🦨💨 Banjo Heritage OUTLAW Live Stream!
Added 2020-08-17 12:10:37 +0000 UTCTuesday, August 18th (TOMORROW) at 2:00pm Eastern Standard Time...
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Thanks for that. I never thought to just run green ones through, but it makes sense that they would be more potent.
Clifton Hicks
2021-03-06 13:25:36 +0000 UTCwalnut stain: it is my understanding that, somewhat counterintuitively, the green husk stage of the walnut does contain more tannins or juglone or whatever it is that's responsible for the dark stain they give- in other words, more dyepower than their more rotted dark looking iterations that've been laying around for a while. while i do like this patient passive method of walnut stain/ink mentioned here at about an hour& thirty two(letting them sit in a bucket turning to sludge with some rainwater)- in my experience, for those interested in expediting the process a bit (not that there are any freshies around at present), you can also put the bunch of freshly fallen green nuts (especially of Juglans nigra, the 'black walnut') in a big old pot filled with water, and boiling until reduced. Test the stain on something, if it's not dark enough you can add more water and reduce again and also squish em with a masher to really release the good stuff. Strain off the solids. If you want to save some for later you can stabilize the mixture with a wee splash of vodka or everclear to prevent molding. You could probably also get a range of colors from other Juglandaceae species (pecans and so forth) but I've not tried them. (i realize this is late to the party but i wanted to put on something long form recently while i knit after the babies went to sleep!)
Lorna
2021-03-05 19:23:54 +0000 UTCI actually like Karen Dalton a lot, although I haven't listened to any of her stuff in a few years. I'll have to revisit.
Clifton Hicks
2020-08-26 00:22:06 +0000 UTCThank you for the stream Clifton! I really appreciated the story about the term "clawhammer".
Corentin Ramone
2020-08-21 06:45:18 +0000 UTCYes, I certainly don't mean to suggest that the entirety of any given style can be boiled down in any absolute way. Generally speaking, I think guitar style banjo tends toward pretentious, commercial, urban pop; however, as you point out, it's also used to express a ton of great vernacular music. I recently posted a great photo on the Youtube channel of two young (black) guitar style banjoists. The photo was taken outside of Asheville around 1890, and by the looks of them I don't think their music was very pretentious or urban.
Clifton Hicks
2020-08-19 22:51:34 +0000 UTCHi, that was on at 6am for me (a little too early). As you were talking about the NY folk scene in the 60s and also Cherokee musicians I was wondering wot you thought about Karen Dalton? My other banjo teacher (sorry😉) wasn’t that impressed, but I’m kinda obsessed with her. The claw hammer info was fascinating too, thanks.
Isabel Smith
2020-08-19 22:50:05 +0000 UTCSounds familiar. Could've been Sprung. The album in question came out about 1965 and was the first to use the term "clawhammer banjo."
Clifton Hicks
2020-08-19 22:41:56 +0000 UTCI'm just now watching parts I missed, during the live video, due to family phone calls, etc. Was it Roger Sprung you were trying to remember?--You mentioned a guy from New York who did that clawhammer album, etc. Karen
karen holbert
2020-08-19 15:27:03 +0000 UTCRob MacKillop is a great source for classic banjo
Daniel Pearce
2020-08-19 12:04:51 +0000 UTCnot sure all Classic banjo was just copying guitar style and was pretentious pop ... they played a lot of ragtime/polkas which were great and just another way of playing this wonderful instrument
Daniel Pearce
2020-08-19 12:01:51 +0000 UTCI had to be in and out a bit but the livestream was fun. I’d tune into more if you did them. I had issues with Patreon, which are supposed to be fixed. I was showing up under my other email, despite logging in on this one so when I asked you if you could contact me regarding the Fairbanks banjo you sent me, I’m sure it was confusing, like who’s this knuckle head. Anyway I know your gone this weekend so if you could call or message me before I’d most appreciate it. Take care
Dean Schober
2020-08-19 03:55:54 +0000 UTCEnjoyed it very much Clifton, thank you again.
Kevin W Smith - KW4KWS
2020-08-18 21:31:16 +0000 UTCAnd the timing was perfect for Wales.
Tom Harrison
2020-08-18 20:53:16 +0000 UTCThanks Clifton, I really enjoyed that and it sounded good a t our end. We had tech problems st this end so were unable to comment or donate. Will send something through. My girlfriend loves the garden chat. More please!
Tom Harrison
2020-08-18 20:50:41 +0000 UTC
