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Hallo Robert, this is a beautiful song and a great performance by you my dear friend, it was a pleasure to listen ! 👍👍 BIG like. I wish you a happy Sunday ... Fons.
Thank you very much, Hal! As a teenager I had no idea that my grandfather had been a musician. He died long before I was born, so I knew nothing about him for years. Both of my sons play guitar (my eldest plays banjo also!) and I guess we inherited whatever musical genes we have from James B Haigh. I'm glad you liked this song! Best wishes!
Thanks for helping me get to know Banjo Bill though I also never met him. You captured something so true and pure and powerful about music and the gift musicians give to others. When the musician serves as a troubadour, probably not on a stage with thousands in the audience, but possibly on a front porch, playing for fun with great skill and touching the hearts of neighbors and friends alike. Thanks for being Banjo BIll for us today.
Thank you Lou! It makes me smile (or even laugh out loud sometimes) when I see a "songwriting template" somewhere! They usually go something like: VERSE 1; VERSE 2; CHORUS; VERSE 3; CHORUS; BRIDGE; CHORUS. You can write a song in such a manner, of course, but there are no hard and fast rules. A writer should follow his/her instincts when writing a song. Most old folk songs have no bridge, and many of them don't even have a chorus, but they are still being sung, hundreds of years later! I'm glad you like my humble effort here! I greatly appreciate your comment!
@@roberthaigh3206 as a newbie player and even newbier (?) songwriter, I have no structure because I don't know any better. A friend who is a musician told me "if it sounds good to you, it is good" so I'm rolling with that thinking 😁😆
I never knew my paternal grandfather, James Broadbent Haigh, as he died long before I was born. Word of mouth family history says he was a talented banjo player, known locally as "Banjo Bill." I had already been playing guitar for several years before my father told me about "Banjo Bill." In 2024 I finally wrote this song as a tribute to him.🪕
My paternal grandfather was a Regimental Sergeant Major in the Indian Army, my maternal grandfather was a street hawker with a horse and cart. You've got me thinking, Robert.🤫 Maybe best my grandchildren don't write a song about me. LOL. Listened to your song a couple of times, my friend, and it's a keeper. I like it a lot. I go on about words painting pictures; this one does, and I can see clearly your grandfather James with his banjo. Much enjoyed my first - and second - song of the day.
@@robinrendellwordman8182 Thank you for the considered comment, Robin! My grandfather James was in the newly-formed R.A.F. in 1918, even though he was 43 years of age. I don't know if he ever flew though. His military record lists him as a driver (he was a chauffer-gardener by trade), and I know he was posted at Scapa Flow in 1918-1919, guarding German sailors, as prisoners of war. He died in 1923 (I think from pneumonia), when my father was only 5 and his younger brother was only 3.
@@roberthaigh3206 You know, the musical, familial (and military) background behind this piece immediately reminded me of Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address: "The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature." One of my own great-grandfathers fought in the Union Army under U.S. Grant, but I've yet to dedicate any of my own compositions to his memory - as you remind me perhaps I should! All that aside, an evocative and lovely performance, as well!
@@marshallmkerr Interesting that you mention Abraham Lincoln here: According to the "Family Search" free ancestry site, I am vaguely related to him. Apparently we are 7th cousins, 5 times removed (their research, not mine) on my father's side. Our common ancestry can be traced back 12 generations (in my case) to John Mills and Jane Knight, who lived in London. A tenuous tie, but a cousin is a cousin, however many times removed! LOL! I appreciate your comment! Thank you!
Back for another listen, Robert. I thought I'd commented before, but just in case, here goes. I like this song about your grandad very much, my friend. A wonderful listen.
Great original nice story telling very well played and sang. Love it
Thank you! I'm glad you like this!
Another great song from you, Robert. You have a gift. Thank you.
Thank you for your kind words, my friend!
Excellent composition and performance, my friend! Great melody, lyrics, vocals, and finger-picking arrangement. Thanks for sharing, Robert!
Thank you for your kind words, Greg! Glad you like this!
Some great guitar playing there robert. A fitting tribute to a banjo player.
Thank you, Jeff! Glad you like it!
Great performance Robert 👍👍🎸🎸
Thank you Tony! Much appreciated!
Brilliant original, Robert ..... I love your guitar playing here and your trademark vocal sounds fits perfectly with this gem.
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Great original Robert! Excellent performance as well.
Thank you for your kind words, Joe! I'm glad you like this!
Very great song. Thanks. 👏
Thank you for the kind comment!
Most excellent!👍😎
Thank you Paul!
Very nice performance Robert and I like very much your song (Always a pleasure to listen to your songs)👍
Thank you very much, my friend!
You know what Robert, you do know how to write a song. Always a treat to hear your lyrics. I enjoy every time.
Thank you, Mike! I am writing more at the moment. Songwriting comes and goes with me, but I'm working on a few at the moment. Glad you like this one!
Great song, Robert! Toe-tappin' and a singalong style.
Thank you very much! Glad you like this!
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Uauuu linda canção romântica, excelente interpretação musical, nas cordas da guitarra clássica você é professor, parabéns pela excelente escolha musical
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Very cool 😎 really nice picking riff . Great original Robert . Voice and guitar blend is sweet . Music in the soul …. Take care
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Robert, another good song- i love the stories behind your songs and seeing where you drew inspiration.
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Hi Robert , Excellent song very soulful and soothing great job ..... Cheers my friend .... Steve ... 👋🍂🎶🪕🎸🎧
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Great song and performance, Robert, you're much talented....bravo!
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A great performance Robert, A pleasure to watch your video's
All the best Steve
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What a beautiful and sweet tribute !!! Love it !
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Hi, fantastic song, congratulations! Like.
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Great song and performance
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Excellent performance 🎸🎶🎵 sounds amazing 🤩
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Very nice rendition~ beautiful music
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Beautiful Song and performance 🎶🎸
Thank you for your kind words!
Big 👍 for this haunting song!💖Ma
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Nice performance, Robert!!! Great job, my friend!!!
Thank you Xavi! Glad you like it!
Excelente trabajo Robert, está muy muy bien, enhorabuena y gracias por compartirlo
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🙂😊😀 thanks for sharing !!!
Thanks for the visit, and the comment!
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Such an awesome tribute and original song my good sir! I betcha Banjo Bill is smiling in the heavens right now! 🙂😀😊
Thank you kindly for the comment. I do appreciate it! Cheers!
Hallo Robert, this is a beautiful song and a great performance by you my dear friend, it was a pleasure to listen !
👍👍 BIG like.
I wish you a happy Sunday ... Fons.
Thank you very much, Fons! Have a great weekend!
Superb little ditty, Robert! From your lyric: "But I can truly understand
How music was a part of his very soul"! Spoken from your heart, my friend!!
Thank you very much, Hal! As a teenager I had no idea that my grandfather had been a musician. He died long before I was born, so I knew nothing about him for years. Both of my sons play guitar (my eldest plays banjo also!) and I guess we inherited whatever musical genes we have from James B Haigh. I'm glad you liked this song! Best wishes!
Great job. TFS
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Another excellent song Robert, very moving, love it.🎸🎤🎼😀
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멋진노래와 영상 감사합니다^^❤️🧡💛💚💙💜👍
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Buenos días amigo Robert, miy bonita interpretación 👍 1 ❤❤❤🎵🎤🎸
Thank you so much! I'm happy you like my song! Greetings from England!
Nice personal song, very pleasant to listen to. I don't regret subscribing to your channel. See you soon. André 👍
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Thanks for helping me get to know Banjo Bill though I also never met him. You captured something so true and pure and powerful about music and the gift musicians give to others. When the musician serves as a troubadour, probably not on a stage with thousands in the audience, but possibly on a front porch, playing for fun with great skill and touching the hearts of neighbors and friends alike. Thanks for being Banjo BIll for us today.
Thank you so much for your warm words, Kareem! Much appreciated!
🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕 R.I.P. James Broadbent Haigh.
I like
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Sounds beautiful!!!❤❤❤😊Lk+1❤❤
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Good one Robert. I like the non-traditional verse/chorus structure.
Thank you Lou! It makes me smile (or even laugh out loud sometimes) when I see a "songwriting template" somewhere! They usually go something like: VERSE 1; VERSE 2; CHORUS; VERSE 3; CHORUS; BRIDGE; CHORUS. You can write a song in such a manner, of course, but there are no hard and fast rules. A writer should follow his/her instincts when writing a song. Most old folk songs have no bridge, and many of them don't even have a chorus, but they are still being sung, hundreds of years later! I'm glad you like my humble effort here! I greatly appreciate your comment!
@@roberthaigh3206 as a newbie player and even newbier (?) songwriter, I have no structure because I don't know any better. A friend who is a musician told me "if it sounds good to you, it is good" so I'm rolling with that thinking 😁😆
@@loulauer5853 I agree with your friend!
Great tribute to your grandad 🤠
Thank you, Bruce! I never knew him (he died when my dad was only 5), but I almost feel like I did know him, after doing a little research.
I never knew my paternal grandfather, James Broadbent Haigh, as he died long before I was born. Word of mouth family history says he was a talented banjo player, known locally as "Banjo Bill." I had already been playing guitar for several years before my father told me about "Banjo Bill." In 2024 I finally wrote this song as a tribute to him.🪕
My paternal grandfather was a Regimental Sergeant Major in the Indian Army, my maternal grandfather was a street hawker with a horse and cart. You've got me thinking, Robert.🤫 Maybe best my grandchildren don't write a song about me. LOL. Listened to your song a couple of times, my friend, and it's a keeper. I like it a lot. I go on about words painting pictures; this one does, and I can see clearly your grandfather James with his banjo. Much enjoyed my first - and second - song of the day.
@@robinrendellwordman8182 Thank you for the considered comment, Robin! My grandfather James was in the newly-formed R.A.F. in 1918, even though he was 43 years of age. I don't know if he ever flew though. His military record lists him as a driver (he was a chauffer-gardener by trade), and I know he was posted at Scapa Flow in 1918-1919, guarding German sailors, as prisoners of war. He died in 1923 (I think from pneumonia), when my father was only 5 and his younger brother was only 3.
@@roberthaigh3206 You know, the musical, familial (and military) background behind this piece immediately reminded me of Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address: "The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature." One of my own great-grandfathers fought in the Union Army under U.S. Grant, but I've yet to dedicate any of my own compositions to his memory - as you remind me perhaps I should!
All that aside, an evocative and lovely performance, as well!
@@marshallmkerr Interesting that you mention Abraham Lincoln here: According to the "Family Search" free ancestry site, I am vaguely related to him. Apparently we are 7th cousins, 5 times removed (their research, not mine) on my father's side. Our common ancestry can be traced back 12 generations (in my case) to John Mills and Jane Knight, who lived in London. A tenuous tie, but a cousin is a cousin, however many times removed! LOL! I appreciate your comment! Thank you!
@@roberthaigh3206 There must be plenty worse historical personages to suddenly discover is a distant cousin! 🐒
Wow your song is excellent^^
Good writing and singing^^
Thank you very much! Glad you like this song!
Back for another listen, Robert. I thought I'd commented before, but just in case, here goes. I like this song about your grandad very much, my friend. A wonderful listen.
Thank you, Robin! You are always a most welcome visitor to my music channel!
A beautiful song, I admire its inspiration.
Thank you, my friend! I'm glad you like this!