Video blog post: I was invited to a cookout and beginner’s banjo jam by my friend and banjo student Tim Slanczka this past labor day (2010) and so I grabbed the banjo, my trusty high definition video camera, and my appetite, then made a beeline for Tim’s house. We had some fun and some laughs during the visit, and I hope you’ll click into the article to learn more!… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Jam session
Report from Peter Wernick’s Advanced Banjo Camp: the night before
I’ll be blogging many nights this week about my experiences and impressions from banjo camp. This entry: the night before…. Continue Reading
I found an affordable professional tuner for the 5 string banjo
Tuners range from affordable to expensive, and professional musicians typically invest in a tuner that costs anywhere from a couple hundred dollars to thousands of dollars. As I’ve found out over the last several years, there is good reason behind this. Click the headline above to learn some secrets when it comes to pro-grade tuners…. Continue Reading
The Banjos Rule Guide To Playing Backup Banjo
I finished a several week project and got it launched recently. Click the headline above to read about it and find out how you can earn a special discount…. Continue Reading
The Oak Ridge Boys and…bluegrass?!
I was treated to a truly special experience when me and my buddy Foose got to be special guests of the Oak Ridge Boys recently. Click the headline above to read all about my experience…. Continue Reading
Losing friends and un-influencing people with the banjo
*Sigh* Some people’s children, I tell ya. Did you ever have a jam session take a negative turn due to some ne’er do well rogue personality who gets their panties in a twist? What’s up with that? Click the headline to see what happened to me…. Continue Reading
Audio blog: how to pick banjo fast? Put your fingers by the strings and wiggle
Most beginners are quite frustrated at trying to gain speed in their banjo picking. Playing fast is definitely a learned skill, one which comes about through learning to relax the right hand as much as anything else. Click the headline above to listen to the audio lesson on playing fast in this blog post…. Continue Reading
Shut up you stupid banjo player!
Those damn, loud, obnoxious, overbearing banjo players. What can be done about them? Click the headline above and check out these helpful pointers. Know a good clinic to have your banjo player spayed or neutered at?… Continue Reading
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