Pat Metheny's Phase Dance for 5 string banjo, with improv
Lots of fun to play. One of my fave warm up tunes.
View ArticleColtrane's Giant Steps for 5 string - with simple inprov ideas
this one will forever be a challenge for me.
View ArticleDOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT TYPE OF BANJO THIS IS? NEED HELP!
SEE PICTURES- I HAVE THIS GREAT OLD 5 STRING BANJO AND WOULD LOVE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT IT!
View ArticleJerusalem Ridge single string style
I love this tune ... just passing it on. Singe String and some bluesy improv ideas
View ArticleMY FIRST POST, need opinion on Bluegrass learning method
Hello, just a few line to introduce myself, my name is Aitor, i live in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain, my English is not very good, but i think it will be enough to understand your fantastic...
View ArticleTax question
I wonder about this information. I always thought that you had to save tax papers for 7 years. Some people said that you should keep all tax paper Forever. I asked the tax people. They told me no...
View ArticleI installed a spike for the first time
I know it was supposed to be right under the string but its a tiny bit off. I figure the worse case is I may have to take it out and fix the hole with a toothpick and start over... Other than that i...
View ArticleIrish tenor tuning question
Hi all, I have been trying some standard tenor tuning for Irish style recently and was wondering how GDAE became the standard for Irish tenor style. I know that the great Barney McKenna popularized...
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Blue and Lonesome (live gig)
Wes Wyatt Band (one permutation of that group). This is our rendition of the this cool song recorded by a few different artists. I have been unable to find out who actually wrote this tune so maybe...
View ArticleEighth of January
The Battle of New Orleans, written by Jimmy Driftwood and based on the historical battle in 1815, came from the fiddle tune Eighth of January. Though I like learning about history, for me it's...
View ArticleCan someone ID my John Doe Bottlecap?
Hello, I bought this banjo in pieces from a pawn shop yesterday as a dissection/reconstruction project. No name imprinted anywhere. The neck could use some cleaning and I got a little grover ebony...
View ArticleTonite's celestial show
In the western heavens tonite, you can see a fine show of Jupiter up high, the crescent moon, and Venus dropping toward the horizon. I only post this here for Jim Rollins, in order to quote the...
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Spanish Grass (5 buddies jamming in Knoxville)
This was the very first recording I ever uploaded to BanjoHangout. I thought I'd dust this one off that never got posted to the SoundOff section, but is well worth checking out! This is a cool...
View ArticleKeshner tailpiece for sale or trade
I have a kershner tailpiece for sale in the classifieds. Take a look. Thanks Virgil http://www.banjohangout.org/classified/27147
View ArticleBull Frog Bridges now for sale
Just in case you missed my ad heres a link to the Bull Frog bridge in the classifies http://www.banjohangout.org/classified/27046
View ArticleThe Dream (No Banjo)
We sung this song at church tonight. I'm doing the lead vocals and playing the mandolin. It's not perfect, but it turned out pretty well. It's a great way to kick off the Easter season.
View ArticleThe night sky
The night sky in suburban New Jersey is just about as beautiful as it gets tonight. We went out and could literally see dozens of stars including Orion, possibly one of the dippers, and two things...
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