Callin all banjo players

[Scotti Adams]

..if you are in the Ky, Ind, Ohio area looking to play with a good band give me a shout....must be able to sing baritone too...we are based close to Cincy...

[Garrett]

I wished I lived there. I have a friend who is a fantastic lead singer, plays excellent guitar (and can play mandolin like Nate Bray) who's moving to Athens Ohio.

[Scotti Adams]

..cool....I had a band together back in the late 80's and early 90's...Random Choice....the guitar player..Dave Price and the bass player..Mike Clevenger ws from that area....actually McArthur and Albany..just down the road...pretty part of Ohio.....too bad your buddy doesnt play banjo..Id look him up..

[sunburst]

I'm a little too far away. The reason I play banjo in the band I'm now is because I can sing baritone.
They had to take the banjo to get the baritone http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif .

[ourgang]

Banjo players always sing the baritone. Guitar sings the lead and mandolin sings the tenor. Or at least that's the way it seems. Could this again be based on the Monroe/Flatt/Scruggs band again???

[Garrett]

Ralph sings tenor. Alan O'Bryant sings lead and tenor. They are pretty bluegrass!

[sunburst]

Banjo players always sing the baritone.
That's how Earl did it! If it ain't like Earl it ain't right! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

[sunburst]

Just to head off any possible controversy, that last post is meant as a joke.
It's an expression of a sentiment that seems to be common in some of the bluegrass community.

[ManjoMan]

Is Detroit too far away?

Jeff

[Scotti Adams]

..you tell me...would you want to drive to cincy every weekend?...thats where we are basically located....most of our gigs are in the Ky,In, and Ohio area...

[ourgang]

To Scottie Adams

Are you going to Painter's Creek festival next weekend? Our band is playing there Sat. Maybe get to meet you. My name is Tom Murphy and I play guitar with "Spanky Moore Bluegrass Gang". Hope to see you there.

[Scotti Adams]

..thats a very high possiblity....I was talking about with my fiance just yesterday about...so..Im gonna try..Hope to see you there...

[Comicrazy53]

I play clawhammer banjo and sing baritone. I live in louisville but will probably go to college in cinci. i'm just starting my senior year so it will be a year until I move.

[Scotti Adams]

..sorry...although clawhammer style is cool.....we need a three finger style player....thanks for the interest.. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[jim simpson]

Hi Scotti,
Is Zeke Hutchinson still playing? He's probably a bit far from you if he's still around Barnesville. I'm fortunate to have several excellent banjo players in my region. Filling in for various groups keeps them busy. My group played at a benefit recently where our banjo player must have sat in with at least 3 other groups. I heard him play stuff I had no idea he knew. I think finding a banjo player who has the chops, timing and backup skills is not too common. I wish you luck!
Jim

[Scotti Adams]

ya know..I dont know if Zeke is still at it or not....Ive played with him a few times as well as Lost John....pretty cool times..

[Scotti Adams]

..found one..thanks guys..

[sunburst]

I was just about to say you needed to move Scotti. Around here there's a banjo player under every rock!

[Scotti Adams]

..yea..used to be able to shake a tree and a dang banjo player would come falling out of it...aint that way around here anymore..

[onlyagibsonisgoodenuff]

I wonder if we've made too many jokes about 'em?