House of the Rising Sun

[chrisrussell1]

Hey who needs George Formby? this was great.

[rpeek]

@chrisrussell1  Thank You! Who's George Formby?

[rpeek]

@chrisrussell1  Never mind. I googled George. Pretty cool!

[watch129]

Thinking about singing Amazing Grace to this tune in church soon. Carter

[rpeek]

@watch129 Interesting setup there. Hope it works out well for ya..

[rpeek]

@watch129 The coolest version of Amazing Grace I've ever seen is on youtube. Search Tim Eriksen and Amazing Grace.. You'll like it.. I think.

[pokadottedgoobla]

I wish i was as cool as you(:

[Whistlinator]

truly a thing of beauty.

[QualityCraftsmen]

Ol’ man The banjo is a stately instrument You start out slow Like you’re a walking through the woods Then grabbing second gear On the claw hammer Rear You stretch your legs Into the final stretch Flat out, third And your going home!

[rpeek]

@QualityCraftsmen Thank You.. I like poetry..  'preciate it.

[QualityCraftsmen]

@rpeek I appreciate the poetry you play on that banjo. Figured I’d give a little somthin back. D.P I touched it up a bit: Ol’ man The banjo is a stately instrument You start out slow Like you’re a walking through the woods Then grabbing second gear On the claw hammer Rear You ply your legs Into the final stretch Flat out, third And your going home!

[rpeek]

@QualityCraftsmen Thank You..

[XavierOnitova]

@rpeek Hello Mr Peek, I'm your bran spankin new subscriber Steven from California. I too am an artist/musician and aspiring "renaissance man" as yourself. And I do agree with many folks here, that your videos thus far have been amazingly inspiring, because I also love to get old stuff that I envision after given a little, or maybe a whole lot of TLC, would look after finished, plus your work ethics and drive, put me to total shame, and right now, I need that.

[XavierOnitova]

@rpeek I also dig the manner in which you have chosen a very diverse array of content to upload here, and love the way your music and performance of it, is always intertwined and "sound tracky" present in the background, very nice I too hear music everywhere from our mundane human activities, to the heavenly realms

[XavierOnitova]

@rpeek Initially I stumbled across you, by chance, and had a banjo or two laying around here or in pawn shop, and now I'm playing this particular instrument a lot better, due to your dirty little lessons. Honestly I wouldn't of really paid much attention to any of them if it weren't for the word "dirty" alone.

[rpeek]

@XavierOnitova Well nice to meet ya neighbor. Thanks for joinin' in..

[XavierOnitova]

@rpeek Because funkin dirty is the best way I'd decribe it's tone myself. This "House of the Risin Sun" is rockin hard here man. So as of now, I am working on your first week "claw-hammer", frailing video for the banjo. And it ain't too easy either, I have been able to hop on many instruments in the past, and have been able to jam on them with not many problems,

[XavierOnitova]

@rpeek but this bum ditti, bum ditty thing, is challenging to me, but that's where your vids are helping me plenty, thanx mucho Sir. .......P.S Oh man the next barn or garage you find, may be like a very cool studio for your music, a "Banjo Studio" etc, huh? Take care now Mr Peek.

[jordytoddb]

Please! a tutorial on this song would be amazing!, I find myself listening to this at least once a month it is really quite amazing, thanks

[rpeek]

@jordytoddb It's already there. Do a search for "how to play house of the rising sun on banjo" and it'll pop up. Thanks.

[Toblerone11833]

best version i have heard !

i have to dance everytime i hear it

[rpeek]

@Toblerone11833  Rock on!

[Gypsy0Eyes0]

On of a scale of 1-10hardest how hard is this song?

[rpeek]

@Gypsy0Eyes0 Not all that hard really.. I should do a tutorial on it. Want me too?

[Gypsy0Eyes0]

@rpeek Yah that would be great, I'll have to dig out the banjo and give it a try!

[buzzblue2]

@rpeek  oh ya!

[beatsbooze]

Hope you're still takin' a peek.

Excellent. A real talent!

I didn't pick up on the rpeek. no pun intended. Fantastic. Thanks for this

[beatsbooze]

Hope you're still takin' a peek.

Excellent.  A real talent!

[MarcosHarkness]

This is fantastic! I've had my banjo for a week — Thanks for the inspiration! Also thanks for the clawhammer lessons, you have a wonderful, smart way of breaking it down.

I'm reading a book about the song "House of the Rising Sun" called "Chasing the Rising Sun" — this journalist travels across the world looking for the origins of the song, and learns a lot about folk music and how it spreads and gets modernized and updated and how traditions get passed on. Really recommended.

[LunasCraincloud]

You Sir are bloody FanFu*&^ingtastic.

[rpeek]

@LunasCraincloud Thank You..

[cooks2006]

@LunasCraincloud

Agreed. i just found his videos and must have listened to a dozen already.

[boogers5000]

that is awesome ive been playing for a couple months but my god that is awesome!

[nasre]

Bravo!

[rpeek]

@nasre Thank You..

[hellzeppelin]

I have no words to describe the emotion generated by this interpretation (I'm french...) Could I know the type of banjo used here (number of strings...etc.) because I'd buy one. Congratulations for your videos, I really enjoyed listening to you.

[rpeek]

@hellzeppelin Thank You. That's a 40 year old 5 string, Alvarez. It's a copy of a Gibson Mastertone design, with the resonator removed.

[hellzeppelin]

@rpeek

Thank you sir ! ;-)

[kanochain]

You are a wonderful motivator. If ever I loose motivation to practice, I watch one of your video's and It makes me want to practice, in hopes that one day i may have even one hundredth of your skill. You truly are an inspiration. : )

[rpeek]

@kanochain Aw Shux!  Thank You...

[banjukebox]

I've been trying to arrange a version of this song for the past week. Your video has given me some new ideas. Should have it up and running soon. Thanks for posting, and great job.

[theclockworkgnome]

aww, this is fantastic and mesmerizing, but don't you think you might have put the camera just a little to the right for all us learners....?

thanks!

[xblu3Valiumx]

Dude, thats trippy lol

[dbeard92]

Can you say subscribed? really great sound to it

[rpeek]

@dbeard92 Thank You!

[RICKYBANJO]

i watch all the clawhammer banjo clips on youtube as i am trying to learn myself i thought the best i had seen was steve martins clawhammer medley until i seen this( awesome )

[rpeek]

Thank You! That's pretty awesome..

[Menace1O2]

Spectacular! You make it sound better!

[camprocklovr777]

whoa that is soooo cooolll!!!!!!!! i wish i could play like that i wanna learn banjo

[sugarcane0]

Truly Inspirational

[jacobmuller]

My goodness. The first minute I was thinking it looked really simple. I was wrong. Nice job.

[what1934]

Amazing!!!!!!!!

[84400]

Great job a good tune done justice!!

[GlennAndersson]

Do you know how awesome you are? I hope you do, 'cause this is fantastic!

[rpeek]

NO, I guess I don't. But thank ya for sayin' so..

[moorjock]

My dads driven us all up the wall for the past 30 years with his banjo playing, he just refuses to play a tune! Its great to hear someone who can do it right, if your ever in the UK come and show him!

[rpeek]

hahahahah... Okay will do!

[michaelovitch]

cool.

very cool !

i wish i had a grandfather as cool as you.

[rpeek]

Thank You!

[FreakFaceTM]

that is amazing i wish i could play like that

you are very talented

[rpeek]

Thank You!

[foodofgod]

Wish there was someone up here in Saskatoon that gave lessons in clawhammer. then I could learn the monkey island theme song as well as this on. I like this version of the song the best. Did you teach yourself?

[rpeek]

Yes, taught myself, with some help along the way ei: watched Buddy Blackburn on Georgia Public TV teach beginner banjo, then had an old banjo coot show me claw hammer.

[Byrddog272]

Very Nice & Different in a Good Way!!

[rpeek]

Thank You!

[TjrAnimations]

That sounded so awesome!!!!

[rpeek]

Thank You..

[1foryou1forme]

you go boy!!! awesome!

[rpeek]

Thank You..

[Xexuxa]

Wow really cool, very glad I found this

[rpeek]

Thank You..

[QualityCraftsmen]

Would you do this to Salt Creek?

[rpeek]

I don't know Salt Creek. I'll have to work on it and see what I come up with. Thanks for the suggestion..

[frenzyht]

FREAKIN AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rpeek]

Thanks!

[semofolkie]

great job as usual.

[rpeek]

Thank You!

[zakkattacker]

absolutely fantastic.

[rpeek]

Thank You!

[QualityCraftsmen]

May I forward this to a friend of mine?

[rpeek]

Please do.... I'd be delighted..

[QualityCraftsmen]

Ha! close to getting the hang of it, my hind foot! I'll say youve come as close as anyone can to mastery. Truly artfull.

[rpeek]

Aw shux! Thanks.

[mikeypill94]

fuck!

amazinnggg!

are banjo's hard to learn??

[rpeek]

I don't think so. It only took me about 25 years and I think I'm getting close to getting the hang of it.

[jhonnydays]

CONGRATULATIONS! ;) You totaly remade a song. I can't be more realistic!

[rpeek]

I figure "House of the Rising Sun" on banjo, is kind of like "Stairway to Heaven" on the harmonica. If you can do it at all it's kind of amazing.. hahaha Thanks.

[Milesbakerforguitar]

Very nice job!

I love this song :)

[rpeek]

Thanks....

[jakasy2]

damn u amazing!!! :D:D i favourited^^

[rpeek]

Thanks!

[thomasogorman]

my god thats shite i cud play it better on me pubes

[rpeek]

Awesome! Make a video of that..

[RattleheadAnthony]

haha :3

[Bandiez]

O_O great

[FuckingFreakinYea]

A natural... thats what they say always learn from your elders :) look what they can do ^_^

[rpeek]

Thanks.. young feller.  haha

[FuckingFreakinYea]

you are very welcome, i hecka just subscribed =]

[claudiaminari]

Muito bom !? (goob voice) (:

[rpeek]

Thank You!

[Danielcory]

Im deffinetely Subscribing to you!

[rpeek]

Thanks..

[swiss747]

Beautiful, hope the build is coming along well.

[rpeek]

Thank you so much. Yes, it's coming along well.. Thanks..

[amerikanerMarinen]

Very nice sir.

I listened to it 4 times..workin on my 5th.

5 stars

[rpeek]

Thank you! I've been listening to you too. You're a fine player. Love the clawhammer..

[SinEntity]

No when your a musician you can put yourself in the spot of mind for your music and other musicians can see what you play, this is beautiful music and I can see it

[rpeek]

Thank you...

[TarPaprShack]

Interesting rendition. I bit difficult for me to follow, maybe some vocals for reference :)

 Good Job Though.

[rpeek]

My daughter said the same thing. Other folks have said it sounds just like the Animal's version from the 70's. Guess its all how its stuck in your head. I can't sing and play though. One or the other, but not both.

[ibgrimme]

You are the bomb!

[rpeek]

Thank you!

[mrgreanjeans]

very nice version.i will have to pull out the old dylan album and give it a listen.

[rpeek]

Thanks. I think in my mind the old Animals version is playing when I do this.

[raisethehatchet]

great playing

[Pete869]

Really enjoyed this, thanks, your playing is wonderful!

[rpeek]

Thanks Pete. Listened to your frailing video. You've got a nice touch too..

[Swedishgirrl]

I enjoyed that. Thanks for sharing!

[MakoXL]

good job, thanks!

[Wizemooze]

Oh sweet Molly Malone. Did ya pull that interpertation outta ya own hat?

I dug out an ol piece of worn vinyl, listning to the animals, they you then the animals then you then....

Gotta give you, that's awsome! And if you picked that outta your own mind it's beond my linguistic abilities to praise

[rpeek]

I was a kid in highschool when that Animal's version of the song came out. It's been stuck in my head ever since. Yea, I just made this up. It's one of those songs you can get lost in, just play and play, then find yourself sometime later, and wonder where all the time went.. Thanks for your kind, generous comment.

[ewmarsto]

awesome!

[rebrella]

Interesting, I wouldn't know it was that if I didn't see the title, but now that I've listened to it twice I get it.