(And yes, I am a big fan of Larry the Cable Guy!)
This past weekend Casey made the long haul from Nashville to Winchester to record our new banjo DVD, tentatively titled More Easy Tunes.
Working as fast as I’ve ever seen anyone and doing a superb job of teaching, Casey taught six songs in one long session on Friday. I sat by, mostly in awe, but was also in charge of making sure Casey’s bangs looked okay! Saturday I joined her on camera to play guitar and sing as we added the slow and fast versions of each song. Many times we ended up laughing ourselves silly over some small mishap. We both actually had tears of laughter running down our faces at times. Some of those moments should show up in the Bloopers.
During the shooting, we remembered to capture a few still moments to share with you on this blog. Here they are:
Casey tuning up and getting ready to teach. She was not satisfied with her own tuner, so she asked for one of mine. Then she uttered these profound words: “I’ll just keep trying different tuners till one agrees with me!”
Red, our chief engineer, taking a brief moment of respite from his excellent camera work. Notice the Arrandem Music sign behind him. Get it? Arr-and-em. R and M. Red and Murphy.
One of Casey’s early works of art, which now hangs in our studio.
Casey and Murphy watching what they’ve just recorded.
We’re all done. Casey has left the building.
These are the tunes we recorded:
“The Old Home Place”
“Nine Pound Hammer”
Up-the-neck break to “Blue Ridge Cabin Home” (which also fits numerous other songs with this same chord progression as we mention)
“Salty Dog” (simpler version than Earl’s)
“Amazing Grace” (two versions, both simpler than the one on our Gospel Banjo DVD)
“Ballad of Jed Clampett” (after many requests!)
