Hey Sparky....nice. Love that tune....one of my favorites. I was at a jam and a friend told me about a nun sitting outside the circle watching them jamming one night. She asked if they could play a tune about Christmas. My friend Bill said, "How about Santa Crossing the Rhine" and they broke into the "Bonaparte...." tune. Bill said that she smiled all the way through the tune and enjoyed it thoroughly. Larry
Hi Larry - nice to hear from you again. I guess you're missing Kari now - you'll have to do some YouTube duets! Love the nun story - what's a nun doing at an old time session anyway? Suppose you could have played 'Breakin Up Christmas' or even 'Santa Anna's Retreat'! Oh yes, I got a new old banjo the other day - a HC Dobson Silver Bell (with the donut tone ring thing). It needs a bit of work but I'll video some tunes on it when it's ready. That brings us to 5 banjos each!
Nice. I wanna hear that Dobson banjo. My eye is always casting about looking for discarded banjos. When I drive past a yardsale, I do a quick two second scan with my guitar/banjo filter in place. My vision will only recognize items shaped like guitars or banjos. Now I have my friend saying...."I drove past a yardsale....no banjos or guitars." The affliction is apparently contageous. Take care. I may post again soon. Larry
Excellent. I have been attempting to pick up my fiddle some. Much to my family's chagrin, I was attempting to play along with this all day yesterday. I still sound like a cat caught in a steel trap, but I sure had fun. Thanks for a great tune.
Thanks Yoppy. It makes a good banjo tune too (try it in double C tuning capo'd up to D). Don't give up on the fiddle though - looking forward to your YouTube fiddle debut!
Cheers Bill. We're going to try and take some video at one of our dances soon I hope. When's your next Bill 'n' Bo blockbuster due? - looking forward to it.
Awesome! I noticed you play the first part twice and the second part twice then start over again, thats a little different than I play it. Is that what the sheet music says? I play the first part once and the second part once then start over again.
Hi Jeremy. I checked the couple of written versions I have. Stacy Phillips writes it as an 8 bar A, repeated, followed by an 8 bar B, repeated (thus you have a basic 32 bar tune). David Brody writes the A as a 16 bars, repeated, followed by a 16 bar B, repeated (so a 64 bar tune).
I guess it only really matters if you're playing it for dancing, in which case the caller dictates. Interestingly, on this video we messed up and only played one A second time round! I like your version.
Enjoyed this Jam Session....of Napolean Crossing the Rhine! He Would Have Had to Dance Across the Rhine......
Hope to Hear More of Your "Ensemble" de Trois..!
nickelsmine000 3 years ago
Great barndance guys. Really lively. Most enjoyable. Thanks.
Terry.
terrygrif 3 years ago
Hey Sparky....nice. Love that tune....one of my favorites. I was at a jam and a friend told me about a nun sitting outside the circle watching them jamming one night. She asked if they could play a tune about Christmas. My friend Bill said, "How about Santa Crossing the Rhine" and they broke into the "Bonaparte...." tune. Bill said that she smiled all the way through the tune and enjoyed it thoroughly. Larry
locustvalleystring 4 years ago
Hi Larry - nice to hear from you again. I guess you're missing Kari now - you'll have to do some YouTube duets! Love the nun story - what's a nun doing at an old time session anyway? Suppose you could have played 'Breakin Up Christmas' or even 'Santa Anna's Retreat'! Oh yes, I got a new old banjo the other day - a HC Dobson Silver Bell (with the donut tone ring thing). It needs a bit of work but I'll video some tunes on it when it's ready. That brings us to 5 banjos each!
All the best. John
sparkyfiddle 4 years ago
Nice. I wanna hear that Dobson banjo. My eye is always casting about looking for discarded banjos. When I drive past a yardsale, I do a quick two second scan with my guitar/banjo filter in place. My vision will only recognize items shaped like guitars or banjos. Now I have my friend saying...."I drove past a yardsale....no banjos or guitars." The affliction is apparently contageous. Take care. I may post again soon. Larry
locustvalleystring 4 years ago
Excellent. I have been attempting to pick up my fiddle some. Much to my family's chagrin, I was attempting to play along with this all day yesterday. I still sound like a cat caught in a steel trap, but I sure had fun. Thanks for a great tune.
YoppyKyabetsu 4 years ago
Thanks Yoppy. It makes a good banjo tune too (try it in double C tuning capo'd up to D). Don't give up on the fiddle though - looking forward to your YouTube fiddle debut!
sparkyfiddle 4 years ago
Great, nice little group you have going...
bilbo60 4 years ago
Cheers Bill. We're going to try and take some video at one of our dances soon I hope. When's your next Bill 'n' Bo blockbuster due? - looking forward to it.
sparkyfiddle 4 years ago
Awesome! I noticed you play the first part twice and the second part twice then start over again, thats a little different than I play it. Is that what the sheet music says? I play the first part once and the second part once then start over again.
OldtimeFiddler 4 years ago
Hi Jeremy. I checked the couple of written versions I have. Stacy Phillips writes it as an 8 bar A, repeated, followed by an 8 bar B, repeated (thus you have a basic 32 bar tune). David Brody writes the A as a 16 bars, repeated, followed by a 16 bar B, repeated (so a 64 bar tune).
I guess it only really matters if you're playing it for dancing, in which case the caller dictates. Interestingly, on this video we messed up and only played one A second time round! I like your version.
sparkyfiddle 4 years ago