Christmas has come and gone. The presents are opened…or in my case, the coal has been dumped out of the stocking…the food is eaten, the Christmas carols are sung, the Christmas music is being put away, and grandma got run over by a reindeer. With the end of the holiday comes the end of the Banjos Rule 12 Days of Christmas blog series. You are sad; you are weeping. I know. But the blog will march on into the new year! Click in to the article to read my final thoughts in the blog series…. Continue Reading
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The Banjos Rule 12 Days of Christmas: Day 11
‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the garage, not a creature was stirring; not even a Dodge. The tires were hung by the windows with care, in hopes that St. Nicholas would fill them with air.
Oops, wait…that’s not how that story goes! Sorry. I’m going to go consult my Night Before Christmas Book. In the meantime, please click into this article to read the 11th post in the Banjos Rule 12 Days of Christmas blog series. You’ll get to hear my friend and student George Preiss’s recordings of himself playing two standard Christmas songs on his banjo. Now let’s see…where did I leave that book…… Continue Reading
The Banjos Rule 12 Days of Christmas: Day Ten
Have you ever seen a tie-in between the movie Deliverance and Christmas? Well, you are about to. Only Banjo Paul can bring together two such diametrically opposed ideas in a blog post.
By the way…welcome to day 10 of the Banjos Rule 12 Days of Christmas! Click in to the article for a little light-hearted fun. I promise it’ll make you smile…. Continue Reading
The Banjos Rule 12 Days of Christmas: Day Nine
We started a classic Christmas carol a few blog posts ago, and so now it’s time to finish it off just in time for our Christmas recitals this year!
Click into the article to learn how to play the song and be the envy of your family, friends, and neighbors. … Continue Reading
The Banjos Rule 12 Days of Christmas: Day Eight
Happy 8th day of Christmas! Hope your holiday is both joyful AND triumphant so far this year. For day 8, I thought I would bring you a guest post by the world famous Tim Slanczka. You may remember Tim as the subject of two of my past video blog posts.
Tim has some FANTASTIC insight on setting up a banjo. Banjo setup can be a mystery and it can seem like a daunting topic to some, but Tim shows how it doesn’t have to be. Click into the article to read all about Tim’s experiences…. Continue Reading
The Banjos Rule 12 Days of Christmas: Day Seven
Another short post in the 12 Days of Christmas blog series. I’ve got more giveaways inside for my techy banjo playing friends. Now, there’s an association you don’t usually make: techy and banjo player. In fact, one of the top 10 things you’ll never hear a banjo player say is: “I formatted my C:\ drive today.” *ahem*
Just kidding of course. I mean, we know that as a banjo player, half of this job is 90% mental. So click on into the article and check out the giveaway…. Continue Reading
The Banjos Rule 12 Days of Christmas: Day Six
"…On the sixth day of Christmas, Banjo Paul gave to me…" SHEESH! I just can’t resist singing that song to you! My singing is further proof that sometimes: BANJO AIN’T PRETTY. Wait…does that mean that I represent the seedy underbelly of the banjo world?! I guess there are many people who think so.
So we’ve arrived at day #6 of the Banjos Rule 12 Days of Christmas, and today I deliver another gift to you. No, I’m talking about UPS and overnight deliveries and me fighting the mall crowds to pick out your present. But I do give you a little something in several of these blog posts, and this another one of those. Click in to the article to read more. I’m going to finish my song: "…a banjo in a pear tree…". (Nah, I guess that doesn’t work.)… Continue Reading
The Banjos Rule 12 Days of Christmas: Day Five
Day 5 is here and so is another article in the Banjos Rule 12 Days of Christmas blog series. I was struck by some thoughts on a tricky measure from the song Home Sweet Home as I practiced today, and I thought it might be worthwhile to give you some coaching on this measure so that you don’t have my struggles. Click in to the article to read all about it…. Continue Reading
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