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@cds957 27 күн бұрын
Dean, I'm going to go out on a limb here, My name is Charles Campbell 81 yrs.....my granddad was Cooley Campbell, my dad was Homer Campbell, would you remember any of us?
@j.b.4340 3 ай бұрын
10:19, different sorghum. That’s called milo. Great video.
@matthewmckenna4042 5 ай бұрын
Nice. Would love to get one
@curtiscornett 5 ай бұрын
Matthew, We're glad you liked the video. I"m pretty sure you can get a psaltery from the Hindman, Kentucky Artisan center,. If not, they surely can tell you where a psaltery might be available.
@hillbillyinthephilippines303 6 ай бұрын
Great guy remember him well he use to trade down at my dads store at cornettsville. Me and my brother had a old banjo we was wanting to learn to play he would come in and play and teach us while opal shopped i remember him telling a few of them stories great memories
@jenniferfahnestock450 8 ай бұрын
Beautiful voice, narrator! A pleasure to watch.
@curtiscornett 8 ай бұрын
We]re glad you liked the video and thank you so much for such a nice compliment on my voice. As you may have noticed on KZfaq, we like documenting these old customs that are fading with time. We've done them on chair caning, on a charming old-time banjo player. and on the American chestnut, among others. We're thinking about doing one on a long-time but now retired square dance caller from this area. We are learning that some callers have a unique style and are very good at interposing their own rhymes for the standard moves. We think that needs to be documented. Nina Cornett
@jordanson66 9 ай бұрын
real people, real live, real Americans
@curtiscornett 9 ай бұрын
That's a real compliment, jirdanson66, and we appreciate it very much. Thanks for being so perceptive.
@clarencetrice4442 10 ай бұрын
IVE heard about making molasses I haven't seen anybody making it Isreal time and all of the old people I knew when I was a kid on farms there was nobody I knew who made molasses I don't remember it, it was be 4 my time it was most likely my dad's or my mom's dad's parents many years ago 😊😊 OMG 9 14 2O23
@stevenbrowningsr1144 11 ай бұрын
Wondering how many of the elders that put this on are still at it. Didn't see very many young people in the video.
@Momcat6 11 ай бұрын
Thank you, this is wonderful to watch!
@curtiscornett 11 ай бұрын
Our pleasure. We love documenting these old skills.
@goofoffbert Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing!
@curtiscornett 11 ай бұрын
Our pleasure. We love documenting these old skills.
@plucknpick6414 Жыл бұрын
Odd he didn't use a double knife to make the cuts which would have made nice equal strips. Ya'll made it look easy for sure !
@curtiscornett Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the compliment. I had never heard of a double knife before you mentioned it. Don't know if Randy had. Would it work on a curved surface like a small log?
@BeterGaJe Жыл бұрын
Gotta love the banjer
@curtiscornett Жыл бұрын
Yep.
@pl747 Жыл бұрын
Why does the mill have three rollers? Couldn't you squeeze it with just two? What gear are you running the transmission in?
@curtiscornett Жыл бұрын
It actually doesn't have three rollers, just two. Something about the angle of the shot makes it look that way. I don't know what gear the transmission is running in. We should have included that, though
@wjgoh653 Жыл бұрын
In missouri my uncles both set aside 5 acres to produce sorghum to use when mixing together a finishing mash for our beef cattle. I remember my aunt marrabel doing the cook down in the barn. I thin it produced somewhere in the neighborhood of 15-20 55gal. drums to be utilized for both table molases and for the cattle and other livestock. Pigs love the stuff mixed in their mash and frankly the sheep and oats were quite happy as well for the treat. Along with the pulverized stalks that wer put in a ag grain mixer. All the chickens, ducks and geese wee happy with the stalk feed as well. A great all around feed plant that hasnt outlived it's usefulness. Great vid, and I appreciate seeing the old school way of doing the molasses on a small scale.
@curtiscornett Жыл бұрын
That's very interesting information.It seems amazing that five acres could produce so many 55 gallon drums. How long did it take you to squeeze the juice and then to boil it down? And what did you use for heat? I can't imagine keeping a fire going long enough to boil that much sap down.
@wjgoh653 Жыл бұрын
@@curtiscornett sorry dean I dont always check to see if my keys worked. I have letter miss once in a while as the content shows. It was 15 acres and the heat source was a converted cb1500 boiler they converted to run on propane. last run from my grandfathers farm (eventually my uncles) was in 1998
@curtiscornett Жыл бұрын
@@wjgoh653 It's a shame that is gone too.
@wjgoh653 Жыл бұрын
@@curtiscornett paper company sold back in 84, assorted farms all sold by 2006. the Mann family had nearly 3k acres split between the boys and one daughter. All the children managed to become doctors, lawyers, engineers(me and my cousin Donny) and professional marketing managers. out of 8 of us, I was the only one that continued to ranch and farm and now am retiring myself. Moving on to the last farm plot and going to try sorgam corn and hay silage for my stock. Thanks again for the vid, so nice to remember.
@parnellbeth Жыл бұрын
I am sure there is a moon sign to peel the splits and probably for the weaving also...... anyone know what the sign is?
@mwsmith6209 2 жыл бұрын
No vocals heard here, what happened ?
@curtiscornett Жыл бұрын
@curtiscornett • 0 seconds ago Not sure which video the comment applies to. If it's Lee Sexton, Lee didn't sing at all. He just alternated talking and playing .
@eddiemoore8468 2 жыл бұрын
I would of loved to known him. I knew most of my great aunts and uncles and my Grandparents. They would tell stories of how things were when they were younger and how they lived during the Depression. They called it Hard Times.
@curtiscornett 2 жыл бұрын
It was a real pleasure for us to have known him for the time we did. He was a great story teller, and told us a number if stories that aren't in the video. He was the genuine article, no pretense, just his natural self all the time.
@billguthrie1158 2 жыл бұрын
What happened to the sound?
@curtiscornett Жыл бұрын
I'm not sure why you're having trouble with sound. None on this end that we know of, and it appears on several cable channels including KET (PBS). Regret we can't help.
@stevenarms2879 2 жыл бұрын
I agree that he is a banjo legend. BUT the style he is playing here is NOT Clawhammer. Clawhammer is not played with finger picks. “Drop Thumb” is a technique used while playing Clawhammer. This video features neither Clawhammer or Clawhammer with drop thumb added. In this video Lee is playing “Two Finger Style” or “Two Finger Thumb Lead Style” If you watch his thumb he is using the thumb to generate most of the melody notes in his playing here. His index finger is exclusively picking in an up motion on the 1st and 2nd strings. In straight non dropthumb Clawhammer playing the middle or index finger is used to generate all the melody notes with downstrokes using the finger nail or pad of the finger while the thumb exclusively plays the 5th string. Drop thumb involves occasionally “dropping” your thumb down from the fifth string to play a melody note with the thumb in the midst of Clawhammer playing. Another style of Clawhammer is called “up picking” or “over hand”. This style involves using either your index or middle finger to catch a melody note by plucking a melody note with an up stroke in the midst of Clawhammer playing. Although Lee was a great banjoist and a national treasure, this video contains some great historical material. However the video very inaccurately describes his banjo style. What is featured here is nothing close to being “Clawhammer”
@curtiscornett Жыл бұрын
Thanks for all that good information, and in such helpful detail.
@johnleebullard8837 2 жыл бұрын
I was very blessed to have learned 2 finger banjo personally from Lee. He was a wonderful man and such a kind person. He is truly missed by all of us who knew him.
@curtiscornett 2 жыл бұрын
He was a pleasure to be around. He enjoyed his music and his stories as much as his audience did. You were lucky to have spent a lot of time with him.
@CurtisJShaw 2 жыл бұрын
God bless Lee's grandpa
@curtiscornett Жыл бұрын
Amen.
@CurtisJShaw 2 жыл бұрын
Two finger thumb lead picking is pretty transitional with clawhammer. I think Lee busted his hand or something and went mostly clawhammer. He could definitely play clawhammer well though. Especially drop thumb. I play both myself.. not narry as good as him tho
@curtiscornett Жыл бұрын
Thks, Mr. Shaw. A lot of people have taken the time to explain the ins and out j=s of banjo o us and we appreciate all of them.
@whatposterman1222 2 жыл бұрын
Been picking fairly well and making money at it off and on since 1977. He is not playing clawhammer banjo, as stated. He is playing 2 finger style. Both old time styles but different.
@curtiscornett 2 жыл бұрын
Since you clearly know more about banjo than we do, we bow to your knowledge. Thanks for the correction.
@Frog_man1224 2 жыл бұрын
I'm kin to him
@curtiscornett Жыл бұрын
Congratulations. He was a really genuine person.
@CRAFTSMANFISHING 2 жыл бұрын
Very sad. but I hope the hybrid trees today will make it come back to the woods.
@curtiscornett 2 жыл бұрын
We do too. Either the genetically modified ones, once approved, or some of the backcrosses, or both. Either way it would be great to have them back in Appalachia. There's a lot of activity right now - people finding saplings that are bearing and collecting pollen before they succumb to the blight, nursery forests being established, etc. Lots of hope.
@prestondavidson2658 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, great job !
@curtiscornett 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much, Preston. It's nice to know people have found and liked what we post.
@RedLooney 2 жыл бұрын
There's 5 mature, nut bearing trees that my great grandfather planted back in the 40's which I'm gathering nuts from to grow more of these beautiful trees.
@curtiscornett 2 жыл бұрын
It is so great that you have trees and plan to plant more.
@commoveo1 2 жыл бұрын
I take great pride to say” w have two nice and large chestnut trees in both mine and the neighbors. Not Chinese but the American. Thanks for this very useful documentary. ❤️🌳 I have to fight over the very tasteful fruits with the deer. Love our nature.
@curtiscornett 2 жыл бұрын
That is so great. They are such wonderful trees,
@JD-hh9io 2 жыл бұрын
Very good video. We just brought home a bag full from a guys house here in Orange Co NY. There is 3 or 4 trees. They don't look to good but do make fruit. Sep 25, 21
@curtiscornett 2 жыл бұрын
So many sprouts die before they bear that it's great to hear about Have you contacted anyone from the American Chestnut Foundation? I'm sure they'd love to collect pollen. I've eaten chinquapins but never American chestnuts. Would love to some time.
@johnbauby6612 2 жыл бұрын
Great vid.Shocking only under 90,000 people have watched it. It's a great , possibly the best example of how humans continue to gang rape this planet without any concern. EVERYTHING is interconnected on this planet.
@curtiscornett 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for your comment.o It's one of the more perceptive we've received. We had a friend who constantly told people, "The world is a seamless web." He was right.
@johnbauby6612 2 жыл бұрын
Great vid.Shocking only under 90,000 people have watched it. It's a great , possibly the best example of how humans continue to gang rape this planet without any concern. EVERYTHING is interconnected on this planet.
@curtiscornett Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the compliment. It is a shame we humans are so short-sighted and do so much damage.
@benjaminhedderly4495 2 жыл бұрын
This man can pick a banjo.....well done🍻
@curtiscornett 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. As we put the video together, we were struck with how easy Lee made his chords look. His fingers moved up and down the chords so fluidly and he hardly seemed to need to exert pressure.
@calvinbarajas5144 3 жыл бұрын
What city/state was this filmed in please. I love the vid.
@curtiscornett 2 жыл бұрын
Calvin, We're glad you liked the video. It was filmed in Letcher County, Kentucky. The county lies in the Cumberland Mountains right on the Virginia border.
@calvinbarajas5144 2 жыл бұрын
@@curtiscornett Thank you very much, I love that area. Might you know how good Internet access is in that region please? I work as a computer programmer and need good Internet access.
@curtiscornett 2 жыл бұрын
There's an effort to bring good high-speed internet into this rural county, but my assessment would be that it has generally been spotty. Some places have high-speed and others not. We have a local provider of internet and cable TV which is not bad, but not good enough to upload large video files at acceptable speeds. We get ads from Hughes.net, which I think probably provides service through satellite, but we haven't explored that. Whether what we have would meet your needs would depend, I think, on what kind of download and upload speed you'd require. Not related to internet, but if you'd like to know more about the county in general, you might want to take a look at the website www.whyletchercounty.org.
@michaelmcguire5338 3 жыл бұрын
I live in Carroll county where the Kentucky River terminates into the Ohio and always wondered how it looks on the other end. Thanks for showing.
@curtiscornett 2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome, Michael. The North Fork of the Kentucky originates here in this county, so it's nice to hear from someone at the end of the river.
@beebop9808 3 жыл бұрын
My 5th grade math teacher made some of the best light syrup way back when up in Asheville. The good ole days..........
@curtiscornett 3 жыл бұрын
They were, weren't they? It's nice to know they still go on here and there.
@conniedlawson 3 жыл бұрын
How many acres of cane did you use?
@curtiscornett 2 жыл бұрын
We filmed, but friends grew the cane. I'm not good at estimating acreage, but based on the fact that a football field is about an acre, I'd guess it was less than an acre. Even maybe half an acre.
@bpeake5306 3 жыл бұрын
He was/is a National Treasure. but his playing throughout this documentary is not clawhammer, it is 2 finger playing.
@curtiscornett 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching and we agree that Lee is a national treasure. You sound as if you know banjos. With respect to the question of clawhammer, Lee does use two fingers but that does not preclude clawhammer. While there is some controversy and disagreement on definitions, the bulk of the sources we found specify that the index or middle finger plus the thumb [just two fingers] are essential clawhammer For instance, see this quote: "Simply put: clawhammer describes a method of playing where the strings are struck using the back of your index or middle finger nail, then alternately plucked with your thumb. This is in comparison to 3-finger style, where the strings are all plucked individually by the thumb, index, and middle fingers. The term ‘clawhammer' refers both to the shape of your hand as you play (claw-like), and the way that you strike the strings (by hammering them). Clawhammer banjo is most closely associated with ‘old-time' tunes and traditional American music." It's true that Lee, through a lifetime of playing, took clawhammer to new places. As the documentary indicates, people did wonder how he got so many notes from two fingers,
@twospiritbanjo 2 жыл бұрын
@@curtiscornett actually he used to play clawhammer until his hand was tore up by a raccoon. This style is called 2 finger. Clawhammer is only down strokes, whereas 2 finger (using the same rhythm) is down with the thumb and up with the index. Clawhammer is softer, 2 finger style is sharper.
@curtiscornett 2 жыл бұрын
We suspect your banjo knowledge is greater than ours, so we bow to you, Thanks for the correction.
@curtiscornett 2 жыл бұрын
@@twospiritbanjo Your banjo knowledge is greater than ours so we bow to that expertise. Thanks for the correction.
@shirleygallagher2593 3 жыл бұрын
This is a REAL TREASURE! What a charming man. A great history of early music from Kentucky and the history of the people. I loved it!
@curtiscornett 3 жыл бұрын
Shirley, You are always so perceptive and acute in your reactions, you make a great audience. We appreciate your comments. Ninety-three degrees here today and I guess we're lucky we're not in Seattle.
@diygeneration5566 3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting chair idea, I'll probably try that too. Friends?
@curtiscornett 3 жыл бұрын
We hope you do. We tried to do it partly as a tutorial.
@terrycornett6240 3 жыл бұрын
Mr Dean, it seems we are related, also I have a uncle Chester Cornett, he used to use one one like this making chairs, he was a true King of the Appalachian chair makers!
@curtiscornett 3 жыл бұрын
Terry, We are aware of your Uncle Chester. He 's featured in the book, "The Caudills of the Cumberlands," witten by Anne Caudill. He made a chair for Anne and her husband Harry, who wrote "Night Comes to the Cumberlands," among other books.
@beatamafulu2405 3 жыл бұрын
Where can I buy that pressing machine please?
@curtiscornett 3 жыл бұрын
Beata, It would be hard to find a cane press like the one we filmed, because it's over 100 years old and was designed originally for mule power. You can find smaller, more modern presses, though. Just search Amazon, Ebay, Overstock, etc for "cane press" or "sugar cane press." They seem to cost upward of $225,and mostly seem meant to be used indoors. Some are powered by electricity but most are manually cranked. Their usefulness, I suspect, would depend on how much cane you want to press.
@beatamafulu2405 3 жыл бұрын
@@curtiscornett, I am so after the old one, we want to start a sorghum plantation to help villagers in Congo start making a living out of it, we will get a training on how the whole process is done so we will know how to set it up once we are there.
@curtiscornett 3 жыл бұрын
@@beatamafulu2405 Beata, Your proposal to obtain a cane press and start a village industry in the Congo sounds as if it has possibilities. One of the benefits is that many villages could share one press, as they did in earlier days in the US. Your propinquity to the equator also means that you could grow sugar cane as well as sorghum cane, which might give you options. Unfortunately, while there are still old horse- and mule-driven cane presses here and there in this area and here and there elsewhere in the southern US, we don't know of any for sale. However, we will mention on Facebook that you are seeking one, and perhaps someone will see our notice who knows of one. If so, we will get back to you with that information
@beatamafulu2405 3 жыл бұрын
@@curtiscornett wow! We will so much appreciate that. Thank you so much. Hope we get a positive reply. In That area they do not need money to improve their life, they need knowledge, this is what we want to do in that part of the world showing them how they can transform things with what many will call in the west traditional way. Thank you so much will keep you posted of the progress. Here is my email address: [email protected].
@curtiscornett 3 жыл бұрын
@@beatamafulu2405 Beata, Thanks so much for the email address. Please do keep us apprised of progress. We will put your email address in the Facebook post so that people can contact you directly if they do have a lead to a press., but we would be pleased to know how things go.
@curtiscornett 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your kind comment. We hope you make it to Alaska. Almost all of Alaska is beautiful to some extent, but these videos are from the Kenai Peninsula, which starts about 60 miles from Anchorage. Cooper Landing itself is about 100 miles from Anchorage. That means it's within easy reach of Alaska's largest city and practical for visiting. It's a small town in the middle of the Chugach National Forest and a very popular retirement place for Alaskans.
@Jmaninaz1 3 жыл бұрын
I just came across this video that you made 9 years ago--thank you for this. Just beautifully filmed and edited. After living 39 years in central Arizona, I long for the seasons again, and I am strongly considering moving to either the Pacific Northwest, and although I have never visited Alaska, I feel this incredible pull to come there. I have to work another 10 years or so, so much depends on where I can find a job. Thank you for this!
@zeBamBam 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve been trying for 10 years to get razor sharp knives. I finally achieved it after this video thank you!
@curtiscornett 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the nice comment.
@sandeedriver1941 3 жыл бұрын
I appreciate the work these men put into this piece of art. And using simple tools to cut down the tree to get the bark for this chair. Now I will definately look at a weaved chair in a different light! BEAUTIFUL WORK !! I enjoyed this video.
@curtiscornett 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much, Sandee. Until we ourselves watched and filmed, we too didn't appreciate the time and skill that goes into one chair. Randy let me do a little of the bark peeling, and I can say from experience that it's very hard the get the thickness right, and not end with pieces too thin or with holes in them. Randy could have used a chainsaw to cut the tree, but he wanted people to understand how our ancestors did it.
@Samanthaf420 4 жыл бұрын
I'm in Appalachia outside clintwood va..does anyone live close by that can teach me?
@curtiscornett 4 жыл бұрын
MG, we don't know of anyone near you to do this, If the video doesn't have quuite enough detail, there is also guidance in the Foxfire books. Together, they might be enough. Sorry we can't help and hope it works out for you.
@Samanthaf420 4 жыл бұрын
@@curtiscornett ty for your time and consideration God bless
@GrizzlyGroundswell 4 жыл бұрын
great video!
@curtiscornett 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much. It is our pleasure to document these old skills as they occurred in the old days. We're glad you enjoyed it.
@GrizzlyGroundswell 4 жыл бұрын
@@curtiscornett You really do a great job! Keep the great vids coming!
@loycook2557 4 жыл бұрын
I remember when I was a little boy my dad used white oak strips to cane a chair. I think he split a white oak into 1/2 inch blocks about 8 feet long and then peeled off 1/8 inch strips. Does anyone know the process of making white oak strips?
@curtiscornett 4 жыл бұрын
Loy, In researching in the process of making this video, we ran onto a video showing the process of making wood strips to cane with. I can't be sure the wood was white oak, but the process looked exactly as you describe.
@louisedumais6496 4 жыл бұрын
wow so much work to have something of beauty, thanks so much for passing on this old art form
@curtiscornett 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Louise. We are glad to help preserve old skills especially those that have held on so long in Appalachia.
@AmyB. 4 жыл бұрын
This was great! Thank you! Looked like bacon...lol.
@curtiscornett 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Amy. Glad you liked it.