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Laurence Diehl - Posted - 07/04/2013: 22:39:33
I wrote this one recently, it was kind of a race to arrange and record it before I burned out completely! 
I'll do something simpler next time I think.
James Stiltner - Posted - 07/05/2013: 04:06:12
I love that! I'll have to give that a try myself.
Laurence Diehl - Posted - 07/05/2013: 06:09:08
quote:
Originally posted by James Stiltner
I love that! I'll have to give that a try myself.
Thanks James! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
ALT - Posted - 07/05/2013: 06:11:49
You definitely used the whole banjo on this tune. Superb! 'Glad your brain is still intact.
Violanjo - Posted - 07/05/2013: 07:54:51
Yes this one is great. I have to learn this kind of playing some day....keep on pickin
jbaker7 - Posted - 07/05/2013: 08:18:49
Hi Laurence,
Very nice re-arrangement of Django's Minor Swing...Great playing...Jack
quote:
Originally posted by Laurence Diehl
I wrote this one recently, it was kind of a race to arrange and record it before I burned out completely! I'll do something simpler next time I think.
Edited by - jbaker7 on 07/05/2013 08:19:42
Weitzel - Posted - 07/05/2013: 08:39:28
Very nice and refreshing sound! It looks like your are a west coaster - Do you ever perform outside of Washington?
banjomikey - Posted - 07/05/2013: 09:27:15
Yes!!!!! Really enjoyed it!
twa5 - Posted - 07/05/2013: 09:46:00
Great playing Laurence! Wish I could play that kind of stuff.
Tim
Laurence Diehl - Posted - 07/05/2013: 10:11:08
quote:
Originally posted by Weitzel
Very nice and refreshing sound! It looks like your are a west coaster - Do you ever perform outside of Washington?
Thank you!
Do you ever perform outside of Washington? My playing partner,Tom Berghan will tell you it's hard getting me to play outside city limits!!
Er... got a gig?
Laurence Diehl - Posted - 07/05/2013: 10:13:24
quote:
Originally posted by twa5
Great playing Laurence! Wish I could play that kind of stuff.
Tim
Thanks Tim! I don't think it is any more technically challenging than your style, just gotta know what notes to play.
Prof - Posted - 07/05/2013: 15:15:18
Cool, Laurence! I dig that "Woody the Woodpecker" lick you throw in there at 1:40 and 1:50 
Edited by - Prof on 07/05/2013 15:15:55
dgill - Posted - 07/05/2013: 15:29:56
Gettin jiggy with it for sure L. I have missed the great ones like yourself. Fine job.
wuzapicker - Posted - 07/05/2013: 17:29:11
Very cool, Laurence, very cool. As the Duke once said, "It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing."
Good job!!!!
Michael
Don_Lewers - Posted - 07/05/2013: 18:58:29
Yeah ''L,'' you peeled off those fancy triplets with ease,
as well as bendin,' slidin,' hammerin' on, and front line melody attack,
and you know what? it all worked out, just like pulverized pepper - - - real fine!
Goodonya, Don.
Bill Rogers - Posted - 07/05/2013: 19:10:13
Just wonderful; I always leap to listen when you post a new tune.
Laurence Diehl - Posted - 07/06/2013: 07:44:11
quote:
Originally posted by Prof
Cool, Laurence! I dig that "Woody the Woodpecker" lick you throw in there at 1:40 and 1:50
Thanks Dan - that might have been a Louis Jordan lick but I'm not above getting my inspiration from Loony Tunes
Banjophobic - Posted - 07/06/2013: 08:28:14
This is the kind of Stuff Laurence always nails. Great picking-
geraldh - Posted - 07/06/2013: 08:57:34
That was awesome!
tomberghan - Posted - 07/06/2013: 12:15:33
quote:
Originally posted by Laurence Diehl
quote:
Originally posted by Weitzel
Very nice and refreshing sound! It looks like your are a west coaster - Do you ever perform outside of Washington?
Thank you! Do you ever perform outside of Washington? My playing partner,Tom Berghan will tell you it's hard getting me to play outside city limits!!
Er... got a gig?
Fantastic Performance Laurence!!!
We must add this to our repertoire! Yes, unfortunately folks it is very tough getting Laurence to play gigs . . . but I am slowly breaking him down! 
One big problem is that Laurence lives on an island, so as the crow flies, he is only a few miles from Seattle, but the ferry boat is a somewhat long, expensive and bothersome undertaking, so therein lies the problem. But . . . fortunately for the rest of us, Laurence really has fun playing and so I KNOW he is coming around! The other thing is the two of us are approaching retirement (but it is a few years off yet), and when that happens I plan on hauling him off to perform at many bluegrass and acoustic music festivals . . . dragging and kicking if I have to! OK - back to the topic - GREAT composition and performance Laurence!
Paul Roberts - Posted - 07/06/2013: 21:51:16
A testament to the versatility of the 5-string banjo in the hands of a master.
Marc Nerenberg - Posted - 07/06/2013: 21:57:48
Effing fantastic!
(Well, of course it's "Effing" ... "fantastic" starts with an "Eff", don't it?
stanger - Posted - 07/07/2013: 00:27:33
Louis Armstrong would have loved you, Laurence. And Django, too, for sure!
That tune swings very, very hard... kudos!
regards,
stanger
Laurence Diehl - Posted - 07/07/2013: 13:40:28
quote:
Originally posted by stanger
Louis Armstrong would have loved you, Laurence. And Django, too, for sure!
That tune swings very, very hard... kudos!
regards,
stanger
Thanks stanger - I listened to Django from a very early age. Wouldn't it be great if some of that stuff actually soaked in?
Thanks everybody VERY much for the responses!
Rick Woods - Posted - 07/07/2013: 18:30:42
Fantastic Laurence! Not only got my feet moving but my hands and head too. Great syncopation!
winnipegbanjoman - Posted - 07/07/2013: 23:17:59
Hey Laurence -- fabulous tune, brilliantly played! That's going straight to my iPod! Bravo, man!
BanjoFlyboy - Posted - 07/08/2013: 18:29:12
Enjoyed it very much!!!! 
Kevin McCabe - Posted - 07/09/2013: 05:42:15
Great Laurence as always. I enjoyed it and glad I'm not the one playing it; seems like a handful!
Great job
SCclawman - Posted - 07/09/2013: 07:52:29
Hey Laurence,
Sorry I'm a little late to the party!
Seeing as how you posted this on July 5th, which just happens to be my birthday, I'll accept this as your birthday gift to me! It was a fantastic gift. Incredible playing. It really blows my mind how good you are on these types of songs (and every type of song). I've got some serious respect for you on this one!
Laurence Diehl - Posted - 07/09/2013: 08:15:51
Thanks Flyboy!
Thanks Kevin - yeah, the LH fingering was tricky but who can I blame for that? Gotta follow the melody!
Travis - happy birthday man! (yeah, wrote it just for you)
Patrick P. - Posted - 07/09/2013: 09:18:35
As always ....
EXCELLENT
Piccolo - Posted - 07/10/2013: 00:08:34
That was FABULOUS Laurence, enjoyed it very much THANKS!
JanetB - Posted - 07/10/2013: 07:11:16
Remarkable! Speaking of 5-string banjo versatility, this one should go in a time capsule for future generations, along with examples for bluegrass and clawhammer.
