Give Me the Banjo Page #15

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EXPLORE NEW MUSICAL TERRITORY

BUT SCRUGGS WAS DETERMINED TO

EXPLORE NEW MUSICAL TERRITORY

AND CONNECT WITH NEW AUDIENCES.

EXPLORE NEW MUSICAL TERRITORY

AND CONNECT WITH NEW AUDIENCES.

THE BANJO, HE SAID, WAS NO AND CONNECT WITH NEW AUDIENCES.

THE BANJO, HE SAID, WAS NO AN INSTRUMENT THAT HAD TO BE

THE BANJO, HE SAID, WAS NO AN INSTRUMENT THAT HAD TO BE

CORNERED OFF INTO ANY PARTICULAR

AN INSTRUMENT THAT HAD TO BE

CORNERED OFF INTO ANY PARTICULAR

TYPE OF MUSIC.

CORNERED OFF INTO ANY PARTICULAR

TYPE OF MUSIC.

NOW, ROLL ON, BUDDY

TYPE OF MUSIC.

NOW, ROLL ON, BUDDY

ROLL ON, BUDDY

NOW, ROLL ON, BUDDY

ROLL ON, BUDDY

DON'T YOU ROLL SO SLOW

ROLL ON, BUDDY

DON'T YOU ROLL SO SLOW

HOW CAN I ROLL:

DON'T YOU ROLL SO SLOW

HOW CAN I ROLL:

WHEN THE WHEELS DON'T GO?

HOW CAN I ROLL:

WHEN THE WHEELS DON'T GO?

[ APPLAUSE ]

THAT'S PRETTY COOL, MAN.

SO HE CHANGED THE HEAD?

I'VE GOT TONS OF STUDENTS.

AND I TRY TO TELL THEM ALL THA IT'S AN ART THAT'S NOT ABOU WHO'S BETTER THAN WHO.

IT'S AN ART THAT'S NOT ABOU WHO'S BETTER THAN WHO.

IT'S AN ART ABOUT MAKING IT WHA WHO'S BETTER THAN WHO.

IT'S AN ART ABOUT MAKING IT WHA YOU WANT TO MAKE OF IT.

IT'S AN ART ABOUT MAKING IT WHA YOU WANT TO MAKE OF IT.

I'VE SEEN MUSIC SAVE PEOPLE'S

YOU WANT TO MAKE OF IT.

I'VE SEEN MUSIC SAVE PEOPLE'S

LIVES.

I'VE SEEN MUSIC SAVE PEOPLE'S

LIVES.

I'VE SEEN MUSIC SOOTHE

LIVES.

I'VE SEEN MUSIC SOOTHE

PEOPLE'S LIVES.

I'VE SEEN MUSIC SOOTHE

PEOPLE'S LIVES.

AND I THINK THAT THE BANJO IS

PEOPLE'S LIVES.

AND I THINK THAT THE BANJO IS

SOMETHING THAT, IF YOU DO IT AND

AND I THINK THAT THE BANJO IS

SOMETHING THAT, IF YOU DO IT AND

YOU KEEP PLAYING IT, IT WILL

SOMETHING THAT, IF YOU DO IT AND

YOU KEEP PLAYING IT, IT WILL

SURELY HELP YOU IN YOUR LIFE.

YOU KEEP PLAYING IT, IT WILL

SURELY HELP YOU IN YOUR LIFE.

AND THAT'S THE REASON I

SURELY HELP YOU IN YOUR LIFE.

AND THAT'S THE REASON I

PASSED IT ALONG TO OTHER KIDS.

AND THAT'S THE REASON I

PASSED IT ALONG TO OTHER KIDS.

AND I HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE

PASSED IT ALONG TO OTHER KIDS.

AND I HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE

PASS IT ALONG TO ME.

[ LAUGHTER ]

WELL, WE ARE IN

GREENWICH VILLAGE NOW WHERE

PEOPLE COME TO GET AWAY

FROM AMERICA.

IT'S NOT JAZZ AROUND HERE

ANYMORE, IT'S FOLK MUSIC.

THE YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE GONE MAD

OVER BALLADS AND BLUES,

GUITAR PLAYING AND BANJO

OVER BALLADS AND BLUES,

GUITAR PLAYING AND BANJO

PICKING.

GUITAR PLAYING AND BANJO

PICKING.

WE'RE RECORDING HERE TONIGHT.

PICKING.

WE'RE RECORDING HERE TONIGHT.

WE'RE HAVING A PARTY,

WE'RE RECORDING HERE TONIGHT.

WE'RE HAVING A PARTY,

SO COME ON IN.

WE'RE HAVING A PARTY,

SO COME ON IN.

THE INSTRUMENTS ARE PLAYED BY

SO COME ON IN.

THE INSTRUMENTS ARE PLAYED BY

YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE

THE INSTRUMENTS ARE PLAYED BY

YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE

THE NEW LOST CITY RAMBLERS,

YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE

THE NEW LOST CITY RAMBLERS,

WITH MIKE SEEGER,

THE NEW LOST CITY RAMBLERS,

WITH MIKE SEEGER,

AN ELECTRONICS ENGINEER;

WITH MIKE SEEGER,

AN ELECTRONICS ENGINEER;

TOM PALEY, PROFESSOR OF

AN ELECTRONICS ENGINEER;

TOM PALEY, PROFESSOR OF

MATHEMATICS; AND JOHN COHEN,

TOM PALEY, PROFESSOR OF

MATHEMATICS; AND JOHN COHEN,

A PHOTOGRAPHER.

MATHEMATICS; AND JOHN COHEN,

A PHOTOGRAPHER.

BUT THOSE BOYS REALLY KNOW HOW

A PHOTOGRAPHER.

BUT THOSE BOYS REALLY KNOW HOW

TO PLAY MOUNTAIN MUSIC.

Martin:
IT HAD ALWAYS BEEN

MUSIC MADE BY NEIGHBORS

FOR THEIR NEIGHBORS.

MUSIC MADE BY NEIGHBORS

FOR THEIR NEIGHBORS.

MIKE SEEGER AND THE NEW LOS FOR THEIR NEIGHBORS.

MIKE SEEGER AND THE NEW LOS CITY RAMBLERS CAME TOGETHER TO

MIKE SEEGER AND THE NEW LOS CITY RAMBLERS CAME TOGETHER TO

PRESENT AND PRESERVE THE RURAL

CITY RAMBLERS CAME TOGETHER TO

PRESENT AND PRESERVE THE RURAL

MUSIC OF THE '20s AND '30s.

PRESENT AND PRESERVE THE RURAL

MUSIC OF THE '20s AND '30s.

THEY REFERRED TO THIS MUSIC

MUSIC OF THE '20s AND '30s.

THEY REFERRED TO THIS MUSIC

AS "OLD-TIME," AND THE LABEL

THEY REFERRED TO THIS MUSIC

AS "OLD-TIME," AND THE LABEL

CAUGHT ON.

SOMEBODY SAID, "THE NEW

LOST CITY RAMBLERS -- CRUSADERS

FOR OLD-TIME MUSIC."

IN A WAY, IT WAS ACCURATE.

WE KIND OF GOT INTO THAT ROLE

AND TRAVELED ALL OVER

WE KIND OF GOT INTO THAT ROLE

AND TRAVELED ALL OVER

THE COUNTRY.

WE REALIZED THE DEPTH AND

THE BREADTH OF THE MUSIC

AND THEN STARTED TO ADVOCATE

FOR THE TRADITIONAL MUSICIANS

IN THE NORTH.

FOR THE TRADITIONAL MUSICIANS

IN THE NORTH.

SOMETHIN' I WANT TO TELL

IN THE NORTH.

SOMETHIN' I WANT TO TELL

TELL HER NOT TO BE

SOMETHIN' I WANT TO TELL

TELL HER NOT TO BE

A-WASTIN' HER TIME

TELL HER NOT TO BE

A-WASTIN' HER TIME

RUNNIN' AROUND WITH

A-WASTIN' HER TIME

RUNNIN' AROUND WITH

SOME OTHER FELLER

RUNNIN' AROUND WITH

SOME OTHER FELLER

IF ONLY I WAS:

SOME OTHER FELLER

IF ONLY I WAS:

ON SOME FOGGY MOUNTAINTOP

IF ONLY I WAS:

ON SOME FOGGY MOUNTAINTOP

I'D SAIL AWAY TO THE WEST

ON SOME FOGGY MOUNTAINTOP

I'D SAIL AWAY TO THE WEST

I'D SAIL ALL AROUND

I'D SAIL AWAY TO THE WEST

I'D SAIL ALL AROUND

THIS WHOLE WIDE WORLD

I'D SAIL ALL AROUND

THIS WHOLE WIDE WORLD

TO THE GIRL I LOVE

THIS WHOLE WIDE WORLD

TO THE GIRL I LOVE

THE BEST:

TO THE GIRL I LOVE

THE BEST:

[ YODELING ]

Martin:
NOT SATISFIED WITH

LEARNING FROM THE DISEMBODIED

VOICES ON THE RECORDINGS,

LEARNING FROM THE DISEMBODIED

VOICES ON THE RECORDINGS,

THEY WANTED TO TRACK DOWN

VOICES ON THE RECORDINGS,

THEY WANTED TO TRACK DOWN

THE SOURCES.

THEY WANTED TO TRACK DOWN

THE SOURCES.

IN 1959, SHORTLY AFTER

THE SOURCES.

IN 1959, SHORTLY AFTER

THE NEW LOST CITY RAMBLERS

IN 1959, SHORTLY AFTER

THE NEW LOST CITY RAMBLERS

STARTED, WE WERE DOING A PROJEC THE NEW LOST CITY RAMBLERS

STARTED, WE WERE DOING A PROJEC ABOUT SONGS FROM

STARTED, WE WERE DOING A PROJEC ABOUT SONGS FROM

THE DEPRESSION, AND I THOUGH ABOUT SONGS FROM

THE DEPRESSION, AND I THOUGH IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR ME TO

THE DEPRESSION, AND I THOUGH IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR ME TO

EXPERIENCE ONE IN PERSON,

IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR ME TO

EXPERIENCE ONE IN PERSON,

IF I COULD, AND MAYBE FIND

EXPERIENCE ONE IN PERSON,

IF I COULD, AND MAYBE FIND

SOME OLD SONGS.

IF I COULD, AND MAYBE FIND

SOME OLD SONGS.

SO I WENT TO EASTERN KENTUCKY.

SOME OLD SONGS.

SO I WENT TO EASTERN KENTUCKY.

Martin:
JOHN COHEN SPEN SO I WENT TO EASTERN KENTUCKY.

Martin:
JOHN COHEN SPEN SIX WEEKS ONE SUMMER IN

Martin:
JOHN COHEN SPEN SIX WEEKS ONE SUMMER IN

PERRY COUNTY, KENTUCKY, LOOKING

SIX WEEKS ONE SUMMER IN

PERRY COUNTY, KENTUCKY, LOOKING

FOR BANJO PLAYERS.

PERRY COUNTY, KENTUCKY, LOOKING

FOR BANJO PLAYERS.

AT THE END OF A HOT,

FOR BANJO PLAYERS.

AT THE END OF A HOT,

DISCOURAGING DAY, ON A WHIM,

AT THE END OF A HOT,

DISCOURAGING DAY, ON A WHIM,

HE TURNED ONTO A DIRT ROAD TO

DISCOURAGING DAY, ON A WHIM,

HE TURNED ONTO A DIRT ROAD TO

SEE WHERE IT MIGHT LEAD.

HE TURNED ONTO A DIRT ROAD TO

SEE WHERE IT MIGHT LEAD.

HE STARTS TO PLAY AND SING

SEE WHERE IT MIGHT LEAD.

HE STARTS TO PLAY AND SING

AND, OOH, MY HAIR STOOD ON EDGE.

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