Art Rosenbaum | Backroads & Banjos
Added 2018-04-18 16:08:19 +0000 UTCSomebody recently sent me a question about an odd version of "Little Maggie" they were learning; in searching around for some different versions of the song I stumbled across this great resource from former UGA professor and noted folklorist Art Rosenbaum.
I'd never seen these particular instructional videos of his before and wanted to share them with you here. I have heard it said by reliable persons that Rosenbaum "understands" Appalachian music better than perhaps any other researcher from outside the mountains.
(He even demonstrates a good version of "Little Maggie" here: https://youtu.be/7Yj0RSqbfPY)
Comments
I don't know... he has two books, an album of his own playing and then several other albums of field recordings that he made back in the day. Worth looking into his "body of work."
Clifton Hicks
2018-04-20 12:20:54 +0000 UTCMaybe one day when I'm about 95 lol
louie goodwin
2018-04-20 11:56:43 +0000 UTCWhat tuning does he play Willie Moore in? Wanna be able to play that like him, love the way he plays, this is why i practice two finger thumb lead now
louie goodwin
2018-04-20 11:55:52 +0000 UTCThis fellas awesom, first time I've heard him.
louie goodwin
2018-04-19 13:46:31 +0000 UTCI've been using Rosenbaum's videos for a while now--really love them, and it was really my entre into all the different tunings. I have to say though, that while I've learned a number of different songs from Rosenbaum's versions (which are, for the most part, other notable musicians' versions, which he collected from them and credits) this version of Little Maggie for some reason stymied me! I've gone back a couple times to play around with it again, and I just have a heck of a time trying to sing with it--can't say why exactly. It's been a couple months since I took a stab at it though, so this is a nice push to get back to it. Thanks Clifton!
joel brady
2018-04-18 17:28:09 +0000 UTC<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LadR3ifjXUM&list=PL1z0Qz3W6u3vEYKhwg7DyGj82jtbB_lcC" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LadR3ifjXUM&list=PL1z0Qz3W6u3vEYKhwg7DyGj82jtbB_lcC</a>
Ken Taylor
2018-04-18 16:29:12 +0000 UTC
