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Lotus Wight - Ode To The Banjo
I have been listening to Sam Allison's new CD Ode To The Banjo in the car lately. Sam "Lotus Wight" has produced an album of mostly all banjo music with a few vocals and back-up instruments thrown in....
View Article5 string Irish tenor tuning
Hi, y'all,Got a strange question here. Any one ever tried playing clawhammerwith a five string, where the bottom four were tuned GDAE, low to high? I bought an awesome open back Weymann tenor with a...
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TOTW (OT) 11/27/15 - Uncle Henry
It is Thanksgiving week here in the US and I am thankful for the Tune of the Week. What an incredible resource, an incredible community, and a constant source of inspiration. This week's tune is...
View ArticleFretless banjo players that aren't Round Peak folks?
Hey Y'all,I have recently been playing a lot of fretless banjo, and I have been listening to all the round peak dudes (Cockerham, Jarrell, Creed etc), but I would love to find any recordings of any...
View ArticleGoing Fretless
I am looking to buy a fretless soon and I am wondering how tough the transition is. Any advice?
View Articleleaving a capo on
I've heard that failure to remove a capo from a banjo neck after it's been played is not a good idea. If that is true, then what harm does it does it really do?
View ArticleAnybody else play clawhammer like this?
Hello folks! Got what I think might be an off-beat question-A few days ago I broke my middle fingernail (again) and had to trim it back a fair bit. I've always considered my index finger to be my "go...
View ArticleAn interesting pattern
For a while there I wasn't listening much to anything other than my own practice. I realized that I had gotten to the point where I had left the center of the tunes behind and was layering my own...
View ArticleWill changing heads make much difference?
I have a fiberskin head on my WL250. Would a renaissance head make much difference to the sound?TIAAdri
View ArticleNew to clawhammer
So I just started playing a little clawhammer and old time style stuff after 4 years of strictly bluegrass banjo. I've tried off and on for a little over a year but what really got me hooked was...
View ArticleHas anyone compared playing a half-fretless to a flush-fret?
Talking steel-string only here and curious if the high frets make a major difference in note clarity and volume? I plan to acquire one or the other in the coming year and I do want to be able to play...
View ArticleHelp id this IIDA long neck
Great banjo purchased on EBAY, I think.It looks like a FB model? from the late 70's?
View ArticleDon't You Hear Jerusalem Moan Tuning
I have searched and can not find much information on the tuning for Don't You Hear Jerusalem Moan. I particularly like the version the Gallinippers do. Any help including tuning, tabs, etc I would...
View ArticleWhat's your style?
Someone recently commented that they "liked my clawhammer style". (Among Janet's endearing qualities is that she is always ready with a compliment.) This got me thinking because I've never really...
View ArticleClawhammer sightings in Non-OT Music
I am relatively new to banjo 2 years and very new to clawhammer and I am looking for some bands to check out. I was originally haunted by the rhythm and tone from the clawhammer playing of Maya de...
View ArticleTOTW (OT) 12/4/15 - Wild Bill Jones
This week's post is that ever-relevant, much recorded song Wild Bill Jones. How has this not been done for TOTW yet!?!?On to the write up...Wild Bill Jones was first recorded by Eva Davis (greatest...
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New Clawhammer Banjo Book!
I'm excited to announce that my newest book, Clawhammer Banjo ~ Tunes, Tips & Jammingjust rolled off the press and is for sale! I've been working on it for about 5 years and I'm really proud of it....
View ArticleCan I tune up this banjo with these strings?
Sorry if this is a silly question, but I am brand new to banjoland. I just got a used Deering Vega Little Wonder (26.25" scale length) and some EJ69 light guage strings. Should I try tuning up to...
View ArticleFreedom Pick PINCHES....anyone else have this challenge?
I love the freedom pick for clawhammer (best I have found yet) but it grabs a tiny bit of skin in that groove on my finger pad which pinches. I am trying to ignore the pain while playing, but its...
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