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The Jolly Beggarman

  • Type mp3 | Uploaded Sat, 23 Mar 2013 15:17:46 +0000
  • File size 1,671.08 Kylobytes | Track # 3
  • Year Not available | Album Seven Songs
  • Genre Celtic | Comments

    This is a good example of an Irish song that crossed over to the American mountain tradition. In Appalachia they call this tune Red Haired Boy, and it's played as an instrumental. I play this tune in the old-time clawhammer banjo style, and I sing the Irish lyrics over the top. There's at least one lyric in there that only exists on Arlo Guthrie's version, and a few of my own vocal innovations... It's really fun to play. Definitely needs double bass and fiddle! :)

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SEEKING

Other Percussion, Violin, Background Singer, Fiddle, Upright bass.

ABOUT

I play banjo and sing, mostly Celtic folk music, as well as a lot of old-time mountain music and some country blues. Also I've been learning about Balkan and Middle Eastern music and learning to sing in Arabic/Persian/Kurdish; I'd like to see how much these diverse kinds of music might be combined in performance... It ought to be fun! Mostly though, I'd like to find other musicians and get together on the old "Musical Journey" with a long term view of forming some kind of small gigging unit :)

Screen name:
owen91428
Member since:
Mar 22 2013
Active over 1 month ago
Level of commitment:
Committed
Years playing music:
14
Gigs played:
50 to 100
Tend to practice:
2-3 times per week
Available to gig:
2-3 nights a week
Most available:
Nights

EQUIPMENT

Open-back five string banjo, well worn clawhammer finger, also picks n' that, One elderly, battered, but mellow, charming and much-loved Maidstone violin (I'd really love to work with a fiddler; it'd be cool to do some dual-fiddle stuff, but mostly I'd be playing the banjo. I love the fiddle and banjo sound), a rosewood bagpipe chanter, a strong voice, a friendly temprament, and the music and lyrics to a whole lot of good songs and tunes locked up in my subconscious! I just really want to play music with people: anything else we'd need (like amps and that) would probably be best to leave for now and arrange later... :)