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Thread #131257   Message #2960733
Posted By: GUEST,leeneia
08-Aug-10 - 04:10 PM
Thread Name: Banjo ban for London buskers - untrue - no ban
Subject: RE: Banjo ban for London buskers - untrue - no ban
I like your band, Greg. (the Boat Band) That number 'The magic island' involves an impressive line-up of instruments. Congratulations to all of you on co-ordinating that.

Of course it's the banjo that keeps everybody together. You probably know this, but many people don't know, that the banjo was important to the first jazz bands and to 1920's dance bands. It provided the basic beat that kept everybody together.

Bertie Wooster tried to master the banjolele, but failed. But then, Bertie failed at almost everything. He wasn't a Drone for nothing.