I live in Vermont in the US. That said, all ten of my thumbs up for the Beggarman. Even when fully loaded with ornamentation all the lilt and rhythm of the one is there. It breathes. It's like taking a drive through the hills and valleys here in Vermont. In Bluegrass it's as if you want to get across the flat of Texas as fast as you can. Also, the Irish way seems to be played to entertain the listener whereas Bluegrass wants to amaze the listener with ability.
Love the Jolly Beggarman! As someone who is still learning bluegrass banjo, yet enrolled in your patreon course, I love the bounce of the hornpipe! I love bluegrass, but there is just something special about the Irish tenor banjo. Thanks for all you do!
I love the ornamentation on this , especially the hammer on triplets , Keep the tunes coming Enda. I am a six string player and I try to convert the tunes into 6 sting Banjo which is not ideal. I wish I had bought a tenor banjo at the time , but having retired Its a great interest but I also like to play blues grass as well as Irish and Scottish music. This channel gives me inspiration, thanks for that Enda .🤩👍
I enjoyed your playing and analysis very much, Enda - thank you. I heard 'The Jolly Beggarman' as a song in English folk clubs in the 1960s. Always a bluegrass fan, I bought an LP released in 1969 by USA group The Bluegrass Alliance - and on it was 'Red Haired Boy', with an incredible guitarist by the name of Dan Crary playing a guitar solo (or 'break' as the Americans would say) on it. Here's a link, 'Red Haired Boy' is at 21:30 ruclips.net/video/tMR1KdIHInM/видео.html I had to learn it! As a point of interest, Tony Rice replaced Dan Crary in the Bluegrass Alliance when Dan left the group. It seems to me that the more staccato bluegrass picking style suits the guitar better because as an instrument it's less responsive to the plectrum, and has greater sustain. About three years ago, I had a go at playing the tenor banjo - but I never could get the hang of those beautiful Irish-style melody ornaments. I think that 50+ years of bluegrass flatpicking got in the way - but in closing, I think Red Haired Boy sounds best played at moderate speed. It's a lovely tune, and a shame to blast through it at speed.
For some reason I thought the jolly beggerman was the reel played after the tune on the planxty album called “the jolly beggar”. I guess the album just says “reel”. Wonder what that tune is.
Sam Bush puts noticeably more swing into it than Tony Rice does. It’s not as much as Irish style but he’s certainly not playing straight eighths (and the other guys land in between). As far as I can see, he’s also picking down-up pretty much relentlessly. Bill Keith swings it just about as much on a banjo (albeit not flat picking) here ruclips.net/video/ZxEFqKJj-fI/видео.html
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I live in Vermont in the US. That said, all ten of my thumbs up for the Beggarman. Even when fully loaded with ornamentation all the lilt and rhythm of the one is there. It breathes. It's like taking a drive through the hills and valleys here in Vermont. In Bluegrass it's as if you want to get across the flat of Texas as fast as you can. Also, the Irish way seems to be played to entertain the listener whereas Bluegrass wants to amaze the listener with ability.
Well said!!
Love the Jolly Beggarman! As someone who is still learning bluegrass banjo, yet enrolled in your patreon course, I love the bounce of the hornpipe!
I love bluegrass, but there is just something special about the Irish tenor banjo. Thanks for all you do!
I love the ornamentation on this , especially the hammer on triplets , Keep the tunes coming Enda. I am a six string player and I try to convert the tunes into 6 sting Banjo which is not ideal. I wish I had bought a tenor banjo at the time , but having retired Its a great interest but I also like to play blues grass as well as Irish and Scottish music. This channel gives me inspiration, thanks for that Enda .🤩👍
Loved this, Enda! So fascinating to see the comparisons between the two styles. Thanks for breaking this down!
I enjoyed your playing and analysis very much, Enda - thank you.
I heard 'The Jolly Beggarman' as a song in English folk clubs in the 1960s. Always a bluegrass fan, I bought an LP released in 1969 by USA group The Bluegrass Alliance - and on it was 'Red Haired Boy', with an incredible guitarist by the name of Dan Crary playing a guitar solo (or 'break' as the Americans would say) on it.
Here's a link, 'Red Haired Boy' is at 21:30
ruclips.net/video/tMR1KdIHInM/видео.html
I had to learn it!
As a point of interest, Tony Rice replaced Dan Crary in the Bluegrass Alliance when Dan left the group.
It seems to me that the more staccato bluegrass picking style suits the guitar better because as an instrument it's less responsive to the plectrum, and has greater sustain.
About three years ago, I had a go at playing the tenor banjo - but I never could get the hang of those beautiful Irish-style melody ornaments. I think that 50+ years of bluegrass flatpicking got in the way - but in closing, I think Red Haired Boy sounds best played at moderate speed. It's a lovely tune, and a shame to blast through it at speed.
For some reason I thought the jolly beggerman was the reel played after the tune on the planxty album called “the jolly beggar”.
I guess the album just says “reel”. Wonder what that tune is.
the Planxty song is a very different song melody. Fabulous of course. Not sure what the reel name is
@@IrishTenorBanjo lovely pun, that.
@@Ratstick58 dad humour is my forte 😝
Reel is "The wise maid"
Sam Bush puts noticeably more swing into it than Tony Rice does. It’s not as much as Irish style but he’s certainly not playing straight eighths (and the other guys land in between). As far as I can see, he’s also picking down-up pretty much relentlessly. Bill Keith swings it just about as much on a banjo (albeit not flat picking) here ruclips.net/video/ZxEFqKJj-fI/видео.html