Posted by JanetB, written by Frankie Rodgers
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Size: 1,879kb, uploaded 9/14/2016 10:15:30 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
When I first learned this piece, 3-finger style, I hadn't checked out the composer's original recording. In this recording I play Canadian composer Frankie Rodgers' Ookpik Owl and then add the first version I'd learned. An Ookpik owl is the same as a Snowy Owl and is a main character in stories and legends, as well as being a popular Canadian stuffed animal. There are Inuit stories about Ookpik, which I think would be fun to collect. As my grandson is currently studying owls, this is a good time to re-visit and share Ookpik Waltz. It was a popular fiddle contest tune for a while and my grandson just began violin lessons. Good connections are made with a banjo!
3 comments on “Ookpik Waltz (CH)”
SCclawman Says:
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 @9:57:13 AM
beautiful as always Janet.
JanetB Says:
Thursday, September 22, 2016 @10:09:04 AM
Thanks, Travis. You might get your daughters an ookpik one day -- a cute little stuffed snowy white owl from Canada. I bet you have lots of stuffed little critters and dolls at your house!
Don Borchelt Says:
Tuesday, September 27, 2016 @5:45:37 PM
Such a nice performance, the banjo rings so sweetly. Not easy to clawhammer a waltz, and I've never heard it done better than this.
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