Blind Boy Paxton: No More the Moon Shines On Lorena @ The Ark
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- Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton performs at The Ark in Ann Arbor, Michigan on Saturday, August 11, 2018. The concert was part of a CD release party for the River Raisin Ragtime Revue and Daniel Washington (bass-baritone). Video by David Schall Acoustic.
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"It doesn't make you feel better, it makes you understand"
That's a great quote. I'm gonna use that when people ask me why I listen to so much depressing music.
"oo look at me, I'm so wise and mysterious"
Better I bully you on the internet now about it before someone bullies you in real life. Nerd.
He sounds like he has an entire band playing with him. Unreal. I can't stop listening to this.
Yes. And every little while that banjo roars with the voices of millions.
you know it@@FasterFaster196
The unbroken attention of the musicians around him says it all
yup... he is a tremendous teacher 👏
When he takes it away and the musician behind him shakes his head in awe
I did the same thing
Cried a lil too
@@supersquigsafy I had the same reaction. Watching him capture the emotions of the other musicians was beautiful.
Indeed!
TRUTH be known.
In Ireland, we call this tune the leg of the duck jig ☘️ Love your music
Such a deep connection between the Scots Irish and the music of the black south.
Another name for this jig might be "Domhnall Na Greine" or "Daniel of the Sun".
This song holds so much pain and truth. I can't even imaging living in those times of slavery. God bless every soul who faced such horrible fates 🙏
Yes it’s tangible. Play it for all who suffer Blind Boy. Play it today for us Ukrainians.
no fucking way you're a real human comparing 400 years of slavery to a 2 year conflict@@garymelnyk7910
The rhythm and punch of the playing is just great. The lyrics are devastating.
Fantastic tune the irish and the African cultures had many ties people oppressed for hundreds of years by colonial powers music was a great outlet that's why it flourished
Blind boy paxton is a channel from the past to the present. His mannerisms, voice, sound, look, and his mind reveal the truth of that. He's what we need right now in music history. He has to be known. This is probably my favorite song I've seen him perform.
How does this not have mill views?
Awesome
@@LordBaca more than not likely. More like not enough people of all colors not sharing this video nor talking about it idiot.
I'm glad it doesn't. Let this be a hidden gem for those trying to find themselves.
Not only is this beautiful, but you can tell when you meet this man, you meet his spirit. Basically all I can say is, Beautiful.
Wow this is one of the best performances I’ve ever witnessed.
Agreed
Absolutely, I second that.
For real, it has everything. It's so haunting to see such a unique period-correct instrument, being played so flawlessly. It's like something has lived on from 1848 until now, Lorena never died, and Jerron is right, the luthier is also still alive!
This performance brought tears to my eyes truly an inspiring man.
Those first words made me cry. “It’s not to make you feel better, it’s to make you understand.”
Its incredibly rare to come across an original artist like him
This transforms how I view Irish music.
A masterpiece
Feel it in the depth of my Irish soul...amazing player
Musical genius from another era ... simply some of the finest music you’ll ever hear.
How in the hell could you play anything after he left the stage. I think i would plainly refuse.
It’s beautiful seeing his body twitch to the beat... true passion is being shown ladies and gentlemen
Brilliant. How come I've never heard of him before? Just found this by accident.
Just thinking the same thing ,how did he escape my attention until now.
“I put ginger in my black coffee”?! Oh my…!❤️
wow the percussiveness of his strumming almost sounds like theres a bodhran jamming along side
I saw this for the first time three years ago and it’s still so inspiring.
The way he switches from west African phrasing to Irish in the song’s intro is like looking at one of those pictures where there’s an image in both negative and positive fields. Not sure if he wrote the intro or not but holy shit that’s genius.
Jerron is truly a treasure.
Every time I watch Jerron I feel blessed that he played at my house a bunch of times.
Huhhh that’s so cool
weird flex but still very cool
I have the youtuber's typical short attention span, but I was riveted to this. Magnificent!
So blessed to hear this.. and understand playing the blues is meditation.
that was one of the most incredible recordings I have ever seen of a single musician. beautiful, and astounding how he sounded like a whole band with just that banjo and his voice.
Absolutely brings that song to life. Impressive skill.
Man I play old time, clawhammer, overhand, up pickin and have a decent amount of banjo experience in different styles and I'm still staring at this dumbfounded. It looks like he's using a sort of flamenco type rasqueado to get that incredible percussion during the bridge?
I think it's less about technique and more about the dynamic capabilities of a fretless acoustic instrument. I have heard koboz(transylvanian fretless lute played with a plectrum) make some very similar sounds when multiple strings are hit with a bit of oompf.
It's a combo of straight clawhammer, drob thumb, up picking, and what you describe as a flamenco style seems to be a big brush stroke with all the fingers, either up or down strokes depending on how he feels like doing it. He's incredible.
the old minstrel techniques had a of this sort of thing
No More The Moon Shines On Lorena
Way down upon the old plantation
Old Massey used to own me as a slave
He had a yeller gal he called Lorena
And we courted where the wild bananas waved
For long years there we courted
And we were as happy as one
And my hard work for did Massey
And the happiness of life had just begun
No more the moon shines on Lorena
As we’d sit and watch the coons among the corn
And the possums laying on the wild bananas
And the old owl a hootin like a horn
One day I called to see my dear Lorena
I thought she would meet me at the gate
But they took her away to old Virginy
And left me to mourn for her fate
For years I have longed to see her
And the thoughts of her was ever in my head
One day Massey read me a letter
Telling me the Lorena she was dead
But I know that her soul has gone to heaven
And there she is ever free from pain
And to her a brighter crown is given
And no more she will wear the darkie’s chain
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That banjo has an unbeliavable sound. And his clawhammer is first time I see it done like this.
This also proves that banjo can make very different sounds.
Some of the best people and most talented musicians hardly get recognized, Blind Boy Paxton could unite a country with his amazing humorous personality.😂
Dude's amazing. So glad I was able to make it to this show
An absolute American treasure!
Never heard anything like this. Weird and Wonderful.
Mesmerized by this performance! The jig is known in Ireland as Bacach Shile Andai, written around the 1790s
One of my favorite tunes and I just LOVE him!!!
I'm floored. Came here cuz of Clifton Hicks and a guest Blaine.
Thank you American Black musicians for the banjo!!!!!
As well as the American Scott-Irish!!! Such a beautiful blend of cultures
@@Greencheez-y yes!!!
You're welcome!
@@Greencheez-y Irish didn't have a part in the banjo
@@Greencheez-y The irish didn't make the banjo
I could listen to him both play and talk for hours.
Paxton plays and sings beautifully, and he has the real gift of the gab.
The best way to convey the spirit of that time through song!!!
This song was recorded by Carter Stanley and the Stanley Brothers years ago, I have always enjoyed it. This man takes it to another level and it is the best!!
Outstanding!
I've watched this maybe 8 or more times the last day and a half the first time i heard this
hes so amazing one day i hope to be half as good as him
Wow.
This is beautiful music, and a very fine performance.
My mind is blown
Fantastic attention to his chore. And so fine his chore comes through as art. Deep and complex. Thank you.
Woah so good !
😢❤, as a descendant of slaves, this hits me in the heart
Perfection 👌🏽
Wow, just wow
Song starts at around 3:30 into video.
Having the love of your life sold away and there's nothing you can do to stop it. Man, that's rough. Whether the lyrics are made up or not, this stuff happened to real people and the memory lives on in songs like this
This is amazing, song heartbreaking, but his playing is jaw dropping
Hurrah for the man and for his music! Somebody knows where it is that you can find such a banjo? Frettless minstrel?
Yeah he’s said in other videos it’s just a basic minstrel with nylgut strings he’s had for many years.
He hadn’t played a note and still got a like outta me
Never knew banjo came outta africa.. originally a jar with bands stretched over it and played by pushing in the bands inside the jar and more percussive.. called banjar until developed with adding a stick from a gourde and stretching goat and lamb intestine and stomach as the bands. Eventually incorporating the djembe as the resonant head of the more widely visualized banjo..
No longer will she ever wear these chain's,
Little meanness 😂 ain't he😂❤
An absolute virtuoso...
Charisma radiates off this man in waves!!!💙💙💙
Beautiful, and, tragic. The emotion is tangible.
Hey some one read this to this incredible person!! Your talent was a gift from god and it fits you well!!!!
Great Performer
Amazing! That's why I prefer a banjo to a guitar...
Think about emotion and you'll prefer neither ;)
What does this mean? Both instruments can express a great amount of emotion.
The Jig he plays at the start is very similar to one that's written in Frank Converse's Little Yellow Book, called Bully for You
This is absolutely sacred. I love what I heard. What pain, what music making…
So good
That song is a grand opera in three stanzas.
Respect to that intro 100% and to some history in a song
protest in a story through music especially now
Is there a full studio release of his rendition?
Don't worry, guy clapping alone at 6:05, I feel you.
Love this guy. It's amazing
I’m speechless!
I really like this guy. And what a player!
His musicianship is astonishing. I was privileged to see him in Sellersville last year. He is a treasure.
He was in PA?
@@benjaminwhite8145 Yes -at the Sellersville Theater, with Jontavious Willis. What a great experience! My date and I sat right in front. It was the last concert I attended before the pandemic.
@@ravincraven interesting I didnt know about it. I live right down the road. Small world.
@@benjaminwhite8145 Keep you eye on that theater. They will have some good blues players coming through in the future.
This is so spectacular and moving. This really brought the past to life for me. What a brilliant performer
BULLY FOR YOU is the name of the song he playing first on the minstrel banjo .....
Do any banjo builders make retro, old-timey banjos like this one?
What part of the world are you in?
@@JohnyG29 I'm also on the look out for a banjo like this! Based in London, UK. I'm less concerned with the old-timey aspect though and more just hoping to achieve a similar sound.
I wonder, do you know if it's primarily the nylon strings? Or does the shape of the banjo itself contribute to his playing style? Looks like it has a pretty wide neck.
@@WatsOnUtube I suggest you contact a chap called Flatfoot Johnny. He makes these banjos and is based in London. Check out his website!
@@JohnyG29 Great, will do. Cheers for the recommendation!
@@WatsOnUtube I think this is the guy who made his banjo: facebook.com/bellbanjos/
chills! incredible playing, moving song... wow!
If you have been lucky enough to see him play live, you won't soon forget. I got to see him play and hang with him and watch him jam offstage with other musicians at a small festival in WVa a few years ago that my band was playing at. Might have been the year this video was made. He is a national treasure and I feel lucky to have met and photographed him.
Thank you so much Mr. Paxton. In a world that is looking for meaning, you are giving understanding. I also appreciate your Choctaw / Irish story!
Beautiful ❤🇮🇪
Mr Paxton is a gift from heaven ! We delighted seeing and hearing him in person .
WOW!!! Absolutely unreal, what an incredible performance! Gave me goosebumps the whole way through
💪💪👍👍I fuckin love it,☘️☘️
OOo I recognized some of this from Bill Evans playing WAMU!
That was beautiful. Right on good brother
Lol he just walks off stage
This performance turns everyone in a stupor but the black drummer in the background is trying to remain in reality 😂 so good
Heheheh i read your comment before he started playing an when i seen the guys face i kept laughin
@@nathanielrossi9659 the guy with the glasses is frozen in a stupor
God damn! That's a sad song.
Outstanding musicianship! Nothing like it on the tube!!!
Wow, what a performance!
Might be the best music I’ve ever heard.
fantastic recording