tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post8045202417567228101..comments2024-02-05T00:16:13.698-05:00Comments on Banjo52: Eddy Davis & Conal Fowkes: Dated or Timeless?Banjo52http://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-19341609264965786542010-02-22T20:19:17.116-05:002010-02-22T20:19:17.116-05:00I spent the weekend listening to a banjo driven CD...I spent the weekend listening to a banjo driven CD - among others - and it was more mountain folk than this ragtime take so I have to step back a little. Which is hard to do after listening to Roseanne Cash sing "The Winding Stream". I can't get past that to this but I like the musicianship.PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12059415005282675289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-6050501483991779502010-02-22T14:31:42.174-05:002010-02-22T14:31:42.174-05:00I grew up listening to TENOR banjo, so this one pr...I grew up listening to TENOR banjo, so this one pretty much scratches me where I itch. I might even dare tickle the one my granddad left me some Saturday night if I know you're coming. I assume Eddy Peabody is old news to a man of your background and sensibilities. Like Davis, he's more out of that Tin Pan Alley tradition than the bluegrass thing. Take a look:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sKTqbqoRbkGothpunkunclenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-53447245251095285532010-02-22T14:04:26.593-05:002010-02-22T14:04:26.593-05:00AH, from what I recall of the selections on YouTub...AH, from what I recall of the selections on YouTube, I'd agree it's hit or miss, but there were a few I liked--and I do admire the skill.<br /><br />I saw "The Reader" when it was in theaters, but I'm pretty sure it was before I was doing reviews here. If memory serves, I thought it was superb.Banjo52https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-88802491894377707292010-02-22T10:19:25.911-05:002010-02-22T10:19:25.911-05:00He's kind of darling, isn't he? I don'...He's kind of darling, isn't he? I don't think I could listen to a whole CD of this, but enjoyed the tune.<br /><br />Banjo, I seem to recall you once reviewed The Reader. If so, where. I'd like to chime in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com