Tabs for "Save Dinah for the night" Sheila Adams vers.
Hello,I was reviewing this forum from a 2014 post. It's about the tabs for "save Dinah for the night" (Sheila Kay Adams version). I tried to load the tab file that was in pdf format, for some reason...
View ArticleYour top three favorite open-back banjos?
Just curious as a new-be, what are your top three (or four or five) all-time favorite fretted open-back five-string banjos. My knowledge of what is hot and what is not is extremely limited. This...
View ArticlePlaying D tunes in G tuning
I sometimes play in a contra dance band that I call the Key Humpers, we play medleys of 3 songs for most dances, each one, often in different keys. I got tired of constantly tuning, capos, switching...
View ArticleNails for clawhammer
Quick question: Should I keep my nails a little longer on my picking hand (right hand) for clawhammer? I was just watching a Bob Carlin intro to clawhammer video and he said he does. I was under the...
View ArticleUp the neck versions of chords in double c tuning?
HiIn Open G tuning I've figured out the I, IV and V chords in various locations.Is there a chart anywhere showing the I, IV and V chords up the neck when in double c tuning?Thanks in advance.Adri
View Articleclawhammer nail update :)
Yes ! Because I play a lot of banjo--I started several years back with a salon installed acryllic on my major frailing nail & although I've tried several times to leave it off for a week or...
View Articleskype clawhammer/OT lessons
So who is out there providing one on one Skype lessons? I have self taught myself on claw hammer and minstrel banjo for two years and also play some jazz tenor banjo and scruggs style five string....
View ArticleNylon string suggestions
I would appreciate some nylon string suggestions for a 1900 S.S.Stewart Thoroughbred banjo. Manufacturer, gauges for each string, etc. Thanks in advance!
View ArticleHow to "mute" a banjo
Banjos seem so darn loud...What, if any, is a good way to "mute" a banjo, so I don't disturb the neighbors ?I've tried things like stuffing a rag inside the pot.And, a more general question, is this a...
View ArticleROCK OF AGES - GILLIAN WELCH
Hi All, Can anyone identify the tuning used in this rendition of "Rock of Ages". https://youtu.be/md0TuAd_NOE It seems to be in the key of Bd minor. I love the sound. Thanks, Jim
View ArticleTOTW (OT) 1/15/2106 - Jaybird
The 2016 TOTW (OT) is off to a great start with Citico and Waterbound. This week I am adding Jaybird. Just to clarify any confusion, there are several other Jaybird titled tunes: Marching Jaybird,...
View ArticleBanjo recommendations -- "plunky" vs. "plinky"
Hey all -- I've been playing thumb-lead two finger for a little over a year now. I've been learning on a Deering Goodtime (with a resonator). I dig its bright "plinky" sound. But now I'm looking to...
View ArticleGig Bags
Anybody have a gig bag that really fits an open back (Deering) banjo for around $30? What brand? Where can I get it? Everything that people have been trying to sell me (as above) has been junk or...
View ArticleSwinging the Claw.
Hi there folks,Last time i posted was circa 2009 (?) and, at the time i was interested in learning some swing tunes on the banjo. Well six years later i figured I would give an update - I have posted...
View ArticleAdam Hurt & Cathy Fink Together Easter Weekend
Folks- March 24-26 (Easter Weekend) Adam & I will be hosting a very small banjo weekend, limited to 10 students, advanced beginner on up. It will be held in Lansing, NC, northwest corner of the...
View ArticleBacking Up a Cowgirl Song
My wife's singing "cowgirl" songs again . I really love just playing backup on these songs. I think most of you will really enjoy the photos we selected to go with the video. We get tired of posting...
View Article2 fingers or Clawhammer For Celtic Music
I like to learn more Scottish music, of course to be played on 5 string Banjo, I play some irish music in clawhammer style but would it be better for a more melodic approach to play them in 2 fingers...
View ArticleTOTW: Uncle Noah Jamison's Tune (more info)
I happened to run across the thread from December 2014 about this tune (http://www.banjohangout.org/archive/296368), and I thought I would add a bit of information. I was happy to see that this tune...
View ArticleNailmare!
So I decide today is the day I'll go to my first ever jam in nearby town and take the banjer....crunch!!! Nail broken all the way...snapped right back to the finger!!!Just my luck.Going to try a...
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TOTW (OT) 01/22/16 - Old Horse & Buggy
Happy almost-Friday, BHO-ers! I'm going to cut to the chase on this one and post it a night early because tomorrow is going to be a little hectic before the BIG EAST COAST STORM OF THE CENTURY kicks...
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