Pete Seeger: American Folk Music Documentary - To Hear Your Banjo Play (1/2)

[reefbismuth]

Pete Seeger - a folk music god who still walks the earth

[Rogermiler]

4:20 check out the Wildwood Weed by the letterboxes!

[Hikikomori013]

The banjo new? Nah, it dates back to the skin lutes of Mesopotamia almost 5,000 years ago. From there the three string skin lute spread across central Asia and North Africa. The Egyptians played them and the Iranians played them, and the Arab traders carried them to West Africa where a short 4th string was added.

When it got to America Sweeney added another bass string and a hoop body.

Its family is one of the oldest string instruments in the world, and its relatives cover the globe.

[STEPASAUR]

any information about the spiritual song at 6.17 out there? would appreciate any help, thankyou

[zyxwvut4591]

The title is "Wondrous Love."  A traditional, beautifully stark shape-note version appears on the 1951 album, "Old Harp Singing" (Folkways FA 2356--see notes therein for further info). The version heard in this film, being carefully arranged (by whom, I don't know), is very different from the traditional setting. I like this arrangement, and the accompanying visual. I believe that the lead singer in the performance in this film is Horton Barker (see Smithsonian Folkways FW02362).

[Rogermiler]

@STEPASAUR Yeah, I want to know what it is too. Please let me know when you've found out it's name.

[izzymcm]

Well, that's a silly reason.

[unholyimage]

@izzymcm Especially since early black history is so closely tied to this kind of music, just like it is to American history of this era.

[jehovahuponyou]

THIS IS ONE REASON BLACK FOLKS HATE WHITE FOLKS!

[georgiaswamper]

@jehovahuponyou i didnt relize that all black folks hated all white folks. funny i have about as many black friends as i have white friends, and i just so happen to play banjo too.. way to spread the ignorance!

[jehovahuponyou]

@georgiaswamper - IGNORANCE? You dumb shit:

1) All black folks hate all white folks

2) And visa versa

3) You have no friends

4) Earl Scruggs was the last banjo player, he died

5) Ignorance is only made better by spreading

ROFL!

[georgiaswamper]

@jehovahuponyou youre a fool, that is for certain..

[jehovahuponyou]

@georgiaswamper - A fool I may be, but at least I have wit and a sense of humor!

[APPALCORE]

@jehovahuponyou who the hell is Earl Scrubbs?

[jehovahuponyou]

@APPALCORE - EARL SCRUBBS FRONTED A BAND NAMED 'THE SCRUBBERS' - THEY WERE A YELLOWGRASS BAND FEATURING THE LEAD SINGER, LESTER FLATTMORE - EARL PLAYED THE ELECTRIC TUBA AND LESTER SANG ANG PLAYED A STELLA ELECTRIC GUITAR THROUGH A SEARS AND ROEBECK AMP. THEY WERE KILLED IN A BYCYCLE CRASH IN THE ALPS, RIDING IN THE TOUR DE ITALY. A SONG WAS WRITTEN ABOUT THEM, 'BYE, BYE, MISS ASIAN PIE'. GOOGLE EM UP - SOME INTERESTINF STFF INDEED! GLAD I COULD BE OF HELP!

[Annamandabella]

@jehovahuponyou NO people, this IS REALLY Hilarious!!!!!!!

[jehovahuponyou]

@Annamandabella - AND ALL TRUE, I MIGHT ADD! EVN THE MISPELLENG!

;^)

[PhilbertBaccus650]

You can rip the audio-mp3 of this video at grabyourmp3s doht cohm.

[susieco]

That's Sally Ann, I believe.

[murray1234567891011]

anyone know what the song at the beginning is called

[noxtradamentus]

didlay day didlaydaydidlayday and so on.

[IanCarterTheCaller]

Great stuff - particularly the old boy dancing at about 2½ minutes in. Thanks for sharing!