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Tunings 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...

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Beginning 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...

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Call 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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Koken's Buck Hill Breakdown

Trying to see what I can figure out by ear but I would like to have a proper starting point.  Could someone suggest the tuning?  If there is a chord progression I guess I'd take that as well, but I'm...

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'Bad' habit I can't seem to break

I got into a 'bad' habit of hitting the banjo head with my thumb every time I do a 'skip note' just to keep my place and timing.  Problem now is that I can't seem to NOT hit the head on skip notes....

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Fingers Used?

This measure is from a CH book. The book says about untied 8th notes: "The first note of any pair of eighth notes is always played with your finger. The second note of any pair of eighth notes is...

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TOTW (OT) 11/20/15 - Camp Chase

 The Tune of the Week title – Camp Chase -- is associated with a fiddling soldier whose American pioneer and musical roots are legendary in West Virginia:  Solomon Carpenter.  You’ve probably heard of...

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Banjeaurine Tutor Book?

Did anyone ever write and publish a banjeaurine tutor book back in the day (1885-1910)?If so, I am interested in the fingering spelled out in the book.Was the first position considered frets 1-7 with...

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clawhammer on a resonator banjo

Who has tried it?  What are your thoughts? 

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McClurg MO; The real Ozarks

The village of McClurg is in the Missouri Ozarks, about 40 miles east (and 75 years) from Branson. Every monday the old store becomes a gathering place, not only for musicians, but for the community in...

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What tuning is this?

I can't figure out what tuning he is using for his banjo.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO_FZyqTKxE  Also what is the most popular tuning for John Henry?

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Favorite Clawhammer Trance Tunes?

A couple of weeks ago, by unplanned and delightful accident, I started playing Candy Girl on the banjo out on the porch and it is, of course, one of those tunes that stops time, whether it's tumbling...

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Banjo and Harmonica combined

Hi,Has anybody got any advice or links on playing both together...I play a lot of banjo and I'm decent on a diatonic, but I'd like to enrich the sound by mixing both. Should the banjo play the major...

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Banjo Thimble

I was told my banjo playing would improve if I used a plastic banjo thimble for my clawhammer playing.I earn my living as a machinist and handle steel everyday. My nails will always be broken and...

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When to play these tunings

I do alot of playing with others and jams with others and a lot of festival jams . Now everyone is playing in keys like G-D-C- ect and jaming in the key of .. Now i can do this forever but what i want...

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Bead Nabber by Dritz LoRan is my favorite Pick

I learned pretty quickly that if I play with my natural nail, it invariably shreds and breaks close to the nail bed, making it too painful to play.  So, I have been on a loooong search for a pick that...

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Newcastle/Texas Dwight Diller Tab

Anyone have a PDF or a good link to Dwight Diller's version of Newcastle/Texas? Taterjoe's has a tab of it in G tuning, but I like Diller's modal version. There used to be a link, but it's broken now....

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Wildwood Banjos

With all the hype on BHO about Wildwood banjos, I thought I'd add my  2 cents.  Had an Heirloom a few years ago. Beautiful sound and woodwork.  BUT anyone getting ready to buy one should know that...

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Practicing and taking breaks

I was reading through old BNLs and came across an article a while back on practicing.  I have given up Bluegrass 3 finger for 20 years and have started back up by relearning Fireball mail VERY slowly....

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Two-finger, thumb lead picking

I started fooling around with two-finger, thumb lead a while back, looked at the YouTube tutorials, etc. and I really enjoy playing that style. It seems a lot easier to pick out a melody, as opposed to...

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