Adventures for 12-String, 6-String and Banjo

Adventures for 12-String, 6-String and Banjo
Studio album by Dick Rosmini
Released	1964
Genre	Folk
Label	Elektra
Dick Rosmini chronology
Adventures for 12-String, 6-String and Banjo (1964) A Genuine Rosmini (1969)

Adventures for 12 string, 6 string and banjo is an album by American folk guitarist Dick Rosmini, released in 1964.^[1] It is out of print in LP format, appears never to have been released in CD format, and has been available as an MP3 download since October 5, 2010 (ASIN B004620SNC).

History

Rosmini is best known for his role in the American "folk revival" of the 1960s as a session player and accompanist. Adventures for 12 string, 6 string and banjo was Rosmini's first solo album and was, at the time, one of the few solo steel-string guitar albums available. He recorded only four albums under his own name, two of them instructional albums.

Adventures for 12 string, 6 string and banjo has been cited as a major influence by many acoustic guitarists including Dave Van Ronk^[2] and Leo Kottke.^[3] It is mainly solo guitar or banjo plus bass, 2nd guitars, and percussion.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Richard Meyer wrote of the album "This album predates much of John Fahey's work and certainly that of Leo Kottke and the other "American primitive" guitarists. Hard to find but well worth the search"^[4]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Little Brown Dog"
2. "900 Miles to Go"
3. "Casey"
4. "Joshua"
5. "Shady Grove" (Traditional)
6. "Improvisation for 12-String" (Rosmini)
7. "St. James Drag"
8. "Macedonian Rag"

Side two

1. "John Hardy" (Traditional)
2. "Two Shady Ladies in 3/4 Time" (Traditional)
3. "Jelly Roll"
4. "Picker's Medley"
5. "Goin' Baroque"
6. "Sweet Substitute"
7. "Freight Train" (Elizabeth Cotten)
8. "Sadie"
9. "Minstrel Boy"

Personnel

• Dick Rosmini – 6 and 12-string guitar, banjo (double-tracked on John Hardy (banjo) and Minstrel Boy, Sweet Substitute, and Jelly Roll (guitar)), arranger, adapter
• Red Mitchell – bass
• Gene Estes – drums
• Doug Marsch – drums
• Allan Reuss – 2nd guitar
• Tony Rizzi – 2nd guitar
• Johnny Horton – 2nd guitar

References

1. Liner notes.
2. Van Ronk, Dave. liner notes The Folkways Years 1959-61
3. Ohlschmidt, Jim. Acoustic Guitar. Nov/Dec 1992. Accessed June 17, 2009
4. Meyer, Richard. "Adventures for 12-String, 6-String and Banjo > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 28, 2011.

External links

• Illustrated Dick Rosmini discography