Two-Year Old Discovers The Blues
Image Courtesy of Curtis Blues: www.curtisblues.com
Annotations Added by Author
WHAT IS THAT INSTRUMENT?
A two-year old (closer to 2 1/2) recently heard an acoustic Blues music live performance and saw some instruments that were new to her. She was surprised by the gourd banjo in particular.
The picture of the performer is annotated for the various instruments being played by this one-man band. He can simultaneously play the harmonica, a stringed instrument, the bass drum, and a "percussion stack" of cymbals and tambourine "jingles". Of course, when he isn't playing the harmonica he can also sing. His information says that he plays the traditional acoustic Blues music from "era of the 1920's and 1930's before the blues went to Chicago and Memphis in the 1940'sand became electric band music".
In this picture, he is holding a resonator guitar (originated by the Dobro guitar company). On his right hand he has a thumb pick that slides onto his thumb. On his right hand he has a "slide", which allows him to slide his finger up and down the strings easily. This gives the sound a "shimmery" kind of sound.
His other instruments, across the front from left to right, are a Martin Dreadnaught guitar (possibly either a D-28 or D-35 model), a reproduction of an African gourd banjo, a diddley bow, cigar box guitar, and a resonator Dobro guitar.
LEARNING MORE
The musician: "Curtis Blues"
The gourd banjo played by the musician: 5-string African "mande banza" style gourd banjo
The maker of the gourd banjo: Pete Ross of Jubilee Gourd Banjo
The specific model of gourd banjo: 5-string African "mande banza" style gourd banjo
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