Nice Article On Earl Scruggs
Check it out here. http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2012/01/steve-martin-earl-scruggs.html
View ArticleHow is your weather?
We are supposed to get a Foot of snow. 30mph wind. No problem. Have snowshovel, deicer, and snow blower. I am ready. Supplies laid in...and all systems go here. It's peaceful and very beautiful....
View ArticleA Minor Swing
Here's a version of this song composed by Django Reinhardt...Jack Baker A Minor Swing
View ArticleReuben
I am learning this song out of the scruggs book and If somone could post a slowed down version of this It would be much appreciated.I can use tab but the ear tells the timing.Thanks Ron
View ArticleLooking for Recording King Tone Ring
I am building a banjo for a student and I am looking for a Recording King Tone Ring. I would be willing to trade a premium block rim Turned to fit your parts for one! or buy outright if the...
View ArticleHow to record Skype?
Does anyone know how to record Skype? I took a lesson today and the teacher suggested that I record the lesson. I would like to record subsequent lessons. Thanks!-Jen
View ArticleTascam DR-05 Test
I recently purchased a TASCAM DR-05 recorder, and wanted to test it out. I present for your critique three tunes. Not sure about the banjo playing, but the mic seemed to perform well!
View ArticlePlease help identify old Gibson? case
Can anyone identify the maker of this case and give a rough idea of what it's worth? Any other info would be appreciated....
View ArticleSteve Huber ~ Pullin' Time ~ IBMA
Hello all, What do y'all think about this great session on "Pullin' Time", along with Kenny & Amanda Smith? Let me hear it! Steve, Kenny, Amanda ~ Pullin Time ~ Key of E chord Enjoy! ~Craig
View ArticleRing of fire
Anyone know where to get the five string banjo tabs for the Earl Scruggs version of Ring of fire?
View ArticleEBID..an up coming auction site based in the U.K.
A point of info ..eBid http://us.ebid.net/ ( us site ) is now second rated to ebay. A great community with much to sell and loads of space for sellers. Fees are opposite ebay's If your...
View ArticleWhat's a good banjo for Clawhammer?
I'm looking for an affordable banjo, somewhere in the $300 range. I have a cheap-o one that I bought off of Amazon and I feel that it's time to upgrade. Could use some advice, because there seems to...
View Article"Teardrops In my Eyes" solo- Talbot/Grascals
Last week I received a question through the Hangout regarding the banjo solos in "Teardrops In My Eyes" by The Grascals, a song on their first album on Rounder. I accidently deleted the hangout...
View ArticleMind over Matter Secret Agent 23 Squiddoo
Does anyone have tab or even a link to a decent video of Mind Over Matter by Secret Agent 23 Squiddoo? My kids love that song.
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Is a raised head the same as an arch top banjo?
I know I'm a little thick but wasn't sure so I thought I'd ask. Was just looking and clicked on a First Quality add and they have this banjo. I was just wondering....
View ArticleWeeping Willow Tree Played On My 1927 Gibson Pyramid
Played on My 1927 Pyramid with Don Bryant neck. Tim...
View ArticleBanjo building resources? Links/lit?
Hi all, A newbie to banjo-building question that has probably come up from time before: what literature/links/resources would people recommend for someone interested in getting into building banjos...
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Paula Deen has diabetes...
Chef Has Diabetes, and Some Say ‘I Told You So’ By JULIA FOR 10 years, wielding slabs of cream cheese and mounds of mayonnaise, Paula Deen has become television’s self-crowned queen of Southern...
View Article3 finger clawhammer technique resources
Hi all, I've been playing clawhammer for a few years now, using mostly my index finger. Recently, I picked up Brad Leftwich's Round Peak book from Mel Bay. On some of the tunes I'm finding note...
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