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bad chicken jerky for dogs

Apparently, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has had 70 complaints that 95 dogs have died from kidney failure related to chicken jerky imported from China.  The FDA has found neither...

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Banjo Kazooie N64 Game banjo tab

hey i found the part for guitar on songsterr but need help with playing it on a banjo. would really appretiate some guidance in figuring this awesome song out :)

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Newspaper and Internet features on Bill Evans local gig in San Fran

San Francisco Chronicle ran an article yesterday on Bill Evans' home neighborhood gig at Kensington Circus Pub with a bunch of pickers going by the handle Bangers & Grass.  Nice mention of their...

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Clawhammer technique

Hi there, just created an account today. Apologies if this subject has been brought up before I've been playing clawhammer for a couple of months and am absolutely loving it. There's just one issue...

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Fiddlin Banjo Billy Mathews on Live and Local Radio today Noon-thirty!

http://will.illinois.edu/liveandlocal/

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Hank 3

Anyone have tabs for any Hank 3 songs? or any from Old Man Markley? a Newer band but helped inspire me to play banjo.

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TablEdit Question

I have a TAB file which has four instruments. Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin & Bass. The banjo and guitar are capo'ed at the 4th fret and I would like to listen/play along with the tune in G. I know how...

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Boogie Grass Band & Little Georgia Rose - BG

Here are a couple from the show with Curtis Blackwell this past weekend.

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Alan Lomax's Massive Archive Goes Online

Thanks to Matt Glaser for the heads-up. Click here for NPR article. Click here for archive.

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heavy strings on a mandobanjo

has anyone tried 4 heavy strings on a mandobanjo tuned an octave lower like irish tenor?  i'm fairly sure this is a stupid idea, but can't shake the thought of such a small travel instrument, and...

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is it Lifton or Lofton

my new, old Baldwin/Ode long neck came in a beautiful vintage case.  I always thought the brand name was Lofton but the tag says Lifton( I think)...any body know? I'm having trouble adjusting to the...

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GOATEES

I kinda toggled between the 'Other Banjo-Related Topics' and 'Off-Topic', but settled on the first because it deals with banjo (and other) musicians.  Every once in a while you like to poke a hornets'...

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Oil Painting Valuation and Marketing...

I have 3 oil paintings that were done by a Catholic Franciscan Monk, that I actually took painting lessons from as a much younger man (teens and 20s)... The monk has long since passed on... He lived...

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Accordion in Old-Time Music?

I've got an old hand me down accordion that I got from my Grandmother's family. Estimated to be from around 1940's or 1950's? It's a HUGE instrument that works pretty well other than one note on the...

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Renaissance head for 5-Star

Looking to trade.   http://www.banjohangout.org/classified/27779

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pegs w MOP knobs set of 4

http://www.banjohangout.org/classifieds/edit-classified.asp?ID=&CID=27780 

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Cut shells for a shotgun

Anybody have experience with this technique?  Will your gun jam? http://www.2ndamendmenttv.com/videos/shotguns/lost-arts-pt-1.htm

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Question About Essential Bluegrass Song/Tune List

Within the last couple of months or so, someone on the BHO posted a list of essential bluegrass songs/tunes to master.  I've tried searching for that list, but have come up empty.  Does anyone...

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USED: 1976 Gibson RB-250

http://www.banjohangout.org/classified/27515     For sale: 1976 Gibson RB-250. It's been my main banjo for several years, and is a great banjo for someone looking to upgrade to an intermediate players...

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How do I get my drop-thumb notes as loud as my index finger notes?

  I’m talking clawhammer style here.  I use my index finger for the melody notes.   My issue is that my drop-thumb notes are so much quieter than my index finger notes.   I’m OK with the 5th string...

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