Don Stover and Stephen Wade are "banjo spirits" who explore the roots of the banjo and its allure, and reveal why they devoted their lives to playing it.
dunno if you guys cares but if you guys are stoned like me during the covid times then you can watch all of the new movies on instaflixxer. Been watching with my brother for the last few days xD
Banjos had the short string even back in Africa They normally had one short string and two or three long strings and these strings were made of animal Gut one guy in banjo history Mr Rector valued his banjo and his string more than food and clothing
What a beautiful documentary of a of beautiful instrument. I was struck by the magic of the banjo and it's 'plucky' sound as I put it from an early age. Wheather it be open-back, resonator, finger-picking or frailing it brings an extra dimension to music.
This exact banjo don is playing is still sitting in the same case with the eagle on it. I knew id seen it somewhere. My grandma, his sister, held onto it after he passed and i remember seeing that eagle on the case
Yup, it's a damn shame that a blackface minstrel performer gets credit for any of the innovations of the banjo. The fact is that banjos with short strings have been there from the start.
@@scotty2tone Yep I afraid that's always the way. The black man comes up with a great idea and the white man copy's or steals his idea and gets the credit.
Exactly. I love this film, but I am kind of surprised they even left that in, considering that after Mr Stover said that, they proceed to immediately show banjos with 5th strings that easily pre-date the reference.
This video was made with love and stars people who love the banjo, but bear in mind that there are a number of historical errors and wishful thinking. For example Stover says the earliest banjos had four strings and no fifth string, but the earliest known banjo in the western hemisphere dates to about 1770 in Surinam, and while it did have only four strings, one was a short string and three long ones. A painting from around 1785 from South Carolina shows something similar. There are many other errors. Good movie, but don’t use it as an accurate source.
You know the universe is a little bit like the human hand. For example you have, growman's center right here, and then you have undiscovered worlds, and uh sector 8, and up here you have tittleman's crest. So you can kinda picture that its a little bit like a leaf or a....its not a bowl.
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Don Stover, Great Man. Great Banjo Player. Great Singer. I miss him and his music.
dunno if you guys cares but if you guys are stoned like me during the covid times then you can watch all of the new movies on instaflixxer. Been watching with my brother for the last few days xD
@Dariel Thaddeus Definitely, have been watching on Instaflixxer for years myself =)
@@darielthaddeus9739 Sounds good to me, what's on the channel or app. cheers
"Just pick it up and start picking. It's good therapy!" Among many reasons why we loved Don.
Great frailing by Mr. Stover. RIP.
Banjos had the short string even back in Africa They normally had one short string and two or three long strings and these strings were made of animal Gut one guy in banjo history Mr Rector valued his banjo and his string more than food and clothing
What a beautiful documentary of a of beautiful instrument. I was struck by the magic of the banjo and it's 'plucky' sound as I put it from an early age. Wheather it be open-back, resonator, finger-picking or frailing it brings an extra dimension to music.
This exact banjo don is playing is still sitting in the same case with the eagle on it. I knew id seen it somewhere. My grandma, his sister, held onto it after he passed and i remember seeing that eagle on the case
needs more Stover
I lost track of this a year ago and been looking for it since. I was thrilled to find it again. I wonder where that banjo is now.
Willed to his children, who still have it.
My great uncle
Me too! Which of Don's brothers and sisters are you closest kin to?
Coal fields of West Virginia. LINCOLN COUNTY
As far as I know, there is evidence, current and historical, that the fifth upper drone string has been there since at least the 17th Century.
Yup, it's a damn shame that a blackface minstrel performer gets credit for any of the innovations of the banjo. The fact is that banjos with short strings have been there from the start.
@@scotty2tone Yep I afraid that's always the way. The black man comes up with a great idea and the white man copy's or steals his idea and gets the credit.
Exactly. I love this film, but I am kind of surprised they even left that in, considering that after Mr Stover said that, they proceed to immediately show banjos with 5th strings that easily pre-date the reference.
Did the song at around 16;54 get recorded? If so name of song and on what album?
I don't no, but it sounds sort of Stanley Bros like I rekean. Idk
This video was made with love and stars people who love the banjo, but bear in mind that there are a number of historical errors and wishful thinking. For example Stover says the earliest banjos had four strings and no fifth string, but the earliest known banjo in the western hemisphere dates to about 1770 in Surinam, and while it did have only four strings, one was a short string and three long ones. A painting from around 1785 from South Carolina shows something similar. There are many other errors. Good movie, but don’t use it as an accurate source.
wow 👍👌🖖✌
You know the universe is a little bit like the human hand. For example you have, growman's center right here, and then you have undiscovered worlds, and uh sector 8, and up here you have tittleman's crest. So you can kinda picture that its a little bit like a leaf or a....its not a bowl.
Where I this Banjo 🪕 Museum????
No, stayed in his family. Smithsonian wanted it, but with the family, as it should be.
don't give anything to the Smithsonian, things just seem to disappear@@patrickjeck2989