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The Spanish Fandango

By admin on Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 | No Comments

I’m just learning this tune picked up from Bob Flesher’s site on YOUTUBE. Marvellous tune, doubt I’ll be able to do it with quite the virtuosity that Bob shows but I’ll have a lot of fun trying! Played on my new Andrew Whale 5 string banjo.

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Frailing Banjo Lesson One

By admin on Saturday, October 15th, 2011 | 25 Comments

In this lesson we go over tuning, parts of the banjo and the basic frailing strum. All four workshops in this series are available on DVD. Visit www.funkyseagull.com for more information.

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Folk Songs For The 5-String Banjo Volume 1

By admin on Thursday, September 15th, 2011 | No Comments

Kelly Griner of BanjoMania.net and Chicago Irish Band, Another Pint gives details on his new book, Folk Songs For The 5-String Banjo Vol 1. Now available for shipping, 25 Folk Songs in tablature for frailing clawhammer banjo.

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How to Frail on the 5 string banjo

By admin on Monday, July 25th, 2011 | No Comments

This is for my beginner banjo students who are working on frailing. My head is cut off in this video but, after all, it’s the right hand that counts! I teach privately in NYC (& also via Skype). For lesson info, please contact me at windyrec@gmail.com. Happy frailing!

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Cripple Creek on tenor banjo tuned to DGdg

By admin on Wednesday, May 25th, 2011 | 15 Comments

Tab (the transcription of Earl Scruggs’ version) at archive.banjosessions.com Look also at www.youtube.com for Cumberland Gap on DGdg tenor banjo. Look at banjosessions.com for some bluegrass rolls and at banjosessions.com for some bluegrass licks. Frailing tutorial is at banjosessions.com Cripple Creek can be played not only on 5-string banjo, but also on retuned tenor banjo. [...]

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Bob Carlin & Cheick Hamala Diabate/ From Mali To America

By admin on Thursday, April 14th, 2011 | 3 Comments

Malian master musician and traditional five string banjo expert perform a song off their CD “From Mali To America.” available at www.5-string.com.

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Run’d Over Banjo

By admin on Sunday, April 10th, 2011 | 25 Comments

Loaned this banjo to a friend and he ran over it with his car. Wasn’t even going to bring it back. Said he was going to buy me a new one. I told him he couldn’t buy me a new 100 year old banjo. Bring me all the pieces and parts. He did. I put [...]

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Banjo – “Three Thin Dimes” Old time tune by Ryan Thomson, a coffeehouse performance

By admin on Friday, April 8th, 2011 | No Comments

Ryan’s site – www.captainfiddle.com Ryan plays an old time clawhammer tune on his Washburn 5 string banjo. The tune is “Three Thin Dimes.” Thisvideo was recorded at a coffeehouse performance in The Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Lynn, in Swampscott, Massachusetts. Ryan was invited to perform as “Captain Fiddle,” and he brought along two old [...]

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OME Wizard 5-String Banjo For Sale!!

By admin on Wednesday, March 30th, 2011 | No Comments

After many years of selling used OME banjos, we have finally become a dealer for this great company. OME is one of the pioneers of banjo building and they have recently introduced some new models based upon very traditional designs. The Wizard is really a magical banjo with a fine, mahogany neck. The ebony fretboard [...]

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Brooks Masten Fretted 5-String Open-Back Banjo Sold

By admin on Sunday, March 27th, 2011 | 1 Comment

This is an exceptional banjo from West coast builder Brooks Masten. The sound is rich and complex, with just the right amount of overtones and chime. This banjo features a 3” deep silverspun, 11-1/2″ rim set up with a goat skin head. The neck is hand-carved from beautiful black walnut. It has a thick, fretted [...]

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