Information about flicking the fingers?
Can someone help me understand the reason(s) finger "flicking" is advised against in CH playing? Is it a volume thing? My life experience tells me that people who have played for years will have more...
View ArticleEureka! A Major Banjo "EPIPHANY!" (hint: its about rhythm
Hey everyone!First of all, on the off-chance that anyone noticed my absence, I'm very glad to be back on the BHO! :) I took a 5 or so month break from playing the banjo, and as a result wasn't on the...
View ArticleFretless Learning
I just recently got a fretless banjo, and I am glad I did. However, I have to say WOW! you have got to be on the money with your finger positions. Frets give you a lot of leeway. So for the fretless...
View Articleafter almost two years of playing
Hi, this is my first time posting on the forums, but I figured it's worth a shot. I have been playing clawhammer for a few months shy of 2 years, I'm ok (meaning I can do drop thumb pretty fluently...
View ArticlePlaying in 12/8 Time. Help.
Hey clawhammerists! I'm usually pretty good at figuring this stuff out, but I need help this time. I'm trying to play a song from the Lord of the Rings movie. It's played in 12/8 time. I have the...
View ArticleThe 3 Piece neck in Bill Rickard's Maple Ridge Banjos
Some of you may know that I've been selling The Maple Ridge Banjo line of banjos made by Bill Rickard. Bill has pretty much decided to go for the 3 piece neck ( really a 2 piece with a thin black...
View ArticleWhat is this guy doing?
Hey folks,What is this guy doing inbetween the verses? it sounds like frailing but it's not.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaNWJysic0I
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TOTW - 12/13/13 Flames Upon the Cuyahoga
Today’s Tune of the Week is Flames Upon the Cuyahoga, a new old-time modal tune from Chuck Levy which can be found on his 2006 CD “Scratching and Clawing”. As I noted last year when I covered Little...
View ArticleFretless 1st string issues
Hello all, I just received a fretless 12" banjo i ordered. I've never played fretless before, though i have a few years experience with clawhammer style.In case it's relevant My new banjo has a wooden...
View ArticleNEED LYRICS SOILDER'S JOY
I am going to be leading Soldiers Joy in a retirement center performance tomorrow night.My wife was recently at an Eddie Bond performance at Floyd and recorded some lyrics.I need about 3 lines from...
View ArticleWe are providers of Fresh Cut BG / SBLC, MTN
Dear Sir/Ma, We are providers of Fresh Cut BG / SBLC, MTN We finance all viable projects WE CAN OFER B-G,MTN,CD,SBLC FROM PRIME BANK Project Funding Amount : USD 10 Million to USD 5 Billion BG / SBLC,...
View ArticleBruce Molsky & Richie Stearns!!!
Montpelier, VT--January 9 to 12, 2014, the Summit School's 4th Winter Festival will present an awesome mix of Old Time and Cajun concerts and workshops.For Old Time lovers, Bruce Molsky will be the...
View Article"Play On, John: A Life In Music"
My friend John Huerta, an avid music historian and collector, pointed me to this 2007 Smithsonian video about John Cohen:http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/sc/web/show/131378/play-on-john-a-life-in-music
View Articleabigail washburn city of refuge
http://www.banjohangout.org/myhangout/videos.asp?alpha=A I noticed she does this backup in a lot of songs. I like the sound of it and was wondering if anyone knew the technique she was using? Is she...
View ArticleDrive and pulse
I sat in on my first workshop -- OK, my bad, I know -- with Old Buck who has been traveling through the Northeast and finally made the connection between the drive that fiddlers create with upstrokes...
View Articlebanjo mute.
Do you guys think a banjo mute is worth it? I want a mike's banjo mute, but they're like $40....
View ArticleWhy are people afraid of drop thumbing?
It is my impression that people avoid or at least, shy away from drop thumbing. Why is that? Perhaps it is because I spent several years playing three-finger style, but I find nothing challenging...
View ArticleNylon/Metal...softer tone?
Wow, I just listened to someone play my 4-string openback, with medium/light metal strings. It sounded terrible. When I play it, it sounds quite different, but the fact is that I'm on the wrong side...
View ArticleGold Tone tone rings
Hello,Of the Gold Tone models, which has the best tone ring? Get's confusing for my first 5 string.Thank you,Terry
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