skinnyman’s thirty-two comments

Diamond Jig, 1st tune on Track 1, appears to be a version of The Hag’s Purse more…

Thanks for the input Michael. more…

Floating pinkies? …and other questions for beginning concertina player more…

I’ve used Tunepal about 20 times and not once did it correctly identify the tune. more…

I stand corrected. The tune on track 4 which I had thought to be Barney COnlan’s is in fact Grandmother She. An (ahem) less than perfect ear and making a digital purchase of the disc (sans liner notes) leads to such mistakes. more…

A version of Bonny Conlin Fling can be found as the 3rd tune on Track 4 (though credits list only 2 tunes) of the John and Maggie Carty album Settle Out of Court - https://thesession.org/recordings/5525 . more…

Track 4 seems to consist of 3 tunes with a short reprise back to the first tune after the 3rd is played. Third tune appears to be Barney Conlan’s Barndance - https://thesession.org/tunes/14583 more…

Been playing banjo for about the same length of time as you banjoman (after quite a few years of mandolin, mainly bluegrass, old-timey). After listening to recordings of myself, I also find my playing frustratingly rigid sounding. more…

Great album, Peter - purchased it within seconds of hearing samples! And the advice you gave on the ‘always stumbling’ thread is even more meaningful to me as tenor banjo/guitar is the instrument I (attempt to) play. more…

Meself and Reverend, you’re both right. The thread seems to have drifted a bit but one question that did occur to me is whether the method by which a tune is learned contributes to the stumbling issue. more…