Last time, my quarterly progress report was late. It only makes sense that this one would be a couple days early. Besides, I couldn't think of anything better to write. So, there's that.
These last three months have been full of highlights. I've continued to make good progress on my Second Year of Ward Jarvis, there have been concerts and reviews, and I started a daily playing streak that continues to this day. Let's explore these more deeply.
General Highlights
My ongoing streak is the accomplishment I'm perhaps most proud of. Yesterday, I hit 50 days in a row of playing fiddle and 47 consecutive days of playing banjo.
It was also rewarding to have two reviews I wrote appear in the spring issue of The Old-Time Herald. I reviewed Richard Jones-Bamman's book, Building New Banjos for an Old-Time World, and the Clarence Ashley album, Live and In Person: Greenwich Village 1963. I'll be writing more reviews for the publication in upcoming issues, so please subscribe and stay tuned. In addition, I've tried to include more reviews on this site, the most recent being the remarkable new album by Anna & Elizabeth, The Invisible Comes to Us.
Finally, I attended a banjo-centric concert in May, taking the family to the Mark Olitsky and Cary Moskovitz performance at the G.A.R. Hall in Peninsula, Ohio. It was my son's first concert.
Fiddle Highlights
I have continued my exploration of Ward Jarvis's repertoire. The last three months have been focused on his rendition of "Leather Britches," a three-part tune in the key of G. While a transcription of his arrangement is not included in the Milliner-Koken Collection of American Fiddle Tunes, there were a couple other versions in there that helped me get a sense of some of the notes. Overall, I'm pretty satisfied with my progress on the tune and am ready to move on to the next one, which will be "Forked Deer," in the key of D.
Banjo Highlights
In addition to my playing streak, I've made a more concerted effort to come up with banjo versions of the Ward Jarvis tunes I've been learning. So far, I've come up with decent renditions of "Head of the Creek," "Icy Mountain" and "Tomahawk."
Blog Highlights
To finish off, here are the Top 3 posts that you all visited in past three months.
Thank you, as always, for reading. If you have any pointers on "Forked Deer," let me know in the comments.
General Highlights
My ongoing streak is the accomplishment I'm perhaps most proud of. Yesterday, I hit 50 days in a row of playing fiddle and 47 consecutive days of playing banjo.
Finally, I attended a banjo-centric concert in May, taking the family to the Mark Olitsky and Cary Moskovitz performance at the G.A.R. Hall in Peninsula, Ohio. It was my son's first concert.
Fiddle Highlights
I have continued my exploration of Ward Jarvis's repertoire. The last three months have been focused on his rendition of "Leather Britches," a three-part tune in the key of G. While a transcription of his arrangement is not included in the Milliner-Koken Collection of American Fiddle Tunes, there were a couple other versions in there that helped me get a sense of some of the notes. Overall, I'm pretty satisfied with my progress on the tune and am ready to move on to the next one, which will be "Forked Deer," in the key of D.
Banjo Highlights
In addition to my playing streak, I've made a more concerted effort to come up with banjo versions of the Ward Jarvis tunes I've been learning. So far, I've come up with decent renditions of "Head of the Creek," "Icy Mountain" and "Tomahawk."
Blog Highlights
To finish off, here are the Top 3 posts that you all visited in past three months.
Thank you, as always, for reading. If you have any pointers on "Forked Deer," let me know in the comments.
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