Banjo workshop with Hilarie Burhans, Oct 21-23, 2016
Just wanted to let anyone interested know that there are still a couple of available slots in a mighty nice banjo workshop in Oxford, PA that I'm teaching; 8 students max in the weekend-long class....
View ArticleTips on how to emulate banjo I hear
I have been playing banjo on and off for many years now but have just started to spend more time with it in the last year. I am paying very close attention to what I like and listening to a lot of...
View ArticleMaggots in the Sheep Hide
I found an archived thread on this tune and tried to download the mp3s, but they are unavailable. Is there a way to revive these? Thanks! Here's the link to the archive:...
View ArticlePlaying standing up: how to position the strap?
Hi folks,I've been playing more solo gigs lately, and I've kind of gone back and forth between sitting and standing. I'm used to playing 3 finger while standing, but with clawhammer, it still feels...
View ArticleRecording King RK-25R Madison
Just wondering if anybody has played this model in the open back configuration? If so what are your opinion on this model as an open back?
View ArticleEnoch replacement strings
I want to change my original strings to ? Please make suggestions with type/manufacture, etc.... for clawhammer (cherry tradesman banjo).
View ArticleWhat tuning is this? Rising Appalachia Novels of Acquaintance
I have a little over a month to come up with a banjo part that captures this song for a wedding. It's called Novels of Acquaintance by a group called Rising Appalachia. Not sure they are strictly old...
View ArticleTwo-finger index vs thumb lead examples?
I'm considering trying to add some two finger picking to my repertoire and I'm not sure if I want to focus first on thumb or index lead. I've searched and read much of the material on the site in...
View ArticleGospel tunes 6/8 time
I am trying to play some gospel tunes they are in 6/8 can I play a simple 3/4 clawhammer to accompany guitars, etc....? And singing.... or what do you recommend....any help will be usefull.
View ArticleHome made finger pick
I decided to make some custom clawhammer picks. I wanted a thicker, heavier brass pick than I could find for purchase, with customizable dimensions. So I whipped up a drawing, and milled my desired...
View ArticleBulldawg Donnelly from Bulldawg blues band in So Bend
YO DAN! , I don't know if ya remember from 20-25 years ago in So Bend, I met ya through David James,Mike Pixley and always enjoyed your playing,attitude and humanity,and schmile! I found ya on the net...
View ArticleTOTW (OT) 06/17/2016 – Pretty Little Widow
TOTW (OT) 06/17/2016 – Pretty Little WidowI’ve chosen Pretty Little Widow for this installment of TOTW. North Georgia fiddler Clayton McMichen (1900 – 1970) learned the tune from his father around...
View ArticleBanjo kit
I've been picking banjo for 2 1/2 years now, playing a Deering Classic and doing quite well. I have some time on my hands and have been considering building one of the Music Maker Mountain Man banjos....
View ArticleClawhammer Tab books?
Hi!Can anybody recommend some good clawhammer song nooks with tablature?I'm not really looking for instructions on style, just good transcriptions of mountain musicThanks!
View ArticleEbony Hillbillies & Roni Stoneman workshops
As part of the 10th Annual Mike Seeger Commemorativd OLD TIME BANJO FESTIVAL, there will be hands on, jammin' workshops on Saturday, July 10 in Takoma Park, MD at Airshow.12-2: Meet & greet &...
View ArticleCall for Tune of the Week Volunteers
It's time to put together a new TOTW schedule, so just send me a message through the Hangout if you'd like a slot. Also there is an unexpected opening this Friday, so if anyone is willing to do a tune...
View Articlechop / mute type playing
HIya guys, sorry i don't know what to call this...I was trying to play along with something last night and wanted to mute my strum - like a guitar chopI do hope you know what I mean... I 've been...
View Article3/4 Time
I am trying to learn "Grave on a Green Hillside", which is in 3/4 time. I am struggling with a strum pattern for this song. Does anyone have tips or techinques that would help me play this song in 3/4...
View ArticleContest Advice
I've played in a couple of banjo contests, and I would like to get advice about how to arrange a song for a contest.Standard tunes repeat the AA BB pattern three times. My question is about how much...
View ArticleTOTW (OT) - Josie Girl/Josie-O
This week’s Tune of the Week is Josie Girl, also known as Josie-O. Most of us associate Josie-O with Art Stamper. In 2010 Adam Hurt recorded it on a gourd banjo in his Earth Tones CD. After enjoying...
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