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QuailCreekBanjos - Posted - 03/07/2026: 13:50:17
Hey all - Round Peak uses mostly a handful of different mechanics. I’ve been practicing them obsessively. either on my fretless creed — woo hoo! — or Formica fretless from Round Peak banjos
Curious what some of you all consider the “hardest” Round Peak song / version to learn or play from the usual suspects… Jarrell, Cockerham, Creed, Lowe, etc.
Just curious. I have some of the books but generally listen to the songs very slowly and just learn them that way. Hard to capture the dynamics and each specific note otherwise.
sgonyo - Posted - 03/12/2026: 18:26:06
What song do you consider the most difficult Round Peak song you have learned so far?
RG - Posted - 03/14/2026: 10:17:18
The difficulty comes in making them sound simple... to me that's the (paradoxical) beauty of what folks label "RPB" (downstroke style anyways). Kyle Creed? Double thumbed. Tommy jarrell & Fred Cockerham? Drop thumbed. Also, Oscar or Frank Jenkins 2 finger? Wade Ward 3 finger picking? That's RPB/Galax banjo too.
Interesting archived thread from a while back...
Just stuff to consider. Play on.
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