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Raggy
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Ragtime reggae anyone?
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Trash-pop, guitar rock and melodic miscellany.
Not so much a band as a bloke with a guitar and a laptop, The Smivets deliver a genre-bending blend of pop, rock, punk, prog and many other monosyllables.
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Genre
Country • Bluegrass
Charts
#75 in subgenre Peak #7
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Peak #95
Author
Steve Smith
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Steve Smith
Uploaded
November 07, 2017
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MP3 3.6 MB • 160 kbps • 3:08
Story behind the song
Conceived and produced for the Clickers Club Dance challenge November 2017, this sort of fell off the guitar and I kind of liked it. Not quite sure what kind of dance this actually is - I could envisage a rather lumpen, farm-boot type of effort, performed by unsavoury villagers perhaps. It helps me with my physio exercises especially the "gluteal crab walk" (another potential title there...) The lead instrument is a Strat in banjocaster mode, and the bass sound is actually created by boinging a ruler off the edge of the desk. I was pleased with that because it always seems to sound in tune when in fact it's just a boing noise.
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MichaelDuran
Sep 26, 2020
This one is SO 'everything down-home' and COUNTRY!
Gone4
Nov 15, 2017
well this aint my kinda music style but you sure did a darn good job and I sure appreciated the skill shown and it did get me secretly boppin' to it!!
Oddger
Nov 14, 2017
Wonderful dance ragtime tune, Steve. Your talented holds so many facets, in this case the style alone is a nice surprise and your playing is absolutely spot on. Very nice build up of a very catchy tune and top notch production. Great work!
Ascenzion - Al Massey
Nov 13, 2017
Clearly one my favorites of the evening. The bluegrass banjo picking is fantastic. The melody is very catchy. Love the drum breaks. Yep, this one was so entertaining and enjoyable to listen to (3x). Dang...Dang...this is good.
Alan L Cole
Nov 12, 2017
This track is so cool Steve. I love the humor and great musicality exhibited. I hope you are well.
Dollar Bill and the Unmentionables
Nov 12, 2017
Too cool, all the chicken pickin' and bluesy bluegrass and that booming bass in a weird, wonderful mix. Can't help but grin.
Rodrica Rudge
Nov 12, 2017
Totally unexpected dance toon...and I love it! It leaves you no choice, you've just GOT to join in tapping your feet and clapping and hopping around. Oh...has it finished already? More!
DOOMTRAINmusic
Nov 12, 2017
Down & dirty in the cowshed eh, very upbeat and witty creation, enjoyed the listen Steve.
Musan Dera
Nov 12, 2017
For me this one is sounding so very American and country-like, nice banjo. But around 1:20 there is coming a change in atmosphere, getting something slapstick-like. I have to think of Laurel and Hardy, or silent movies in general. Around 1:45 the first country-theme is back. Everything is so joyful. Let's just dance and forget all troubles.
The Footnotes
Nov 11, 2017
Well knock me down with an old banjo, if that aint the darndest thing I ever did hear. Cleverer than a tinwhistle-playing critter that can dance a jig on tippy toes. It's a jig and a rag and a bluegrass bag full of playfulness and wit in every bit of it. I like it. Them damp strings are just the thing ain't they.
Carlo D'Anna
Nov 11, 2017
Wallopy and Stompy on the peanut shell floor. Great dance ditty!
Sounds by Ramolly
Nov 11, 2017
Love this entry, dang right , where is the moonshine !!!
Michael Bennett
Nov 11, 2017
Well I left my sh** kickers in the truck just in case someone created a tune like this that I could dance to - like a h*** down, or is it a hoedown - nice pickin' and I'm a grinnin' :D