tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740384.post3824108191540565453..comments2024-03-18T16:12:39.740-07:00Comments on Music for Maniacs: It's Not Just A Banjo - It's A Really BIG BanjoMr Fabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15116623844291424658noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740384.post-54407169102482753242012-06-23T22:39:57.084-07:002012-06-23T22:39:57.084-07:00I know the Uke Orch (Didnt they do a version of Sm...I know the Uke Orch (Didnt they do a version of Smells Like teen Spirit or some such?) but didnt know there was a tradition of these kinds of uke groups. Another fascinating little corner of the music world that I'll have to investigate...Mr Fabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116623844291424658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740384.post-14023106441011341502012-06-23T16:59:49.546-07:002012-06-23T16:59:49.546-07:00There is also a long history of Ukelele bands here...There is also a long history of Ukelele bands here in the UK.<br />Have a look on youtube for the current masters of the genre, The Ukelele Orchestra Of Great Britain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740384.post-23242455733807035052012-06-21T15:03:00.699-07:002012-06-21T15:03:00.699-07:00Mr Fab, now that is worthy of some research. I sus...Mr Fab, now that is worthy of some research. I suspect the bands the Bonzo Dog Doodah Band are in that space. I'll have a look.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396598663928727601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740384.post-23030265583556629952012-06-20T09:04:18.242-07:002012-06-20T09:04:18.242-07:00jim smith - Thanks muchly for that info, that'...jim smith - Thanks muchly for that info, that's great. Wonder if there were any recordings of these types of bands? Perhaps it was a British phenomenon- I'm fairly familiar (tho I'm no expert) with early American recordings and vaudville history and had never heard of a big banjo band before.Mr Fabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116623844291424658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740384.post-34113288817943423112012-06-20T02:38:52.563-07:002012-06-20T02:38:52.563-07:00My late grandfather was a banjo player in a dance ...My late grandfather was a banjo player in a dance band in the 1930s here in the UK. He explained its role to me: basically, dances took place in large echo-y rooms and people moved around the room in a circle as they danced. Near the stage you could hear the band (this is kind of pre amplification), but as you moved away things got muted by the acoustics of the room and the absorbing qualities of 100s of people wearing heavy wool. The banjo was the only non-percussion instrument that could project all the way to the back of the hall, so all he had to do was hit roughly the right chord on the 1 and 3 and his job was done.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396598663928727601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740384.post-32834471702170968452012-06-18T08:46:29.034-07:002012-06-18T08:46:29.034-07:00re: those 'Far Side' cartoons- is the banj...re: those 'Far Side' cartoons- is the banjo as ridiculed as the accordion?<br /><br />Windbag, that sounds awesome, must look for that one. Great show, what episodes I saw of it.Mr Fabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116623844291424658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740384.post-83715860032487275862012-06-18T06:43:15.540-07:002012-06-18T06:43:15.540-07:00I watched an episode of JEEVES & WOOSTER with ...I watched an episode of JEEVES & WOOSTER with Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry. A banjo band/orchestra all playing in UK blackface. One of those BBC episodes.<br /><br />WindbagAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740384.post-32131524960536365522012-06-12T17:26:38.582-07:002012-06-12T17:26:38.582-07:00That is simply frickin' great! Thanks for post...That is simply frickin' great! Thanks for posting the video.<br />JackRadioWizardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02631501271656171874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740384.post-1851071068859993412012-06-12T16:22:01.000-07:002012-06-12T16:22:01.000-07:00http://boneymountainmamas.files.wordpress.com/2007...http://boneymountainmamas.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/farside_banjo2.jpg<br /><br />and...<br /><br />http://boneymountainmamas.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/farside_banjo1.jpgOutaSpaceManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959212810800470396noreply@blogger.com