"Lovely" Thanks Very Enjoyable !

So much bluegrass favours manic speed, yet this has FEEL. Really lovely rendition. Bravo.

Love the mellow sound of the gourd banjo.

Beautiful. Made me feel a certain kind of serenity. And I've never seen such a banjo

@wigglypfff

Жыл бұрын

It's a bottle gourd, but it does have the country asthetic of a banjo!

That gourd banjo really catches the eye!

Never thought our Arkansas' neighbors would have a great tune, but then again they do have 2 of the nicest Southern cities near the Ozarks

Steve your music sounds so beautiful you do such a good job my dad if he was still alive he would love to hear you play you would put a smile on his face thank you for your beautiful music 🪕💯

@steveallerton9124

Ай бұрын

What was his first name ? 🙂

Thank you!! The music was a story and the words spoke straight to my heart. God bless. xxx

This instrument has a great warm tone. Well played

It's so hard to find good versions of this song. Well done!!

@taylormorris_

Жыл бұрын

I agree with that. It takes some finesse to make some of the old classics sound like true music rather than a nursery rhyme. It doesn't help that as soon as I hear the A part, I hear "I caught a baby bumble bee, won't my mama be so proud of me"

Love that low A part, how at the end, instead descending, it kind climbs up out of the basement and ends on a higher part of the instrument. Very cool sound! Great playing--I love the syncopations in your "normal" A-part, too! NICE banjo and great playing.👏👏👏👏♥♥

Beautiful. First time hearing this song and still feels kind of nostalgic

Came for the beautiful banjo, stayed for the beautiful music. Well played!

I love the sound of this instrument!

The opening few notes made me smile instantly, it seems so familiar. even though this is the first time I’ve heard it, I know it won’t be the last because I’m adding it to my favorite songs playlist and I subscribed to your channel. You play beautifully, have a great day!

@spiritseas

Жыл бұрын

😁😁❤️

@spiritseas

Жыл бұрын

😁😁😊

It is truly amazing to see your command of the fretting. I have a fretless, but I can’t get those high notes. On red haired boy, you get all the way up the seventh or ninth. A lot of fretless players have necks that start having frets at the fifth. I also love that syncopated drop them towards the end of the A part.

This sounds amazing, I love the gourd too!

555th upward thumb; 7,056th pair of happy ears.

really really cool. would love to play with this instrument 😌😁 how fun and such a lovely sound

just awesome. can't get enough of this sound. Cool low variation!

The sound from that instrument is 🔥

A simple, good time! Well done Sir!

Nicely done, Steve! I see the algorithm is working in your favor. I listened to this the other day when it was still around a couple hundred views. I like what you did with the low A-part. Have done something like that on a tune or two. A low-bass six string would come in handy for catching lower notes. Guess that’s why I like playing mandolin - I can get those notes whereas on banjo I might have to go up the neck, and possibly lose the effect. For several tunes, I’ve switched octaves for variety’s sake, especially at jams when a tune’s been played for 5 minutes or more. It works for some tunes better than others, and some just seem natural to be left as is.

@steveallerton9124

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Noah, and many thanks for the tune ! The algorithm’s predominating element has to be the gourd banjo, which obviously required a craftsman. 😉

Very nicely done and a wonderful sound.

This was absolutely wonderful. Thanks for sharing your music and instruments.

Its a fretless gourd 😮 great playing

I love it .....playing a chord on a gord......I see Akilah the vulcher skipping down the road "Pickin. uuup his baaaaby bumble beee.........

This odd looking thing sounds AWESOME!! I don’t know how I got here but I’m glad I did ❤

Absolutely superb! Beautiful playing, beautiful instrument...just wonderful.

Just outstanding

No songs are written anymore with that mood.

Outstanding!!! beautiful instrument and incredible playing!!! Thank you for sharing this!!!

Could tell that was a Noah Cline gourd just from the thumbnail! You do it justice, nice work, smooth.

It’s good to stray! That’s what’s fun about standards- hearing peoples different variations of them.

As good as I’ve ever heard it played my friend 👏

@steveallerton9124

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words !

Clawhammer, baby! Great pickin'!

beautiful build wonderful playing

This is so neat 👍

Wonderful! Simple. Not frenetic.

Excellent playing. I like the not rushed tempo. It causes each note to ring out separately. Iv got a mountain banjo Fretless and always wanted one of these.

love the look of these more... figure 8 i guess is a word shaped gourd banjos

@steveallerton9124

Ай бұрын

It’s called a “bottle gourd,” but figure 8 applies I guess..

I really enjoyed this, ty.

A fretless gourd banjo??? I need one!

Mighty fine picking. I like the banjo too. Thanks

Fantastic. Keep it up old man. Thanks

That was awesome! 👏

Very nice playing.

Great job!!

Thanks for sharing

Lovely! 👏👏👏

Beautiful

Well done sir

That’s one strong gord.

Very nice

🥰

I love this so much, sure wished I had one to play with, would be lost of fun I think

Very nice! I don't think I've seen a gourd banjo before where a skin is not covering the top hole. Is this your invention?

@steveallerton9124

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. See the comment from Wychwood Music and my reply in the thread from a few weeks back…

Hot damn! One gourd...bout?... for the banjo head, one for a sound hole, that's just brilliant. Does a fair bit of sound come out the hole?

@steveallerton9124

Жыл бұрын

Hi. Noah Cline, the builder, told me the open hole adds some forward projection. There’s another hole on the back of the gourd, covered with hide. See kzread.info/dash/bejne/qq1rsq6TaZqtpZs.html for more looks at it. 🙂

@paulyguitary7651

3 ай бұрын

@@steveallerton9124just checked out the link. Man that is a beautiful neck.

Its a base bonjo boys an girls . A gourd jo so cool. Me find gourd ,,,stick...cat?...

Nice! ❤❤😮❤😮❤😮❤😮❤❤❤❤❤❤

what is the material of these strings? they sound quite natural

@steveallerton9124

Жыл бұрын

I believe they’re Aquila Nyglut mediums. The first set is still on the instrument.

@NoahCline

Жыл бұрын

Hi there, they’re Nylgut Minstrels, a bit heavier than the medium tension Classic sets Steve mentioned, intended for lower open D and E tunings, though I have tuned the medium classics down to E, but it’s a slinkier feel.

@clawhammer704

5 ай бұрын

I play in G and tuned up A and D. Can these strings handle the higher tunings on Fretless. I play a lot with others here in NC.

Is that a gourd banjo?

@steveallerton9124

Жыл бұрын

Yes, built by Noah Cline.

Nice

Newbie fretless banjo player question... what tuning please?

@steveallerton9124

2 ай бұрын

d-G-D-G-A (relative to g-C-G-C-D ("Double-C") tuning)

is it actually a veggie??

Hello Sir

@steveallerton9124

Жыл бұрын

Hello. Your videos are interesting. Why did you stop posting ?

@server1ok

Жыл бұрын

@@steveallerton9124 I'm gonna setup on Bandcamp or something

song makes me cry

This is so neat 👍