S1E1: Saloon Music: Fact or Fiction?

The Midnight Banjo Show

Season 1: 'What the... Country?'
Episode 1: 'Saloon Music: Fact or Fiction?'
Chapter 1: 'Enter the Gunslinger'
In this first episode, you will experience your first interaction with the creatures inhabiting the realm of the Eternal West. Stay vigilant, as nothing is what it seems!
In the meantime, we will explore the institution of the saloon in the Wild West, the patrons it used to attract, and, of course, the music of that time through auditory examples.
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https://themidnightbanjoshow.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-lore-of-eternal-west-chapter-1.html
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You can access our sources here:
https://themidnightbanjoshow.blogspot.com/2022/04/season-1-episode-1-saloon-music-fact-or.html
The show's original artwork was crafted by Aikaterini Valma:
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***MUSIC CREDITS***
All sound effects were sourced from:
https://freesfx.co.uk/
Scott Joplin compositions featured in the episode:
'Original Rags'
'Ragtime Dance'
'The Entertainer'
Other Tracks:
'Ragtime Getdown' by Holizna
'The Smiler' by Percy Wenrich (Zonophone Concert Band)
The above were sourced from the 'Free Music Archive':
https://freemusicarchive.org/
You can access the license here:
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Music performed but not owned by Panos K:
'Ragtime Cowboy Joe', originally composed by Lewis F. Muir, Maurice Abrahams- lyrics written by Grant Clarke (1912).
This song has entered the Public Domain.
The muzak heard during the Call-to-Action is a mash-up of Bluegrass banjo licks inspired by various derivative versions of Eck Robertson's fiddle tune 'Sally Gooden' (1922).

The chordie tune heard after the coin dropped into the slot was inspired by Pete Wernick's instruction on stock progressions in his book 'Bluegrass Banjo', which you can acquire here:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bluegrass-Banjo-P-Wernick/dp/0825601487
The aforementioned links are *not* sponsored.
Music written and performed by Panos K:
'Rhymeless Sonata' (intro & Outro Theme)
'Pianjo'
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Capitoli

1. Story Teaser (00:00:00)

2. Intro to Episode Main (00:02:20)

3. Setting the Scene (00:07:38)

4. The Hardships of Frontier America (00:09:49)

5. The Cowboy (00:17:03)

6. The Saloon (00:22:18)

7. Saloon Music (00:32:20)

8. Scott Joplin's Ragtime Music (00:35:27)

9. Cowboy Music & Poetry (00:42:22)

10. Episode Main Outro (00:49:37)

11. Story Time: Chapter 1 (00:51:45)

12. Outro (01:01:30)