If you’d like, you can download an MP3 of this week’s music here:
You may copy or reuse this music free of charge under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
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If you’d like, you can download an MP3 of this week’s music here:
You may copy or reuse this music free of charge under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
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The “woody” tone of the banjo on this tune is created by attaching a pair of clothespins to the instrument’s bridge. The additional mass absorbs many of the higher-frequency vibrations, which would otherwise be transmitted to (and effectively amplified by) the head.
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This is the last track from my solo banjo CD. The title comes from a short story by Hans Christian Andersen.
An English translation of the story:
http://www.portitude.org/literature/andersen/ft-snail_and_the_rosebush.php
A Danish animated adaptation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRwQx5B4d2U
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Dedicated to the many clever, courageous, and cunning tailors of Grimm’s Fairy Tales. This is track 6 on my new CD.
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Tagged alternate tuning, banjo, benji flaming, contemplative, instrumental, mellow, new age, solo, Solo banjo, video
My solo banjo CD (or individual tracks) can now be purchased via electronic download from DigStation. The downloads are normal MP3s – unencumbered by any silly DRM.
You can also buy the disc locally in Minneapolis at the Homestead Pickin’ Parlor, located near the intersection of 66th & Penn.
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…and so has open source media production! After many strange and wondrous adventures, my solo banjo CD is finally available. I’m very pleased to say that all production work was done with free and open source tools under a free and open source operating system. This included recording, editing, mixing, mastering, photo retouching/editing and color correction, album layout/artwork, the editing of the liner notes, and all the other fiddly bits that I’ve forgotten about. I did manually convert the final result into a CorelDRAW file, simply so that I could ensure that the duplication company had a file which would accurately reflect my design in their own working environment, but this was done after the creative part of the process was already completed. The end-result is now available for $15.
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After roughly a decade of empty threats, my solo banjo CD is now officially “available”. The disc contains 12 original solo banjo compositions, clocking in at 32 minutes and 54 seconds. Thanks so much for your patience! 
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Tagged alternate tuning, banjo, benji flaming, CD, contemplative, instrumental, mellow, new age, Solo banjo