Any former banjo addicts?

Jonmiller · 03-18-2009, 10:08 PM

I am a banjo player-have worked since I was a kid ( I just turned 55) playing pizza houses and I still play alot of jobs on 4 string plectrum. In the 80's I picked up the 5 string as I love bluegrass also, I worked hard at it and I can play. I love a good banjo song, but in the past 2 years I just play my mandolin-Advantages of mandolin VS 5 Str. banjo let me count them...

Mando's do it all, no 5th string to think about how it fits into the key, no endless capoing or 5th string capos, no fiddle tunes to work on for hours trying trying to memorize-(I can now hear it a few times and if it sticks in my head, I can play it )(and I can read notation and not stuck with just tab). Mandolin can play any style of music and it fits right in-ethnic world, jazz, rock, Celtic, Old-time and bluegrass,-etc same mandolin, not 4 string for this or open back for that.
I can easily take my mando anywhere, it's light and small and a strap on my case carries over the shoulder, carries on a plane. I flew up to Seattle, played in the airport as I awaited my flight, I took a shuttle up state a few hundred miles as nobody sat near me, so I pulled it from the case and lightly played for almost an hour.
When I play it nobody yells "yeehaw!", and I can play in the house while my wife reads, she even says that she likes it.

Jill McAuley · 03-18-2009, 10:32 PM

I wouldn't call myself a former banjo addict - for the past 18 months tenor banjo was my primary focus, but moving from a house in the countryside where I could play banjo til the wee hours of the morning (and did so on a regular basis!) to an apartment in an urban area has seen me shift my attentions to the mandolin in the interests of keeping peace with my neighbors. Now of course I would consider myself well and truly addicted - two mandolins at present with a third on the way! I do still love my tenor banjo though....

Cheers,
Jill

mandozilla · 03-18-2009, 11:02 PM

I've never seriously attempted to learn the 5 string but I do own a b***o (sorry). Seriously, I love a well played 5 string...to me (I'm not trying to spark any discussion on this now!) BG isn't BG without one. A good b***o picker can add so much to the BG ensemble.

There doesn't seem to be as many really accomplished 5 string pickers in my neck of the woods as there used to be (I'm talking 1960's, 70's, and 80's). Now, most of them seem only interested in playing instrumentals really loud and much too fast.

They can't back up vocals worth a darn, they can't vamp/chunk worth a darn, they don't know many BG songs, their kick-offs are weak and they have a hard time playing decent breaks.

And they're only too eager to slip right back into the blazing fast, ear shattering, b***o instrumentals and fiddle tunes. Don't get me wrong, I love instrumentals and up tempo picking but it's not all there is to BG. Forgive me for babbling but this is a sore spot with me. I've picked with some seriously good b***o pickers...Oh Brother Where Art They?

Oh and BTW, I can't stand 4 string b***o pizza parlor music...no offense to anyone...I'm sure some 4 stringers feel the same about BG music.

pickinpete · 03-18-2009, 11:26 PM

I hear you brother.... I was primarily a banjo guy for 6 years. about the time I started getting pretty good, meaning improvisation, I realized how rarely the banjo fits into non bluegrass situations. And started flatpickin the guitar, wich was ok...I've played guitar for 30 years on and off. When I started getting serious about flatpicking I started to listen to guys like tony rice and david grier. And then I started to notice how much time those guys spend with mandolin players.....and the sound of the mando got in my head...and then under my skin. That as they say was that. 8 years into the mando now and love it more everyday.

Ivan Kelsall · 03-19-2009, 01:14 AM

Jon,i've been playing Bluegrass Banjo for 46 years this year & still love the sound of it.However,due to my immersion in my Mandolin playing, it's taken a back seat these last 3 1/2 years. I find myself able to play certain tunes that i found difficult on Banjo,quite easily on the Mandolin. But to me,it's the 'difference' that's so great.I can play the same tunes but have them come out quite differently.Both Banjo & Mandolin are fabulous instruments each in it's own right - despite the
moanings of a few of the 'Banjo burners' on here.

Nice, 'friendly' rivalry never hurt anyone,
Saska

Bertram Henze · 03-19-2009, 04:54 AM

I played tenor banjo for five years until I repented approx. 20 years ago. Seriously, it was a fun instrument but limited to special uses, no good for accompanying every song, no good at all to accompany dance tunes (you have to do melody or nothing).

Bertram

jim_n_virginia · 03-19-2009, 07:09 AM

I once thought about learning to play the banjo but after a lot of professional counseling I overcame the urge and bought a banjolin!

farmerjones · 03-19-2009, 08:01 AM

Banj'r was my first instrument sort of. I used book money to buy my first one back in the fall of 1980. I'm no Bela Fleck, so as it's been said, there's only so many places a banj'r will fit. I got a nice 40 pounder now. I'll get it out to round out a jam. Take one for the team as it were.

JimRichter · 03-19-2009, 08:05 AM

5 string banjo for 25 years (since age 15). Played banjo in a lot of bluegrass bands. Teach it at the local guitar shop. Placed a couple times in state picking contest. But, it's no passion any more--don't even own a banjo. Sold the last one to afford the octave mando I bought last year.

For as many knocks as banjo gets in the bluegrass community, it really is the king of bluegrass instruments.

Jim

foggyvalley · 03-19-2009, 08:07 AM

I have a banjo as well, bought it as a bridge to my classical guitar background. I enjoy playing it but confess I reach for my mandolin first

Jonmiller · 03-19-2009, 08:33 AM

I still own and play-I've got my Weymann tenor tuned Irish, a Gibson RB3 5 string and a Deering Calico and my faithful 36' Vegavox plectrum and love banjo-but the mandolin goes everwhere with me now-Temecula Bluegrass Festival this weekend, the banjo is staying home.

Ted Eschliman · 03-19-2009, 08:44 AM

Tenor banjo for me, and I use it to taunt my fiddle-playing 10 year-old daughter.

Chuck Naill · 03-19-2009, 08:51 AM

Oh, I like a banjo plenty. IMHO, you don't have to take sides. Play as many instruments that time, money, and talent will allow.

I prefer clawhammer and OT two finger thumb lead. I have a Civil War ear 13" banjo that usually surprises people because of it mellow tone.

I have photos on my web site.

chuck

Santiago · 03-19-2009, 09:02 AM

Hey, you're never a former addict, always a recovering addict. You never know when you might slip back into self- (and audience-) destructive behaviors.

JeffD · 03-19-2009, 09:31 AM

I have two tenor banjos I inherited from my Dad. He traded (fishing rods I think) for them in Alaska back in the 50s. They are not in very good shape. I have fooled around with them at various times but never serioulsy.

Susan H. · 03-19-2009, 09:50 AM

Jon, I still play my Stelling on occasion. But, like you, the mandolin is much easier to carry around, more genres of music can be played on it. And if I can hear the melody to a tune, I can probably figure it out. Not so on the banjo, which I've been playing at for 8 years. I haven't been playing mandolin for even two years and I play it better. If I had to choose I'd take my mandolin. I still love to hear good banjo, especially when I'm not the one playing, cause I know I will be mistakes. And you all are so right, BG is not BG if it ain't got a banjo in it. Mandolin fits in almost anywhere!

Mike Snyder · 03-19-2009, 10:07 AM

Great video Ted. Daughters are the good stuff. The jams hereabouts are getting mandolin heavy, so I've stated taking the Irish tenor. It's good, forces me to stick to the melody, but I end up playing mando anyway. All my buddies want to plunk on the 4 string.

Eddie Sheehy · 03-19-2009, 11:58 AM

I've tickled the Tenor Banjo strings on and off over the last 30 years. Most recently owned a Gretsch Tenor banjo with a MOTS fretboard. The instrument looked better than it sounded. I always found the fret stretch too much for my short fingers - though I've managed to get around a 24" zouk reasonably well. I bought a 50's Kay 5-string banjo about a year ago and learned a few tunes on a it, but suddenly Mandolin came roaring back into my life and I've had little time for anything else... Jon, when we get together let's play some banjer tunes...

Kip · 03-19-2009, 12:33 PM

I was just gifted a Silvertone- the local tech said it was from the 50's-60's. This will be my first attempt at it. I cleaned it up and the tech is doing a set up for me as I have no idea what it should feel like.

I don't see it replacing the mando but I look forward to goofing off with it!

banjoboy · 03-19-2009, 03:21 PM

I love banjo. I've been playing since 1979, and am hard pressed to think of a time when I wasn't in a band. It has been my ticket to some great times, great gigs, experiences, etc. However, within the last year, I developed focal dystonia in my right hand which is really affecting my playing. It's hard, and very depressing, when you can't get your fingers to do what you want them to, even if it's the most basic of banjo roles. So I continue playing, but am struggling.

Good news is that I discovered the mandolin. I've been fortunate to have played with some world class mandolin players and have really enjoyed there different styles. They are an inspiration to me. It is tough starting out fresh on a new instrument. Today, as I sit here, I'm waiting for my new Weber Yellowstone to arrive in the mail. I hope that it will inspire me to become a good enough player that maybe somebody will want me to play mandolin in their band someday.

allenhopkins · 03-19-2009, 03:41 PM

Play banjo (5-string, tenor) -- play mandolin (mandola, OM, mandocello) -- play guitar (6-string, 12-string, National slide, Dobro) -- play ukulele -- play harmonica -- play Autoharp -- play concertina -- play bass -- etc., etc.

It's all good! Get the sound you want when you need it; everything has its place in the big wonderful world. Gotta dig out that bowed psaltery sometime, or maybe the kalimba...

Greenmando · 03-19-2009, 04:07 PM

Oop's

Greenmando · 03-19-2009, 04:14 PM

Help for b**jo players HERE

I love the recent CD release by Steve Martin on b**jo songs, I can listen to it for hours, drool. There is some nice mando work as well

mandozilla · 03-19-2009, 06:56 PM

I've heard more than one person at a festival, jam or what have you exclaim: 'How can such sad music sound so happy?'

There are just some things a b***o (sorry) can do that nothing else can...Thank you Earl, Don, and all the other fine b****ists (sorry) down through the years.

BTW, Know what the difference is between an onion and a b***o (sorry)? No one cries when a b***o (sorry) is cut up.

03-18-2009, 10:08 PM	#1
Jonmiller Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 189	Any former banjo addicts? I am a banjo player-have worked since I was a kid ( I just turned 55) playing pizza houses and I still play alot of jobs on 4 string plectrum. In the 80's I picked up the 5 string as I love bluegrass also, I worked hard at it and I can play. I love a good banjo song, but in the past 2 years I just play my mandolin-Advantages of mandolin VS 5 Str. banjo let me count them... Mando's do it all, no 5th string to think about how it fits into the key, no endless capoing or 5th string capos, no fiddle tunes to work on for hours trying trying to memorize-(I can now hear it a few times and if it sticks in my head, I can play it )(and I can read notation and not stuck with just tab). Mandolin can play any style of music and it fits right in-ethnic world, jazz, rock, Celtic, Old-time and bluegrass,-etc same mandolin, not 4 string for this or open back for that. I can easily take my mando anywhere, it's light and small and a strap on my case carries over the shoulder, carries on a plane. I flew up to Seattle, played in the airport as I awaited my flight, I took a shuttle up state a few hundred miles as nobody sat near me, so I pulled it from the case and lightly played for almost an hour. When I play it nobody yells "yeehaw!", and I can play in the house while my wife reads, she even says that she likes it. __________________ Jon

03-18-2009, 10:32 PM	#2
Jill McAuley Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: scenic Oakland, CA or forgotten East Galway, take your pick. Posts: 826	Re: Any former banjo addicts? I wouldn't call myself a former banjo addict - for the past 18 months tenor banjo was my primary focus, but moving from a house in the countryside where I could play banjo til the wee hours of the morning (and did so on a regular basis!) to an apartment in an urban area has seen me shift my attentions to the mandolin in the interests of keeping peace with my neighbors. Now of course I would consider myself well and truly addicted - two mandolins at present with a third on the way! I do still love my tenor banjo though.... Cheers, Jill __________________ 2008 Pomeroy A4 (#126) 2008 Weber Custom Gallatin F oval hole 2009 Gold Top Red Line Traveler 2009 JBovier EMC emando 1920 Stromberg short scale tenor banjo my mp3's, vids, blog... "you don't have to leave, but your coat's in the front garden..."

03-18-2009, 11:02 PM	#3
mandozilla Mark Evans Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Simi Valley, Ca Posts: 1,282	Re: Any former banjo addicts? I've never seriously attempted to learn the 5 string but I do own a b*o (sorry). Seriously, I love a well played 5 string...to me (I'm not trying to spark any discussion on this now!) BG isn't BG without one. A good bo picker can add so much to the BG ensemble. There doesn't seem to be as many really accomplished 5 string pickers in my neck of the woods as there used to be (I'm talking 1960's, 70's, and 80's). Now, most of them seem only interested in playing instrumentals really loud and much too fast. They can't back up vocals worth a darn, they can't vamp/chunk worth a darn, they don't know many BG songs, their kick-offs are weak and they have a hard time playing decent breaks. And they're only too eager to slip right back into the blazing fast, ear shattering, bo instrumentals and fiddle tunes. Don't get me wrong, I love instrumentals and up tempo picking but it's not all there is to BG. Forgive me for babbling but this is a sore spot with me. I've picked with some seriously good bo pickers...Oh Brother Where Art They? Oh and BTW, I can't stand 4 string b**o pizza parlor music...no offense to anyone...I'm sure some 4 stringers feel the same about BG music. __________________ "You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can't wipe your friends off on your saddle."

03-18-2009, 11:26 PM	#4
pickinpete Old Wave Envy Sufferer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lawrenceburg, TN Posts: 207	Re: Any former banjo addicts? I hear you brother.... I was primarily a banjo guy for 6 years. about the time I started getting pretty good, meaning improvisation, I realized how rarely the banjo fits into non bluegrass situations. And started flatpickin the guitar, wich was ok...I've played guitar for 30 years on and off. When I started getting serious about flatpicking I started to listen to guys like tony rice and david grier. And then I started to notice how much time those guys spend with mandolin players.....and the sound of the mando got in my head...and then under my skin. That as they say was that. 8 years into the mando now and love it more everyday. __________________ Pickin Pete http://www.billsbluegrass.com/ http://www.myspace.com/pickinpete

03-19-2009, 01:14 AM	#5
Ivan Kelsall Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Manchester - Lancashire - NW England Posts: 2,976	Re: Any former banjo addicts? Jon,i've been playing Bluegrass Banjo for 46 years this year & still love the sound of it.However,due to my immersion in my Mandolin playing, it's taken a back seat these last 3 1/2 years. I find myself able to play certain tunes that i found difficult on Banjo,quite easily on the Mandolin. But to me,it's the 'difference' that's so great.I can play the same tunes but have them come out quite differently.Both Banjo & Mandolin are fabulous instruments each in it's own right - despite the moanings of a few of the 'Banjo burners' on here. Nice, 'friendly' rivalry never hurt anyone, Saska __________________ Weber F-5 'Fern'. Lebeda F-5 "Special". Stelling Bellflower. Tanglewood TW-1000SR. Tokai - 'Tele-alike'.

03-19-2009, 04:54 AM	#6
Bertram Henze ...but that's just me Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 1,522	Re: Any former banjo addicts? I played tenor banjo for five years until I repented approx. 20 years ago. Seriously, it was a fun instrument but limited to special uses, no good for accompanying every song, no good at all to accompany dance tunes (you have to do melody or nothing). Bertram __________________ the world is better off without bad ideas, good ideas are better off without the world

03-19-2009, 07:09 AM	#7
jim_n_virginia Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: South East Virginia Posts: 2,816	Re: Any former banjo addicts? I once thought about learning to play the banjo but after a lot of professional counseling I overcame the urge and bought a banjolin!

03-19-2009, 08:01 AM	#8
farmerjones Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: _Western Iowa, U. S. A. Posts: 640 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Any former banjo addicts? Banj'r was my first instrument sort of. I used book money to buy my first one back in the fall of 1980. I'm no Bela Fleck, so as it's been said, there's only so many places a banj'r will fit. I got a nice 40 pounder now. I'll get it out to round out a jam. Take one for the team as it were. __________________ Happy Jamming!

03-19-2009, 08:05 AM	#9
JimRichter Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Bloomington, IN Posts: 1,556 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Any former banjo addicts? 5 string banjo for 25 years (since age 15). Played banjo in a lot of bluegrass bands. Teach it at the local guitar shop. Placed a couple times in state picking contest. But, it's no passion any more--don't even own a banjo. Sold the last one to afford the octave mando I bought last year. For as many knocks as banjo gets in the bluegrass community, it really is the king of bluegrass instruments. Jim __________________ jimrichter.com YouTube Channel Kimble Mandolin Group

03-19-2009, 08:07 AM	#10
foggyvalley Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 53	Re: Any former banjo addicts? I have a banjo as well, bought it as a bridge to my classical guitar background. I enjoy playing it but confess I reach for my mandolin first

03-19-2009, 08:33 AM	#11
Jonmiller Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 189	Re: Any former banjo addicts? I still own and play-I've got my Weymann tenor tuned Irish, a Gibson RB3 5 string and a Deering Calico and my faithful 36' Vegavox plectrum and love banjo-but the mandolin goes everwhere with me now-Temecula Bluegrass Festival this weekend, the banjo is staying home. __________________ Jon

03-19-2009, 08:44 AM	#12
Ted Eschliman Chief Moderator/Shepherd Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 3,413 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Any former banjo addicts? Tenor banjo for me, and I use it to taunt my fiddle-playing 10 year-old daughter. __________________ Ted Eschliman About Us www.JazzMando.com Author, Getting Into Jazz Mandolin Facebook: FFcP support group Twitter: @FFcPmandolin

03-19-2009, 08:51 AM	#13
Chuck Naill Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Forks of the River near Knoxville Posts: 538	Re: Any former banjo addicts? Oh, I like a banjo plenty. IMHO, you don't have to take sides. Play as many instruments that time, money, and talent will allow. I prefer clawhammer and OT two finger thumb lead. I have a Civil War ear 13" banjo that usually surprises people because of it mellow tone. I have photos on my web site. chuck __________________ Chuck Naill Knoxville, Tennessee http://chucksmusicpage.blogspot.com/ For Horner Violin and Mandolin Inquiries, http://charlesjhornerviolins.blogspot.com/

03-19-2009, 09:02 AM	#14
Santiago Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Long Island, NY, USA Posts: 2,185	Re: Any former banjo addicts? Hey, you're never a former addict, always a recovering addict. You never know when you might slip back into self- (and audience-) destructive behaviors. __________________ Eastman 605

03-19-2009, 09:31 AM	#15
JeffD Innocent Bystander Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Upstate New York and Washington DC area Posts: 5,751 Blog Entries: 5	Re: Any former banjo addicts? I have two tenor banjos I inherited from my Dad. He traded (fishing rods I think) for them in Alaska back in the 50s. They are not in very good shape. I have fooled around with them at various times but never serioulsy. __________________ If you are not playing music, you better be at work, church, or fishing. Try stuff out. Stick with what you like. Repeat. "You don't really feel the tune unless you play it for a long time" ---Tommy Jarrell

03-19-2009, 09:50 AM	#16
Susan H. Bluegrass Rules! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 214	Re: Any former banjo addicts? Jon, I still play my Stelling on occasion. But, like you, the mandolin is much easier to carry around, more genres of music can be played on it. And if I can hear the melody to a tune, I can probably figure it out. Not so on the banjo, which I've been playing at for 8 years. I haven't been playing mandolin for even two years and I play it better. If I had to choose I'd take my mandolin. I still love to hear good banjo, especially when I'm not the one playing, cause I know I will be mistakes. And you all are so right, BG is not BG if it ain't got a banjo in it. Mandolin fits in almost anywhere! __________________ Susan aka Mandomama www.mandocentrics.com Weber Special Edition-Cedar Amati Concerto Stelling Bellflower Taylor 214 Live better, play Bluegrass

03-19-2009, 10:07 AM	#17
Mike Snyder Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: CHERRYVALE KS Posts: 816	Re: Any former banjo addicts? Great video Ted. Daughters are the good stuff. The jams hereabouts are getting mandolin heavy, so I've stated taking the Irish tenor. It's good, forces me to stick to the melody, but I end up playing mando anyway. All my buddies want to plunk on the 4 string. __________________ Mike Snyder

03-19-2009, 11:58 AM	#18
Eddie Sheehy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 1,930	Re: Any former banjo addicts? I've tickled the Tenor Banjo strings on and off over the last 30 years. Most recently owned a Gretsch Tenor banjo with a MOTS fretboard. The instrument looked better than it sounded. I always found the fret stretch too much for my short fingers - though I've managed to get around a 24" zouk reasonably well. I bought a 50's Kay 5-string banjo about a year ago and learned a few tunes on a it, but suddenly Mandolin came roaring back into my life and I've had little time for anything else... Jon, when we get together let's play some banjer tunes... __________________ Expensive Kindling with Strings

03-19-2009, 12:33 PM	#19
Kip Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Hell-ena MT Posts: 34	Re: Any former banjo addicts? I was just gifted a Silvertone- the local tech said it was from the 50's-60's. This will be my first attempt at it. I cleaned it up and the tech is doing a set up for me as I have no idea what it should feel like. I don't see it replacing the mando but I look forward to goofing off with it!

03-19-2009, 03:21 PM	#20
banjoboy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 88	Re: Any former banjo addicts? I love banjo. I've been playing since 1979, and am hard pressed to think of a time when I wasn't in a band. It has been my ticket to some great times, great gigs, experiences, etc. However, within the last year, I developed focal dystonia in my right hand which is really affecting my playing. It's hard, and very depressing, when you can't get your fingers to do what you want them to, even if it's the most basic of banjo roles. So I continue playing, but am struggling. Good news is that I discovered the mandolin. I've been fortunate to have played with some world class mandolin players and have really enjoyed there different styles. They are an inspiration to me. It is tough starting out fresh on a new instrument. Today, as I sit here, I'm waiting for my new Weber Yellowstone to arrive in the mail. I hope that it will inspire me to become a good enough player that maybe somebody will want me to play mandolin in their band someday.

03-19-2009, 03:41 PM	#21
allenhopkins Mando accumulator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Rochester NY 14610 Posts: 4,893	Re: Any former banjo addicts? Play banjo (5-string, tenor) -- play mandolin (mandola, OM, mandocello) -- play guitar (6-string, 12-string, National slide, Dobro) -- play ukulele -- play harmonica -- play Autoharp -- play concertina -- play bass -- etc., etc. It's all good! Get the sound you want when you need it; everything has its place in the big wonderful world. Gotta dig out that bowed psaltery sometime, or maybe the kalimba... __________________ Allen Hopkins Gibsn: '54 F5 3pt F2 A-N Custm K1 m'cello Natl Triolian Dobro mando Victoria b-back Merrill alumnm b-back H-O mandolinetto Stradolin Vega banjolin Sobell'dola Washburn b-back'dola Eastmn: 615'dola 805 m'cello Flatiron 3K OM

03-19-2009, 04:07 PM	#22
Greenmando Tom Mannon Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: CA Posts: 1,438	My name is Tom, and I am a banjo addict Oop's __________________ Flatiron F5 Gibson F9 & A9 2 Eastman 804D two points Nothing is fool proof for a talented fool Last edited by Greenmando; 03-19-2009 at 04:15 PM. Reason: Drooling on the keyboard

03-19-2009, 04:14 PM	#23
Greenmando Tom Mannon Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: CA Posts: 1,438	My name is Tom, and I am a bao addict Help for bjo players HERE I love the recent CD release by Steve Martin on b**jo songs, I can listen to it for hours, drool. There is some nice mando work as well __________________ Flatiron F5 Gibson F9 & A9 2 Eastman 804D two points Nothing is fool proof for a talented fool

03-19-2009, 06:56 PM	#24
mandozilla Mark Evans Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Simi Valley, Ca Posts: 1,282	Re: Any former banjo addicts? I've heard more than one person at a festival, jam or what have you exclaim: 'How can such sad music sound so happy?' There are just some things a b*o (sorry) can do that nothing else can...Thank you Earl, Don, and all the other fine bists (sorry) down through the years. BTW, Know what the difference is between an onion and a bo (sorry)? No one cries when a b**o (sorry) is cut up. More mandolin content please. __________________ "You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can't wipe your friends off on your saddle."

03-19-2009, 09:40 PM	#25
Ken Berner Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Fairhope, AL Posts: 1,174	Re: Any former banjo addicts? Not former, but present; I play clawhammer style banjo. __________________ "Look upward; He is coming back!"