RE: Klezmer 5-string Banjo

[Julian Siegel <jsiegel...>]

Sorry to disappoint you, Dick, but what you hear is indeed a shameless emulation of a banjo using the Midi accordion. But thanks for the compliment, anyway.

Best regards.

At 02:35 PM 11/01/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Have a listen to "Gib Mir A Heym" (Home on the Range in Yiddish) by
>Tsimmes on their "Sweet and Hot" album. There's some really nice 5
>string banjo on that cut (or are you making magic again or your
>midi-accordion, Julian?) Go to
>http://www2.portal.ca/~jsiegel/tzimmes.html
>
>
>Dick Rosenberg
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From:	Peter Rushefsky [SMTP:rushefsky_p (at) healthcareplan(dot)com]
>>Sent:	Monday, January 11, 1999 1:54 PM
>>To:	World music from a Jewish slant.
>>Subject:	Klezmer 5-string Banjo
>>
>>Along the lines of this Klezmer/Bluegrass fusion discussion I'm trying
>>to create an inventory of klezmer recordings, other klezmer materials
>>that feature 5-string banjo.  Here's a first shot from the top of my
>>head, will work on formalizing structure.  You'll notice it's a fairly
>>short list.  If anyone (Henry?, Wendy?, Andy?) knows of any other
>>sources, would love to know them.
>> 
>>The Klezmer 5-String Banjo Source List
>>
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