Lakes of Ponchartrain on banjo

Subject: lake of ponchertrain on banjo
From: The Sandman
Date: 18 Dec 14 - 04:18 PM

http://youtu.be/Waqu2ta5jPg I hope to learn this on concertina and will post if i have a version i like

Subject: RE: lake of ponchertrain on banjo
From: GUEST,#
Date: 18 Dec 14 - 04:40 PM

Lakes of Pontchartrain.

Subject: RE: lake of ponchertrain on banjo
From: The Sandman
Date: 18 Dec 14 - 04:43 PM

there is in fact only one lake of pontchartrain and it should be spelled Lac Pontchartrain

Subject: RE: lake of ponchertrain on banjo
From: GUEST,DTM
Date: 18 Dec 14 - 04:43 PM

Some folks may prefer to see banjo in Lakes of Pontchartrain ;-)

Subject: RE: lake of ponchertrain on banjo
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 18 Dec 14 - 04:51 PM

The name of the tune is "Lakes" (plural) "of Pontchartrain", regardless of the counted number of lake or lakes, or what
the geographical name's language might be.

Dave Oesterreich

Subject: RE: lake of ponchertrain on banjo
From: GUEST,#
Date: 18 Dec 14 - 04:51 PM

I give up pissin' into the wind. Good luck, Dick.

Subject: RE: Lakes of Ponchartrain on banjo
From: GUEST,clappo
Date: 18 Dec 14 - 08:23 PM

does it really matter.....?

Subject: RE: Lakes of Ponchartrain on banjo
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 19 Dec 14 - 10:46 AM

Thanks for the music, Dick, both vocal and banjo. That tune is lovely.

Subject: RE: Lakes of Ponchartrain on banjo
From: pattyClink
Date: 19 Dec 14 - 02:25 PM

Always nice to hear a good rendition of this song, so 'refresh'!

Having taken The Road to Jackson Town a few times, I can testify there is actually a geographic entity called The Lakes of Pontchartrain. If you look at the map the road passes between Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas, which latter looks like a stranded arm of the larger lake. Here's some source info:

http://www.upress.state.ms.us/books/1695

Subject: RE: Lakes of Ponchartrain on banjo
From: Thomas Stern
Date: 19 Dec 14 - 04:17 PM

in the FOLK INDEX:
Lakes of Ponchartrain [Laws H 9/Me I-B 98]
http://www.ibiblio.org/folkindex/kwframe.htm

Thomas.

Subject: RE: Lakes of Ponchartrain on banjo
From: GUEST,richie
Date: 19 Dec 14 - 05:13 PM

Needs more work Dick.... lots more.