Ta-ra-ra-Boom-de-ay!
The Heftone Banjo Orchestra
Brian Thomas Hefferan, Director
The Heftone Banjo Orchestra plays a rollicking selection of old chestnuts.
The Tunes:The Compact Disc is available for sale at Elderly Instruments. Banjo On My Knee - Better known as Stephen Foster's "Oh Suzanna". All banjos want this song played on them, and I do my best to oblige. Hot Time in the Old Town - Hot in 1886, still hot today. Buffalo Gals - An old-time favorite. This version was inspired by my friend Dorsey Lawrence, who at the age of 96 is still the liveliest banjo player I ever heard. Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay! - (composed by Richard Morton) Enormously popular in the early 1890s. If you want to sing along, the words to the chorus are: "Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay! Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay! Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay! Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay! Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay! Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay! Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay! Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay!". In My Merry Oldsmobile - A jaunty waltz about a fellow winning the heart of the one he desires. Epley Breakdown - An original piece by myself, played here on a Gretsch banjo ukulele. Pop Goes the Weasel - This great jig has been in repertoire of countless fiddlers for many generations. Ragtime Annie - An old-time fiddle piece fingerpicked here on the banjo ukulele in a medley with another standard tune, Soldier's Joy. Yankee Doodle - A very old and very catchy tune. Dan Hefferan's Jig - This tune has been played in my family for generations. Dan Hefferan was the name of my grandfather and great-great grandfather, both fiddlers. Can-Can - The famous high-stepping cabaret number. Hail, Hail, The Gang's All Here ...what the deuce do we care... Aloha Oe - One of the most beautiful and haunting of melodies. This is how banjos sound when they cry.
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