Today I learned that it’s tough not to feel good when you’re listening to a banjolele. What we have here is a rendition of the Fats Waller/Billy Rose tune “I’ve Got a Feeling I’m Falling,” delivered via an unnamed chap on banjolele and a solemn young lady named Josephine on a pail-sized washboard. Her rig is equipped with a couple of cans, a call bell, and a micro-sized splash cymbal, which she uses to nice effect, especially after she seems to loosen up about halfway through the song. The whole thing ends with a nice Annette Hanshawesque “That’s all!” Check it out.
david here, the banjoleleist. i also built the washboard. you can see it used by a different percussionist last summer at a house/barn show:
nice solo by stephen in this one:
Love it.