Rex's Blues
Does anyone here play this and can they give me some advice or tabs or direction to learn to play a version of Rex's Blues.I could only find find one example on Youtubehttp://youtu.be/VkHDkcOxojMI...
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TOTW (OT) 1/30/15 - Sherburn's Breakdown
Due to a minor glitch in my Tune of the Week calendar (I evidently thought that 2015 was some sort of rare "anti-leap year" with 364 days, the missing day being January 30), I am posting a quick...
View ArticleUncle Dave Macon Picking Styles and Other Facts
Wasn't quite sure where to post this. Earlier I saw an archived discussion concerning picking styles of Uncle Dave Macon. I thought I would post this link for anyone interested in Uncle Dave facts. If...
View ArticleOut of Town Practicing
Hi All!I have been playing clawhammer banjo for about 9 months and I am loving it. I am taking lessons every few weeks or so, and I feel like I have some nice momentum building to continue learning and...
View Articlewhat banjo?
Likely this has been asked a 1000 times, but I'm looking to buy a banjo from an individual maker or dealer and would like to know what is generally considered to be the "best" sound around. Money is...
View ArticleCall for Tune of the Week Volunteers
I'm putting together the next Tune of the Week schedule, covering February through April (and a bit beyond if we get enough volunteers), so if you would like a turn just send me a message through the...
View Articleneck width and scoop?
Hi.Just got my second hand Deering Goodtime Classic and working through some tutorials. Very very Happy with progress so far but as I learn I wonder if the Deering was the right instrument. I've...
View ArticleFREE CLawhammer Lessons by Cathy Fink
Available on youtube here: http://tinyurl.com/ogrlshhENJOY!
View ArticlePlaying up an octave
I have fallen in love with the song YEAR OF JUBILO. Here is a link to the tab http://www.hangoutstorage.com/banjohangout.org/storage/tabs/y/tab-year-of-jubilo-11696-243762982009.pdf. Can anyone...
View ArticleChanging a fretted banjo to "Half Fretted"
I have decided that I really like playing a fretless banjo. I bought my first (2) banjo's fretted. Then, I traded a mandolin for an Enoch flush fret a few years ago and recently purchased a Prust...
View ArticleHow do you figure out how to adapt a song to clawhammer?
Ok here's the deal: I'm a very beginner, can't read music, don't play any instruments other than banjo (started in November). I am trying to practice with a somewhat novice guitar player. Our musical...
View ArticleTAB request: Neil Young, Harvest
I love the whole album, and this song is one I think I could get a lot of mileage out of if I had a TAB. I'm practicing with a guitar player who is going to figure it out on his end, but neither one of...
View ArticleFrustrating finger nail problem - Fred Kelly Freedom Pick?
Hi.I'm just into my first week clawhammering. Really enjoying it (I'm onto Jesse James in Ken Perlman) but my chosen middle fingernail is not long enough nor does it look like it's going to be...
View ArticleDid we finally miss a TOTW?
I might be mistaken but I don't think we've ever missed a tune of the week since the project began (339 weeks). That would be a bit sad.
View ArticlePlaying with pick, problem with cluck
BHO has helped a lot in my process of learning clawhammer and other ot-styles of banjo picking. This is a great place filled with helpful people! So first, thank you all!Lately I have encountered a...
View ArticleTOTW (OT) 02/07/2015 Red Lick
TOTW 02-07-2015 (OT) Red LickTOTW aficionados please accept my apologies for the late posting. I’ve chosen Red Lick from Kentucky fiddler Lela Todd for this installment of TOTW. I learned the tune...
View ArticleOlder Banjo Books
The item on the Old Time Mountain Book (I paid 2.95 for mine )made me dig out some other old books that I bought years ago.Billy Faier's Banjo Book 1.00The Goofing Off Suite 1.50The Gypsy...
View ArticlePlaying With Higher Action
I'm wondering at which action height most folks find it hard to play.I have stiff fingers and at 1/8" or 9/64" my fretting fingers seem tobump into other strings.Maybe, because of the stiffness, my...
View ArticleLeroy Troy playing,singing and tricks
There was another discussion about playing and singing at the same time. Check out Leroy Troy, Keep My skillet Good and Greasy.
View ArticleSong Accompaniment - Up-picking vs. frailing
Recently I've started using "Seeger-style" (though I dislike the term) up-picking for song accompaniment, after watching a video of him playing "Quite Early Morning" and all of a sudden it all just...
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