TABLDIT
I am starting to learn 2 finger picking. I am now working on thumb lead. I have the practice routines and now would like to start on some tunes. Going to the Tabs and Lessons I find lots of 2 finger...
View ArticleTOTW (OT) 9/5/2014 Stump Tailed Dolly
I’ve chosen Kentuckian John Salyer’s Stumptailed Dolly for this installment of TOTW.Here’s the excerpt from the Traditional Tune Archive:“DOLLY. AKA and see “Stumptown Dolly,” “Stumptailed Dolly.”...
View ArticleFare Thee Well by Hedy West
I've been trying to figure out this song for a while now with no luck. I also can't find it online ANYWHERE. Does anyone have any suggestions? Where i could find the chords? Or if one of yall wants to...
View ArticleClawhammer Picks
The past few months I just haven't been liking the sound of my playing. I feel like I can't get a good enough hammer on the strings to get the sound I want. So... I want to know if any other clawhammer...
View ArticleFlourishes is Reed Martin's Sandy River Belle
I'm trying to add some embellishments to Sandy River Belle now that I've settled on how I like to play it and I've been watching Reed Martin play it on YouTube. I am wondering if anyone can help me...
View ArticleAnyone in Redding California or nearby?
Howdy Y'all. Seems like I get around to trying to pick up the banjo and life says no. Well now I'm out in California and should have some time to work on learning. I've got some books and DVD but was...
View ArticleKudos to BHO From a "Lurker"
I spend most of my time on BHO as a "lurker," with only occasional bursts of posting. But, I am always impressed with the knowledge and the passion of the folks who do post regularly. For those new...
View ArticleChestnut Crk. School of the Arts, Galax: Old-time Fingerpicked Banjo
On the weekend of Nov. 15, there will be workshops at the Chestnut Creek School in Galax, VA on fiddle (Alice Gerrard), fingerpicked banjo (Gail Gillespie) and upright bass (Joe DeJarnette) as part of...
View ArticleBuckmaster banjos
Hi, the Buckmaster banjos build in Australia look awesome, but does anyone have any experience with them? Specifically, are they appropriate for clawhammer? thanks,jim
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"Mississippi Sawyer" - Clawhammer Tunetorial for 9/7/14
Watch a preview video >Key of D – aDADE In this, Tunetorial number 16, by request, Dan "Clawdan" Levenson teaches Mississippi Sawyer. The tune is another one of the solid core of the old time fiddle...
View ArticleSam Amidon tunings: “As I Roved Out” and “Wildwood Flower”
Wondering if anyone had any insight into the tunings Sam Amidon uses on “As I Roved Out” and “Wildwood Flower.” The first is sawmill-like (modal), but with the drone on the fifth. The second is just...
View ArticleThat moment when you just... get it.
Tonight, as I was practicing, something just clicked. Suddenly, melody in Double C tuning just made sense. I was practicing an arrangement of "This Land is Your Land," and without hesitation, without...
View ArticlePete Seeger Little Birdie Tab
Hello All,I have always wanted to learn Pete Seeger's version of Little Birdie (shown here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iBlp-3fqmU) but I can't figure out even what strum method he is using. Is anyone...
View ArticleOT Fingerpicking Workshop with Gail Gillespie in Galax, VA Novermber 15-16
Chestnut Creek School of the Arts, 100 N Main Street in Galax, Virginia, will be holding a weekend old-fingerpicking banjo workshop with Gail Gillespie on Saturday and Sunday, November 15 and 16. This...
View Articlehow to get a less raspy tone out of deering goodtime openback
I am a beginning clawhammer player. I have been playing clawhammer for about a year and using Ken Perlman's book and DVD as a guide. As I get better and better, I am starting to notice the tone out of...
View ArticleForming cords
I have been using my index, middle, and pinky to form a D cord. Should I use my ring finger instead of the pinky? If so why?
View ArticleTOTW (OT) 09-12-14 Boatin' Up Sandy
For your consideration this week we have the tune "Boatin Up Sandy". There are at least two distinct tunes by this name, the one I'm submitting is most commonly associated with Owen "Snake" Chapman,...
View ArticleLooking for a couple Banjo Weekly (Monthly) lesson contributors
Hi All,As most of you know, we do a weekly email newsletter from the BHO that highlights site news, gives folks a free lesson or two, and includes a word from our sponsors (see the newsletter archive)....
View ArticleUncle Ned tuning?
I'm trying to pick out Tommy Jarrell's "Uncle Ned" as performed on his Vol. 3 Banjo Solos album, but I can't figure out the tuning. I've tried aEAC#E, aDADE, and even aDAC#E but none of them seem to...
View Article"Stripped down jam versions"
Mark Johnson in "Boating Up the Sandy" thread says, "I have included a tab here marked as the "jam" version that follows the versions I've heard played at jams and festivals, and is a relatively...
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