1880  Golden Age  Buckbee  banjo
Channel: Banjo Stories
Date: 2019-11-30

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Talking he re about the design and cultural significance of the 1880 Buckbee banjo.
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I see this banjo as a key that opens a door to the feeling and awareness of a very golden time 1880-1896.  While France was having its Belle Époque,  a similar Golden Age was happening here.... our Belle Époque . 
I have posted all my videos on my "Videos by Banjo Stories" YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/channel/UChuuqnkYm49sYGJuTkEgkYA/videos?view_as=subscriber 
I 'm now learning to accompany the entire Act 1 finale ( by Ivan Caryll )  from the "Little Christopher Columbus" show (1893-1896). It may be the most wonderful music to play on 
the Buckbee banjo... It's multifaceted, complex, simple, romantic, sweet and very Parisian. 
One part makes you think of tipsy Charlie Chaplin. It has the two cancan sections I used in my "Trip to Gay Paree"  video. One cancan part is near the start the other sparkles near the end... When the full finale is played as composed
it is extremely magical; you feel like you're drinking wine in a Parisian cabaret in the 1890's.
Hopefully a causal relaxed workshop  jam version of it with a midi track will be posted here 
soon.
Enjoy and feel free  to email if you have questions 
or wish to discuss music / culture.        Len@TheresaVaughn.com 

Kindest regards,
     Len