Adam Swanson LIVE (“Authentic Ragtime”)

Adam Swanson LIVE (“Authentic Ragtime”)
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[jerlatti]

Adam, you're my hero. I play the piano, Chopin etudes and all, but your rags never fail to make me smile!

[joylynne]

❤ As a senior musician with orthopedic hands, watching you play is a healing experience ..

Ragtime is the most FUN music, and FUN is much needed!!!.

... reminding me of the greatest fun in life playing music ... With a big ol' smile on my face!!! . .

... Reminding me of days when I could play whatever I wanted to play; the violin, the viola, ... the piano, the guitar, the woodwinds, even vocals ... 😃😁♥️ ...

Thank you for this inspiring video!!! ❤❤❤ ...

... Play, Play, Play On!!!! ❤❤❤❤

[daviddiffenderfer]

Great sounds. Enjoyed you at Blackwood and Slippery Rock University 9/2023

[realleon]

wow... it's almost like the piano is talking in bill bailey wont you please come home. Ragtime is such an exceptional genre of music

[dwoodrufff]

Live performance 1/22/2023
Timestamps:
0:00:03 Maple Leaf Rag (Scott Joplin 1899)
0:04:31 - 0:05:29 Swipsey Cakewalk (Scott Joplin with Arthur Marshall 1900)
0:09:08 - 0:09:59 How Reuben Does the Rag (Charles E Cone 1902)
0:14:23 - 0:15:06 The Favorite (Scott Joplin 1904)
0:18:42 - 0:20:20 Missouri Waltz (Lee Edgar "Jelly" Settle 1914);
0:23:14 XL Rag (Lee Edgar "Jelly" Settle 1903)
0:27:27 - 0:28:29 Mandy's Broadway Stroll (Thomas E Broady 1898)
0:32:10 - 0:32:39 Ragtime Nightingale (Joseph F Lamb 1915)
0:37:41 - 0:38:01 Bohemia Rag (Joseph F Lamb 1919)
0:43:02 - 0:43:16 Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home (Hughie Cannon 1902)
0:47:12 - 0:47:29 Ragtime Dance (Scott Joplin 1902 and 1906)
0:52:22 - 0:52:54 Car-Barlick Acid (Clarence C Wiley 1901)
0:55:53 - 0:56:10 New Era Rag (James Scott 1919)
1:00:15 - 1:00:52 Junk Man Rag (Luckey Roberts 1913)
1:04:44 - 1:04:59 Railroad Blues (Luckey Roberts 1920)
1:08:35 - 1:08:54 Whispering (John Schonberger 1919)
1:12:30 - 1:13:02 Tickled to Death (Charles Hunter 1899)
1:16:53 - 1:17:04 Temptation Rag (Henry Lodge 1909)
1:20:25 - 1:21:07 Family Lines System (David Thomas Roberts 1980)
1:25:29 - 1:26:12 Elephant Tracks (Tom Brier 2004)

[joylynne]

❤❤❤ May you be blessed by all orthopedic survivors who are inspired to hear your wonderful, happy music!!! Yay!!! ❤❤❤

[leturlupin]

il ne manque plus que le film muet en noir et blanc, c'est super et rare d'entendre du ragtime chez nous

[joylynne]

❤ I LOVE his beautiful ragtime performance!!! Wow!!; TY!!!

[limesstones]

Wow, what a fantastic concert Adam! Loved Ragtime Nightingale! Hoping one day for Topliner Rag too - another beautiful Rag! :)

[stellaburnell]

Thanks for a wonderful concert Adam ! Great listening as always 🙂

[gailbruce]

So glad I found you! Love your playing. You are so very talented!

[alwaysbearded]

Good theme. The classics oldies of ragtime. Quite enjoyable.

[cyba]

That's some great ragtime music, Adam. Wish you the best and a great year.

[joylynne]

❤❤❤ Reminding me of fun times!!! YAy, Go!!! TY!!! ❤❤❤

[RS-glht]

So much wonderful music, so beautifully played - I’m lost for words! A fabulous concert thank you Adam - look forward to next week’s Disney tunes.

[myboibill]

Great ragtime artist and easy on the eyes as well.

[jfmolli]

Sensational
Good luck with everything
It's such fun and so informative

[lindawinters]

I have been watching you for awhile, and I just HAVE to tell you, although I am not generally an envious person, I am a little (lot!) jealous of your wonderful SHEET MUSIC COLLECTION!!! You might be interested in a piece or two from mine!
I’ll be back with you!
Blessings, Lyn Wynters, Idaho USA 🎶

[anthonysalerno]

Saw you recently at the Old Town Music Hall in El Segundo, CA. Awesome show. Best part was you saying you were playing Eubie Blake songs on the exact same piano as Eubie Blake played at the same venue about 50 years earlier. Keep it up!

[lanceschaina]

The last composer that Adam played was Tom Brier. Tom was in a horrible car accident 2016 when he was rear ended by a truck and suffered spinal cord injury up to the neck. Maybe I'm reading too much into this, but even though Adam did not mention this, I could see from the way he spoke about him that Adam was well aware of Tom's on-going struggles. I think Tom is still alive as of June 2024. Now that we're in the new era of Google where it doesn't help me find information but only directs me to pay sites, I couldn't get a reliable update on Tom's condition.