Hi Shirlee, I reckon the lack of female players is because we are usually so busy looking after out menfolk and families and parents that there just isn't anytime left over :) x

I must admit Ive spent most of my time looking after and bringing up my children

and looked after my dear dad till he passed away this year.

My children are grown up and gone now so im going to start playing again and im divorced so theres nothing to hold me back looking forward to geting started again maybe we can start a new movement and attract more woman to play the banjo xxx

Hey Shirlee  I like that idea of more women playing the banjo, don't know how it could be managed though.  Although having said that......I have on a couple of occasions entered the local music festival in the singing section accompanying myself on guitar, and I did wonder about banjo instead of guitar accompaniment. As far as I know no one here ( on the Isle of Wight ) has done it before. This years music festival had just gone and I'm finding banjo accompaniment just a different ball game at the moment to guitar.    Did think about using a gourd banjo. that might get some interest  :)  Oh... I'm on my own too. offspring has flown the nest and has young of her own and I'm a widow.   I hate that word .xx