Klezmer Clawhammer
We are lucky that we have a Klezmer Jam Leader who is temporarily living in our area, and a few weeks ago, I was bitten by the "Klawhammer Klezmer Banjo Bug."I started a Klezmer Music topic on my web...
View ArticleNeed help setting up my Chuck Lee banjo
Hi Forum!I've had my Chuck Lee banjo for about 6 years now, and I absolutely love the sound of it...but I'm just now realizing there's a few things I can do to improve the playability. Mainly, I want...
View ArticleWhat finger(s) for "the brush"?
Hi, I'm Tony from Sweden, and I'm new here. I've been playing guitar, and other stringed instruments, for about 45 years, and now I'm trying to learn clawhammer banjo.I've been watching several DVDs,...
View ArticleMixing nylon with steel
Does anyone ever do this? I know zither banjos were strung with a variety of string types.I'm currently using a nylon 5th string with the long strings all steel - 23w, 16, 13, 12. I think it works...
View ArticleBanjo bridge question
I wasn't sure where to post this but anyway i just got a new banjo and it came with a straight bridge on it . Now all my other bridges are segmented bridges and don't remember how these straight across...
View ArticleCapo Quandary
OK, I have a problem that's starting to really annoy me.I have an older Shubb capo with the rubber tip on the adjusting screw, before they added a roller. I guess now they call it the "original"...
View ArticleToo much Melodic
Hi.I've been studying mostly Ken Perlman using his Clawhammer books and they have brought me on loads. BUT I feel I may be going too far down the 'melodic' style because that is his trademark style...
View ArticleTOTW 12/11/15 "Kingdom Coming"
This week's TOTW is a Civil War era song written in 1862 by Henry Clay Work titled "Kingdom Coming".It has also been known as "Lincoln's Gunboats" and "The Year of Jubilo"Words that accompany the tune...
View ArticleHow do I get from Bluegrass to Clawhammer?
Hello Clawhammer folks!I've been playing bluegrass banjo for about 1.5 years. I imagine I'm no more than an average beginner; I know perhaps 10-12 songs and can play them ok, if not blazingly fast or...
View ArticleKlezmer Clawhammer in Dm and ABC Notation
Thank you to Hilarie Burhans for uploading a slow version of the Warsaw Freylechk on youtube so we could learn by watching her play it slowly. Here's the link:...
View ArticleLewis "Big Sweet" Hairston's Style
In a recent discussion Lewis "Big Sweet" Hairston was brought up. I've been listening to his DLoA recordings since then. I also listened the conversation about tunes but really didn't get his style....
View ArticleChords
I'm having problems (mental) with chords when playing Clawhammer tunes. Where does one play the darned things? I've read somewhere (I think) that one plays them on the first measure of each change....
View ArticleDock Boggs
Hi all! I was wondering if anyone has experience with Dock Boggs, he has an amazing version of Coal Creek March that I can't seem to find any tabs for. https://youtu.be/xy0L6Ydm38IAnd I'm not quite...
View Articleis it knocking or brushing?
Hi, i'm brand new to the banjo. i've spent a couple of weeks watching videos on the clawhammer style. i understand that when sounding single strings you use a knocking motion with your picking hand....
View ArticleVintage Banjo's for Clawhammer
I am curious about the vintage banjos from pre-WWll that have been tried for Clawhammer. Some are iconic for Clawhammer. I'd be surprised if every single model, from every mfg ever known, has not at...
View ArticleClawhammer or Clawhammer & Bluegrass?
Hi All!I'm a novice Clawhammer player and was just wondering about your guys' banjo methods.Do you mostly just play clawhammer or do you play both styles? And this may be a dumb question, but what's...
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The 12 Days of Banjo (Christmas Clawhammer)
So I admit it. I love the music of the holidays, and I love playing it on the banjo. What can I say, I'm a sentimental SOB. If you happen to not be in this boat, then kindly avert your eyes from this...
View ArticleDisarding the Strap
Now that I'm playing a fair bit every day the strap is really hurting my shoulders. I'd like to do without which I see so many top players playing don't use a strap but when I take it off now it feels...
View ArticleClawhammer banjo for Church
I was wondering if anyone out there plays clawhammer banjo on a church worship team! My church plays mostly modern worship songs and I need some help figuring out how to arrange modern worship songs...
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