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BOSCO

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Tiki Parlour Recordings 028
オールドタイム ソロ・フィドル&ソロ・バンジョー 全19曲

BOSCO The Bow-Rockin'〝Old-Timer〟
シンプルでピュアー。偏執的な技巧追及よりも、オールド・タイム・ミュージックへの敬意、愛情、スピリッツが汲み取れる。しかも、その継承者としての真摯な姿勢が潔くって、頼もしい。
          小倉エージ(音楽評論家)

バスコが凄いのは、、、気配を細胞に刻みつけた!刺青のように。
      久保田麻琴(ミュージシャン・プロデューサー)

バンジョーやフィドルのソロに、こんなにも心を揺り動かされる日が来るとは思ってもみなかった。これは一度は体験すべき音楽だ。プリミティヴの中にいぶし銀ような美が潜んでいる。  
          小川真一 (音楽評論家)

バスコの素晴らしい演奏は、光と闇とを通り抜け、彼が何年も前に訪れたオールドタイムの巨匠やヒーローたちのもとへと導いてくれる。どの曲もとても表情豊かで美しく、時を超えて今ここに、私たちの目の前に現れてくる。
ブルース・モルスキー (ミュージシャン)


Bosco’s wonderful playing will propel you through light and dark paths back into the past, to musical forefathers and heroes he visited with years ago. Every tune is so expressive and beautiful and brings those moments right into the present, right in front of us. I love this recording! - Bruce Molsky

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When the idea arose, I asked Bosco if he could record solo material based on his inspirations and visits with many of the great old-time elders: Hammons Family, Tommy Jarrell, etc. His playing truly resonates with those "old sounds," which is 100% my thing as a musician (and record label). It's in total contrast to the more modern and progressive approaches to old-time music that have become popular in recent years. ---David Bragger

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Bosco’s brand new CD is a great collection of fiddle and banjo tunes he learned mostly from the old timers he visited, recorded and photographed in the 1980s and on. Among his main influences were members of the Hammons family and other older musicians of West Virginia. Their influence on Bosco is evident not only in his technique and choice of beautiful and ancient tunes, but in the feeling his playing evokes. Bosco plays tunes like they are old friends, whether it’s a straightforward dance tune or a crooked piece with challenging bow work and complex phrasing. He has found his own voice in the tradition, and it’s a joy to listen to. Bosco’s skill at interweaving his personal experiences with historical and technical information about the tunes make for wonderful liner notes, and there are lots of great photos too. Howard Rains‘distinctive graphic design makes the package that much more interesting and unique.
Thanks David Bragger for continuing to put out these great CDs! ---Andy Cahan

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Amazing new CD of Old-Time music by Bosco Takaki! Highly recommended! This is a beautiful set of traditional fiddle and banjo tunes lovingly played by a musician who spent time with the older generation in West Virginia and North Carolina. My gosh I love this collection! I was floored when the CD kicked off with an elegant banjo tune learned via Maggie Hammons Parker, and the solo fiddling that followed (Ernie Carpenter's Old Sledge) was captivating and magical. The liner notes and photos (by Bosco) and artwork (by Howard Rains) make the CD version of the album a true treasure. And the sound of the CD is amazing... clear, glorious. Favorite tunes... too many to list (in other words: all!), but I especially love that there are two versions of Yew Piney Mountain. Lol this CD was made for me.----Jimmy Triplett

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Bosco set an example during the 1970s interest surge in southern Appalachian old-time string music. He may not have intended that. He was simply following his love of a corner of American culture. But in traveling most of the way around the world to spend time with his musical heroes, he demonstrated something to Americans who met him: this rock-ribbed music has value.
I loved and still love seeing him at fiddlers’conventions, jamming with folks young and old.Always friendly, always authentically himself, he brings a different cool to our lives, and to the music with his take on it. Decades after his first trip, Bosco continues to quietly unite people and stoke enthusiasm.
He also welcomes his musical friends to Japan, helping them comprehend the ancient and sometimes threatened traditional cultures of his own land – and making sure the American old-
time music flame keeps burning there. Yep, he’s special.
Listen to this collection. It’s American old-time, it’s traditional in the big sense, and most of all,it’s soulful and inspiring. – Paul Brown

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I’ve always felt a special kinship with Bosco because our musical paths ran parallel, both of us coming from far away countries, both of us with the same consuming passion for old time music which led us to visit old masters and assimilate their music into ours. Bosco is one of the finest interpreters of the oldest West Virginia styles I know of and this recording is the culmination of his decades long devotion to the craft. ---Rafe Stefanini

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Bosco is a seeker who journeyed far to find his musical home in Appalachian old-time music. This collection showcases the depth of his dive into the tradition, absorbing its intricacies into his own mesmerizing approach and now sharing his music with the community in this lovely recording. —Scott Prouty

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released April 7, 2023

produced by David Bragger and Richard Hocutt
Recorded by Bosco at Bosco's Halfway House
Mastered by Joe DeJarnette
Artwork and Design by Howard Rains

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Bosco Kyoto, Japan

アメリカの人間国宝と言えるトミー・ジャレルやメルヴィン・ワイン、さらには伝承音楽一家ハモンズ・ファミリーなど、今は亡きオールドタイム・ミュージックの先達を訪ね歩き、主要なレパートリーとなる伝統曲を伝授された。
ジョン・ハーマン, メリデス・マッキントシュ、井上健、井上一美、坂野恵子らとRhythm Godzilla、Sukiyaki、Japanese Beetles等のメンバーとして、米国南部にて数多くのコンテストなどに出場し入賞。2001年、ドック・ワトソンの亡き息子のマールを追悼するマールフェスに、New Billiken String Bandのフィドラーとして出演。現在はJoke on the Puppy Old Time String Bandのフィドラーとして活動。 ... more

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