Best SOLO Banjo CDs--recommendations?
I'm needing some new music. What I'm looking for is solo oldtime banjo. Of the ones I have now, my favorite is R.D. Lunceford's "Drop-Thumb." Diller's "Just Banjo" also gets played a lot. I'd...
View ArticleCape Cod Girls Tablature?
Once again, I've stumbled on Robert Palomo's excellent rendition of "Cape Cod Girls." He plays it very tastefully and sings really (really) well. I asked about tablature for this song about three...
View ArticleDon Stover
Anyone have any insight into Don Stover's style of clawhammer? I really love the way he plays Things in Life particularly but haven't been able to get a handle on it.
View ArticleTOTW 12/9/16 - Snow Deer
Well it looks like this week's volunteer is busy doing some early Christmas shopping or something, so I will post another emergency back-up tune. Sorry about doing two tunes in three weeks, but it was...
View Article8 year old boy and a banjo
I have twin, almost 8 year old grandson's and one of them has an interest in the banjo. Whenever I visit, he sits on my lap and plucks the strings in the order that I tell him while I fret and we play...
View ArticlePlaying With Partial Finger Amputation
I recently lost about 1/2" of my left middle finger. It is not healed enough to play yet but wondering if anyone else has had this issue and how you overcame it. Still need some minor surgery to...
View ArticleHELP: Mystery Clawhammer Move is Stumping My Friends and Me!
I've encountered (again) a mystery clawhammer move that is stumping my friends and me. It can be heard in the very beginning of the banjo part played by Charlie Chin at the end of Bluebird by Buffalo...
View ArticleBanjo Building Class
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View ArticleString squeak
Hey All - I use a middle finger pick as my nail has never gotten close to extending past the end of my finger and I notice more often than not that I get a string squeak when I brush my pick down. Its...
View ArticleNeed a TOTW Volunteer for Tomorrow (12/16)
It seems the busy holiday season has claimed yet another Tune of the Week volunteer, which means tomorrow's slot is suddenly open. Anybody want to do a tune on short notice? I'd be happy to post an...
View Articledrop thumb technique
Hi folks, just wondering if anyone else gets the third string (when drop thumbing the second string )trapped in the thumb nail? It doesn't happen all the time, but its begging to bug me now! It also...
View Articlefingernails
Not sure where to post this. Ready to give up playing clawhammer. No suggestions have worked yet to keep nail from breaking. Looking for more suggestions.
View ArticleTOTW 12/16/2016 - Lady on the Green
When the call came for someone to take TOTW on short notice, I decided to offer up one of my favorites—Lady on the Green. Clelia Stafanini played it in the 2013 Clifftop finals and when I came across...
View ArticleTuning to Play in a Minor Key?
I'm trying to work out a clawhammer version of a tune that's in a minor key.My first thought was to drop the second string to a Bb from G tuning, but the fingering for the melody doesn't feel...
View ArticleTOTW (OT) 23 December 2016: Setauket
The stately, harmonized fiddling of Spencer & Rains fits the quiet cold of snowbound December well, and since I’ll be traveling up to Colorado this one’s a good pick. One of the regulars at our...
View ArticleMerry Christmas to my fellow banjo players
I just wanted to wish all my fellow banjo players from all over the world a very Merry Christmas and the Best of a New Year ahead . I would also like to give a special thanks to some of my new found...
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View ArticleBart Reiter Standard open back weight
I am considering a Bart Reiter Standard openback 5 string and am concerned about weight of banjo. Can anyone tell me the weight of this banjo? Weight is important to me as I am physically disabled...
View ArticleCritique a noob's playing
I started playing clawhammer a little over one year ago and taught myself through Youtube and books (Perlman, Erbsen, etc.). Unfortunately I haven't had lessons with a real teacher and I'm worried I'm...
View ArticleTOTW 12/30/16 - New Year's A-Comin'
Well I noticed that it was Friday evening and this week's TOTW volunteer had not yet posted, and then realized that I had forgotten to send my standard reminder a couple of days ago. So I checked the...
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