The Dead March
Anyone know where this piece, played by Will Keyes and Chip Arnold, comes from? Will Keyes seemed to have learned in when he was young. It sound a bit like a hymn to me, but a "dead march" is a...
View ArticleJam Session Surprise
Tonight I went to my first jam session since I took up CH banjo. It was a lot of fun and I learned two things that will help me. One, I found that I had been practicing far too fast, thinking I would...
View ArticleOne more river to cross tabs
Anyone have banjo tabs for Uncle Dave Macon version of that tune he did "One more River to Cross"?
View ArticleWhat is a good book for fingerpicking banjo?
I have found several good books on clawhammer; but nothing on old-time fingerpicking.Is there anything out there that breaks down fingerpicking styles? I have Mike Seeger's "Old Time banjo Styles"....
View ArticleBonefaas and his Gourd Banjo Style
Hello friends, I recently came across this video of Bonefaas playing his gourd banjo and really caught onto the rhythm and sound of the style he uses in the beginning of the video. He mentions...
View ArticleSpread the Word- New OT Banjo Contest & workshops
Spread the word about this new Eastern USA Old Time Banjo Championship with excellent prizes! It is part of www.fivestringfest.com, a new and fabulous festival celebrating you know what! There will be...
View ArticleHave a question about shorter neck on banjo....
Not sure if I'm in the correct place for this question. But here goes.........In Palestine last month I was talking to several folks there including the Instructor regarding the length of the...
View ArticleNew 2-finger video
We've just added a new "basic lesson" video to the mountain banjo website.http://mountainbanjos.wordpress.com/
View ArticleBroken 5th string peg
Can anyone help me? After much temporary repair of my 5th string peg with glue it has finally broken beyond repair. It was a friction peg so I now want a geared peg which I understand are much better....
View ArticleFoggy Mountain Special
Does anybody know of a video or audio clip of someone playing Foggy Mountain Special in the clawhammer style, or Seeger style? Or has anyone even tried it themselves? I've taken a crack at it, it...
View Articlebanjos on airplanes
I’m going away for a week by plane, and I ‘d really like to take a 5 string open back banjo along. I have one that’s not very valuable which will do. I am aware that Congress instructed the Department...
View ArticleOT & CH channel
This has nothing to to with playing advice, but I think the people who I want to reach frequent these halls. Has anyone explored the possibility of a OT & CH music channel on SERIUS XM? I enjoy...
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TOTW (OT) 04/18/2014 -- Colored Aristocracy
For my previous TOTW I chose something not really well known and also new to me. But, I've chosen for this weeks TOTW a tune that I've played for years, and for which I've never lost my enthusiasm....
View ArticleNewbie needing some guidance.
When I was 16 I decided I just *had* to learn the banjo. I can't even remember why but I think it had to do with watching a Billy Connoly doco and being inspired by him picking away in the desert...
View ArticleNew to frailing : Ultimate target BPM?
HiI appreciate nailing that basic frail will take time and happy to bang in the hours. I'm concentrating on form over speed at the moment, but typically, what BPM do you guys frail out? I've got the...
View ArticleCivil war minstrel tabs
I recently finished my minstrel banjo and was looking for some civil war tabs . surely with all the re-enactors there would be some in minstrel tuning.thanksMike
View ArticleSwinging both ways?
I hope the moderator doesn't mind if I post this same question on the Scruggs and clawhammer forums. I find myself in love with 2 mistresses lately. I love the clean, clear and loud plucky sound of...
View ArticlePapa needs a new pair of....
I occasionally run one of my shameless promotions for the one item I actually sell instead of just give away. The following is that promotion. The BIG TABONANZA!160 clawhammer tabs with extensive...
View ArticleAlmost silent hammer
Hi allI can pull-off with the best of them, or at least make a nice clear sound, but my hammer is almost non-existent. In the small hours, when the house is deathly quiet, and I hold my breath, and...
View ArticleMursheen Durkin
I'd like to play Mursheen Durkin on my 5 String banjos but the only tab I can find is for a 4 String Banjo tuned GDAE: http://rigandjeels.com/2013/10/23/muirsheen-durkin/Any ideas what's the best...
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