Frank Zappa
Yes
It was actually Led Zeppelin that peaked my interest in the sound of the banjo.
Gallows Pole has a banjo in it and it really jumped out at me..

Bill Rogers - Posted - 08/11/2024:  10:08:31

Benny Goodman; Turk Murphy among others.

Tractor1 - Posted - 08/11/2024:  11:00:17

I have heard good ones by the ones you mentioned and Benny goodman--plus countless more--I have always been too much of a rambler to settle down I guess

Texasbanjo - Posted - 08/11/2024:  11:15:38

I've always enjoyed that big band sound of yesteryear. Still have some vinyls (yes, most over 40 years old) that I occasionally listen to.

rcc56 - Posted - 08/11/2024:  11:56:02

These days, unless I'm looking for new material, I don't often listen to recorded music-- except for classical music.  And I'm also a child of the sixties.  And I'm a now-retired journeyman performing musician, have played and studied many styles of music, and there's not much I haven't explored.



But my one remaining musical hero is Mississippi John Hurt.

Since Benny Goodman has been mentioned, an interesting aside--  Pete DeLuke, my high school music teacher worked for Goodman.  He said that whenever he got a good reed, Goodman would hear it and say "Let me try that on my stick."  And that would be the last time Pete would see that reed.

Edited by - rcc56 on 08/11/2024 12:16:29

steve davis - Posted - 08/11/2024:  19:10:12

Tommy Emmanuel

Lyle Lovett

Raul Malo

Edited by - steve davis on 08/11/2024 19:13:20

Pomeroy - Posted - 08/12/2024:  01:55:14

Conal O Grada

J.Albert - Posted - 08/12/2024:  11:19:21

Out on my errands today, I was listening to a Sottish lass named Eddi Reader with the Royal Scottish orchestra doing a live concert, mostly songs of Robert Burns...

Dean T - Posted - 08/12/2024:  11:45:02

Rolling Stones for me. Believe it or not, Kieth is the reason I play banjo today. 40 years ago I took the 6th string off my Telecaster, and went to open g tuning. This got me to learning open g chords and scales while learning Stones songs… which got me into blues, then slide, then country blues fingerpicking. 20 years ago, a friend in my jam group got a banjo, but no one could make heads or tails of it. I tried it, and was cranking out stuff within a few minutes… it just clicked immediately. I’m still at it.

carlb - Posted - 08/12/2024:  17:48:17

Tuba Skinny

youtube.com/watch?v=jwynFyiRtIs

youtube.com/watch?v=bBINhDYXoEg

youtu.be/hJP3fhan75o

steve davis - Posted - 08/14/2024:  18:18:47

I appreciate many styles of piano played well.

arnie fleischer - Posted - 08/14/2024:  18:34:11

Pete Seeger, Taj Mahal, Sarah Vaughan, Joshua Bell.

Ira Gitlin - Posted - 08/15/2024:  05:23:32

If you like swing guitar, I don't know who does it any better than Jonathan Stout: google.com/search?q=jonathan+s...4J2XKNBw7

fotoguzzi - Posted - 08/15/2024:  07:05:24

Lightnin’ Hopkins
Raasan Roland Kirk
Sun Ra
Zappa,
All dead unfortunately.

heavy5 - Posted - 08/15/2024:  08:34:09

Sara Jarosz
bing.com/videos/riverview/rela...FORM=VIRE

Bob56 - Posted - 08/21/2024:  13:45:18

I have huge love for an Irish folk ensemble called Lankum! They see it as it is and pull no punches.



youtube.com/watch?v=Ww_NCkBaT1...kumDublin

Come hither my lads with your tankards of ale, And drink to the present before life should fail Pile each on your platter a mountain of beef, Cos it's eating and drinking what brings us relief So fill up your glass, for life will soon pass, When you're dead you'll ne'er drink to your king nor your lass, Anacreon had a red nose so they say, But what's a red nose if you're happy and gay? God split me I'd rather be red whilst I'm here, Than white as a lily and dead half the year, Come hither my miss and give us a kiss, In Hell there's no innkeepers daughter like this. Young Harry propped up just as straight as he's able, Will soon lose his wig and slip under the table, So fill up your glasses and pass them around, Better under the table than under the ground. So revel and chaff as ye thirstily quaff, Under six feet of dirt it's less easy to laugh, The fiend strike me blue I'm scarce able to walk, And damn if I can't stand upright or talk. Here landlord bid Betty to summon a chair, I'll try home for a while for my wife is not there, So lend us a hand I'm not able to stand, But I'm gay whist I linger on top of the land. credits from Cold Old Fire, released May 25, 2014 Tracks trad. arr. Lynched Words H.P. Lovecraft



youtube.com/watch?v=fpWLSc56hH...kumDublin

Edited by - Bob56 on 08/21/2024 14:00:44

Bob56 - Posted - 08/21/2024:  14:14:47

youtube.com/watch?v=YYlv9Qsm-t...%27Reilly

youtube.com/watch?v=Eca7ksuCzO...%27Reilly

Edited by - Bob56 on 08/21/2024 14:22:59

Owen - Posted - 08/21/2024:  14:28:22

Bilhe, I'm not familiar with Lankum, and I suppose it's thread drift, but for whatever reason the words to the first ^^ song reminded me of:

Bob56 - Posted - 08/21/2024:  14:45:33

Owen, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I like your comic style. That first song is entrenched in Ye Olden honesty. And also it came from the man who gave the world Cthulu!

Edited by - Bob56 on 08/21/2024 14:47:50

 

Bob56 - Posted - 08/21/2024:  16:16:24

youtube.com/watch?v=ziqt6BJZFd...kumDublin



We always sing, even when were losing

'Cos Dublin's drone is hard enough especially when you're down and you're boozing

We sing the Oul' Triangle and then the Tommy Ryan

'Cos all the world's a jail and we can't remember why



Why we agreed to live and lie in embers of a cold old fire nobody remembers

They hand the ashes back to me down the button factory, we're cattle at the stall



We look for signs that Dublin's heart's still beating,

That concrete and glass and peelers and mass, they haven’t stopped the people from screaming,

Being trapped by all the cameras you're inclined to stay at home,

And forget some songs were written to remind you you weren’t born



Born to live and lie and die in embers of a cold old fire nobody remembers

They hand the ashes back to me down the button factory, we're cattle at the stall



We see the cracks under the foundation,

Smouldering on the faces of the people on the drip of isolation,

We hear the sounds come streaming across the crackling air,

The broken words of swine who would tell us that we were



Born to live and lie and die in embers of a cold old fire nobody remembers

They hand the ashes back to me down the button factory, were cattle at the stall

And when did we agree to live and lie and die in embers of a cold old fire nobody remembers?

They hand the ashes back to me down the button factory, we're cattle at the stall.

youtube.com/watch?v=0WxWt9__Mc...kumDublin

Edited by - Bob56 on 08/21/2024 16:19:04

Cornflake - Posted - 08/24/2024:  14:06:21

I listen to the classic rock station on my car radio and have gotten quite critical in my advanced years. The beat is spot on of course. The bass is almost always interesting (I play bass). The chord choices are Ok. The lead guitars are often amazing but the high screeching and bending gets old fast. The lyrics sound composed at the last moment to fit the tune and are almost meaningless. The singing in the majority of songs is almost unbearable (E.g., Ozzy O). But then the Stones come on and all my petty criticisms evaporate: “This is the way it should be done…” (Gimme Shelter … wow)

steve davis - Posted - 08/25/2024:  08:36:13

I love Southern Gospel singing.

latigo1 - Posted - 08/26/2024:  17:15:40

I have to agree with Karl. Tuba Skinny is one of my favorites. Hundreds of songs on u tube. Started out busking in New Orleans and now the premier Dixieland jazz band.

rcc56 - Posted - 08/26/2024:  19:27:49

quote:

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Originally posted by Owen

Bilhe, I'm not familiar with Lankum, and I suppose it's thread drift, but for whatever reason the words to the first ^^ song reminded me of:

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Ah, the Irish.  

He'll turn your silver into gold and turn your gold to brass.

He'll turn a boy into a man and a man into an ass.

-- A lesser know verse from John Barleycorn

chuckv97 - Posted - 08/26/2024:  19:40:54

I really dig stuff like these hepcats…  (make sure to listen to LW's comment at the end )

youtu.be/t8tdmaEhMHE?si=V1LjV_QoZKKQvavo

Edited by - chuckv97 on 08/26/2024 19:42:53

Bob56 - Posted - 08/27/2024:  14:22:05

Hi Bob. John Barleycorn is historically an English/Scottish creation, Ireland hadn't a look in at it. An Irish tune that might echo its sentiments may be the Shane McGogan & The Pogues masterpiece called "A Rainy Night in Soho or maybe not.

rcc56 - Posted - 08/27/2024:  14:55:27

OK. I knew that Thomas Moore of England wrote a version. Outside of that, I've found all kinds of stuff, some obviously related, others with few similarities except for the presence of the character.



Wherever the original idea started, I've always liked the spirit of the song[s].

Or perhaps I should say "spirits?" 

Though I'm a non-imbiber myself.  Barleycorn beat me long ago.



We don't have a 500+ year old musical tradition here, at least nothing that has survived. All of our oldest stuff seems to have come from the British Isles.

Bob56 - Posted - 08/27/2024:  16:47:35

The first song i ever heard that started my love of the bluegrass sound and string/wood voiced instruments was The Beastie Boys "5 piece chicken dinner". It was the 1st song on the B Side of their "Pauls Boutique" cassette( a classic all by itself). It blew my teenage mind decades ago! I wandered through Rock, Rap, Hip-hop, Metal, Blues and Jazz for 25 years but eventually i came back full circle and i appreciate it all the more. Shuckin' the Corn brought to the masses. Now i got a Twanger from BBC and i just love it. And you can't beat the old music, and i love BBQ and banjo. Simple pleasures after a hard days work add years to your life. Fish On! all ye good people. Listen to the music. And thanks for the centuries of combined musical/instrument experience all of you folks here share!

Edited by - Bob56 on 08/27/2024 16:50:56