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I woke up and remember having to go into my room to get some clothes or something out of my chest of drawers. I was very quiet, as I could hear Rev snoring and didn't want to wake him. Well, I got whatever it was and I was headed toward the door when I heard in a commanding voice,"Don't move or you're dead!". I turned around to see Rev with a .38 revolver in his hand pointed in my general direction, but sort of moving around so as to cover a wider target area. I remember screaming something to the effect of, "No--don't shoot." Rev replied, "One wrong move and you're dead." Well, then I started talking a mile a minute..."Rev, it's me, it's Barry, don't shoot Rev...I was only getting something from my chest of drawers..." Finally, Rev said, "Is that you, Barry?" The incident was soon over, and I had escaped with me life. I guess, from his perspective, it must have been kind of weird to be alone, blind, on the road 3,000 miles from home and rooming with a bunch of lunatic young musicians many years his junior. But to this day, the picture of Reverend Gary Davis that sticks in my mind the most is early in the morning, half-awake and blind as a bat, with a .38 in his hand pointed in my general direction. It was one of the most frightening moments of my life - Barry Melton

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Offline Dr. G

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Two Banjo/Guitar Breakdowns
« on: November 03, 2006, 05:12:22 AM »
Lest we forget what the banjo is best-suited for, here are 2 classic breakdowns.

Apologies for the mushy sound quality: it was tough to cram all that guitar (Duncan) and banjer (yours truly) into 800 whatever-they-are. Also, because the banjo and guitar are so similar in the midrange, it is sooooo much better to hear them separately, i.e., in stereo.

But...whatever...this pair of compressed numbers will give those not intimately familiar with Old-Timey an impressionistic view of the havoc that a guitar and banjo can wreak when they start cooking together.

Hope you enjoy.

Dr. G

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Re: Two Banjo/Guitar Breakdowns
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2006, 11:48:54 AM »
Dr. G;

Great pickin'! I'll try to record a clawhammer piece to post, never got the hang of "drop thumb" but rather developed my own style using the index and middle finger to play melody.

RB
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Offline Dr. G

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Re: Two Banjo/Guitar Breakdowns
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2006, 04:52:22 PM »
Hey RB

Sounds cool! Looking forward to hearing more of your original approach.

Your comment on clawhammer "variants" reminds me of something I've heard referred to as "rat-picking" (don't ask me why!), in which the thumb is used in an upward brush stroke, at least now and then.

If perchance further adventures in "drop thumb" rhythmic techniques, or full-bore melodic double thumb clawhammer stylings, intrigue you, I'd be happy to lend a thumb...er, hand. I remember quite vividly that my own playing surged forward a quantum leap when the big kid down the street showed me how to make "Sourwood Mountain" sound much catchier by bringing that ol' thumb down on the "melody" strings now and then.

But I'm still waiting for more samples of "RBing" -- or should that be "RJing" -- a banjo, as well!

Dr. G
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