Mountain Dew banjo solo part
I’m new to the site and banjo playing, but have been reading comments a while now and appreciate the knowledgeable people here that are willing to help. Anyway, I am learning to bang out Mountain Dew...
View ArticleClawhammer books
Hey banjos! I'm new to this forum. I've been playing my own 3-finger style for a few years now and I am starting to get into fiddle tunes clawhammer style. It's a really fun way to play. I like to...
View Articlethree finger OT picking
This late in life, I've set myself the task of learning 3-finger OT playing. I took 6 or 8 months of Scruggs style bluegrass, some years ago, but does OT 3-finger use the "rolls" that Scruggs playing...
View ArticleLeft to my own devices….
While I don’t quite understand the different clawhammer styles, I’m not sure that my playing fits into any of them. I think it is because I hum what I play; For example, I can’t hum all the notes in...
View ArticleFairy tale New York
Has anyone a tab of fairy tale New York by the pogues they wouldn't mind sharing. To me the tune sounds in waltz time
View ArticleMy Clawhammer technique is wrong...
I have struggled with the three finger picking Bluegrass style for about a year ( and with some peoples Bluegrass mentality to be honest...) so I had a look at the clawhammer method and tried it for...
View Article5th string
I began to learn clawhammer a couple of years ago. Quickly after I started learning i took a promotion at work and have been on the road since. Now i am not traveling away from home as much, pulled my...
View ArticleAnyone tried Blockade Runner at Cedar Key?
Anyone tried their hand at Blockade Runner at Cedar Key by Mark Johnson? Any idea of the tuning?
View ArticleA tuning without a capo
Hello gang,My name is Mike from Texas. Question, can a banjar be tuned to aEAC#E with out breaking a string?
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TOTW 11/8/13 - Whiskey Before Breakfast
I love the TOTW threads of some lesser known tunes where you get to learn about a new tune. This is NOT one of those TOTW threads. Also, be forewarned that this TOTW strays slightly off-topic.It's kind...
View ArticleCan't play when stressed?
This is related to the "unmotivated/slump" post, but it's a little different and I'm not sure how to deal with it. I've noticed that I stop playing, or stop playing with any intention (setting goals,...
View ArticleSame-string drop thumb?
Hi all,I'm still just a beginner, learning from the books I won here (and of course from RSB - thanks, Tony!), although my wife sometimes says "hey, that almost sounds like a song!" ; )I picked up the...
View ArticleKentucky Old-Time
I'd like to invite more discussion about, and sharing of, banjo playin' what's got a little Kentucky in it. When I came across Clifton Hicks I was smitten with his playing, along with George Gibson's,...
View ArticleDan "Clawdan" Levenson now teaching in Tucson
He's back! In Tucson that is. Long story but short news. Now taking students here in Tucson. Clawhammer Banjo, Old Time Fiddle, Old Time Guitar and Mando.Play Nice, Dan www.Clawdan.comAuthor Fiddle...
View ArticleNew to it all!!
I had a local gentleman by the name of Harrold Goad rebuild an older resantor banjo a friend had laying in the back of a storage building , well the more i tinker with it and listen to music jm...
View ArticleSpikes...
I was gonna put this in Tech Talk, but it's more a playing preference thing I think.Where do you guys prefer to have your spikes? I'm looking to buy "my" banjo in the next couple of months with...
View ArticleWhadda Ya Want?
I'm looking for Clawhammer Banjo subjects to write about. Anyone got a suggestion? I'm too many years away from my old 2 and 3 finger stuff to say much about it - Of course my 2 finger index lead stuff...
View ArticleAdvanced clawhammer instruction?
Hi folks. I'm curious if anyone can recommend any advanced clawhammer lessons. Or at least good tabs. Preferably that have a great variety in both feel and technique. Respectfully, I'm not very...
View ArticlePlaying with recordings
I've noticed recently that although I have a good sense of time, and have no trouble playing with others, I have trouble playing in time with a recording. If I know the exact recording well I have no...
View Articlethe earl brothers
I just discovered the earl brothers on you tube and I'm blown away. I really like the sound they have. Could someone tell me what the tuning is that they use on cluck old hen? Seems like they use it a...
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