Clucking
Watching youtube and reading a couple of recent topics about "popcorn" style got me thinking about "clucking" in clawhammer. Personally I don't care for it at all.I don't mean any offense to anyone...
View ArticleSurprisingly Easy-to-Play Tunes?
I was really enjoying the recordings of "Old Mother Flanagan" from the recent TOTW and decided to try to play it by ear. I was surprised at how easy it was. I pretty much played the whole thing...
View ArticleConfused about "key of..."
Hey. I am a little confused about "the key of...". To my understanding the key of g means that the what is played is centered around the chords g,c, and d. Is this correct? If it is correct...then how...
View ArticleAnother new guy here
I've been lurking around here for two months. Two months ago I bought a Deering Goodtime banjo and have been trying to learn clawhammer banjo. I bought several different CDs and instructional books,...
View ArticleA good learning book or DVD ?
Can anyone recommend a good book and DVD for a beginner to learn clawhammer. I've been learning bluegrass for 4 months and am gonna change direction as its what I should have started with. I've got...
View ArticleBe Careful cutting your fingernails too short on your Fretting Hand.
I recently cut my fingernails really short on my fretting hand and pulled a cuticle. While it hurt a bit it developed into something nasty. At first it looked like a blister on the side of my middle...
View Articlefretless fingernail
I've often read references to fretting notes with the nail when playing fretless.Do all fretless players do this and is it important to a good sound?
View ArticleWell known tunes/crowd pleasers that flow well in clawhammer?
I am a big fan of old time music but lately I also like just playing around on my banjo and seeing which well known tunes might work well in clawhammer style. A couple of days ago I learned the tune...
View ArticleBeginner and looking for an instructor near Mooresville, NC
Just relocated to the area -- took some BlueGrass lessons back in Pittsburgh, because the instructor was close (he was unfamiliar with Clawhammer, so we attempted to learn it together) -- but I really...
View ArticleDoc Boggs banjo style 2 and 3 finger / thumb lead?
Hi guys...just was thinking...I am approaching my 1 year anniversary in playing clawhammer banjo and I am thoroughly enjoying learning this style and learning the music that accompanies it. I am...
View ArticleIs clawhammer easier to self teach ?
Is clawhammer easier to learn in the sense that it's easier to self teach ?I'm not asking is it easier than bluegrass just is it easier to self teach.The reason I ask is that there are no clawhammer...
View ArticleFavorite tricks for practice ruts?
Sometimes I am so deep in a rut that I have to stop, but it's hard to put the banjo down and walk away. Today I made kale chips and listened to Tom Waits for a while. Some days I just get pissed and...
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Go with the flow?
This may be a question that's been asked before, but I had to post this. I've been playing Scruggs style now for about 8 months and am loving it. The learning is slow but I am getting better all the...
View ArticleThanks to you who fixed the web site
You did a great job, and I know you must have had to fix a major problem getting those picture and music files back in place. Very professional, and thank you.
View ArticleWhat is "Old Tiime D" tuning?
Has anyone heard of a tuning called "Old Time D?" I wonder if it is Double D or something else.
View ArticleI'm gonna feel like a fool, but
I just heard this tune played by Clifton Hicks. I'm embarassed to sy I never heard ( or heard of ) Clifton Hicks, but have a listen if you please. Anyone have an idea on how his banjo might be tuned?...
View ArticleSuper Tight Snark
Don't know if this should be in this forum or not but it does have interest to old time players. i had an accident with my old All Instrument Snark tuner and so i just got their new model "Super...
View ArticleQuestion on double C tuning
Hi all, I've been learning to play the banjo for the last year and a half, and only venturing into tunings other than G for the last half year or so. Hoping to get some advice from more experienced...
View ArticleThe Cuckoo - The Steel Wheels
Really love this version. Haven't sat down to figure out the tuning. Anybody know what tuning it's in? Tab available? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69Oc8kEcE8A Thanks, Gerald
View ArticleLooking for some insight
I was hoping maybe some of you could help me with a bit of advice/insight. I have found it is much easier to find chord progressions for many of the songs I already know and would like to play on the...
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