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john harford? civil war era...
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Sun Sep 20, 2009 7:52 pmby mistermikev
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjhp93XG0SU
my wife pointed this song out to me... it's called lorena (her name), and something about johns voice on this song... so pure and natural...
I just love it.
what do you thinK?
have you heard it b4?
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Mon Sep 21, 2009 1:27 amby fisherman bob
Outstanding. Was that song from the Civil War era? I noticed they were showing pics from that era. Did you know that the Civil War was the first war where many photographs were taken. I've got a huge book that has hundreds of Civil War photographs. It's fascinating and I look at that book often. Sorry to digress. Thanks for sharing that with us, it's a VERY good video, worth checking out.
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Mon Sep 21, 2009 1:41 amby gbheil
Cool.
Got to get me one of those hats to play in. Yea thats the ticket.
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Mon Sep 21, 2009 3:21 amby mistermikev
fisherman bob wrote:Outstanding. Was that song from the Civil War era? I noticed they were showing pics from that era. Did you know that the Civil War was the first war where many photographs were taken. I've got a huge book that has hundreds of Civil War photographs. It's fascinating and I look at that book often. Sorry to digress. Thanks for sharing that with us, it's a VERY good video, worth checking out.
absolutely my pleasure. my wife turned me on to it. yes, it's a civil war song... but obviously a recent rendition. didn't know civil war was first war to have photos.
photos from that era fascinate me too.
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Mon Sep 21, 2009 3:22 amby mistermikev
sanshouheil wrote:Cool.
Got to get me one of those hats to play in. Yea thats the ticket.
yeah, the guy is damn near stiff in that song too... at least in the video.
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Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:00 pmby philbymon
I'd like to hear it the way it was played back then. As I understand it, the "roll" style of bluegrass picking is a much more recent thing. Back then, it was played claw-hammer style.
Damned few claw-hammer banjoers these days, though...
Damn that pesky bluegrass for making another style obsolete!
LOL
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Mon Sep 21, 2009 9:44 pmby mistermikev
agreed... wish I could hear it in it's original form...
but I love the banjo roll... no coincidence albert lee is prob in my top 10 gtr players... he's got that style locked up.
my wife was askin if I could play the banjo... I said " I've played them b4 and all it would take is a little getting used to the tuning and voilla... but alas I have no banjo (hint hint)".