Bela Fleck | Deering Live Ep. 104

[@jonpoi1003]

Thank you for the video. I missed the LIVE.

[@johnhaywood8725]

Beautiful, a true master off the banjo, a great interview.

[@DeeringBanjoCo]

Thanks for listening

[@josephanderson7237]

I may own the banjo 🪕 Bela talks about with the neck made by Monteleone(sp?) It’s a 1937 top tension 12. It came from New York to Nashville recently and that’s where I bought it.

[@JamAlong]

Great stuff, take heed one and all!

[@kevinjones9685]

I agree with practicing right before bedtime.

[@VictorC-g7b]

Watching the Replay. We enjoy Deering Banjo .

[@frcassel]

Great session!

[@DeeringBanjoCo]

Thanks for tuning in!

[@rudolphpyatt4833]

Thank you all for sharing this. Wonderful interview and discussion. But it makes me wonder: Who is the Bela Fleck of the tenor? I’m primarily a guitarist (40 years now) but took up the tenor banjo seven years ago, and I love it. The thing is, most of the time I hear it, it’s New Orleans jazz (wonderful music) or Irish music (also wonderful). I don’t know of anyone using the tenor (for that matter, the plectrum) for anything similar to the Flecktones, for example, or an Eric Dolphy or John Coltrane song, or Prog rock. I know that there are a number of excellent four string banjoists out there who are willing to push things beyond the traditional sounds (Cynthia Sayer and Don Vappie for two, and David Bandrowski himself for a third) while honoring that tradition. But most of time I have heard a four string, it’s been resolutely prewar or revivalist/Shakey’s Pizza sing along stuff. Again, all of that is appealing in its own right; but it shouldn’t be the outer limits of what’s possible on the instrument. I will keep picking away with my own (weird) playing. I’m going to an open mic tomorrow afternoon and I will take my tenor (Deering Goodtime 2).

[@sixwatergrog]

On the Irish side check out Darren Maloney as an example of the Bela Fleck of the tenor. He passed away at a young age a few years back, but he was starting to take the tenor banjo into some progressive directions. Darren Maloney played a Deering banjo!

[@DeeringBanjoCo]

He did indeed. A phenomenal player!

[@TEXWolverine]

Not quite the same but check out Don Vappie who is an incredible 4 string player. His Deering Live would be a great place to start to learn more about him and his music.

[@rudolphpyatt4833]

@@TEXWolverine Don Vappie is amazing! I remember watching his Deering Live episode. One of my favorites from him is on his “Banjo A La Creole” album, the track “Grassy Blue “.

[@kevdavies3445]

genius and such a nice guy

[@ezekielsmukler2903]

I heard Pete Seeger and Erik Darling do camp songs.