Maple rims Sullivan vs Cox
I will be purchasing a pot assembly from FQM in a couple of weeks. I have decided to go the Tenn 20 ring route. BUT, I am still trying to make a decision in either the Sullivan 3 ply maple rim or 3...
View ArticleJohn Deers tractor help
Does anyone know the size/thread/ pitch etc of the bolts used to attach implements to the under carraige of a JD 750 compact tractor? Typicaly used to attach drawbar, implement mounting brackets,...
View ArticleWashtub bass
Does anyone know where I can find plans for one of those single string basses?
View ArticleI have to ask. .. Why so much?
After all there just picks!! http://www.ebay.com/itm/National-Metal-Picks-pat-no-1787136-From-the-40s-/180836147189?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item2a1aac9ff5#ht_500wt_949
View ArticleDown the Road
My first video! I've been working on the timing of the hammer, hammer/pulloff lick, so let me know what you think. I'm not sure I have it just yet, but I'm happier with it than I used to be. (Chip...
View ArticleGround Speed - Lone Mountain Band - 3 Finger
Nothing particularly special or different, but hey, it's Ground Speed. :)
View ArticleSkye Boat Song on 5-string cello banjo
I was recording some other tunes when this one, which I hadn't played, presented itself, assertively, into the session. I watched as my hands grabbed onto an arrangement that I practiced for a few...
View Article18-Bracket Banjo Armrest?
I have this 18-bracket starter banjo: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/folk-traditional-instruments/rogue-travel--starter-banjo/511195000000000 I'm really in need of an armrest, because my arm is taking...
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Higher Ground
We had our 2nd round the kitchen table jam over the weekend and hangout member Bob BR9 564 joined us and played guitar and sung this one. This was off the cuff and recorded on the zoom h2. Cousin...
View ArticleColin O'Brien's new CD, "After A Song"
It's with immeasurable joy that I'm announcing the arrival of our great friend, the wonderfully talented Colin O'Brien. Colin arrived in Nashville a couple of weeks ago with copies of one of the most...
View ArticleSandy River Belle - Tom Joad
Well I didn't know Tom Joad could afford a banjo nevermind play one (literary joke!) but here's his arrangement of Sandy River Belle. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/drcce2001/sandy_river_belle_g.pdf I'm...
View ArticleSeige of Ennis
Anyone have a clawhammer tab of the beaut Irish tune The Seige of Ennis, usually played in G! Playing it with a band in a few weeks, would love to learn it before then. Even a chord progression would...
View ArticleMikes Banjo Mute.
I got my Mikes Banjo mute today and It works great! I was amazed at how quite it is. Its very easy and quick to put on also. I HIGHLY RECOMMENDED IT.
View ArticleDown The Road (take 3)
Seems to be a popular song. I have recorded it again. It not perfect but an improvement over my other versions.
View ArticleAnyone use Amazon's free Kindle reader for a PC?,,,,
Just wondering if i buy a book can i put it on a jump drive or transfer it by network to another computer? Appreciate any info. Paul
View ArticleRailroad - AC Overton North Carolina
I'd like to find some tab to AC Overton's version of Railroad as heard on the NC Banjo Collection. Any ideas? Thanks. Justin
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playing tips for backup clawhammer
Any advice/suggestions for playing backup clawhammer? My group plays reels, jigs, hornpipes, but mainly contra dance tunes. My main squeeze in our sessions is concertina but I'd like to inject some...
View ArticleCharlie Monroe's banjo player for 1972 recordings?
Gusto has recently issued a CD titled "Charlie Monroe: The Starday Sessions." The liner notes say that these recordings were made in 1972, but they say nothing about who Charlie recorded with....
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