Blind Boy Paxton: No More the Moon Shines On Lorena @ The Ark
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- Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton performs at The Ark in Ann Arbor, Michigan on Saturday, August 11, 2018. The concert was part of a CD release party for the River Raisin Ragtime Revue and Daniel Washington (bass-baritone). Video by David Schall Acoustic.
Some of the best people and most talented musicians hardly get recognized, Blind Boy Paxton could unite a country with his amazing humorous personality.😂
"It doesn't make you feel better, it makes you understand"
That's a great quote. I'm gonna use that when people ask me why I listen to so much depressing music.
"oo look at me, I'm so wise and mysterious"
Better I bully you on the internet now about it before someone bullies you in real life. Nerd.
The unbroken attention of the musicians around him says it all
yup... he is a tremendous teacher 👏
When he takes it away and the musician behind him shakes his head in awe
I did the same thing
Cried a lil too
@@supersquigsafy I had the same reaction. Watching him capture the emotions of the other musicians was beautiful.
Indeed!
TRUTH be known.
He sounds like he has an entire band playing with him. Unreal. I can't stop listening to this.
Yes. And every little while that banjo roars with the voices of millions.
you know it@@FasterFaster196
In Ireland, we call this tune the leg of the duck jig ☘️ Love your music
Such a deep connection between the Scots Irish and the music of the black south.
Another name for this jig might be "Domhnall Na Greine" or "Daniel of the Sun".
Fantastic tune the irish and the African cultures had many ties people oppressed for hundreds of years by colonial powers music was a great outlet that's why it flourished
This song holds so much pain and truth. I can't even imaging living in those times of slavery. God bless every soul who faced such horrible fates 🙏
Yes it’s tangible. Play it for all who suffer Blind Boy. Play it today for us Ukrainians.
no fucking way you're a real human comparing 400 years of slavery to a 2 year conflict@@garymelnyk7910
Those first words made me cry. “It’s not to make you feel better, it’s to make you understand.”
Wow this is one of the best performances I’ve ever witnessed.
Agreed
Absolutely, I second that.
For real, it has everything. It's so haunting to see such a unique period-correct instrument, being played so flawlessly. It's like something has lived on from 1848 until now, Lorena never died, and Jerron is right, the luthier is also still alive!
Blind boy paxton is a channel from the past to the present. His mannerisms, voice, sound, look, and his mind reveal the truth of that. He's what we need right now in music history. He has to be known. This is probably my favorite song I've seen him perform.
This is amazing, song heartbreaking, but his playing is jaw dropping
Brilliant. How come I've never heard of him before? Just found this by accident.
The rhythm and punch of the playing is just great. The lyrics are devastating.
“I put ginger in my black coffee”?! Oh my…!❤️
How does this not have mill views?
Awesome
@@LordBaca more than not likely. More like not enough people of all colors not sharing this video nor talking about it idiot.
I'm glad it doesn't. Let this be a hidden gem for those trying to find themselves.
Every time I watch Jerron I feel blessed that he played at my house a bunch of times.
Huhhh that’s so cool
weird flex but still very cool
This performance brought tears to my eyes truly an inspiring man.
Thank you American Black musicians for the banjo!!!!!
As well as the American Scott-Irish!!! Such a beautiful blend of cultures
@@Greencheez-y yes!!!
You're welcome!
@@Greencheez-y Irish didn't have a part in the banjo
@@Greencheez-y The irish didn't make the banjo
Such a national treasure....
Paxton plays and sings beautifully, and he has the real gift of the gab.
Not only is this beautiful, but you can tell when you meet this man, you meet his spirit. Basically all I can say is, Beautiful.
Musical genius from another era ... simply some of the finest music you’ll ever hear.
that was one of the most incredible recordings I have ever seen of a single musician. beautiful, and astounding how he sounded like a whole band with just that banjo and his voice.
Feel it in the depth of my Irish soul...amazing player
His musicianship is astonishing. I was privileged to see him in Sellersville last year. He is a treasure.
He was in PA?
@@benjaminwhite8145 Yes -at the Sellersville Theater, with Jontavious Willis. What a great experience! My date and I sat right in front. It was the last concert I attended before the pandemic.
@@ravincraven interesting I didnt know about it. I live right down the road. Small world.
@@benjaminwhite8145 Keep you eye on that theater. They will have some good blues players coming through in the future.
Its incredibly rare to come across an original artist like him
Charisma radiates off this man in waves!!!💙💙💙
I weep every time I listen to this. So joyfully, devastatingly beautiful.
Mesmerized by this performance! The jig is known in Ireland as Bacach Shile Andai, written around the 1790s
Might be the best music I’ve ever heard.
It’s beautiful seeing his body twitch to the beat... true passion is being shown ladies and gentlemen
wow the percussiveness of his strumming almost sounds like theres a bodhran jamming along side
I saw this for the first time three years ago and it’s still so inspiring.
The way he switches from west African phrasing to Irish in the song’s intro is like looking at one of those pictures where there’s an image in both negative and positive fields. Not sure if he wrote the intro or not but holy shit that’s genius.
Jerron is truly a treasure.
Dude's amazing. So glad I was able to make it to this show
If you have been lucky enough to see him play live, you won't soon forget. I got to see him play and hang with him and watch him jam offstage with other musicians at a small festival in WVa a few years ago that my band was playing at. Might have been the year this video was made. He is a national treasure and I feel lucky to have met and photographed him.
I could listen to him both play and talk for hours.
This is absolutely sacred. I love what I heard. What pain, what music making…
Fantastic attention to his chore. And so fine his chore comes through as art. Deep and complex. Thank you.
Outstanding musicianship! Nothing like it on the tube!!!
This song was recorded by Carter Stanley and the Stanley Brothers years ago, I have always enjoyed it. This man takes it to another level and it is the best!!
An absolute American treasure!
Thank you so much Mr. Paxton. In a world that is looking for meaning, you are giving understanding. I also appreciate your Choctaw / Irish story!
That song is a grand opera in three stanzas.
Respect to that intro 100% and to some history in a song
This is beautiful music, and a very fine performance.
That banjo has an unbeliavable sound. And his clawhammer is first time I see it done like this.
This also proves that banjo can make very different sounds.
THIS^^^^^ is one of the greatest things I've ever had the privilege of seeing... Thank you for sharing your music so much
I've watched this maybe 8 or more times the last day and a half the first time i heard this
This transforms how I view Irish music.
Dont remeber the last time I listened to lyrics so intently... And the banjo playing? whew! Fire! 🔥
I have the youtuber's typical short attention span, but I was riveted to this. Magnificent!
I'm floored. Came here cuz of Clifton Hicks and a guest Blaine.
Beautiful, and, tragic. The emotion is tangible.
WOW!!! Absolutely unreal, what an incredible performance! Gave me goosebumps the whole way through
So blessed to hear this.. and understand playing the blues is meditation.
Mr Paxton is a gift from heaven ! We delighted seeing and hearing him in person .
Hey some one read this to this incredible person!! Your talent was a gift from god and it fits you well!!!!
Magical. Blues are about hard times but they make us feel better. . . what?. . . . . .black magic !
Almost 200 year old song and sounds great still in today's time
I’m speechless!
This is definitely a top 5 live performance for me
song about brought me to tears
Absolutely brings that song to life. Impressive skill.
I can't make others understand it.... They have to listen to feel the emotion behind the song.
One of my favorite tunes and I just LOVE him!!!
I really like this guy. And what a player!
I just learned about James Hartel banjos yesterday, and I'm suddenly seeing them everywhere. Thanks, algorithms.
VERY EXCELLENT ! THANK YOU !
Thank You Paxton, great art. Donald Fransson, Sweden.
Never heard anything like this. Weird and Wonderful.
Wow ! That kicked some serious ass !!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Music Has Always been about a stories of peoples lives, ever since the first drum or musical instrument of any kind in any part and all parts of the whole wide world 🌎🌍🌎🌍🌎🌍🌎 😊😊😊
Thank you Mr. Paxton.
How in the hell could you play anything after he left the stage. I think i would plainly refuse.
Just found this one. Holy cow. Fan now!
chills! incredible playing, moving song... wow!
Wow, what a performance!
Love this guy. It's amazing
fantastic recording
This is maybe the saddest thing with the happiest melody I’ve ever heard 😢 he delivers it so well.
Wow, that was a master class if ever 🔥
Truly amazing. 👏
Man I play old time, clawhammer, overhand, up pickin and have a decent amount of banjo experience in different styles and I'm still staring at this dumbfounded. It looks like he's using a sort of flamenco type rasqueado to get that incredible percussion during the bridge?
I think it's less about technique and more about the dynamic capabilities of a fretless acoustic instrument. I have heard koboz(transylvanian fretless lute played with a plectrum) make some very similar sounds when multiple strings are hit with a bit of oompf.
It's a combo of straight clawhammer, drob thumb, up picking, and what you describe as a flamenco style seems to be a big brush stroke with all the fingers, either up or down strokes depending on how he feels like doing it. He's incredible.
the old minstrel techniques had a of this sort of thing
Lovely performance. It was a great honour spending few minutes with you today.
Man! That was beautiful!
This guy is a national treasure
Song starts at around 3:30 into video.
hes so amazing one day i hope to be half as good as him
An absolute virtuoso...
A national treasure
That was beautiful. Right on good brother
Excellent vibe.
The banjo instrumenttation at the beginning reminds me of some of the music that comes out of the Bwiti ceremonies of the Mitsgho people in Gabon.
Never knew banjo came outta africa.. originally a jar with bands stretched over it and played by pushing in the bands inside the jar and more percussive.. called banjar until developed with adding a stick from a gourde and stretching goat and lamb intestine and stomach as the bands. Eventually incorporating the djembe as the resonant head of the more widely visualized banjo..
Outstanding!
Woah so good !
😢❤, as a descendant of slaves, this hits me in the heart
Great music. Wish I was there.
God damn! That's a sad song.
protest in a story through music especially now