First tab: Jesus Loves Me. Feedback, please.
I've uploaded my first tab, Jesus Loves Me. I play it here. I'd like your feedback, please.While watching TV and goofing around with Jesus Loves Me, I was trying to come up with some way to vary the...
View ArticleSkype from Clawdan
Hi Folks,I know some of you have asked about this and now that I am back in Ohio I have made arrangements to do Skype lessons on Wednesdays from The Ariel Theater in Galllipolis Ohio. As you may or may...
View ArticleThose In Between Notes
Rather then respond to Don Borcholt's comments in the topic on TOTW "Fine Times at Our House"http://www.banjohangout.org/topic/304393 I thought this should be a separate topic. Part of one of Don's...
View Article"Little Dutch Girl" - Clawhammer Tunetorial for 5/31/14
Watch a preview video >Key of A – aEAC#EThis is a FUN tune! Yes, you can almost picture that “little Dutch girl” dancing in those old wooden clogs while you bounce along with this one. Dan's band,...
View ArticleNot enough time left to learn all about CH banjo
Realistically, do the good banjo players learn all the tricks in the book -- ASPO, hammer on, pull off, drop thumb, etc. etc. ? Do hobbyists, like myself, generally just learn as much as they have time...
View ArticleFirst time to Clifftop, anyone going/advice sought?
Always wanted to go, "life" always gets in the way. Looks good to be going this year.Also probably going by myself, looking for Banjo Hangout members that might be going.Would be thankful for any...
View ArticleTOTW 6/6/15: The Road to the Isles
Lovat: "Give us a tune piper."Millin: "What tune would you like sir?"Lovat: "Well, play The Road to the Isles."Millin: "would you like me to march up and down sir?"Lovat: "Yes, march up and down,...
View ArticleWhat is this tune?
I just found this documentary and am wondering what tune this guy is playing. Does anyone know?https://youtu.be/nOFZI_GiGQo?t=3m1s
View ArticleClawhammer bridges?
Sorry for reposting what I'm sure is a recurrent topic. But I wonder what impact a new bridge will have on my banjo? I just bought a Gretsch open back, and the bridge it came with doesn't seem to be...
View ArticleOther Styles
I recently got the Clawhammer Cookbook. Besides typical old time tunes, it also treats music not normally associated with clawhammer banjo. like holiday tunes, blues, world music, classical....Today I...
View ArticleFiddle accompany to "The Cuckoo"
Looking for ideas on a violin accompany to The Cuckoo, a duet. Found just one violin playing it on youtube! I guess this is much more common as a solo.Marc Nerenberg has a classical violin accompany...
View ArticleBanjo Stutter
I have a rather persistent problem re' hitting the first note of a tune and following through to the next note.It's like a stutter. It's more pronounced if I'm trying to make a recording or if I'm...
View Articleopen C and sawmill
Hi I have 1 banjo open G, GDGBG which sometime I tune in GDGCD (sawmill) 2nd string from B to CI got a minibanjo in open C, CGCGEG what will be the equivalent to get saw mill especially the 2nd...
View ArticleUnknown Piece
Anyone know the name of this piece? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDiMvbkD86A Thanks,
View ArticleTechniques for Phrasing?
Please talk to me about the technical aspects of phrasing when it comes to playing clawhammer banjo. What do you do when you want to break up a string of notes into phrases? How do you add breath?I...
View ArticleWhat tuning is this?
I've been playing around with sawmill tuning, got a little crazy with it and noticed when I fret the 2nd string at the 2nd fret and the other 3 strings at the 3rd fret (I wrap my thumb) it is a very...
View ArticleAquila "Red" alternative strings
Many of us thwackers are having a problem with premature breaking of Aquila Red 1st and 5th strings, but love the sound and playability of the Reds. Obviously, there is a problem with the tensile...
View ArticleSummer Banjo Courses - Augusta Heritage Center
Each summer Augusta Heritage Center of Davis & Elkins College offers music and dance classes from many traditions in the form of theme weeks: Cajun/Creole Week, Early Country Music Week, Blues...
View Article"Wild Hog in the Woods" - Clawhammer Tunetorial for 6/7/15
Key of D – aDADE In this, tunetorial number 47, Dan "Clawdan" Levenson teaches Wild Hog in The Woods.There are several tunes with this name and quite different from one another. This one is the one...
View ArticleAny gourd banjo gotchas?
I really like the sound Josh Turknett gets out of his Thornburg gourd (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8756c4Na--0) and am going to make a custom order. Are there any gotchas with gourds, options you...
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