Peel The Banana

Track Listings

1. Circassian Circle

2. Zemer Atik

3. Chimes of Dunkirk

4. Kinderpolka

5. Bridge of Athlone

6. Can’t Jump Josie

7. Seven Jumps

8. Washing Day

9. Zodiac

10. Spring Morning Waltz

11. Heel and Toe Polka

12. Bob’s Jig

13. Jump Jim Joe

14. Sweets of May

15. Marching Through Georgia

16. Sasha

17. Brandy Rump Bump

18. Dinah's Dead

19. Virginia Reel

20. Old Rosin the Beau

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Meet Peter, Paul & George Peter Davis: clarinet, guitar, piano, mandolin, pennywhistle A multi-instrumentalist of astonishing scope and repertoire, He holds a Masters Degree in Teaching from Columbia University and taught for three years with the Peace Corps in Malawi, Central Africa. Peter is at home playing swing, traditional jazz, blues, old-timey, Celtic, klezmer, Latin, Cajun, and other styles.Peter plays with the swing band Lindy Hop Heaven, is a member of the world beat contradance band The Clayfoot Strutters, and plays traditional jazz with Reggie’s Red Hot Feetwarmers. He also plays with Swingology with Jay Ungar and Molly Mason. He has been a member of the house band for more than 20 live national broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion. Peter's recent recordings are: Lindy Hop Heaven and Goin’ to Lindy Land (Lindy Hop Heaven); The Lovers Waltz and Relax Your Mind (Jay Ungar and Molly Mason); Goin’ Elsewhere (Clayfoot Strutters); Happy Feet, Saratoga Shout, and Instant Mardi Gras (Reggie’s Red Hot Feetwarmers). He also appears on A Prairie Home Christmas and A Prairie Home Companion 25th Anniversary Album. Paul Rosenberg: vocals, recorder Paul has been leading dances throughout the northeast since 1986. He is known for his gentle (but energetic) encouraging style, concise teaching and offbeat sense of humor. He presents old-time American community dances from many traditions, as well as international folk dancing and African- American singing games. Paul is equally comfortable leading "hot shot" dancers as he is at teaching traditional dance to children and novice adult dancers. He has led dances at major festivals throughout the Northeast, including the Old Songs Festival, New England Folk Festival (NEFFA), Clearwater’s Great Hudson River Revival, and at the Dance Flurry (Saratoga Springs, NY), a festival that he founded and produces. He organizes a twice-a-month contradance and a monthly family dance in New York’s capital region. Paul derives great satisfactionfrom making dance fans of the "dance phobic" and those dancing for the first time. Someone said of his teaching skill, "Paul can even teach a 3-legged stool to dance." George Wilson: fiddle, banjo, guitar, bass, shaker, vocals, percussive feet George is a multi-instrumental virtuoso and singer whose repertoire encompasses a variety of traditional and folk styles. As a fiddler, he has mastered over 400 tunes for dancing and listening— tunes from New England, Quebec, Cape Breton, Scotland, Ireland and Shetland. George has performed and recorded with the popular Fennig’s All-Star String Band since 1975 and with the Whippersnappers since 1976. He plays at contradances, festivals, and dance and music camps nationwide with many ensembles.George has two recent recordings featuring his fiddling—Northern Melodies and The Royal Circus: A Menagerie of Northern Fiddle Tunes.

Album Description
Let’s Dance! Dance traditions are passed down through the generations to celebrate important occasions and provide diversion from everyday life. The delight and exhilaration inherent in community dancing comes from the music, the spirit of cooperation, and simple, repeated patterns of movement. In the "Peel the Banana" (or "casting off") pattern, pairs of dancers in two long lines walk towards the musicians, the head pair turn back to back and "peel" the lines to the far end of the hall. Peel the Banana presents a popular sequence of dances from family dances, school residencies, and community celebrations (such as weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, family reunions, and good ol’-fashioned barn raisings). For each track, we note the number of times a dance pattern repeats and indicate formations for the dance. For most tracks, we include calls the first two times through. All tunes and dances are traditional unless otherwise specified. (Dance names appear first; tune names are in italics except when the dance and the tune have the same name.) This CD is dedicated to my grandma, Mary Sofer, who loved to dance in the last years of her life, and encouraged me to dance. We never danced together, but I am carrying on her joy of dancing wherever I go. Better late than never! —Paul Rosenberg

Tracks:

Raspberry
The Hassle
Everybody
Big Thing
(That's) What I'm Talking About
Rocco's Lament
Universal Song
La Familia
Strong
Listen To Yourself
Shabadeux
Fire It Up

Customer Reviews:

"Feel the Peel" is a funky meal!.......2005-01-13

The rhythm section remains intact from "Rowdy Duty" with the other most noticeable difference is the absence of Jen Durkin's vocals. But has it really hurt them? I don't think so. This band can find a groove and make it bark like a dog. Go ahead and buy the disc; "Big Thing" is worth the price of admission alone.

Great groove!.......2002-12-21

I have played bass for 20 some years and i loveto listen to these guys! If you are a bass player or any musician for that matter than you need this and all dbb cds!

Feel the Peel - you ain't going to slip on it.......2001-09-19

I had never seen DBB before nor heard any of their music. I bought this out of the blue. Let's just say I was grooving from the beginning.

I understand those other reviewers who were looking for something more traditional from the band - of course, I have no frame of reference.

However, if you want something fun, groovy, movin, and with some variety then this is an album you want to have. Newcomer Hope's voice is like riding on a magic carpet. She delights with everynote and lyric that emanates.

Enjoy!

The Third Coming..........2001-08-10

"Feel the Peel" is Deep Banana Blackout's third attempt at attaining the "funk." This album is hard to judge, becuase those familiar with the band are familiar with their last album, a live, 2 disc concert called "Rowdy Duty." Rowdy Duty showcased the bands improvisational talents as well as their knack for just letting loose and jamming out. This was the band's style for the first five years or so of their existence. However, since the lead singer Jen Durkin left the band, their sound has changed slightly. With the addition of new comers Hope Clayborn(lead vocals and sax)and Brian Smith (trombone), DBB has worked to elevate their sound to the next level. Feel the Peel is a great example of the band taking their great music in raw form and producing it into a proffesional sounding album. However, by doing so, DBB has sacrificed that uncut, unproduced sound that got them to where they are today. Musically, Feel the Peel is excellent and is certainly worth purchasing. If you are used to their older style however, you may want to listen to the album before you buy it.

A step forward.......2001-08-03

Feel The Peel is a step forward for this band. I read a previous negative review of this disc, and I must disagree. I own their last disc, Rowdy Duty - a double-live CD, and it's quite good, but grows REALLY repetetive over 2 discs. I've also seen them live (with Jen Durkin) and felt the same thing. They'll get a good groove going and then basically play a variation of that for what seems like forever. The songs all followed the same basic structure, with little variation. (I assume that their inspiration was found in Parliament/Funkadelic, Tower of Power, and the JB's, but compared to those groups, these guys have a way to go). HOWEVER, this record is a nice change of pace. They are beginning to mix it up a little, and have some latin flavor(Everybody) as well as some much smoother soul tunes (Rocco's Lament) and some nice jazz flavored touches as well (Fire It Up). It's definitely not a sequel to "Rowdy Duty", but what seems like a new direction. Instead of just blaring the horns on every tune and trying to out-JB the JB's they are incorporating various new elements into the (new) songs. It's a very good disc, and I recommend it for those who like soul-based groove music that occasionally rocks. (I couldn't think of a better description...sorry).

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Peel The Banana

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Folk | Styles | Music

General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00006HMFQ
Release Date: 2002-07-25

Tracks:

Circassian Circle
Zemer Atik
Chimes of Dunkirk
Kinderpolka
Bridge of Athlone
Cant Jump Josie
Seven Jumps
Washing Day
Zodiac
Spring Morning Waltz
Heel and Toe Polka
Bobs Jig
Jump Jim Joe
Sweets of May
Marching Through Georgia
Sasha
Brandy Rump Bump
Dinah's Dead
Virginia Reel
Old Rosin the Beau

Album Description

Let's Dance! Dance traditions are passed down through the generations to celebrate important occasions and provide diversion from everyday life. The delight and exhilaration inherent in community dancing comes from the music, the spirit of cooperation, and simple, repeated patterns of movement. In the "Peel the Banana" (or "casting off") pattern, pairs of dancers in two long lines walk towards the musicians, the head pair turn back to back and "peel" the lines to the far end of the hall. Peel the Banana presents a popular sequence of dances from family dances, school residencies, and community celebrations (such as weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, family reunions, and good ol'-fashioned barn raisings). For each track, we note the number of times a dance pattern repeats and indicate formations for the dance. For most tracks, we include calls the first two times through. All tunes and dances are traditional unless otherwise specified. (Dance names appear first; tune names are in italics except when the dance and the tune have the same name.) This CD is dedicated to my grandma, Mary Sofer, who loved to dance in the last years of her life, and encouraged me to dance. We never danced together, but I am carrying on her joy of dancing wherever I go. Better late than never! —Paul Rosenberg

Music Album:

Music Album

1. Circassian Circle
2. Zemer Atik
3. Chimes of Dunkirk
4. Kinderpolka
5. Bridge of Athlone
6. Can’t Jump Josie
7. Seven Jumps
8. Washing Day
9. Zodiac
10. Spring Morning Waltz
11. Heel and Toe Polka
12. Bob’s Jig
13. Jump Jim Joe
14. Sweets of May
15. Marching Through Georgia
16. Sasha
17. Brandy Rump Bump
18. Dinah's Dead
19. Virginia Reel
20. Old Rosin the Beau