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Post by brianr2 on Nov 13, 2023 21:17:43 GMT
This is not the sort of music I normally listen to but there is something special about these two young women, their musicianship and harmonies. The fretless banjo on one of the tracks is remarkable..
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Post by Matt Milton on Nov 14, 2023 10:40:28 GMT
Nora Brown's solo albums are phenomenal too. She recorded her first album at 14 which is ridiculous, given how mature it sounds.
I saw the duo live in London, twas great.
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Post by martinrowe on Nov 14, 2023 19:50:24 GMT
Thanks for that. The melody to Copper Kettle has always got me, ever since hearing it on Self Portrait.
Class shows doesn't it.
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Post by brianr2 on Nov 15, 2023 14:09:37 GMT
Nora Brown's solo albums are phenomenal too. She recorded her first album at 14 which is ridiculous, given how mature it sounds. I saw the duo live in London, twas great. I have obsessively listened to her on YouTube over the past few days and have become more and more impressed. I have developed a real liking for her music and shall be buying some of her albums. I am also seriously considering - and don’t tell Martin - getting a banjo for myself. I shall never be even a small fraction of the musician she is but am genuinely excited by the prospect of exploring a whole new sonic world. Brian |
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Post by ocarolan on Nov 15, 2023 16:30:33 GMT
.............................. I am also seriously considering - and don’t tell Martin - getting a banjo for myself.................... Brian  |
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Post by Matt Milton on Nov 15, 2023 17:26:17 GMT
Her playing is wonderful, but what's especially nice is that she plays in a way that mere mortals can aspire to. She's not like Bela Fleck, say, or Chris Thile on the mandolin.
The only other contemporary banjo player that I can think of who is comparable to her is Mary Z Cox, whose 'Florida Banjo' and 'Secret Life of Banjo' albums I would recommend.
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Post by brianr2 on Nov 15, 2023 20:56:24 GMT
Her playing is wonderful, but what's especially nice is that she plays in a way that mere mortals can aspire to. She's not like Bela Fleck, say, or Chris Thile on the mandolin. The only other contemporary banjo player that I can think of who is comparable to her is Mary Z Cox, whose 'Florida Banjo' and 'Secret Life of Banjo' albums I would recommend. Thanks. Notwithstanding Keith’s Braverman-like intolerance, I shall follow-up on this helpful lead as part of my continuing banjo education. Brian |
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Post by brianr2 on Nov 17, 2023 16:32:10 GMT
Having binge-listened Norah Brown’s albums I am now truly hooked. My problem with the banjo hitherto was its stridency. Norah’s sound has a mellowness I really like. As a result I may or may not have spent half a day in a specialist banjo shop, trying out several open back instruments. I also may not or may have left empty handed. Bearing in mind ocarolan’s sensibilities and the need not to get Martin over-excited, I won’t say any more for now. Brian |
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Post by Martin on Nov 17, 2023 16:36:24 GMT
Having binge-listened Norah Brown’s albums I am now truly hooked. My problem with the banjo hitherto was its stridency. Norah’s sound has a mellowness I really like. As a result I may or may not have spent half a day in a specialist banjo shop, trying out several open back instruments. I also may not or may have left empty handed. Bearing in mind ocarolan ’s sensibilities and the need not to get Martin over-excited, I won’t say any more for now. Brian  |
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Post by Martin on Nov 17, 2023 16:37:32 GMT
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Post by brianr2 on Nov 17, 2023 17:45:33 GMT
There is truly no deliverance…. |
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Post by scorpiodog on Nov 18, 2023 11:04:31 GMT
There is truly no deliverance…. Squeal like a pig if you must, but your cries won't be heard above the music of the b***o! |
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Post by borborygmus on Nov 18, 2023 12:36:27 GMT
Nora Brown's solo albums are phenomenal too. She recorded her first album at 14 which is ridiculous, given how mature it sounds. I saw the duo live in London, twas great. I have obsessively listened to her on YouTube over the past few days and have become more and more impressed. I have developed a real liking for her music and shall be buying some of her albums. I feel your pain... |
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Post by brianr2 on Nov 18, 2023 13:11:42 GMT
I have obsessively listened to her on YouTube over the past few days and have become more and more impressed. I have developed a real liking for her music and shall be buying some of her albums. I feel your pain... As someone in Star Trek should have said: “it’s banjo Jim but not as we know it”. Simply magical. |
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Post by fatfingerjohn on Nov 18, 2023 13:56:28 GMT
Visually a 1,000% improvement on Martin; but a banjo is still a banjo.  |
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