Horace Weston via S. S. Stewart - Egyptian Fandango

A classic banjo tune from 1882 played on resonator guitar. Learned from sheet music.

I had Halloween in mind. It's theme music for running away from a ghost with a flaming pumpkin head, something along those lines.

Blog entry with MP3 and more back story:
http://soupgreens.com/2009/08/26/egyptian-fandango/

I can easily post an MP3 and tabs, so ask if you want them.

This is under a Creative Commons Zero license, meaning it's in the public domain: "To the extent possible under law, Lucas Gonze has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to Horace Weston - Egyptian Fandango (video). This work is published from United States. "

Category:

Music

Tags:

• instrumental
• guitar
• national
• estralita
• classic
• banjo

[daddystovepipe]

Cool little tune!

[lcsgze]

thanks, man.

It's a great little composition. What's crazy about it is the way that the harmony dips into both blues and classical. I hear Paganini *and* Rev. Gary Davis.

Also, it's clearly using ragtime rhythms, more than 10 years before the official birth in 1893.

Weston was a really sophisticated musician both harmonically and rhythmically.

[stampfel]

always thought ragtime started in the 80s. this proves it.

[xttraffic]

Nice one

[birkenweg42]

I really enjoyed that. Thanks for posting.

[TheJoelHooks]

Top notch!