Nylgut strings: should I change them?
I recently put Nylgut strings on a cheap fretless banjo. They're very different and lots of fun, but I'm wondering if they need to be replaced, and if so, how regularly. I can't imagine that they'll...
View ArticleJack of all trades, master of none
So, I've been playing banjo for about three years and I'm having the time of my life. I'm so glad that I decided to finally give it a go, after spending years convinced that I could never play an...
View ArticleRain makes my banjo go out of tune
I know my banjo not the only that does it I have heard other banjo players talking about this. Is their any solution to fix this. The rest of the time my tuneing fine accept the occasion minor...
View ArticleMac Traynham player and banjo maker
Hey! Great cover story about Willis, VA. old time master player and banjo builder Mac Traynham in the new issue of the Old Time Herald!!!
View ArticleTOTW (OT) 11 March 2016: Black Jack Grove (Texas)
“There were two hotels in Cumby fifty years ago when the ox wagons kept the dust rising from the long road. It was not Cumby then, however, but Blackjack Grove, and early inhabitants tell of an old...
View ArticleRecordings in Old G
Who has posted clawhammer recordings in Old G? I am trying to learn G tunes in Old G and it would help to hear some recordings of common G tunes (or uncommon tunes) in this tuning. The tunes I have...
View Articlecant play song without tabs
Has anyone hit this wall when they started out? Im trying not to become dependent on tabs, I work more on capturing the sound of the piece but I simply cant without having a tab nearby. I listen to...
View ArticleList of Tunings for Field Recordings?
I'm struggling to figure out how Esker Hutchins is tuned for Ain't Got No Sugar Baby Now -- which is a good exercise but, quite frankly, at the moment, I'd just like to be able to look it up somewhere...
View ArticleName that tune!!
Jamming with my father-in-law yesterday and he pulled this tune out of his head. He couldn't remember the name but he played in about 75 years ago for square dances....
View ArticleCLAWHAMMER WORKSHOP with ADAM HURT May 7, 2016 (reminder)
We are delighted to announce an all-day Clawhammer Banjo Workshop with distinguished player and teacher Adam Hurt, on Saturday, May 7, 2016, 12-6 pm, in Penn Yan, NY (in central NY, easily accessible...
View ArticleThe Holy Grail of banjo tab
There are lots of wonderful clawhammer and old time arrangements of banjo music out there - on recordings, Youtube etc - with no available tab.Which tab would be your "Holy Grail"?BTW, if we come up...
View ArticleYet More Questions about Learning Tunes
Ok so I'm a slow learner, and I'm comfortable with that, but I am a learner and tunes do eventually come to me, that's not my issue. My issue here is when should i move onto another tune? For example...
View ArticleDrop thumb on narrow neck
I'm fairly new to banjo. Been playing 2+ years and doing fine. I play a Deering Goodtime Classic. When I play drop thumb I'm very sloppy. Feels like the 1st and 2nd strings are too close together. I...
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Bob Carlin Banjo Workshop in Galax, VA April 9-10
Bob Carlin will be teaching a two-day Intermediate Old-Time Banjo workshop at Chestnut Creek School of the Arts in Galax on Saturday and Sunday, April 9-10. This workshop is part of a Crooked Road...
View ArticleTOTW (OT) 18 March 2016: Swingin' on a Gate
Hey everybody,In honor of St Patrick's day (well actually that didn't occur to me until just now) I've picked the Irish tune "Swingin on a Gate" for Tune of the Week. Since moving to Michigan, I've...
View ArticleAnyone playing while having MS?
First post for me. I've been working on learning clawhammer for around a month now. I have Multiple Sclerosis. My right hand is fine; I've got the CH stroke down pretty good. My left arm/hand are...
View ArticleClawhammer banjos in a band
Hope this is the right forum. If you are playing clawhammer banjo in a band, how did the band come about? How did you become a member?
View ArticleMartin Simpson Clawhammer
Martin is a very highly regarded acoustic guitarist but not too well known for his banjo playing ( I think he plays a lot less banjo these days compared with earlier -the 1970s -in his career.Indeed,...
View ArticleMore klezmer banjo
i know this is not a clawhammer banjo book, but the price is right, and there is a lot of general information about Klezmer music in it as well as three finger tabs. Pete Rushevsky has made his book...
View Articlebanjoholic`s tab for Sugar in the Gourd
Hi fellow banjo players.I`ve been following Josh Turknett`s Clawhammer Core Repertoire since it began.Somehow I missed his episode with the tune `Sugar in the Gourd`.Does anyone have his tab ?Thanks to...
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