Beginner clawhammer question
I just started playing clawhammer about two weeks ago. Its going good, I can play some beginner songs, and after struggling I finally have the clawhammer position on my right hand. I now have a new...
View ArticleBest Foggy Mountain Brk Down Clawhammer I have seen
I just wanted to share this video I came across. I have heard others, but for me this was the best clawhammer version of FMBD I have heard yet. It seems a little different than what is in the tab...
View ArticleCall for TOTW volunteers
It is time to fill out the "Winter 2014" Tune of the Week volunteer list (January through March). Actually, many of the dates have been assigned already, but there are four or five left - if need be...
View ArticleRecording yourself, oh and hello!
Hi all. First of all this is my first post on here, although I've been visiting the site for years! Regarding this week's TOTW, Over the Waterfall, I'd never heard this one, so I've learnt it and...
View ArticleDeering Vega Old Tyme Wonder
Not sure that this belongs in this category, but here goes, anyway: Can someone comment on the tone you get from the Deering Vega Old Tyme Wonder open back? I'm looking for a real plunky sound....
View Articletab for Roscoe Holcomb Willow Tree
Anyone know of any tablature of Roscoe Holcomb's version of Willow Tree? Richard
View Articletabs for common accompaniment patterns
Just wondering are there any tabs out there for simple clawhammer/old time patterns for accompaniment. Not bumditty style, but without a lot of strums. The style I am thinking of may involve drop...
View Articleslowed down Bascolm Lamar Lunsford
The attachment is of Bascolm Lamar Lunsford playing the "lead in" to his Dry Bones. (It is the short intro before he starts to sing at the beginning of the song. ) BUT I have isolated it and run it...
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TOTW 1/10/2014 - Old Mose
For this week's Tune of the Week, I picked Old Mose.This is a terrific, if somewhat obscure, tune that came to us from Illinois fiddler Howard Sims. Howard Sims can be heard playing the tune on the...
View ArticleWhy does this image exist?
http://www.get-tuned.com/banjo-tuning-piano.php??? Isn't the octave off by one?
View ArticleFly away index finger
I'm new to playing, , 4 months now ( I just love the sound of Banjo!!) I have developed a Fly away index finger. It Now is becoming a pain and I'm trying to stop but my index finger won't stop...
View Articleconundrum:how to"plunkify" this thing?
i posted this in the banjo tech forum as well, but maybe one of you guys has a tip for me.........here's what i have to work with: it's an asian vega masterclone, from which i've removed the...
View ArticleNorth Texas players?
Hey guys , I think i am making decent progress, or lets says its not totally gibberish to me anymore! I am looking for clawhammer players in north Texas to sit and play with to make sure i am not...
View ArticleWho knows some tunes to play out of Low D?
I know "Shavin a Deadman" and love this tuning but it is a bit of work to get in and out of so I'd like to learn a few other tunes in Low D (F#ADAD). Anyone know some?
View Articlelost in the crowd!
Hi everyone. I'm new to BHO (and to playing clawhammer) and want to thank everyone who posts. I live in a very remote area and there aren't that many players around (and no teachers!) so I'm stumbling...
View ArticleIdeal Jam Composition
Inspired by this post... Curious about what you all think about the best group of people to play with?Big jams are fun, because it gives you a chance to meet new people and maybe even learn some new...
View Articlepocket picker
Anyone have any experience with the "pocket picker" (see here: http://www.thepocketpicker.com/). It's a small piece of wood (7 inches, maybe) with strings runing from a wooden headpiece over a nut...
View ArticleAnd In This Corner...
Clawhammer vs. Three Finger. It seems that all the discussion I read people are in one camp or the other. I'm new to all of this, but I get the impression that there was a messy divorce and both...
View Article5 string or tenor for Gospel music?
Hello, I no nothing about how to play a banjo, but have always loved them, and wanted to learn. I recently bought both a Tenor, and 5 string open back. Can someone tell me which one would be more...
View ArticleClawhammer arrangement help -- Fisher's Hornpipe (D)
I'd be greatly appreciative of any advice offered -- I am still learning to pick up tunes by ear and figure out simple arrangements to play that will best accompany fiddle (though I also like playing...
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