Re: The joy of actual numbers, was Democracy

On Mon, 4 Nov 2024 13:21:16 -0700, Peter Flass wrote:

Cotton gin Mass prod of rifes with interchangeable parts Sewing machine
Telegraph Telephone Transistor Banjo

That last one won't fly.

https://bittersoutherner.com/history-of-the-banjo

I play a banjo but I sort of subvert it further. Among other things, I
play the Irish flute / tin whistle, mostly Irish rebel tunes which tend to
be recycled traditional songs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVpEu4fOMB4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaS3vaNUYgs

There was a perfectly good melody just laying around...

Anyway most of the material is in D or G. The Irish dlute has both C and
C# so it works. The standard banjo tuning is G, so it's a natural.

The Micks do their own thing with banjos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk_hLTzppIU