A tune using Mike's Mute
I just posted a review of Mike’s Banjo Mute which I have been using for several months and works well. I mentioned in the review that although the sound of the banjo is different and has more sustain...
View ArticleJosh Williams Video on Today Show Tomorrow
Just heard that the viral video of Josh Williams singing Mordecai at the Doyle Lawson Bluegrass Festival will be on NBC's Today Show tomorrow at about 10:20 AM EST. Good for Josh and good for...
View ArticleHillsville Va. Jam
I will be in Hillsville next Thursday the 15th and was wondering if there are any jams in the area?
View ArticleJohn Deere Joke...
A wife finally decides she's gonna leave her farmer (not former) husband for another guy.... She writes him a "Deere John" letter!
View ArticleI Need An Interpretation of a Pete Seegers Song
I've listened to Pete Seegers "The Water is Wide" on Youtube and I've never heard the following words he sings in any version of this haunting song. At minute 4:10 he sings: The seagulls wheel, then...
View ArticleNate Calkins fretless tackhead for sale
Almost a daily player. This is a really fun banjo in outstanding condition, great tone and easy to play...but, I have a John Bowlin 1865 on order, so I gotta fund it somehow. Click on the dollar...
View ArticleGold Tone CC-100 in great shape with planetary tuners
Trying to pay for a new banjo, so thinning the herd a little. It's in great shape, plays easy. Right now it has a Bill Miller calfskin head. $350 with the calkskin head (and I'll include the...
View Articlemark johnson down to the river to pray tab
im sure this has been asked before, but does anyone have a tab for this song? heard it on that commercial and its super catchy. would love to be able to play it
View ArticleBanjo Building Lessons Page Links
I am doing some initial research into what it goes into the building of a banjo, tools needed, workshop setup, etc and this forum has been super helpful. I stumbled across the lesson page here...
View ArticleMajor Update to the VLC Player
The free VLC player runs on Windows, Macs, and I believe Linux. It will play just about any audio or video file. It can slow down audio or video and maintain pitch. It can loop and section. Great for...
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Seeking 11 13/16 " Vega Notched tension hoop, 30 notches
I am looking for a tension hoop for an older Vega 11 13/16 with 30 notches. I have posted this in the classifieds as I wish to purchase it but by extending my search into this forum, I am widening...
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2012 Suwannee Banjo Camp
Hey everyone, The 2012 Suwannee Banjo Camp is coming up next week (March 16-18 , 2012) and there is still time to sign up and be part of one of the fastest growing Banjo Camps in the United States....
View ArticleEdgar Anderson and the Hilltop Ramblers
Has anyone ever heard of this group. The banjo player is my great uncle. I believe the picture was taken in the 1950's. I never knew him, but from the stories my mom told me Grandma didnt like him...
View ArticlePretty Polly question
Hello- I'm pretty new to banjo -- picked one up for the first time last summer and have been teaching myself clawhammer from various books. It's going pretty well and I've started to try and sing...
View ArticleMorganton
I'm leaving Thursday afternoon for Morganton for the NC State Beekeepers Spring Meeting. Any jams in Morganton this weekend? I'm taking my banjo.
View Articlefinally found my LEADING ROLL CD
i had been missing my sammy shelor , leading roll cd, for a long time and found it this morning,, i listened to it on the way to and from work today. it really has some great stuff on it.. if you...
View ArticleUnionville banjos
I was hoping someone could give me some info on Unionville banjos. I saw one for sale, haven't heard of them, found this site, so here we are. I tried unionvillestrings.com and got a "404 page not...
View ArticleBanjoland Cd
Im looking for a Banjoland CD or Cassette, it was an album by Tony Trischka
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