God Rest You Merry Gentlemen (CH)
Merry Christmas! Played in Gm tuning (gDGBbD) on a Bart Reiter Bacophone Plus banjo. My version began with the one in "The Banjo Player's Songbook" by Tim Jumper, and then adding my own...
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God rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Ok, I've listened to 2 great versions of this tune tonight. So, why not throw my bluesy version on the pile? Its a repost from last Christmas.
View ArticleOUCH! haha .. took apart my banjo cus of it
was tuning my banjo.. the strings on this banjo are atleast 7 years old and have been used everyday since.. only today does it snap really xD theres my hand... and my 5 string :)~ the neck is.. not...
View ArticleNew Avatar... and need camera recommendations
Okies, well borrowed one of my mother's cameras. She was like, "Oh, not that one - that's the complex one. Here we go, this is the easy one." Easy? WTH, it has as many options and sub-menus on it as...
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John Henry
A bit darker treatment on an old traditional. In a way, this is a sort of combination of Steve Winwood's "Can't Find My Way Back Home" and Johnny Cash's, "Ain't No Grave". I'm working on a 2 finger...
View ArticleFinished 2nd Banjo
I recently finished my second banjo. Like the first, it is a fretless A-scale with a cherry neck. Unlike the first, the rim is cut from a 12" multi-ply maple drum shell and it has "real" banjo...
View ArticleSyncopation in God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen?
So I'm learning the arrangement for God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen in the Janet Davis "Christmas Songs for 5-string Banjo" and when you listen to the CD in the slower practice session there is a definite...
View ArticleWhat style bridge for a 1890's no name 5 string??
Hello everyone. I'm restoring an old no-name banjo from about 1890-1900. http://www.banjohangout.org/topic/222901 I want to put a bridge on it that might look like one from that time period. Any...
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Janna Kim's CD - What a Treat
My guess is that all of her CD's have been purchased by BHO members. I made a copy of mine to cart around in the car. Her music is very well played and orchestrated as you've most likely already...
View ArticleWhy a Conversion?
Pardon my ignorance, but with all of the beautiful, untainted banjos out there to choose from, what is the lure of a conversion?
View ArticleSS Stewart 'American Princess' Banjo Tuner Knobs
Hello, I play clawhammmer on an SS Stewart 'American Princess' ( circa 1894) which is fitted with the original SS Stewart Tuners, however the plastic adjusting knob on one of the tuners has broken...
View ArticleWarren Hellman dies
Warren was the generous and big-hearted guy who for years personally funded the free Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival in San Francisco. The festival will go on, according to his daughter. RIP,...
View ArticleStarting recording in the morning!
My band is going to the studio tomorrow to start a week of recording for our first album. Nervous but excited!
View ArticleCan't tune the 3rd string.... :(
Been practicing with my Goodtime 2 lately. The last couple weeks played "in tune". Then all of a sudden, my 3rd string, even though the tuner shows it is in G, sounds very "off", for lack of a better...
View ArticleSANTA'S COMIN TO TOWN (the movie)
I was gonna wait till TUE or so to post but the ole puter might have other plans so heres my Chipmunks contribution. I did the voices on a lil 4 track tape deck back in 90 BC and created the music...
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Bridge of OME Minstrel banjo
One of my students here recently imported an OME Minstrel open back banjo. I got to play it today and was mightily impressed. One problem with it though was the action was a little uncomfortably high...
View ArticleBest Calibur for moose and caribu hunting?
I may go hunting next year being a cheechako this year. I have alot to learn about living in Ak. Looking at buying a couple hunting riffles for my wife and I.
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