"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.
@hellomoney3334 ай бұрын
"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.
@nickmarchmusic4 жыл бұрын
The unbroken attention of the musicians around him says it all
@richardcarew47083 жыл бұрын
yup... he is a tremendous teacher 👏
@supersquigsafy Жыл бұрын
When he takes it away and the musician behind him shakes his head in awe I did the same thing Cried a lil too
@TheBlueYodelingDad Жыл бұрын
@@supersquigsafy I had the same reaction. Watching him capture the emotions of the other musicians was beautiful.
@Buckmelanoma110 ай бұрын
Indeed!
@dirttyclean10 ай бұрын
TRUTH be known.
@GuruishMike Жыл бұрын
He sounds like he has an entire band playing with him. Unreal. I can't stop listening to this.
@FasterFaster1969 ай бұрын
Yes. And every little while that banjo roars with the voices of millions.
@hoberrydan40238 ай бұрын
you know it@@FasterFaster196
@vincentboyle30322 күн бұрын
Some of the best people and most talented musicians hardly get recognized, Blind Boy Paxton could unite a country with his amazing humorous personality.😂
@jamescarroll90223 жыл бұрын
In Ireland, we call this tune the leg of the duck jig ☘️ Love your music
@banjoist1239 ай бұрын
Such a deep connection between the Scots Irish and the music of the black south.
@herecomeseveryone75627 ай бұрын
Another name for this jig might be "Domhnall Na Greine" or "Daniel of the Sun".
@miltonbuu Жыл бұрын
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 🙏
@garymelnyk791011 ай бұрын
Yes it’s tangible. Play it for all who suffer Blind Boy. Play it today for us Ukrainians.
@feath3rs9 ай бұрын
no fucking way you're a real human comparing 400 years of slavery to a 2 year conflict@@garymelnyk7910
@randykintzley59234 жыл бұрын
The rhythm and punch of the playing is just great. The lyrics are devastating.
@Banzo_4 жыл бұрын
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.
@BlackKnight-ll8qh4 ай бұрын
Those first words made me cry. “It’s not to make you feel better, it’s to make you understand.”
@philipscott324110 ай бұрын
“I put ginger in my black coffee”?! Oh my…!❤️
@stephenheffernan62619 ай бұрын
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
@wileyben7436 Жыл бұрын
This performance brought tears to my eyes truly an inspiring man.
@makeeverydaycinematic2 жыл бұрын
Wow this is one of the best performances I’ve ever witnessed.
@oldtimeharmonica8560 Жыл бұрын
Agreed
@emmytufo Жыл бұрын
Absolutely, I second that.
@meadandmilk3 ай бұрын
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!
@stuartpotterton67014 жыл бұрын
Musical genius from another era ... simply some of the finest music you’ll ever hear.
@InWitheNew2 жыл бұрын
Every time I watch Jerron I feel blessed that he played at my house a bunch of times.
@coversandwhatnot73442 жыл бұрын
Huhhh that’s so cool
@gregerfulgerman780210 ай бұрын
weird flex but still very cool
@snoopjones87795 жыл бұрын
How does this not have mill views?
@johnboxall27733 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@timtom94503 жыл бұрын
@@LordBaca more than not likely. More like not enough people of all colors not sharing this video nor talking about it idiot.
@jekyll2hyde8222 жыл бұрын
I'm glad it doesn't. Let this be a hidden gem for those trying to find themselves.
@johnbailey801217 күн бұрын
Brilliant. How come I've never heard of him before? Just found this by accident.
@phoebehastings17646 ай бұрын
Thank you American Black musicians for the banjo!!!!!
@Greencheez-y6 ай бұрын
As well as the American Scott-Irish!!! Such a beautiful blend of cultures
@phoebehastings17646 ай бұрын
@@Greencheez-y yes!!!
@2krandolph5 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@lilpoop24Ай бұрын
@@Greencheez-y Irish didn't have a part in the banjo
@lilpoop24Ай бұрын
@@Greencheez-y The irish didn't make the banjo
@tastyandfriends707411 ай бұрын
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.
@Boonie227 ай бұрын
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.
@raymondrhodes4 жыл бұрын
Feel it in the depth of my Irish soul...amazing player
@marshallbrooksmusic5 жыл бұрын
Dude's amazing. So glad I was able to make it to this show
@martintrevino84442 жыл бұрын
It’s beautiful seeing his body twitch to the beat... true passion is being shown ladies and gentlemen
@JacobvsRex7 күн бұрын
Such a national treasure....
@happycapy44 ай бұрын
Paxton plays and sings beautifully, and he has the real gift of the gab.
@billzadra52214 жыл бұрын
An absolute American treasure!
@clarawright79152 жыл бұрын
Mesmerized by this performance! The jig is known in Ireland as Bacach Shile Andai, written around the 1790s
@masontalarico709011 ай бұрын
Charisma radiates off this man in waves!!!💙💙💙
@ravincraven4 жыл бұрын
His musicianship is astonishing. I was privileged to see him in Sellersville last year. He is a treasure.
@benjaminwhite81453 жыл бұрын
He was in PA?
@ravincraven3 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@benjaminwhite81453 жыл бұрын
@@ravincraven interesting I didnt know about it. I live right down the road. Small world.
@ravincraven3 жыл бұрын
@@benjaminwhite8145 Keep you eye on that theater. They will have some good blues players coming through in the future.
@TheTsar19183 жыл бұрын
I could listen to him both play and talk for hours.
@josephrunningcrane9 ай бұрын
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.
@MrDoyle079 ай бұрын
Fantastic attention to his chore. And so fine his chore comes through as art. Deep and complex. Thank you.
@elsdvm6 ай бұрын
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.
@emmytufo Жыл бұрын
This is beautiful music, and a very fine performance.
@TiiiBiiiMeowsАй бұрын
Its incredibly rare to come across an original artist like him
@nathanewald30917 ай бұрын
This is absolutely sacred. I love what I heard. What pain, what music making…
@anyagourley4 ай бұрын
Might be the best music I’ve ever heard.
@folkmusicofwhiskeycreek33072 жыл бұрын
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!!
@samuelbarham848324 күн бұрын
I weep every time I listen to this. So joyfully, devastatingly beautiful.
@bradfoster297 Жыл бұрын
Respect to that intro 100% and to some history in a song
@jeffvandagrif10 ай бұрын
Wow ! That kicked some serious ass !!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@Banzo_4 жыл бұрын
I've watched this maybe 8 or more times the last day and a half the first time i heard this
@robertrighetti64784 ай бұрын
Outstanding musicianship! Nothing like it on the tube!!!
@craigmitchell889210 ай бұрын
wow the percussiveness of his strumming almost sounds like theres a bodhran jamming along side
@jamesault78325 ай бұрын
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!
@blainechappell53832 жыл бұрын
I’m speechless!
@annalisette5897 Жыл бұрын
That song is a grand opera in three stanzas.
@cjrodriguez34303 жыл бұрын
song about brought me to tears
@geraldgreen62783 жыл бұрын
Mr Paxton is a gift from heaven ! We delighted seeing and hearing him in person .
@Outland90004 ай бұрын
Dont remeber the last time I listened to lyrics so intently... And the banjo playing? whew! Fire! 🔥
@jamesrowe36065 ай бұрын
I have the youtuber's typical short attention span, but I was riveted to this. Magnificent!
@ElvizaPelvis5 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite tunes and I just LOVE him!!!
@mattw40657 ай бұрын
WOW!!! Absolutely unreal, what an incredible performance! Gave me goosebumps the whole way through
@annicamcdougall11582 ай бұрын
THIS^^^^^ is one of the greatest things I've ever had the privilege of seeing... Thank you for sharing your music so much
@hornofgabriel39812 ай бұрын
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.
@colinkeating5029 ай бұрын
Beautiful, and, tragic. The emotion is tangible.
@radiocage Жыл бұрын
Wow, what a performance!
@martifingers5 ай бұрын
This transforms how I view Irish music.
@jameslynch96203 жыл бұрын
Hey some one read this to this incredible person!! Your talent was a gift from god and it fits you well!!!!
@kapesongs67334 жыл бұрын
Love this guy. It's amazing
@w.l.graves72288 ай бұрын
VERY EXCELLENT ! THANK YOU !
@tastas38804 ай бұрын
So blessed to hear this.. and understand playing the blues is meditation.
@rjwh6722010 ай бұрын
I really like this guy. And what a player!
@matthewnelson56995 ай бұрын
Absolutely brings that song to life. Impressive skill.
@clarencegoddard652710 ай бұрын
Magical. Blues are about hard times but they make us feel better. . . what?. . . . . .black magic !
@markkearnes43125 ай бұрын
This is definitely a top 5 live performance for me
@banjoman444 жыл бұрын
An absolute virtuoso...
@rattyfingers8621 Жыл бұрын
I'm floored. Came here cuz of Clifton Hicks and a guest Blaine.
@PaulGarnerBlueskiwi5 ай бұрын
chills! incredible playing, moving song... wow!
@donaldfransson282711 ай бұрын
Thank You Paxton, great art. Donald Fransson, Sweden.
@SheepDogActual7 ай бұрын
Just found this one. Holy cow. Fan now!
@shockingguy4 ай бұрын
Wow, that was a master class if ever 🔥
@jimjamsam348210 ай бұрын
fantastic recording
@DC-gh1ds4 жыл бұрын
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?
@luchadorito3 жыл бұрын
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.
@jasonw40532 жыл бұрын
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.
@Tasmanaut Жыл бұрын
the old minstrel techniques had a of this sort of thing
@bobmartin7703 ай бұрын
Truly amazing. 👏
@masonrygh81652 ай бұрын
Thank you Mr. Paxton.
@markholloway96387 ай бұрын
Man! That was beautiful!
@SilkieRoo8 ай бұрын
I just learned about James Hartel banjos yesterday, and I'm suddenly seeing them everywhere. Thanks, algorithms.
@thereverend5103 жыл бұрын
That was beautiful. Right on good brother
@stevehowell2315 ай бұрын
Never heard anything like this. Weird and Wonderful.
@user-ov8jb9cu2s9 ай бұрын
A national treasure
@brightadebayo504 Жыл бұрын
Lovely performance. It was a great honour spending few minutes with you today.
@archiehebron89449 ай бұрын
Excellent vibe.
@billsmith47532 жыл бұрын
Amazing!
@RachelAmmons11 ай бұрын
This is maybe the saddest thing with the happiest melody I’ve ever heard 😢 he delivers it so well.
@harvdog56693 ай бұрын
Music Has Always been about a stories of peoples lives, ever since the first drum or musical instrument of any kind in any part and all parts of the whole wide world 🌎🌍🌎🌍🌎🌍🌎 😊😊😊
@LarryScudder6 ай бұрын
Outstanding!
@MrKamran4685 Жыл бұрын
This guy is a national treasure
@charliec88499 ай бұрын
Brava!!!! Amazing
@ShaunPanzer5 ай бұрын
Woah so good !
@BrightAwake4 жыл бұрын
oh, Wow.
@jerrym10708 ай бұрын
Almost 200 year old song and sounds great still in today's time
@Jas0nP0tter2 ай бұрын
I can't make others understand it.... They have to listen to feel the emotion behind the song.
@wetfrog822 жыл бұрын
God damn! That's a sad song.
@savagestylejp221210 ай бұрын
hes so amazing one day i hope to be half as good as him