Greeting from NJ
Hi all. Newish banjo player here. My girlfriend, (now wife, smart choice- I know lol) got me a 5 string about 12 years ago. Try as I might it never stuck. Had been playing guitar and sax, which I...
View ArticleClawhammer Banjo For the Complete Ignoramus
Clawhammer Banjo For the Complete Ignoramus! by Wayne Erbsen What tuning is used in the book?
View ArticleFrom Bluegrass to Claw Hammer
I want to learn how to play the banjo claw hammer. my biggest problem is playing bluegrass for so long, when playing i keep going back to the three finger style. So any advice on practices or songs...
View ArticleTOTW 09/14/2012 Speckled Apron
Well, I had hopes to do something else. A few years ago I attended a great workshop by Garry Harrison in which he went through 18 tunes, and I really wanted to provide the tune "John Dye" as a TOTW....
View ArticleHelp with figuring out pattern (also an amazing song)
First, you all are in for a treat, as the song is amazing. I've been trying to figure out how to play the main pattern for this song. Particularly, I'm not sure how she's making the tapping sound....
View ArticleHelp with foot tapping
Hi there I've been playing for about 8 months now I thought I was playing in 4/4 time but I read I'm playing in cut time or 2/2 time because I only tap my foot on the first and 3d beat. So i have been...
View ArticleIntermediate Lessons Online
Folks, My clawhammer intermediate lessons are now available at http://truefire.com/banjo-lessons/clawhammer/cathy.html Lots of tunes, songs, tabs, and detailed breakdowns. Only $19.95 per module...
View ArticleChoosing a banjo for clawhammer
Guys I need your help. I have played fingerstyle guitar for many years but I am a newbie to clawhammer banjo. Dear friends of mine have offered me a choice between two banjos. One is a fretless built...
View ArticleBanjo book advice
Does anybody have any advice on a good beginner's book for a 5-string openback banjo? Thanks!
View ArticleLost Gander tuning
I first heard this tune on the Mike Seeger album, Southern Banjo Sounds, and fell in love with it. I have tried learning this tune, but I tried it in standard D-tuning which I knew didn't sound right...
View ArticleEasy first songs?
Hi. I've been playing and practicing the clawhammer strum (finger, strum, thumb)for a few weeks now. I've begun adding a few chords, but there must be something "fun" I can work on during my practice...
View Articlebasic or decorated
when I listen to music and watch vids etc,,, I find myself drawn to the more basic, and sometimes slower versions of tunes. But when I go learning them ,, somethin makes me want to try& add a...
View Articled modal
i just started experimenting with d modal tuning and was wondering if there were any chords for d modal? so far ive just been picking on the dotted frets but i think some chords would bring it all...
View ArticleColoured Aristocracy - Comments Welcome
Hello, I am after some critiquing of this new recording of Coloured Aristrocracy. It's basically the advanced version out of Dan Levensons Old Time Festival tunes. Here you go:...
View ArticleAnybody have this problem on their 4th string?
I like a 22 or 23 gauge 4th string--gives me the sound I like. But it also gives me a noticeable metal hitting metal sound when I fret the 4th string, particularly when I hammer on (especially 0 to...
View ArticleMany kinds of right hand
Hi, I think beginners might need to know that there are many kinds of right hand rhythms when it comes to playing tunes in clawhammer style, so that they can experiment and choose or stick with...
View ArticleGood clawhammer instructional material?
I have the Ken Perlman clawhammer style book and it is excellent. What follow up material would be recommended after this book? I'm looking to keep this dvd or book based since I am already taking...
View Articlebanjo hacking
excellent instructional video...sorry if this has already been posted elsewhere http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azNhOHUhAEg -Phil
View Articleslapping sound in clawhammer
I listen to this tune and wonder how he gets the slapping sound while playing. http://www.bluesageband.com/Tab%20MP3s/buffalo%20gals.mp3 This is not the only tune where I have heard the sound with...
View ArticleGold Tone WL 250 . . . or WL 250+ which??
I'm thinking of getting a better Open Back. I've narrowed my search down to Gold Tone -- either the WL 250 or the WL 250+. I live far from a dealer, so I'll have to trust and hope the instrument...
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