Modeled after Noah Cline’s version. I took the liberty of adding in a low A part, which hopefully doesn’t stray too far from the intent. Played on his bottle gourd #144.
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@samurguybriyongtan1464 ай бұрын
Love the mellow sound of the gourd banjo.
@cumbrianrambler77152 ай бұрын
So much bluegrass favours manic speed, yet this has FEEL. Really lovely rendition. Bravo.
@awldune Жыл бұрын
That gourd banjo really catches the eye!
@avielp Жыл бұрын
Beautiful. Made me feel a certain kind of serenity. And I've never seen such a banjo
@wigglypfff Жыл бұрын
It's a bottle gourd, but it does have the country asthetic of a banjo!
@captain_frost2016 күн бұрын
Thats a wild ass banjo
@user-lexie-20163 ай бұрын
Steve your music sounds so beautiful you do such a good job my dad if he was still alive he would love to hear you play you would put a smile on his face thank you for your beautiful music 🪕💯
@steveallerton91243 ай бұрын
What was his first name ? 🙂
@cannibalisticvegan8461 Жыл бұрын
Never thought our Arkansas' neighbors would have a great tune, but then again they do have 2 of the nicest Southern cities near the Ozarks
@HealyHQ14 күн бұрын
Wonderful performance!
@casciottisongs2 ай бұрын
This instrument has a great warm tone. Well played
@seiji42 Жыл бұрын
Came for the beautiful banjo, stayed for the beautiful music. Well played!
@isaweesaw Жыл бұрын
It's so hard to find good versions of this song. Well done!!
@taylormorris_ Жыл бұрын
I agree with that. It takes some finesse to make some of the old classics sound like true music rather than a nursery rhyme. It doesn't help that as soon as I hear the A part, I hear "I caught a baby bumble bee, won't my mama be so proud of me"
@j.t.1215 Жыл бұрын
Thank you!! The music was a story and the words spoke straight to my heart. God bless. xxx
@SomethingCleverAndOriginal Жыл бұрын
I love the sound of this instrument!
@victorparks32192 ай бұрын
No songs are written anymore with that mood.
@lordtachanka903 Жыл бұрын
The opening few notes made me smile instantly, it seems so familiar. even though this is the first time I’ve heard it, I know it won’t be the last because I’m adding it to my favorite songs playlist and I subscribed to your channel. You play beautifully, have a great day!
@spiritseas Жыл бұрын
😁😁❤️
@spiritseas Жыл бұрын
😁😁😊
@FunsongsMusicByPeterRahill6 ай бұрын
555th upward thumb; 7,056th pair of happy ears.
@barneyjones8283 Жыл бұрын
This sounds amazing, I love the gourd too!
@drewby6135 ай бұрын
Love that low A part, how at the end, instead descending, it kind climbs up out of the basement and ends on a higher part of the instrument. Very cool sound! Great playing--I love the syncopations in your "normal" A-part, too! NICE banjo and great playing.👏👏👏👏♥♥
@nathanhastings8293 Жыл бұрын
I love it .....playing a chord on a gord......I see Akilah the vulcher skipping down the road "Pickin. uuup his baaaaby bumble beee.........
@loveofit64983 ай бұрын
just awesome. can't get enough of this sound. Cool low variation!
@Jackfirecracker Жыл бұрын
Beautiful. First time hearing this song and still feels kind of nostalgic
@janseendiguiseppiThomasMC10 ай бұрын
The sound from that instrument is 🔥
@MontyStambler2 ай бұрын
It is truly amazing to see your command of the fretting. I have a fretless, but I can’t get those high notes. On red haired boy, you get all the way up the seventh or ninth. A lot of fretless players have necks that start having frets at the fifth. I also love that syncopated drop them towards the end of the A part.
@spiritseas Жыл бұрын
really really cool. would love to play with this instrument 😌😁 how fun and such a lovely sound
Nicely done, Steve! I see the algorithm is working in your favor. I listened to this the other day when it was still around a couple hundred views. I like what you did with the low A-part. Have done something like that on a tune or two. A low-bass six string would come in handy for catching lower notes. Guess that’s why I like playing mandolin - I can get those notes whereas on banjo I might have to go up the neck, and possibly lose the effect. For several tunes, I’ve switched octaves for variety’s sake, especially at jams when a tune’s been played for 5 minutes or more. It works for some tunes better than others, and some just seem natural to be left as is.
@steveallerton9124 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Noah, and many thanks for the tune ! The algorithm’s predominating element has to be the gourd banjo, which obviously required a craftsman. 😉
@robertrighetti64784 ай бұрын
Outstanding!!! beautiful instrument and incredible playing!!! Thank you for sharing this!!!
@Sindarielle Жыл бұрын
This odd looking thing sounds AWESOME!! I don’t know how I got here but I’m glad I did ❤
@MountainHomeJerrel10 ай бұрын
This was absolutely wonderful. Thanks for sharing your music and instruments.
@MitchMb147 ай бұрын
It’s good to stray! That’s what’s fun about standards- hearing peoples different variations of them.
@wilhelmseleorningcniht94104 ай бұрын
love the look of these more... figure 8 i guess is a word shaped gourd banjos
@steveallerton91243 ай бұрын
It’s called a “bottle gourd,” but figure 8 applies I guess..
@reginaldd.paperstacks194Ай бұрын
Its a fretless gourd 😮 great playing
@bearshield7138 Жыл бұрын
beautiful build wonderful playing
@cloverjack Жыл бұрын
Clawhammer, baby! Great pickin'!
@J.R.Willis11 ай бұрын
As good as I’ve ever heard it played my friend 👏
@steveallerton912411 ай бұрын
Thanks for the kind words !
@taylormorris_ Жыл бұрын
Could tell that was a Noah Cline gourd just from the thumbnail! You do it justice, nice work, smooth.
@Corve3 ай бұрын
Just outstanding
@clawhammer7046 ай бұрын
Excellent playing. I like the not rushed tempo. It causes each note to ring out separately. Iv got a mountain banjo Fretless and always wanted one of these.
@fitz374 күн бұрын
makes me wanna learn the banjo
@pjfountaine77554 ай бұрын
Mighty fine picking. I like the banjo too. Thanks
@thomasmihaly10333 ай бұрын
Fantastic. Keep it up old man. Thanks
@SleddogMicker5 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed this, ty.
@MrOhmygoditsben Жыл бұрын
A fretless gourd banjo??? I need one!
@jlay4 ай бұрын
Wonderful! Simple. Not frenetic.
@fralin19666 ай бұрын
Well done sir
@JWheeler331 Жыл бұрын
Very nice playing.
@MrJRW13 ай бұрын
That was awesome! 👏
@bradyupchurch51898 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing
@marianbush2768Ай бұрын
This is so neat 👍
@francello75 Жыл бұрын
Lovely! 👏👏👏
@carstenpfundt Жыл бұрын
That’s one strong gord.
@donaldkershaw63713 ай бұрын
Very nice
@bezek719 ай бұрын
Great job!!
@tjeaue Жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@annepoitrineau5650Ай бұрын
love it :)
@wychwoodmusic Жыл бұрын
Hot damn! One gourd...bout?... for the banjo head, one for a sound hole, that's just brilliant. Does a fair bit of sound come out the hole?
@steveallerton9124 Жыл бұрын
Hi. Noah Cline, the builder, told me the open hole adds some forward projection. There’s another hole on the back of the gourd, covered with hide. See kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqqagX-Qbpx6q5o for more looks at it. 🙂
@paulyguitary76515 ай бұрын
@@steveallerton9124just checked out the link. Man that is a beautiful neck.
@here-right-here5 ай бұрын
🥰
@Drbethturtlewoman4 ай бұрын
I love this so much, sure wished I had one to play with, would be lost of fun I think
@tomphillips6743 Жыл бұрын
Very nice! I don't think I've seen a gourd banjo before where a skin is not covering the top hole. Is this your invention?
@steveallerton9124 Жыл бұрын
Thanks. See the comment from Wychwood Music and my reply in the thread from a few weeks back…
@ralfschumann62013 ай бұрын
Its a base bonjo boys an girls . A gourd jo so cool. Me find gourd ,,,stick...cat?...
@spiritseas Жыл бұрын
what is the material of these strings? they sound quite natural
@steveallerton9124 Жыл бұрын
I believe they’re Aquila Nyglut mediums. The first set is still on the instrument.
@NoahCline Жыл бұрын
Hi there, they’re Nylgut Minstrels, a bit heavier than the medium tension Classic sets Steve mentioned, intended for lower open D and E tunings, though I have tuned the medium classics down to E, but it’s a slinkier feel.
@clawhammer7046 ай бұрын
I play in G and tuned up A and D. Can these strings handle the higher tunings on Fretless. I play a lot with others here in NC.
@jrivera0530 Жыл бұрын
Is that a gourd banjo?
@steveallerton9124 Жыл бұрын
Yes, built by Noah Cline.
@CMND.r_Zed3 ай бұрын
is it actually a veggie??
@davidsawyer988 Жыл бұрын
Nice! ❤❤😮❤😮❤😮❤😮❤❤❤❤❤❤
@jennikomarovsky68264 ай бұрын
Newbie fretless banjo player question... what tuning please?
@steveallerton91244 ай бұрын
d-G-D-G-A (relative to g-C-G-C-D ("Double-C") tuning)
@Hecatonicosachoron54 Жыл бұрын
Nice
@server1ok Жыл бұрын
Hello Sir
@steveallerton9124 Жыл бұрын
Hello. Your videos are interesting. Why did you stop posting ?
@server1ok Жыл бұрын
@@steveallerton9124 I'm gonna setup on Bandcamp or something