Call for TOTW Volunteers
It's time to start the 2017 volunteer list, so if you would like to do a tune in the next two or three months, just contact me through the Hangout. Thanks!(We are always looking for new volunteers!...
View ArticleGold Tone AC-1 advice
I’m looking for some info on Gold Tone’s new AC-1. I’ve only seen a few videos Bob Carlin’s was the only clawhammer sample. I do school visits where I present a workshop on banjo history and I play at...
View ArticleClawhammer Camps or workshops for 2017
Where can you find current up to date info on Clawhammer Banjo Camps and or Workshops for 2017? I'm mainly interested in the N.C. area but just wanting to know where this kind of info can be...
View ArticleUp picking / with some downstroke notes..
Been playing a lot of up-picking style lately. Not two finger, but the up picking frailing style.. the style Holcomb plays on his famous Little Birdie recording. I find it very rhythmic and fun to play...
View ArticleTOTW (OT) 01/06/2017 - Black Snake Bit Me on the Toe
TOTW (OT) 01/06/2017 Black Snake Bit Me on the ToeI’ve chosen Black Snake Bit Me on the Toe by Kentucky fiddler Clyde Davenport (b 1921) for this installment of TOTW. EggerRidgeBoy provides a...
View Articleadam hurt 2oclock strike?
Hi folks, I read somewhere on here about adam hurts 2oclock strike. Can anyone tell me what that is?. Big fan of adams playingBrumski
View ArticleTest drivers wanted for new type of bridge
I just posted a new topic in the setup forum that should be of interest: http://www.banjohangout.org/topic/326385
View ArticleRecommended Clawhammer Banjo Lessons
I recently stuck my neck out again in an effort to find some clawhammer banjo lessons that fit my personal skill level and learning curve. I've downloaded tabs etc, bought books, CDs, and videos....
View ArticleClawhammer Practice / Warmup Regime
Hello All,I'm sure this has been asked before but after searching I couldn't really find what I was looking for.I've been playing a few months now and am making great progress but my warm up and...
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View ArticleTOTW (OT) 1/13/2016 - Blue Mule
No, not the song Blue Mule made famous by Old & In The Way. Different Blue Mule, that.The Old Timey Blue Mule (aka, Old Blue Mule) is an Ozark tune and may have a heritage that extends as far back...
View ArticleFavorite non-tradional or non-standard tunes?
I started playing tunes like Cripple Creek and Old Joe Clark like most other people. You know, the standards. I quickly found my true love was playing some of the more off beat stuff. I know their is a...
View ArticleW. A. Hinton's Leather Breeches - tuning?
I have been working with W. A. Hinton's Leather Breeches on and off for several decades. It was recorded in 1931 (San Antonio, Texas by Ralph Peer) and I had it on a County 33 rpm vinyl record. Here is...
View ArticleAre these the same tune
I am working on a " Bonaparte " medley. So far I have learned Bonaparte's Retreat, Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine, and Dry and Dusty. My question is, are Bonaparte Crossing the Rocky Mountains and Bell's...
View ArticleCathy Fink in Milton Keynes, UK for 5 days
WE (Cathy & Marcy) are on a 2 week tour of the UK with Tom Paxon. We are band and do a few songs in the show. We are also producers of his new CD, BOAT IN THE WATER, and of our own new GET UP AND...
View ArticleArm Rests
Some banjoists don't like or use arm rests--why not? Is there a certain way they hold their banjos?
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TOTW (OT) 1/20/17-The Cowboy's Waltz
He probably didn't play the his fiddle all that often. It was said that he only knew about thirty or forty tunes on it, in contrast to the hundreds if not thousands of songs he wrote and performed...
View ArticleQuestion about tone
I recorded myself today and discovered that both my tonality and the volume has a lot of potential for improvement. Any good advice regarding how I should proceed to work on this? I want to gain...
View Articleneed help
hi guys hope this is in the right place,i am just starting out been wanting to play banjo for years now i have the time to do just that but i have a problem my left hand middle finger bends at the end...
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