Night in Tunisia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHM9QBnL72k&feature=related This is just so good, wondered if anyone has Tabed it
View ArticleJust what this morning needs....a banjo duet w/tuba!!!! :)
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View ArticleLove Somebody/Cornstalk Fiddle and a Shoestring Bow
It's our Jubilee holiday weekend here and so I had some time to record a couple of new tunes I've been learning. Took the pick off my middle finger to hear what difference it makes this time too...
View ArticleWhy do they do this to us?
I just put my second set of John Hartford "D tuning" strings on. I love the strings, but I'll never use strings with loop ends again, given a reasonable alternative. Installing the strings is an...
View Articlemelodic style and D tuning?
Just something I have been wondering about today: has anybody ever played in the melodic style in D tuning? I guess it would be best to tune the 5th string to f# to avoid some of the problems caused...
View ArticleWhat song is this?
I may be posting this in the wrong section, so please correct me if it is wrong. I would like to know the name of the song that starts at about the 53 second mark here...
View ArticleChrome Plated Presto Tailpiece
I want to replace my waverly old-style with a presto. My banjo is chrome but all the pro quality tailpieces seem to be nickel. Anybody know if there is a presto available in chrome? Used would be fine...
View ArticleBest bluegrass festivals or camps for banjo?
I am interested in more seasoned views on two questions: If you are a Scruggs-style banjo player and want to hear that style of music, which midwest festivals would be the best to try and attend? And...
View ArticleSeedtime on the Cumberland festival this Thursday
http://seedtimefestival.org/ Anyone in Kentucky, VA, West Virginia look to go to this? Small, but it looks like a cool lineup of musicians.
View Article5th String Tuner
I have a late 1930's Gibson Mastertone Banjo. Last night I was playing and all of a sudden, the entire 5th string tuning machine came off. I tried to put it back in and tune it back up. It would go so...
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Enda Scahill's We Banjo 3 Tunebook
Enda Scahill has produced his second book in five months, this time a tune book for the group We Banjo 3. Here is my review:...
View ArticleRKR35 upgrades?
So the RKR35 banjo has been available for a while now and it gets great reviews. In fact, the comments and reviews on this site are exactly why I bought it for my son. My question for those of you...
View ArticlePassing out stickies,,,,,,,,,,,,,
My contribution to better behavior on the HO, ;) No more RP&P for me, I hope. RP&P = religion, politics and pervs. ;) Paul http://download.cnet.com/Stickies/3000-2074_4-10330903.html
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Vinegar Hill - names of neighborhoods or sections of town
There's a neighborhood in the town I grew up in, Poplar Bluff Missouri, called Vinegar Hill. It's on a steep hill above the railroad switch yard. My great-grandfather Samuel Snow Crunk worked for a...
View ArticleJohn Hartford
It's hard to believe that today marks the 11th anniversary of John's passing.
View Articlehome sweet home tab
Anyone know of a source, in a tab book or online, for Home Sweet Home? I love the song, need a tab to get going on it.
View ArticlePicker's Wanted! Pickin' Contest Bremen, GA
We are hosting the Mill Town Music Hall Bluegrass Festival in Bremen, Georgia on July 13th and 14th. We have a great line-up on bluegrass musicians including JD Crowe, The Boxcars, and Larry...
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Are you in the U.S. NAVY? (Religious and political question)
Yeah, I know it's a blatant violation of the Rules to start a debate, so it's not a debate. It is a question. And unless you are an active member of the United Staes Navy, or have a link to the...
View ArticleBest groups for classic bluegrass
I am stuck in the past as far as my bluegrass tastes go. What groups are the best for traditional tunes without any of the newgrass stuff? Are all the good times past and gone?
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