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That is just Nice!
Thank you.
Laurence Diehl You are not a banjo picker. You are an expert musician who plays banjo. Another nice one!
Never liked the Beatles, but that was some mighty fine picking! Thanks for posting.
Oh, Sherry!
How could one NOT like Britain's FINEST Bluegrass quartet???
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Originally posted by lazlotothThat is just Nice!
Thank you.
Thanks - you're welcome!
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Originally posted by Lew HLaurence Diehl You are not a banjo picker. You are an expert musician who plays banjo. Another nice one!
That's a very nice thing to say Lew, I do feel that the instrument is not that important, whatever it takes to put across the feeling of the music.
Consistently excellent banjo playing. You’re a source of musical joy!
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Originally posted by JanetBConsistently excellent banjo playing. You’re a source of musical joy!
Thanks Janet, I could say the same about you!
Great banjo rendition of a masterpiece! Revolver is my favorite Beatles album... I’d like ti do a four string version as I did with here there and everywhere, but in this period I’m not at home and I haven’t my banjo with me...
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Originally posted by banjopaoloGreat banjo rendition of a masterpiece! Revolver is my favorite Beatles album... I’d like ti do a four string version as I did with here there and everywhere, but in this period I’m not at home and I haven’t my banjo with me...
No banjo? An oversight surely! I think this would translate well to the four string Paolo. Look forward to hearing your version!
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Originally posted by Laurence Diehlquote:
Originally posted by banjopaoloGreat banjo rendition of a masterpiece! Revolver is my favorite Beatles album... I’d like ti do a four string version as I did with here there and everywhere, but in this period I’m not at home and I haven’t my banjo with me...
No banjo? An oversight surely! I think this would translate well to the four string Paolo. Look forward to hearing your version!
I’m doing a music summer camp with my violin students: fourty boys and girls from eleven to fiftheen... all Day doing violin lessons and orchestra work... no time for banjo!
Big L is a musician's musician. I see the Beatles reassembling: Paul, Ringo, Laurence...
Wonderful!
My favorite Beatles song on banjo has to be your arrangement of Here, There and Everywhere.
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Originally posted by TexasbanjoNever liked the Beatles, but that was some mighty fine picking! Thanks for posting.
The band and the songs are two different things.
Maybe you didn't like their performances and recordings. But the songs are some of the greatest popular music compositions of all time.
That's not just my opinion. It's borne out by the numbers of covers and how artists of all levels are still performing their music going on 60 years later. "Yesterday" is one of the most covered songs of all time, with over 2200 known recordings.
There's a chance you like some Beatles songs without knowing they're Beatles songs.
Old Hickory
I just ever liked the Beatles, the people, the music, anything about them. No offense to them, I know they were the rage at one time, but not what I liked or wanted to watch or listen to.
There's always a chance that I might hear one of their songs played in bluegrass style that I'd like, but no in their style.
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Originally posted by Paul RobertsBig L is a musician's musician. I see the Beatles reassembling: Paul, Ringo, Laurence...
I'm just waiting for the phone call Paul!
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Originally posted by Old HickoryWonderful!
My favorite Beatles song on banjo has to be your arrangement of Here, There and Everywhere.
Thanks Ken, I think with such beautiful melodies job #1 is just not to screw it up!
Played a fair share of Beatles tunes over the years, to be sure. I am never a fan of any one band or artist's entire body of work, the Beatles are no exception, but I like more then the usual amount with them. Just for harmony work alone, especially the early stuff, makes listening worthwhile.
Very nice! Thank you for sharing this.
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Originally posted by TexasbanjoNever liked the Beatles, but that was some mighty fine picking! Thanks for posting.
You're not the only one who doesn't like the Beatles , Sherry. My wife doesn't care that much for them either. We all have different tastes.
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Originally posted by TexasbanjoI just ever liked the Beatles, the people, the music, anything about them. No offense to them, I know they were the rage at one time, but not what I liked or wanted to watch or listen to.
Got it. Curious: What or whose music do you like (outside of bluegrass and banjo)?
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Originally posted by Laurence DiehlYou're not the only one who doesn't like the Beatles , Sherry. My wife doesn't care that much for them either.
My wife, on the other hand, was in the studio audience for the dress rehearsal of one their appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show. She was 11.
As for me: When ABC started airing the show "Hootenanny" in 1963 with weekly folk music concerts on college campuses, I thought "I want to do that." When the Beatles appeared on Ed Sullivan in February 1964, I thought: "I REALLY want to do THAT." Got my first guitar in April. I had just turned 13.
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Originally posted by Old Hickoryquote:
Originally posted by Laurence DiehlYou're not the only one who doesn't like the Beatles , Sherry. My wife doesn't care that much for them either.
My wife, on the other hand, was in the studio audience for the dress rehearsal of one their appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show. She was 11.
As for me: When ABC started airing the show "Hootenanny" in 1963 with weekly folk music concerts on college campuses, I thought "I want to do that." When the Beatles appeared on Ed Sullivan in February 1964, I thought: "I REALLY want to do THAT." Got my first guitar in April. I had just turned 13.
It was the same for me Ken. The Beatles made playing music somehow attainable, not something "out there" that other people did. Folk music was also my access point. I bought my first guitar at 14, never looked back.
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Originally posted by Old Hickoryquote:
Originally posted by TexasbanjoI just ever liked the Beatles, the people, the music, anything about them. No offense to them, I know they were the rage at one time, but not what I liked or wanted to watch or listen to.
Got it. Curious: What or whose music do you like (outside of bluegrass and banjo)?
I like old time country (not this new stuff), jazz, blues, gospel, pop, some rock-n-roll, some classical, what used to be called the big band sound. Just about anything except loud, obnoxious noises some call music.
What's notable about this piece - and many of Laurence's other recordings - is his extraordinary gift in transforming and arranging music from various genres, and presenting them on the 5-string banjo, in such exquisitely tasteful and unique ways. Laurence is a master musician. It's a huge gift that Laurence showcases his work on this site, and interacts with BHO members in such an honest and friendly way.
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