Classic-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 in Uncategorized |
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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 in Uncategorized |
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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 in Uncategorized |
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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 in Uncategorized |
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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 in Uncategorized |
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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 in Uncategorized |
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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 in Uncategorized |
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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 in Uncategorized |
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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 in Uncategorized |
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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 in Uncategorized |
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Jan 9, 2009 Reply by Trapdoor2 |
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