Glad to see another lover of Wade Wards playing. I was lucky to get an impromptu lesson from him in an open area at the Galax Fiddlers Convention circa 1968. He even let me play his RB 1 Gibson. Fast for award to 2000, I got to play it again at the Smithsonian where it still resides. Keep the good playing coming.. Cheers- Don Rusnak banjo UA-cam
Listened to your rendition again this morning -- sounds even better today. Really well played, clean noting. These recordings (from Hoover and Lomax) you cite above are remarkable. I had the good fortune about 8 or 10 years ago of playing music with Peter Hoover and others at fiddle gatherings near Watkins Glen NY. Peter was literally a giant of a man who unfortunately passed away about 2 or 2 and 1/2 years ago, and a remarkable banjo player himself. Thank goodness he made so many field recordings of so many outstanding and genuine Old Time musicians. Though I haven't played in a live jam since covid almost two years ago, I also have had the good fortune since 2011 of playing lots of Old Time music in jams (literally in the hundreds) and gigs (at least 75 to 80) with Peter's first wife, Caroline Hoover. Of all the guitar players I've played banjo and fiddle with, she's my favorite rhythm guitar player -- such a good job of keeping the beat, and her repertoire is amazing. Back to Wade Ward...what a tremendous banjo player, and the Lomax recorded conversations in his home are really interesting, enlightening and humorous at times. Also, he plays just the right amount of notes, melody is always foremost in his playing, and you've done a great job here of capturing his Mississippi Sawyer version.
Thanks for the the kind note and thoughts. I never met Peter Hoover, but his field recordings have inspired a good bit of the music I've tried to learn. That's wonderful that you have a connection to his world.
Glad to see another lover of Wade Wards playing. I was lucky to get an impromptu lesson from him in an open area at the Galax Fiddlers Convention circa 1968. He even let me play his RB 1 Gibson. Fast for award to 2000, I got to play it again at the Smithsonian where it still resides. Keep the good playing coming..
Cheers-
Don Rusnak banjo UA-cam
Really appreciate this!
Listened to your rendition again this morning -- sounds even better today. Really well played, clean noting.
These recordings (from Hoover and Lomax) you cite above are remarkable. I had the good fortune about 8 or 10 years ago of playing music with Peter Hoover and others at fiddle gatherings near Watkins Glen NY. Peter was literally a giant of a man who unfortunately passed away about 2 or 2 and 1/2 years ago, and a remarkable banjo player himself. Thank goodness he made so many field recordings of so many outstanding and genuine Old Time musicians. Though I haven't played in a live jam since covid almost two years ago, I also have had the good fortune since 2011 of playing lots of Old Time music in jams (literally in the hundreds) and gigs (at least 75 to 80) with Peter's first wife, Caroline Hoover. Of all the guitar players I've played banjo and fiddle with, she's my favorite rhythm guitar player -- such a good job of keeping the beat, and her repertoire is amazing.
Back to Wade Ward...what a tremendous banjo player, and the Lomax recorded conversations in his home are really interesting, enlightening and humorous at times. Also, he plays just the right amount of notes, melody is always foremost in his playing, and you've done a great job here of capturing his Mississippi Sawyer version.
Thanks for the the kind note and thoughts. I never met Peter Hoover, but his field recordings have inspired a good bit of the music I've tried to learn. That's wonderful that you have a connection to his world.
Well done!!
Awesome banjoing and a nice Christmas Corgi!
as you know, we aim to please.
Very nice, lovely tune
Sounds great.
Nice christmas bobik you got there :D
hahaha! Give your bobik a pet for me.