Love the two-finger style here. One of your most under-rated features is your excellent feel for proper tempo. People who don’t play banjo will never understand how hard it is to play a right hand pattern this slowly and precisely. Gorgeous as usual.
I agree, it’s one reason why I love Nora and Joseph Decosimo’s playing so much. Unsure why so much of the old-time community is focused on frailblasting songs at 200bpm with no mention of touch or dynamics. Playing fast is fun, but slow ballads or even dance tunes slowed down a bit are so impactful. I didn’t like banjo and had so many misconceptions about the instrument until I discovered Nora’s playing and traditional old-time, instead of bluegrass. Now I play banjo, including fretless, and spend time collecting and listening to old-time and traditional records both new and of old legends like Morgan and Lee Sexton, Roscoe Holcomb, Virgil Anderson, Clarence Ashley, Doc Watson, Dock Boggs, Pete Seeger etc.
I really like the nylon string banjo for the gentle mellow acoustic warmth. And your honest voice is as always perfect. Thank you Nora for lifting my heart. I understand that a lot of these songs are really sad. But when you play and sing, it helps make me happy.
I saw she is playing at crabtree up in Maine! I saw her last year up in New Hampshire on my way to play a show at North Haven and I’ll be honest i wish i had some time off from my tour just to make the trip and see her again, hopefully that doesn’t come off as weird but she may be younger but she pushed to learn the history of banjo and to honor thos greats that. came before. Cockerham, Wade, Mike Seeger, Dock And the whole lot of them! I am so happy she is having success’s and i know she will love the venue up at Crabtree! I hope to get a chance to play a song or two with her someday! I saw her E.C. Ball Tribulations she did with JP Harris and i was floored because that has been one of my favorite go to songs for a long while! Either way! Love this video!
Truly exquisite! Everything is so well done... playing, singing, cinematography, setting... even the faint city background noise... somehow it adds to the aura... which is beautifully haunting
I am a guitarist so I really don’t know anything about banjo, but I know that these strings sound much smoother and softer than a normal banjo. What exactly are you using? Sounds beautiful!
always great feel and ambience! anybody knows what strings are these? looks pretty thick nylon. seems like a 10" pot and may be 23" scale? anybody any idea?
They are possibly the Aquila Nylgut Minstrel Tuning strings. They are for going down to dADF#A, though Nora is not using standard tuning here, I believe it's cADGA. They are one of the more common sets for the lower tunings.
Yep probably Aquila nylgut minstrel strings (7B. they're great) Although you can make your own low tuning set choosing appropriated gauges with classical guitar strings.
Of every musician alive today I think Nora is the one I'd most like to just sit down and jam with. 🇨🇦
Love the two-finger style here. One of your most under-rated features is your excellent feel for proper tempo. People who don’t play banjo will never understand how hard it is to play a right hand pattern this slowly and precisely. Gorgeous as usual.
I agree, it’s one reason why I love Nora and Joseph Decosimo’s playing so much. Unsure why so much of the old-time community is focused on frailblasting songs at 200bpm with no mention of touch or dynamics. Playing fast is fun, but slow ballads or even dance tunes slowed down a bit are so impactful.
I didn’t like banjo and had so many misconceptions about the instrument until I discovered Nora’s playing and traditional old-time, instead of bluegrass.
Now I play banjo, including fretless, and spend time collecting and listening to old-time and traditional records both new and of old legends like Morgan and Lee Sexton, Roscoe Holcomb, Virgil Anderson, Clarence Ashley, Doc Watson, Dock Boggs, Pete Seeger etc.
The Petersens are a fun family Bluegrass group. Ellen plays a mean banjo.
I knew a man from Portland Oregon, Derroll Adams. He could play slow beautifully .
@@Ruadhri-lg4bn I lived in Portland liberals have unfortunately turned it into a dumpster fire. Sad.
I agree completely. You either get people who play off beat, or play mechanical like a metronome. Blending the two is definitely an art.
I really like the nylon string banjo for the gentle mellow acoustic warmth.
And your honest voice is as always perfect. Thank you Nora for lifting my heart.
I understand that a lot of these songs are really sad.
But when you play and sing, it helps make me happy.
I saw she is playing at crabtree up in Maine! I saw her last year up in New Hampshire on my way to play a show at North Haven and I’ll be honest i wish i had some time off from my tour just to make the trip and see her again, hopefully that doesn’t come off as weird but she may be younger but she pushed to learn the history of banjo and to honor thos greats that. came before. Cockerham, Wade, Mike Seeger, Dock And the whole lot of them! I am so happy she is having success’s and i know she will love the venue up at Crabtree! I hope to get a chance to play a song or two with her someday! I saw her E.C. Ball Tribulations she did with JP Harris and i was floored because that has been one of my favorite go to songs for a long while! Either way! Love this video!
One of the best banjo players in the world ✨ Thank you Nora for sharing your gifts.
An American treasure
Thank you for the song and for staying the course with the good oldtime music. Your devotion and skill are inspirational.
Truly exquisite! Everything is so well done... playing, singing, cinematography, setting... even the faint city background noise... somehow it adds to the aura... which is beautifully haunting
I need to go to bed but I'm stuck listening to banjo music
Goosebumps
Yep. I like it lots. 🎼
Your style of playing and singing reminds me of wind chimes on a warm summer day, beautiful!
something about this song made me crave Werther's original
Great talent as well as natural beauty.
Is there another album in the works? Can't wait to here it whenever it comes out!
Une musicienne habitée ❤
I swear I can see the music Nora feels. Always a joy
Beautiful, thank you!
I don't think I've ever seen someone string the 5th string low like that, what a beautiful sound!
Very nice.
beautiful
Amazing and beautiful Nora!
great as always. cool tailpiece too!
Beautiful. Your playing has such depth of feeling
Intriguingly Awesome.
Simply lovely.
What a treat...
It's hauntingly wonderful, Nora. Thank you.
Hauntingly lmao so dramatic
Exquisite, thank you Nora
This is a jewel. So wonderful to listen to your music and see your talent flourish. Thank you, Nora!
Love the dog in the beginning of the video.
SO so good. It is such an effortless song and performance!
Just beautiful. I love the concentration and your facial expressions when you're playing! Beautiful camera work too.
Thank you so much for sharing this
Coolest kid on the block.
does anyone have a tab for this?
Love it!
Her music must surely come from the very bottom of soul deep
I am a guitarist so I really don’t know anything about banjo, but I know that these strings sound much smoother and softer than a normal banjo. What exactly are you using? Sounds beautiful!
🖤🖤🖤
What is that tuning?
Low tuned cADGA I believe.
What tuning is that? 😊 would love to try and learn
👍👍👍
always great feel and ambience! anybody knows what strings are these? looks pretty thick nylon. seems like a 10" pot and may be 23" scale? anybody any idea?
They are possibly the Aquila Nylgut Minstrel Tuning strings. They are for going down to dADF#A, though Nora is not using standard tuning here, I believe it's cADGA. They are one of the more common sets for the lower tunings.
Yep probably Aquila nylgut minstrel strings (7B. they're great)
Although you can make your own low tuning set choosing appropriated gauges with classical guitar strings.
Is this the "Red Rocking Winds" song? 😂
It is pretty
🎶🎶🎙🪕🎶🎶Amazing👏🏼👏🏼!!🎶🎶
666 thumbs up already, no need more ;)
Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa and Nora Brown.
Every. Note.different. story.
I guess a better way to say it would be, each note has a weight all its own...
Hello, is it nylon strings?, sweet sound
Yes probably heavy gauge for low tuning.
Could be Aquila's Nylgut Minstrel strings, or a chosen set of classical guitar strings.
some examples :
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