weird groans while playing
hi there l just made a little video of cripple creek and when watching it back i notice that i make a few weird groans while playing lol. i havent noticed them when playing before.only when i i hear it...
View ArticleSegovia said: spent more time learning music than
Segovia, the classical guitar master ,said something like : " spent more time learning and studying music than practicing the guitar". I am wondering if this same advice also applies the clawhammer banjo.
View ArticleHow do you locate the melody for CH style
Sorry, I keep getting questions. This might be related to my last thread/question. I see most BG banjo playing is based on chords or chord shapes, they seem to find the melody notes either in the...
View ArticleTOTW 08/30/13 - Dusty Miller (Mississippi version).
The TOTW this week is a Mississippi recording from a 67 year old Itawamba County fiddler named John Alexander Brown. It was recorded in 1939 by Herbert Halpert of the Library of Congress. The original...
View ArticleWashing Machine Repairman's TOTW :)
We were jamming in the living room on a Tuesday Afternoon and the repairman came to fix the washer and when it was fixed, he volunteered he could whistle--so we gave him a break. He knocked $10 off...
View ArticleGirl I Left Behind
Hi!I wanted to share a video of me trying to learn Girl I Left Behind :) I only have 10 months playing the banjo, and I have very little reference and feedback about my playing since there are no...
View ArticleNew old banjo!
Just bought a very nice Gibson RB170. Suweeeeet!!!! I'm going to enjoy this!!
View ArticleWhich Liza Jane?
Which Liza Jane died on the train?And, where would I find lyrics, tab and/or a recording?
View ArticleAmerican Banjo Camp & Truefire lessons
I'm really looking forward to American Banjo Camp. Who's going?By the way, in addition to the Truefire.com/Cathy DVD-Rs and downloads, Truefire has started a series of 8 week lessons courses with my...
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Frailers in the rookie contest.
Hey fellow frailers,Be sure to watch the videos of the august contest and comment on the videos of other followers of the Way of the Clawhammer.
View ArticleMonday Old Time Jam in Boston, MA??
I heard there may be one in Somerville? I am looking for something tonight, (Monday).
View ArticlePlaying differently with different fiddlers
How do you adapt your playing to different fiddling styles? What do you listen for as you listen to the fiddler? I am thinking about different fiddling styles -- not trying to hang in with fiddlers...
View ArticleHow or where does one start improvizing in clawhmmer banjo
Hi, where or how does one BEGIN improvizing in clawhmmaer banjo. Scales, music theory,tab, cd ...etc ?. Thanks.
View ArticleClarifying Wayne Erbsen's pull-offs in Clawhammer/Ignoramus book
New clawhammer person here. Via W. Erbsen's book I've come to understand a pull-off to mean: I strike a fretted string, and as the string sounds I lift my fretting finger off of the string to change...
View ArticleChord changes
Is there a secret to knowing when to play which chords and when???? I sincerely hope it doesn't require remembering all changes for all songs--I am 79 and my memory is......what was the question??
View ArticleImprovising in Old Time Banjo
I've change to topic to Old Time from Clawhammer because it really is pretty much the same process no matter what style you play.For reasons I don't understand my computer now puts material I "copy" in...
View ArticleBending the thumb
Do you bend the thumb on your right hand when you frail? By watching my rookie contest video, I noticed that I do alot. I feel that it slows me down when I bend it, but it feels awkward if I don't....
View ArticleNot feeling the need to drop thumb
So I've been learning "seeger style" (up-picking) for the past month or so and have been spending that time learning some basic clawhammer tunes and songs and playing them seeger style, tunes like...
View ArticleI like it LOUD!
My banjo sounds better, I feel the groove better, the music has more drive when I play loud!The only problem is the people in the wake of my shouting banjo. Anybody else have this problem? How do you...
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