"Last Chance" - Clawhammer Banjo - Ft. Sophie Mae Wellington скачать в хорошем качестве

"Last Chance" - Clawhammer Banjo - Ft. Sophie Mae Wellington

My friend Sophie came down for a short visit here in Floyd, Virginia, we spent our evening walking into the woods to film several videos together. Here's a tune that we like which comes from the playing of banjo master Hobart Smith (1897 - 1965) of Smyth County, Virginia. Tuning is fCFCD Sophie is an accomplished musician/dancer not only in flatfooting, but she is also a skilled guitarist, singer and an astounding fiddler. Here's a link to her website where you can read Sophie's bio https://www.sophiewellington.com Hobart Smith was born near Saltville, Virginia, and was the oldest of eight children. His parents, Alexander and Louvine Smith, both played the banjo, and Hobart's grandparents were fiddlers too, His parents bought him his first banjo when he was just 7 years old. Hobart recalled his family staying up late at night singing hymns and ballads around the fireplace in their home just outside Saltville, He believed that the ballad-singing tradition in his family dated back at least seven generations to when the Smiths immigrated from England. In 1911, an African-American fiddle player named Jim Spencer began lodging at the Smith house, during his stay, he taught Hobart how to play the fiddle. Hobart was so impressed with the African-American style the him and his cousin, John Galliher, would sneak over to the segregated side of Saltville to hear black musicians. In later interviews, both claimed to have heard an itinerant guitarist named "Blind Lemon Jefferson", who inspired Smith to purchase and learn to play the guitar. Around the same time, a neighbor of Smith's named John Greer taught Smith a "double-noting" banjo style he had learned from African-American musicians, which Smith later used to complement the "overhand" style taught to him by his father. Here's a link to hear Hobart Smith play this tune    • Last Chance   #clawhammer #banjo #dancing #oldtimemusic #folkmusic #folklore #hobartsmith #virginia