Playing Since: 2009
Experience Level: Just Startin'
Interests:
[Socializing]
Occupation: Middle School Guidance Counselor
Gender: Male
Age: 50
My Instruments:
Guitar, Mandolin, Harmonica, and now bitten by the banjo bug.
Favorite Bands/Musicians:
Scruggs - I really like Bill "Brad" Keith from the old Bill Monroe band. Check out his 2003 Grey Wolf banjo 101 workshop on you tube, it will blow your mind.
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Created 12/29/2009
Last Visit 2/9/2010
I love music and want more than anything to learn these tunes: Arkansas Traveler, Irish Washer Woman, Beggarman, and Sault Creek using the three finger bluegrass style. I watched Rob Bourassa's Cripple Creek sessions and learned it in 8 hours. Before that I was practicing the 8 scruggs roles and getting use to finger picks. Keeping my pinky down is hard after playing guitar for 15 years.
Now, 3 weeks later, I have moved up to learning some great songs from my online banjo buddies and am getting faster on the rolls. I have a songbook going with the tunes I have learned. There is a big difference between knowing a song, playing a song, singing a song and actually playing a song in the traditional BG style. I have so much to learn.
