December Tune part 2

I've been wasting the time I was supposed to use to get ready for the holidays working out a B part for this tune. I'm off on a snowy journey to Cornwall tomorrow so - Merry Christmas!

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Spotify

Just got myself signed up for a spotify account - brilliant.
Streams music straight to the PC no need for those old mp3s no more!
Couple of snags - no Zep, no Beatles and a few others, but loads of old time, banjo and the kinds of sh*te that usually clogs up my machine.
 Only problem is you can't take it with you, but if you've got one if those I-phone thingys you can.
You can get it for free if you don't mind the adds but I'm giving the £4.99 subscription a go.
anyone else tried it?

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December Tune

It's been a real frosty, snowy December in Yorkshire, being snow bound has it advantages. This is a Little tune that popped out recently. I was playing around with the capo and placed it on the second fret but instead of retuning the fifth string to A I tuned it down to E to match the first string. It gives a less strident sound. I don't know if its a traditional tuning but I think I'll use it more often.

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Done Properly...

This Land is Your Land

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There Ain't Half Been Some Clever... Banjoists

The full version of this film was on Tangier Sound the other day and this is the standout moment from a brilliant short film about cycling, ice cream and folk music.

Guilty Pleasures

I've always been a bit pooh-pooey about classical music with all its high brow connotations. But the other day while having a furtive browse of a few classical sites I came across this one, and after a few moments I got over my prejudice and downloaded some content.

And I'm not ashamed to say 'This week I have mostly been listening to Beethoven and Bach and loving it.'

So if you've ever fancied a bit of the other, here's a good place to start http://www.getintoclassical.com/ 

O Susanna

Some song are just made for banjo!

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