Frailing finger pain
I've been practice a lot over the last two weeks....now I'm starting to get a dull aching pain in the finger I use to hit the strings with on my right hand. I've got some time when I can practice less...
View ArticleWhat affects tone?
Hello good peoples!I am curious on what people's impressions are on how banjo scale legth, pot size, etc affect tone?I ask because I am having a hard time deciding between buying a 1920 tubaphone style...
View ArticleDifficulty striking strings clawhammer style
I'm having difficulty cleanly striking strings 2-4 clawhammer(middle finger) style. I've been working on it for close to two weeks and feel like I'm not getting any better. Often my finger gets caught...
View ArticleHouse Carpenter Tuning
What key does everyone play The house carpenter in? Found a good version of Pete Krebs & Danny Barnes. Can't figure out what key they are in.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=894WHW34tkg
View ArticleBravest Cowboy
Does anyone have a clawhammer tab or an instructional video of this song to get me started. I just saw a video of it being played on the Clawhammer Facebook page and I want to give it a go on my Bowlin...
View ArticleTOTW (OT) 11/13/2015 - Jake's Got the Bellyache
Jake’s Got the Bellyache comes to us from West Virginia fiddler, Edden Hammons. I’ve been waiting for “Jake” to pop up as TOTW, but since it hasn’t, I volunteered to make this my first submission. I...
View ArticleTunings to learn for old times jams
I'm a beginner clawhammerist and starting to attend some moderate (94 bpm) old time jams. I'm trying to get as much knowledge as I can on the MOST common tunings used in MOST old time jams. I realize...
View ArticleBeginning Clawhammer Banjo @JCCFS w/Patrick Heavner
Howday Folks! I will be teaching a beginning clawhammer banjo class at the John C. Campbell Folk school in Brasstown NC, the week of Jan. 24-30 2016. This class is strictly for folks new to old-time...
View ArticleCall for Tune of the Week volunteers
It's time for a new TOTW schedule, so if you would like to be on it just send me a message through the Hangout.If you have never done a TOTW write-up but would like to give it a shot - great! We are...
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TOTW (OT) 10/02/15 - Tippin' Back The Corn
Good friday morning, all!Our first TOTW for October '15 is another one of them new-old-time tunes, written by Chicago fiddler Jordan Wankoff. I tried reaching out to Mr. Wankoff a few weeks ago (via...
View ArticleBasic Jam Requirements?
What would you all recommend as prerequisite skills with respect to joining in at an OT jam?I know that context is everything, that the answers depend on a lot of factors...I'm hoping there are some...
View ArticleHomespun dvd Carlin vs. Holt
My wife is getting into clawhammer. I can show her the real basics but I am a two and three finger picker. I have had good luck with Homespun over the years so I want to get her a dvd set from them....
View ArticleUneven Volume: Clawhammer with a finger pick
I've been diligently practicing clawhammer, and though I'm very comfortable playing with bare fingers, my nails are just wearing away badly. So I've reluctantly concluded that wearing a fingerpick is...
View ArticleStuart Mason. Oil in my vessel
Anyone who enjoys old time music needs to check this guy out he is a super star. http://www.banjohangout.org/myhangout/videos.asp?m=d&catID=0&id=26161
View ArticleBreaking a tune up into phrases
I just started doing this and at first it was easy, because my teacher laid it out in lesson in the context of a tune I had been working on. But when I carried it over to other tunes, and especially...
View ArticleHow to get good old time on Pandora/iHeart ?
Wondering if anyone has good suggestions for Pandora stations that get good old time/fiddle tunes. I've tried a few different seeds, but it seems like the stations have a hard time finding much variety.
View ArticleDifficulty striking strings clawhammer style
I'm having difficulty cleanly striking strings 2-4 clawhammer(middle finger) style. I've been working on it for close to two weeks and feel like I'm not getting any better. Often my finger gets caught...
View ArticleHouse Carpenter Tuning
What key does everyone play The house carpenter in? Found a good version of Pete Krebs & Danny Barnes. Can't figure out what key they are in.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=894WHW34tkg
View ArticleBravest Cowboy
Does anyone have a clawhammer tab or an instructional video of this song to get me started. I just saw a video of it being played on the Clawhammer Facebook page and I want to give it a go on my Bowlin...
View ArticleTOTW (OT) 11/13/2015 - Jake's Got the Bellyache
Jake’s Got the Bellyache comes to us from West Virginia fiddler, Edden Hammons. I’ve been waiting for “Jake” to pop up as TOTW, but since it hasn’t, I volunteered to make this my first submission. I...
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