Lemire Twins - Mighty lak' a rose/Dream kisses

[jaredwblack]

That's the second biggest banjo I've ever seen!

[goinghomesomeday1]

Hi all, This might sound like a stupid question!!! Was the large banjo a "one-off" instrument! I have never seen any thing like it before. Music is great and a rare gem.

Regards

G

[janalbee]

These men were my uncle Aime Lemire, my grandfather, Alfred Lemire and my father, Raymond Lemire. They were not twins. My father started playing professionally at the age of 8. This video was made into a newsreel promoting the "biggest banjo in the world" in the mid 1920's.

[Knappula]

Now that's a big ass banjo!

[superjules]

Bassjo?

[pittst67]

Ethelbert Nevin wrote Mighty Lak a Rose. (My Great Grandfather). Lovely footage!

[KawhackitaRag]

@pittst67 wow, he was your Great Grandfather? That's great! He wrote some good music!

[YbborUberAlles]

this made me cry like a baby... my grandmother used to sing such songs to me as lullabies... thanks for posting this

[jrak]

really good!

[fiercie23]

very unique and interesting sound there, love it!! music from this time period was so cool :)

[Horsemanray]

The guy in the other video had a bigger banjo, but at leas this is a real banjo and not a giant stand up bass.

[sirant]

NICE!!!!! Damn cool!

[krabbers]

who says size doesnt matter?

[RooseveltCat1]

where did u get these

[davipianos]

Nice music anyone with the same name as these guys should be proud his ancestors were so talented!

[ebotusbanjar]

Thanks for posting!

[gmmix]

This is a real period piece that is valuable for what it is....not to be demeaned for what it isn't. This is a significant contribution to the YouTube treasury. Musical performance such as seen here once was popular with the masses and genuinely appreciated in its era. Making sport of this presentation makes no more sense than ridiculing Geoge Washington for wearing funny clothes! Thanks for providing this video.

[dooplisstheghost]

my last name is lemire. im now ashamed of that fact...

[jdogatl]

Just because your relatives might have been pimps they might have been P.I.M.P.s as well for their time.

@davipianos: you just need to speak their language ;)

[travisthesutherland]

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