92-year old banjo player blazes through a Jazz medley on his Vega plectrum.
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
- Nat Piccirilli is a 92-year old Rhode Island musician. He plays guitar, violin, mandolin and banjo. He's also an accomplished winemaker, gardner and golfer. Nat's been married to his wife Frances for over 66 years. He's played with Bob Hope and actor Jack Lemmon, to name just a few. He's played for President George Bush at his home in Maine and continues to play as a member of The Aristocats, entertaining Rhode Islanders for years. Nat is a Rhode Island treasure and we were thrilled to sit down and speak with him about his music.
He turned 100 this year April 2, 2020.
Thank you for making this awesome video of my grandfather! He's a fantastic person and truly talented. I hope to be as blessed as him in his love of life and his love of music.
sidereus7 He's your grandfather? You can really be proud of him. I hope I'll learn how to play a banjo like him one day too.
What is the MSU connection? I live near East Lansing and teach there. Thanks you for the video.
Chicago-tuning: DGBE, for those interested. Same as the geetar, without the E and A.
these guys were not always on time, but still spectacular.
I love this. Time machine back to a simpler time.
We stayed next door to your grandfather in Myrtle Beach..What an amazing man..You must be very proud...
Uncle Nat....one of a kind!!!!!!!
At 0:48 i spy with my little eye a pioneer sx-424 mini stereo reciever on the top shelf to the right, ahh yes, back when things were made to last. Not only was he a great musician, but knew good hifi gear as well.
what an inspiration. great film and what an honor to see him play that banjo.
bravo
Have a Vega Style N in excellent condition.....Time to dust it off and practice (am only 74, so there's time left...)
What a Inspiration to us all! Godspeed
Super performance!! Thank you for your service too!!
Wonderful job, Nat!
I love Italian Americans and Vega banjos, that make me happy, so I tell you: Yeaaaah, great youngster !!
A brilliant performance
Loved this! - Thank you. Very inspiring to this aging musician and artist. I might have to find some banjo
resonators to paint up!
Thank you for this this is so inspirational I hope I can play half that good when and if I get 92
Absolute Gems of Humanity
WONDERFUL, GO NAT GO
Fantastic musical performance !
magnificent!
Fantastic and you make it look like so much fun thanks for sharing that
makes me want to tune mine up again
Great ! I'm afraid I'll have to play the harp at that age...
An American treasure!
Uber inspirational!!
Lyfts your spirits, huh?
This man is the les paul of the banjo.
I know a magnificent 5 string player named Piccirilli.
Really enjoyed hearing you play. Fantastic. Do you play much five string banjo? I see a Vega Whyte Laydie five string leaning against the wall.
Kind of like Jed Clampett groving to Django!
Yeah!
I'm sad to state that he passed in February of 2021. You can find his obituary on Google.
WOW
Albama jubilee?
I live in Rhode Island. What would it take to meet this man?
This guy is now 100. I think?
Django on the banjo
Django Reinhardt was his favorite!! He would've been very flattered to hear that comparison.
Weird that he marked his 9th. Wonder if he marks his 10th on guitar to keep them consistent.
They don’t make things like that for the common man in America anymore
Bass player looks like Bernie Sanders.
what a great hairline
great video