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Lessons in Cincinnati?
Hello Everyone! My name is Amanda and I'm new to the banjo world. I've spent about 4 months looking into the different styles of playing and have decided that I want to start out by learning...
View ArticleBAD Habits of a Mandolin player learning to play Clawhammer BANJO
How does the basic melody fit into the "Bum ditty" strum?!! I've been practicing the basic Bum ditty a few weeks now, and I've got it down fairly well (at slow tempo). But I cannot, for the life of...
View ArticleSpeed of Tune
I was wondering why there is so much empahsis on speed. Is it because you are following the fiddler and old time music was designed to be played fast for audience expectations or dancing, etc. The...
View ArticleClawhammer course in Sydney, Australia
Hi all, just to let you know that I'll be running another clawhammer course at the Nepean Community College, Penrith NSW commencing on the 14th February. The course goes for 8 x 2 hour weekly lessons,...
View ArticleDiary of a 71 year Old Newbie
After all the encouragement I got from lots of you about maybe being too old to learn to play the banjo, I decided WHY NOT TRY !!! I ordered a Savannah SB100 left-handed banjo from The BanjoHut and it...
View Articlewalt koken grey eagle
i ve just discovered Walt Koken and want to learn his version of grey eagle as best i can. i m not ready to try and make up my own versions of tunes yet . problem is i have a scoop so cant play...
View ArticleIn praise of Stringbean
Stringbean - Pretty Polly - YouTube Stringbean - Wake Up Little Betty I've been watching Mr Akeman on the youtube today and consider me impressed. I know some are put off by his clownish stage...
View ArticleQuick and dirty Tune Of The Week needed
It's looking like the scheduled TOTW contributor isn't going to contribute a tune this week. So if anyone would like to post one, go for it. We're not expecting award-winning research, just a tune to...
View ArticleTOTW 2/3/12 - Newt Payne's Tune
Today's Tune of the Week - in response to J-Walk's call for a quick, last-minute submission - is "Newt Payne's Tune", a short, eight-measure piece in A which comes to us from, not surprisingly,...
View ArticleTOTW 01-03-2012 Jenny Get Around
I’ve chosen Jenny Get Around for this installment of TOTW. From the Fiddler’s Companion: JENNY GET AROUND. Old-Time, Song and Breakdown. USA, Kentucky. A Major. AEae tuning. AABB. Jeff Titon (2001)...
View ArticleLooking for teacher in Bradenton/Sarasota
Any help appreciated in finding a teacher in the Bradenton/Sarasota FL area. Will be there for a few weeks and would like to connect with a teacher to go over some technique. Self taught and doing...
View ArticleGreat example of clawhammer on a "flathead" resonator banjo
Every one or two month here on the BHO the question pops up if you can (or are allowed) to play clawhammer on a resonator banjo. The answer is always "yes" with lots of historic examples. I very much...
View ArticleResources/advice getting started with 2 finger style
I've pretty much only ever played clawhammer but after listening to Morgan Sexton I am inspired to try to learn some two-finger playing. Especially that two-finger playing in sawmill tuning has that...
View ArticleAdvice on using "Clawhammer Banjo from scratch" needed.
Hi Everyone, After being away from the banjo I'm back where I left off, which is learning Clawhammer from scratch by Dan Levenson. I've gone right back to learning the basic double thumb version of...
View Articlejust starting clawhammer/frailing-some questions?
Hi folks new here,first post. probably the usual routine questions. fingerstyle guitarist highly interested in learning frailing/clawhammer. this desire occurred over a couple years period of hearing...
View Articledo any of you use artificial nails on your picking finger?
watching the clearhead video at zepps, i thought to myself playing could tear up a persons nail quick-do any of you use anything over your natural nail? a lot of fingerstyle guitarists do, i don't as...
View ArticleElectronic Tuners: Fer or Agin?
When you go to a jam nowadays, just about everybody has a clip-on tuner. Most likely, it's a Snark -- a cheap little device that has taken the world by storm. I'm too new to jamming to remember a time...
View ArticlePoll: which banjo sounds better?
Attached are two samples of me playing two banjos I own. I'm curious to know which sound you prefer. Please reply indicating which sample you like. If you like, please describe why you chose the one...
View Articlestarting out
Hi everyone I started learning clawhammer style banjo a few months ago and so far have learnt to play: cripple creek, wildwood flower, foggy takedown (from ezfolk tabs which are excellent) I've...
View ArticleKicking the TABS habit...
I am sadly a TABS addict and really want to get away from paper. Especially as I want to play in jams and am currently useless on any song I have not totally memorized before hand.. I - and I suspect...
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