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Frailing Banjo: Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye Posted by: fabricari
Video duration: 244 seconds Here's a cover of "Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye." Thanks to Neal for teaching me this version. I like the sentiments in the lyrics of this version. I have a tough time churching up the frailing while singing and changing chords, but here it is, warts 'n' all. Related: banjo, folk, frailing, hardly, johnny, knew, ye |
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Rosin the Beau Posted by: fabricari
Video duration: 117 seconds One more from the pages of The Outlaws and Scalawags Songbook. Took forever and a day to properly memorize this one. Mental block, I guess. But I really love how this sounds on the banjo. Related: banjo, beau, frailing, rosin, the |
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Banjo Frailing: Cripple Creek Posted by: fabricari
Video duration: 123 seconds I've been workin' my way through "The How and the Tao of Old Time Banjo", and I finally got to learnin' Cripple Creek. They say it's one of those song you just gotta know. Song was playin' away in my head all weekend, so I had to set it free on you folks. Related: banjo, creek, cripple, frailing |
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Frailing Banjo: Omie Wise & Wayfaring Stranger Posted by: fabricari
Video duration: 368 seconds Started off with Omie Wise and kept on going with some of Wayfaring Stranger. I was lamenting over how my voice would be perfect if I was a little old man living in the mountains - a friend pointed out that folk music's gotta sound like it's sung by folk. Go figure. I changed the key of Omie Wise to E-minor. I guess it's easier to play that way. Related: banjo, folk, frailing, omie, stranger, wayfaring, wise |
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Frailing Banjo: Hesitation Blues/Open D/Slide Practice Posted by: fabricari
Video duration: 275 seconds I tried a few new things with this one. Open D tuning (aDF#AD), slide, and an abridged version of Hesitation Blues in a different key. All this stuff's covered in the Daily Frail (http://tangiersound .wordpress.com/2008/ 02/26/the-daily-frai l-22608/) Related: banjo, blues, folk, frailing, hesitation, open, slide, tuning |
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What Will We Do With a Drunken Sailor (Or Drunken Banjo Player For That Matter)? Posted by: fabricari
Video duration: 358 seconds A few Christmas Ales in, I thought it'd be clever to sing a song about trying to sober up drunken sailors in the morning. This is another one from Patrick Costello's "The Outlaws and Scalawags Songbook." Related: ale, banjo, christmas, drunken, frailing, outlaws, sailor, scalawags, songbook |
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Frailing Banjo: Banjo Resurrected Posted by: fabricari
Video duration: 279 seconds I tore my banjo apart over the weekend, and thought I'd post a video for my friends that I did, indeed, bring it back to life. I also applied some of the lessons in today's The Daily Frail on Tangier Sound. (Even if I'm not making any sense in the video, that's what I'm talking about.) http://tangiersou nd.wordpress.com/200 8/03/10/the-daily-fr ail-31008/ Related: banjo, folk, frailing, spanish-gypsy |
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Frailing Banjo: The Coo Coo Posted by: fabricari
Video duration: 235 seconds I learned this one in part from Tangier Sound (http://tangiersound .wordpress.com) and part from Roger McGuinn's Folk Den (http://www.ibiblio. org/jimmy/folkden-wp ) I couldn't quite get the double-thumbing down, but it's a neat sound when I get it right. Related: banjo, coo, folk, frailing, the, warbles |
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Frailing Banjo Practice Posted by: fabricari
Video duration: 89 seconds I tuned the drone string to "A" and practiced some frailing in "A minor." Thanks to Patrick for his lessons on frailing, I think I'm starting to "get it." Related: banjo, frailing |
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Modal Melody Posted by: fabricari
Video duration: 87 seconds Been messing with some mountain modal riffs. Related: banjo, frailing, modal, mountain, sawmill, tuning |
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Frailing Banjo: Springtime Medley Posted by: fabricari
Video duration: 115 seconds It's Springtime, my spirits are lifted, and I thought I'd mesh a few uplifing songs together: Wildwood Flower, Red River Valley, and Cripple Creek. I guess I'm chuckling because I know those high notes are way out of my range, but you know that don't stop me. :D Related: banjo, creek, cripple, flower, folk, frailing, red, river, valley, wildwood |
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More Frailing Banjo Practice Posted by: fabricari
Video duration: 201 seconds Some more frailing practice on my banjo. Just starting to get a handle on melody. Related: banjo, frailing |
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Frailing Banjo: Busted String Blues 2 Posted by: fabricari
Video duration: 223 seconds I was practicing "The Coo Coo" in Sawmill tuning, then started tuning down to work on "Wildwood Flower." But the nut on my new banjo's pretty raw and I busted another string. Too lazy to tie up another string, I started messing around... Related: banjo, blues, broken, folk, frailing, sawmill, string |
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Modal Melody II Posted by: fabricari
Video duration: 43 seconds Some more riffing and messing around in Mountain Modal (Sawmill tuning) Related: banjo, frailing, modal, mountain, sawmill, tuning |
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Frailing Banjo: Cluck Old Hen Posted by: fabricari
Video duration: 94 seconds This is the first real tune I've tried to learn in Mountain Modal (GDGCD). I was inspired by an assortment of other folks who posted their versions. Related: banjo, cluck, frailing, hen, modal, mountain, old, sawmill |
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Cell Phone Banjo Vid Posted by: fabricari
Video duration: 70 seconds Made this to test out my cell phone's video recording. Related: banjo, frailing |
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Video Fabricari, Episode 1.06 Posted by: fabricari
Video duration: 228 seconds Time-lapse recording of Steve Harrison drawing page from Fabricari, Ad Hoc. (www.fabricari.com)< br /> Music: Attaboy & Burke, 1000 Robots Related: art, comics, drawing, table, time-lapse, webcomics |
