Dating Kay Banjo by it's Tuners
I just picked up a nice Kay Banjo at my local swapmeet. It's in exc + condition , well made, heavy, & all original. Fortunately it has Kluson Deluxe tuners that allowed me to date it to 1964...
View ArticleBascom Lamar Lunsford
Ran across this great clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2WywwxWbvY&feature=related It's from "Ballad of a Mountain Man: The Story of Bascom Lamar Lunsford" and used to air on PBS occasionally....
View ArticleDone Gone (Don Stover's Arrangement)
Just noodling around and thought I'd record this one.....Don Stover's arrangement of "Done Gone"......Great melody to the song, I'm glad he recorded it..........Thanks for listening! Cheers!
View ArticleStanley Brothers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDhNHjU4lRM&feature=player_detailpage Does anyone know the approximate date of this and the band members? Especially the guitar player. He seems to take a big...
View ArticleWanting to buy an openback for around $450
Hi everyone! I am wanting to purchase an openback with a tone ring for around $450. I am looking for something that maybe someone doesn't really play alot anymore and is not already in the...
View ArticleJust posted my Gold Star 78 Hearts n Flowers for sale
I hate to let it go...and I tried to sell it a year or so ago...but stopped because it seemed too cheap for such a good sounding banjo. I still feel that way. It beats the $1800.00 Recording King I...
View Articlebradley banjo?
hey guys, i don;t know much about banjos so you'll have to hang in there lol BUT! my dad has a Bradley Banjo that he payed over a thousand dollars for in the 1970's. I was just wondering if anyone...
View ArticleRadio Tribute to Barney McKenna
You might want to listen to this radio show.....a tribute to Barney McKenna. Some nice tunes and anecdotes (Barneyisms!). Skip the first four minutes.......
View ArticleWhat Genre Is This?
What genre would you call this? Gypsy? Whatever it is I like it a lot. Great chord progression and scale. Id like to learn more about it. What scale is that? chords? I can figure out some of he...
View ArticleOld Joe Clarke, usb snowball mic tester.
Here is a bluegrass version of Old Joe Clarke with me playing Banjo, Fiddle and Guitar. It's mainly a test project for my new Snowball USB mic, so I chose a tune I'm very familiar with and went with...
View ArticleGold Town - First Full Length Album - Listen for free!
I don't like to do shameless self promoting but I can't help it I guess. I think some of you may enjoy our tunes and would love to hear what people think. My band, Gold Town, put out our first full...
View ArticleVintage Banjos trade for Corvette
Looking to trade Gibson vintage or newer banjos for Corvette....Would like low millage 1990 to 1994 or maybe '70 to '73....Let me know what you might have. Clancy
View Articleplaying banjo for broadway shows
how many ever do any broadway production shows with the banjo? i have done a couple and may have another coming up soon. it doesn't take long to get real boring doing the same thing every nite....
View ArticleRising Sun Pickers
http://www.banjohangout.org/group/risingsunpickers Just started a new BHO Group, Rising Sun Pickers, for anyone interested in the Bluegrass scene in Japan. It's kind of lonely being the only member...
View ArticleCheta keys fitted to Ibanez//
Thinking about buying a set of Cheta Keys D tuners , just wondering if anyone with an 1970/80 Ibanez artist has fitted them and if it requires the narrow or wider version of the cheta keys to fit the...
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(free PDF book) Hill Country Tunes by Samuel Bayard
I don't believe anyone has posted this link. It's a PDF of an out of print collection of fiddle tunes collected from SW PA--courtesy of Penn State U. It's in standard notation. Many are versions of...
View ArticleYou have to take your picks off your fingers in order to scroll the mouse!
I'm l aughing at myself because I am at he banjo hangout and have banjo picks on my fingers while trying to scroll and type. You really can't do both at the same time. So back to the banjo.
View Articlesharp or flat?
ok so ive take a leap and ive started learning the notes on the neck. but i've come across something i cant seem to find and answer for. on the page in my book showing the notes on the neck they have...
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