Morgan Hill Rag (Ron O'Dell) played by Tom Brier

[Keeper1st]

@Harmonyww Tom & Julia, and the Raspberry Jam Band, do play "When I'm 64". It doesn't need to be ragged up because it already is.

[Julispice7]

i live in morgan hill and i want a piano teacher....?

[Keeper1st]

@Julispice7 You might look up Candace Fazzio at the Music Academy of Gilroy.

[Julispice7]

@Keeper1st im poor i cant afford that lol

[Keeper1st]

@Julispice7 Try asking YouTuber "Ragmate" a.k.a. Chris Bradshaw. She lives in Gilroy and does a lot for young musicians, so she might have ideas. She's in Missouri right now for the Midwest summer ragtime festival circuit, so you probably won't get a response right away.

[Julispice7]

@Keeper1st omg thank you so much!!!!!! <3

[Squarerig]

What a beautiful rag.Thank you Keeper of the Keys!

[EddieTheKing96]

I live in Morgan Hill. So when I saw this i was like "This couldnt be what im thinking"

[Keeper1st]

I lived in Morgan Hill from about 1999 until March of this year.

[Slavispa]

two words: LOVE IT!!

[massonchild1]

Doesn't seem very "rag" like but nice anyway

[Keeper1st]

There are many styles of rags, though most people only know of what's termed "classic ragtime" like Joplin wrote. This resembles the "folk ragtime" style, late 19th-century or very early 20th. The first and third strains could even be part of a cakewalk. For some examples of period folk rags, look up Charles Hunter or C.L. Woolsey. Very different from Joplin.

When Tom plays this rag these days, he really tears it up! I never thought it was suited for rip-roarin', but he makes it work.

[massonchild1]

Have to agree on that one not very Joplin like. And there is cakewalk in there. But i still say it doesn't resemble rag rather "traditional" "Joplin" style rag.

[Maturkus]

X] just watching him play is half the pleasure.

[Enderjim]

Is there a link to the sheet music of this rag? Thanks :)

[m2esectr]

Really, you wrote this rag at the same time I wrote mine? I just uploaded my Brown Eyed Rag, which you may hear on my channel or on my site. If you like it, you may order the score from me by e-mailing me.

[idasynco]

Great folksey feel and deliverance from Tom. I like the A theme the best, and the question and answer at the end.

[theragtimefan]

I like how u named it after your own town

[theragtimefan]

That is a very nice ragtime song!