Classic-Banjo
A Site Dedicated to all enthusiasts of Classic Style Banjo
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Eno and Morley questionsWow, this site is too good to simply lurk. I just signed up. I've been playing 5 string banjo for just over 50 years, having started at age… Started by Jody Stecher |
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Apr 6, 2009 Reply by Jody Stecher |
The American Banjo MuseumHi everyone. I'm new to this site, and I haven't been checking in all that often to Hal's classic banjo site, nevertheless, I appreciated t… Started by Douglas Back |
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Mar 31, 2009 Reply by Douglas Back |
Getting HIP.Rob MacKillop calls it Historically Informed Performance, or HIP. Since no one alive ever heard the original banjo style, the old stroke st… Started by Carl Anderton |
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Mar 11, 2009 Reply by Rob MacKillop |
La CucarachaDo any of you fine folks have an arrangement of "La Cucaracha" for the banjo? Dots are fine. How about Jarabe Tapatío (the mexican hat danc… Started by Joel Hooks |
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Tied notes, or sustain.It's fairly common to see "tied" notes in classic banjo pieces; often it is specifically stated to let notes ring out and sustain while you… Started by Carl Anderton |
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Feb 28, 2009 Reply by Trapdoor2 |
Anchoring.So who anchors their little finger? I try to follow the techniques from SSS, and thats the way he taught in his Journal. Sometimes I floa… Started by Joel Hooks |
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Feb 18, 2009 Reply by Trapdoor2 |
Modern Terms or Period Terms?When playing a piece do you think in period terms? Is it a... "Finger-pick" or "thimble?" "Pull-off" or "Snap?" "Hammer-on" or "hammer sl… Started by Joel Hooks |
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Feb 18, 2009 Reply by Carl Anderton |
The slows.Well, I know it's slow here, but it's also slow on the Yahoo Classic Banjo board, so I guess that's just the way it is. I'm hunting around… Started by Carl Anderton |
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SSS's Family.So, he had sons. Did they have sons? Are any of them still alive? Do they know about there great (great?) grandfather? Do they have the mus… Started by Joel Hooks |
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Jan 20, 2009 Reply by Trapdoor2 |
Scott Joplin ragtime festival.http://www.scottjoplin.org/festival.htm This takes place the first weekend in June in Sedalia, Mo. I just got off the phone with Clarke Bu… Started by Carl Anderton |
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Jan 9, 2009 Reply by Trapdoor2 |
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