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fiddlepogo - Posted - 08/29/2008: 19:12:08
I posted a medley of Rockingham Cindy, Rochester Schottische,
and Susannah Gal, doing my take on Tommy Jarrell's style-
not an exact transcription, but definitely trying to capture the flavor.
It's a bit of a stretch since leading the beat like he does is not my normal style, and it's hard to do that without a clawhammer banjo player to play off of. I probably ought to try laying down a banjo track first.
Anyway, it's a bit shakey- especially Susannah Gal for some reason.
I'm using the "smelly" Knilling that just got the soundpost adjustment.
Tuned ADAE it really sounds a LOT like Tommy's fiddle, IMO.
Michael
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bsed - Posted - 08/30/2008: 09:09:53
You did a remarkable job of imitating Tommy's sound, Michael. The pacing of your recording is really good!! A real southern sound.
Just call me Dwight.
fiddlepogo - Posted - 08/30/2008: 11:57:36
Thanks!
Although not exact transcriptions I do use the shuffle that Brad Leftwich calls
"Tommy's Shuffle" and I call Syncoshuffle- and that certain must be helping.
Michael
"It''s hard to take yourself seriously when you''re singing about chickens!"
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bsed - Posted - 08/30/2008: 16:44:44
Michael,
I'm not sure why you're concerned with "exact transcriptions". Don't worry about that. The goal is to emulate the sound. You do that largely by doing particular bowings. If your sound comes close to your "model" (e.g. Tommy Jarrell), then I'd say you are successful.
Just call me Dwight.
fiddlepogo - Posted - 08/30/2008: 22:52:52
Well, in a sense <I'm> not, since I've never felt the need go to that extent.
I just don't want people to think that because I analyze bowing a lot that
I've done that with Tommy Jarrell's bowing.
In 1976 when I saw him, I didn't analyze bowings much- it was pretty much
"seat of the pants", mimicking his motions, especially leading the beat and the long
downward bow strokes.
Tom Sauber DID show me the shuffle Brad Leftwich calls Tommy's lick,
(and I call syncoshuffle)
and now that I'm more fluent with that shuffle and can use it in the Round Peak
tunes I think it adds to the resemblance.
That being said, if anybody DOES have the bowing Tommy's tunes all tabbed out, I'd be interested in seeing it... maybe more out of curiosity than anything else.
Michael
"It''s hard to take yourself seriously when you''re singing about chickens!"
http://www.ezfolk.com/audio/bands/1088
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