1.30 bbc radio4 - syncopating shuffle - about banjo playing!

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1.30 bbc radio4 - syncopating shuffle - about banjo playing!

Post: # 46959Post Martin »

heard the trailer, and thought of Muddy! :wink:
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probably should have kept quiet about it............ :?
The first quote was "what does a banjo player use as a contraceptive" - "their personality" :roll:
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Post: # 46994Post Muddypause »

I did hear part of that, but had a rather shortened lunch today, due to a little plumbing difficulty that I was experiencing at the time (which meant that I left a customer without any water).

What I heard was v. enjoyable.

I have though of getting a banjo, but:

1) I can't play the guitar propery
2) I can't play the ukulele properly
3) I can't play anything else properly, either
4) Banjos are naturally LOUD, and I would feel bad about the neighbours
5) Banjo players are viewed with a great deal of suspicion amoungst other musos. Not sure why - they're all meant to be a bit strange. A bit like drummers, too, I suppose.

My dad had a banjo, which his brother brought back from some foreign land. I guess this must have been during WWII, when tea was rationed, because apparently, when my dad tried to play it, it sounded a bit peculiar. Further investigation revealed that his brother had stuffed it full of tea.
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Post: # 47007Post Wombat »

Muddypause wrote: 5) Banjo players are viewed with a great deal of suspicion amoungst other musos. Not sure why - they're all meant to be a bit strange. A bit like drummers, too, I suppose..
My daughter is a drummer and follows the Sweeney penchant for being a bit strange so you're right, Stew! :mrgreen:

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Post: # 47638Post Muddypause »

How can you tell if the stage is level?

- The banjo player dribbles from both sides of his mouth.

What do you call a banjo player in a suit?

- The defendant.

What do you call an unmarried banjo player?

- Homeless.

Oh, dear; I've just been to a show of aging hippies, which included a banjo player, and a selection of banjo jokes.
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Post: # 47648Post wulf »

You know, I've also heard all of those jokes about drummers. And bass players. And pretty much any other type of musician.

Anyway, while we're on the subject, what's the definition of perfect pitch?




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