Bluegrass fiddler Charlie Stamper releases his first album at age 84.
A closer look at the tintype photos of Lisa Elmaleh
The Napier Family, 1989 "I have an open easy rapport with so much and so many. The camera sees objectively, outwardly, we are taught. This is the obvious. The view camera became my specific tool in 1974; early on my subjects responded to it with ease and curiosity." By Shelby Lee Adams
If you wish to unlock the banjo's unique sound, you will have to learn one of the unique styles used. Learn 4 essential rolls to playing 3 finger banjo here!
Salad-bowl Banjo: In this instructable I will show you how I built a 5-string banjo for under 15$ using a wooden salad bowl for the hoop and a silver-plated copper plate for the head. A video at the end shows how the banjo is assembled. Have fun with this and try oth…
i12bent: “Dr. Ralph is 85 today! Bluegrass and gospel great Ralph Stanley can sing the high lonesome like no other contemporary and he picks a mean banjo, too. A small mid-afternoon portfolio to...
While many banjo enthusiasts admire fast banjo playing, it isn’t always clear how to train to play fast, effortlessly and with precision.
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My latest banjo ukulele build. Custom inlay on headstock and hand painted design on drum skin.
This 1923 Vega Whyte Laydie rim features a faithful recreation of a No. 2 Griffin style neck. The large 12″ Whyte Laydie rim is one of the most sought after of all original Vega rims from this era and the sound does not disappoint. The classic inlays and engravings compliment the sound that comes along
By Wayne Erbsen As you might guess, there are numerous differences between old-time and bluegrass music, although they share a lot of similarities too. In old-time music, the banjo, fiddle, and mandolin generally play the melody all at the same time. During an old-time tune, the guitar generally refrains from playing the melody and concentrates […]
EGGLESTON — At the end of a road that goes from asphalt to gravel to dirt, Greg Galbreath crafts Appalachia’s instrument.
I've just finished this..what a challenge it's been..and long overdue in the completion. It's an Appalachian mountain-style banjo for Hollowbelly. This is designed to be a stage instrument so I opted to use a Fiberskyn head instead of a natural vellum as it would be less prone to variations in humidity and temperature, and it's also got a pickup in it. The tailpiece is designed to accept loop-ended banjo strings or ball-end guitar strings. There's no exotic timbers in this, all European and North American woods...mainly cherry, with a beech lamination in the neck, black walnut fretboard and headstock veneer. Figuring out how these things fit together was a right old game, but I've managed to do it. It's got a few neat bits...double action trussrod, and a method of adjusting the tension on the head...but the internal pot is a simple 6" cake tin, and the skin is a drum head, as they don't make banjo heads that small. The pickup is mounted internally under the head, so the output…
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