Basic Bag for 5 String Banjo from Stagg Strong black nylon with 10mm padding 2 outer pockets (1 large & 1 small) 2 shoulder straps with zipped cover and strong grab handle
Advantages: great sound, unusual Disadvantages: more expensive than a similar standard guitar
Yes I'm back with yet another instrument from my music collection. This one isn't deafening or wind intensive, doesn't make the cats run for the hills or incur the wrath of the neighbours.
Last year I got an extremely rare thing, an award from my employers for work above and beyond the call of duty. It came in the form of a cash award that was paid into my bank account.
Whilst this was very welcome I was fearful of it being frittered away and I had always wanted to play the Banjo so I went on line and found this one.
Banjos aren't a cheap instrument and take their origins from West Africa, via the slave route to the southern states of America. There are many different types, the one I have is a 5string standard neck. The sound is amplified by the skin, or vellum, as banjo pickers call them, in effect the strings are like ...
Advantages: Excellent backing tracks, competent vocals, a couple of strong pop hits Disadvantages: Not much in the way of soul, some dull tracks, all rather dated now
mind that in 1972 "The Black & White Minstrel Show" was still one of the top rated TV shows, which tells you something about the era.
The Pearls were signed to the Bell label ? which had some hugely popular acts on their roster including the Bay City Rollers, Barry Blue, David Cassidy and Gary Glitter. The UK arm of the label focused mainly on commercial pop and the Pearls fitted into this perfectly. Interestingly the US arm tended to focus more on soul music.
A String of Pearls
Going back to my dad?s old Sanyo radio cassette recorder there was a song which was oft played by myself back in 1974 called ?Guilty?. Performed by the Pearls I loved it and have vague recollections of a Top of the Pops performance which incorporated judges? wigs. I have hunted high and low for this clip on the internet and sadly can only conclude it was ...
Advantages: I don't have one Disadvantages: I don't have one
While awaiting inspiration for a new review, I remembered that this one was overdue for an update. Although I rewrote it a year or so ago for Dooyoo, to include selected items from handbag reviews posted over there, I never got round to revising the Ciao version. So here it is. All the articles mentioned appeared in reviews by women on one site or the other.
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What have I in my handbag?
I mustn't tell you lies;
In truth the only bags I own
Are those beneath my eyes.
You don't need special insight,
No expertise in rockets,
To guess that, being just a man,
I keep stuff in my pockets.
But if I now said: "Nothing!
So there, and that?s your lot!"
You might not feel satisfied
And rate this Helpful ? Not.
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In any case, the subject
Has made me realise how
Much women carry in their bags ...
torr 06.11.2004 (11.10.2009)
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Product details
Long Name
BJ10 Bag for 5 String Banjo
Type
Guitar
Genre
Folk Instrument
Manufacturer
Stagg
Manufacturer's product description
Basic Bag for 5 String Banjo from Stagg Strong black nylon with 10mm padding 2 outer pockets (1 large & 1 small) 2 shoulder straps with zipped cover and strong grab handle
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