Women with Mandolins

[JeffD]

So that Katzenjammer video -

I am not a guitarista, but I have been around them. That guitar looks like a Gibson J-200, but not big enough. And it doesn't have a big enough sound. Perhaps its optical illusion and dicy audio, but I have heard a couple of Gibson J-200s that sounded grand, and it seems to my memory would have been larger than that.

[JEStanek]

That is a Morgan Monroe Lefty. I guess we often see them disparaged (even by me) here but she sounds nice with it in this song.

Jamie

[Martin Jonas]

That is a Morgan Monroe Lefty. I guess we often see them disparaged (even by me) here but she sounds nice with it in this song.

Thanks, Jamie -- you are quite right. I had not consciously seen the Morgan Monroe log before and it looked like an ornate "Mix" to me. Thinking about it now, I'm not sure Peter Mix has made a "conventional" F5 under his own name, and it obviously isn't a NewMAD or Rigel.

Anyway, yes the MM has a very nice tone on this video. I should say, however, that this is the official music video for the album release of the song, and therefore presumably a lip-synched studio recording rather than a live track. There are a number of (actual) live versions of the same song on Youtube, but they all have problems capturing the stage sound, and in particular getting the balance between the instruments and vocals, which makes it difficult to judge the true tone of the MM. I think it's fair to say that Katriona is mainly a fiddle player and singer.

Martin

[journeybear]

How 'bout some new Katzenjammer?

Absolutely! Anytime! Trying to distill all the information here ... They say this is from their new album but I have been seeing stuff from it for what seems like a year ... maybe it's been being leaked or teased ... And then there is the instrument switching, which was so far gone I thought there had been a personnel change. The drummer is singing lead and playing guitar, the lead singer and guitarist is playing bass, the bass player (who plays most of the mandolin) is playing accordion, harmonica, and glockenspiel, and the mandolin player - geez, I lost my place, I forget what she usually plays. Keeping us on our toes!

[journeybear]

Oh my! Almost an hour of Katzenjammer.



Set List:

Katzenjammer - Concert at Festival in Tonträger 2011

Ouch 00:00
1) Demon Kitty Rag 02:48
2) I Will Dance (When I Walk Away) 07:36
3) To The Sea 12:00
4) Rock-Paper-Scissors 15:12
5) Cherry Pie 18:47
6) Land Of Confusion 22:05
7) Loathsome M 27:07
8) Cocktails And Ruby Slippers 29:33
9) A Bar In Amsterdam 33:32
10) Le Pop 37:07
11) Der Kapitän 39:22
12) Hey Ho (On The Devil's Back) 41:22
13) Ain't No Thang 46:24


MC on 2, 4, and 13, unless I missed something. Except for the bits between songs being edited out, it is like being there. The first time I have been able to get a sense of what a whole show must be like. Wonderful!

[journeybear]

What the - ?!?!? Here is the unedited version - with a song that was cut out! I assume it's lower quality.




So that's:

00:43 | Ouch
03:46 | Demon Kitty Rag
09:28 | I Will Dance (When I Walk Away)
14:37 | To The Sea
19:26 | Rock Paper Scissors
23:13 | Cherry Pie
27:19 | Land Of Confusion
32:28 | Loathsome M
35:15 | Cocktails And Ruby Slippers
39:16 | A Bar In Amsterdam
43:35 | Le Pop
45:56 | Der Kapitan
48:00 | Hey Ho (On The Devil's Back)
53:23 | Ain't No Thang

PS: I miscounted on previous post - no omission, other than in-between songs stuff. Oh, misnamed song threw me off.

[George R. Lane]

[QUOTE=Martin Jonas;1039545]Katriona Gilmore, singing and playing a tasty Mix F5 (I think -- headstock shots are fairly short and the script intricate) in a duo with Jamie Roberts. Since then, she has joined the newly reformed Albion Band (but plays mostly fiddle there).

Looks to be a Morgan Monroe.

[Bill Snyder]

George that was pointed out several posts ago by Jamie and acknowledged by Martin.

[mrmando]

...

[Rodney Riley]

Katriona Gilmore's guitar player Jamie Roberts...

That guitar player is a wizard.

Reminds me of Kaki King, another percussive guitar player.

[journeybear]

So - further research indicates that this set by Katzenjammer is available on DVD. Here is the cover:

[Mark Marino]

My attempt at making an old French postcard

[Steve-o]

Hey Mark - Cute kid and nice vintage looking pic. Hope the stuff doesn't slide off the piano.

[Charles E.]

Very sweet. She looks to be a 'Gibson Girl'.

[journeybear]

The Lumineers on Ferguson last Wednesday, with their song "Ho Hey" (yes, that's its name, though they are clearly singing "Hey!" then Ho!" by my reckoning. They are based in Denver, her name is Neyla Pekarek, and yes, she has a capo on the fifth fret.





Here is the official version. They get the words right here.

[giuseppeseverini]

/Users/claraaich/Downloads/Pietro Antonio Rotari A young woman in rural dress playing a lute-1.jpg

[giuseppeseverini]

I beg your pardon, I made another mistake .... Sorry so much

[JEStanek]

You need to upload a image from your computer. You can link to an image on the internet. Both are options using the add photo button in the reply window.

Jamie

[giuseppeseverini]

Thank you Jamie, I try again!

[JeffD]

I am a real sucker for pictures like that. It reminds me that when I pull out my bowlback. Its no little thing that we do when we play manodlin.

[giuseppeseverini]

Hi! I am really sorry for my little understanding of English... can you explain me your kind message contents?!
Thank you very much !!!
G.

[Rodney Riley]

SHEL videos when they were on the Music City Roots Show 2/29/12...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERbP9...anfdnQ1uV1U%3D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SCbk...lh_z96dss0Y%3D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfosL...IZNibFEoxqk%3D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef897...kEorBBqe0QQ%3D

[Absaroke]

So that Katzenjammer video -

I am not a guitarista, but I have been around them. That guitar looks like a Gibson J-200, but not big enough. And it doesn't have a big enough sound. Perhaps its optical illusion and dicy audio, but I have heard a couple of Gibson J-200s that sounded grand, and it seems to my memory would have been larger than that.

It looks like a J-200, but since it doesn't have the crown inlays on the fingerboard, I'm not sure what it is. I've never seen a J-200 or an EJ200 (the Epi clone) without crown inlays. It also looked like it had some sort of cross inlay at the bridge mount. The J-200 has a very distinct "mustache" bridge mount/surround. I couldn't see the headstock so it could be any number of clones...

I guess it could be some kind of variant on the Gibson CJ-165. The headstock looks like it says Gibson, but the body doesn't quite match the shape of the CJ-165. I'm not an expert on all of Gibson's acoustics, there have been lots over the years.

The sound wasn't big and open because it was capo'd halfway down the neck and she was playing it for rhythm not for that big flattop open chord sound.

[mrmando]

Maybe it's a Givson...

[Bob DeVellis]

it looks like a j-200, but since it doesn't have the crown inlays on the fingerboard, i'm not sure what it is. I've never seen a j-200 or an ej200 (the epi clone) without crown inlays. It also looked like it had some sort of cross inlay at the bridge mount. The j-200 has a very distinct "mustache" bridge mount/surround. I couldn't see the headstock so it could be any number of clones...

I guess it could be some kind of variant on the gibson cj-165. The headstock looks like it says gibson, but the body doesn't quite match the shape of the cj-165. I'm not an expert on all of gibson's acoustics, there have been lots over the years.

The sound wasn't big and open because it was capo'd halfway down the neck and she was playing it for rhythm not for that big flattop open chord sound.

j-185?