Blues
I am a clawhammer style player and am trying to figure out the best way to play with some of my guitar friends when they go into a blues type riff. Also see the same chord progression with another...
View ArticleGut Strung Fretless - Scale length and Strings
I was wondering i anyone could help me with this question.I was given a Frank Proffitt mountain banjo that I have strung with nylon strings. It tunes beautifully around the key of F, Fm (and Bb),...
View ArticleDan "Clawdan" Levenson workshops coming up in the NW
On the road next week to Yreka, WA, Roseberg, OR, and parts NW. List is on my blog page here. http://www.banjohangout.org/my/clawdanHope to work with you soon! And yes, Jennifer will be coming along...
View ArticleWhy is the fifthe string so short?
Why can't it extend all the way back behind the nut, just like the other strings? That short string, for one thing, makes capoing a PITA. For another thing, it gets in the way of moving the hand up the...
View ArticleOld Timeish music support venue in SW Ontario
There is a new venue in SW Ontario, " a privately-run grassroots cultural resource centre and interactive museum of sorts", The Crooked Stovepipe, in Villa Nova, ON . They are offering house concerts...
View ArticleNew to jamming
I've recently discovered a local group of players that get together often to jam. I've spent most of my time learning on my own and playing by myself. I follow along using the bum ditty stroke and...
View Articletuning strings problem
I tune strings using electronic tuner and the chords may not sound right.So I instead check the tuning of each string using the frets (open 5th to 4th at fret 5, etc down to first string).The song...
View ArticleMy next clawhamer book
I am primarily a three finger picker but i am working on adding clawhammer . i have been using Wayne Erbsens Clawhammer for the complete ignoramus.I also have Dan Levenson's First lessons and...
View ArticleBridges, Heads and Tone
Would someone please explain the relationship between different bridges, heads and tone. I've read "so and so changed the head and bridge to get just the tone he was looking for". Well, was it a hit...
View Article# banjos/ # tunings ratio
How many banjos would you own for the purpose of minimizing re-tuning & what tunings would you keep them in? I've heard 3 banjos are ideal : G, C & Modal.
View ArticleInformation about "Big Dipper" from David Cahn
I am looking for a tune called "Big Dipper". So far I know, that it had been a big "hit" at Clifftop years ago and that it was probably written by David Cahn. I would like to buy an MP3 or a CD and if...
View ArticleA different experience?
I rummaged around and found my old 1972 Harmony Sovereign guitar. Put new strings on it, but restrung it like a banjo. The first, second, third and fourth strings are regular light guitar strings, and...
View ArticleNylon vs steel... tone and volume... a dilemma.
As some of you know, I built/assembled a banjo from parts recently. A Conqueror neck from a bottlecap. A second hand rim of unknown make. A Helix tone ring. And some of you may remember I was having...
View ArticleClawhammer Core Repertoire Lesson
For those of you unaware and potentially intereseted, the latest installment of the monthly "Clawhammer Core Repertoire Series" I'm writing for the BHO's newsletter is up over on my blog - this is the...
View Articletabs for Down To the River to Pray
I am new to forum communication and blog so I must ask for your patience. I am looking for the tabs for "Down to the River To Pray". I am just learning the clawhammer banjo and have heard the tune....
View ArticleChinquapin
Hey all, I was wondering if anyone would know where to locate a solo banjo version of the song chinquapin similar to the way it is played in the following link....
View ArticleBest online video lesson series?
What is the best online clawhammer video lessons for a beginner with no previous experience?
View ArticleThank your for the response for Down to the River to Pray
I must say that I am very pleased with my first experience with blogging??. I do appreciated all of the information and the time you all spent in responding to my question regarding the tab for Down...
View Articleiron and wine
Hello,Does anyone have tab (the one with numbers and circles) for Iron and Wine songs?
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