Posted by JanetB, written by Owen "Snake" Chapman
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Size: 1,438kb, uploaded 4/14/2018 10:51:25 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
For the old-time Tune of the Week, 4/13/18, Snake wrote this tune during a recording session and it was was recorded and kept for posterity with this title that was reminiscent of his experience as a child of being knocked down by an angry hornet.
5 comments on “Mad as a Hornet”
rickhayes Says:
Sunday, April 15, 2018 @11:09:04 AM
After reading Pat's enthusiastic comments I quickly listened to the Hargreaves, Trippe and Takarazuka versions, and was surprised that your version sounded quite different. I then listened to Chapman's version but not slowed down as you suggested. Yours is quite a divergent interpretation, but I like it too.
JanetB Says:
Sunday, April 15, 2018 @1:06:08 PM
I agree, good observation, Rick. I appreciate your attention to detail, scientist that you are. I slowed Snake’s way down and played along with it. He played at 125BMP—really fast. I slowed the tricky part to 25% of that!
VancePants Says:
Sunday, April 15, 2018 @3:38:56 PM
Almost a dream-like vibe, Janet... (versus the "stinging" title)... a child musing, as she plays .... (:->)
Don Borchelt Says:
Monday, April 16, 2018 @5:23:42 PM
A very fine job of picking, Janet, with a nice mystical quality to it. After listening to the YouTube versions, I downloaded the Chapman version, too, and when I slowed the whole thing down, I heard that C in there, very unexpected. I really like where you went with that.
JanetB Says:
Monday, April 16, 2018 @5:41:14 PM
Thank you, Ken and Don. It may be mystical and childlike in the musing about a fire-breathing dragon-bee chasing a fearful banjoist . The knight in shining armor would be a mandolinist who kills the fierce invading enemy.
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