The Gravel Walks on Tenor Banjo

[FriendlyShadow1]

Nice banjo! Is that an ETSU shirt by chance?

[MrThedalaillamaknows]

well played, but i think the resonator kills the sound (for playing celtic tunes), you want quick attack, but just as quick decay, the resonator, does just that, makes the sound resonate, maybe you should try playing with it off? anyway, that's just my opinion, brilliantly played nonetheless!!!

[tinfinz]

How long have you been playing the banjo?

[paulaos]

Brillant ..loved it...

[medmen24]

I <3 banjo

[psychkoala]

Very cool !

Love the tune and the playing style.

[liverpool8142]

do anyone know if there is someone teach the tenner bango in bandon,clonakilty ,

[palgaspar]

Very nice ! It's a Gold Tone banjo...is'nt ?

[RISEOFBEAVERDOM]

my tenor has what appears to be a queens crown for a logo on it and it has lines coming off of it like it's shining. would you happen to know what brand it is?

[AweSomeO30O0]

Superb job! Do you have any tabs or know of a good lesson of this? Thanks

[AweSomeO30O0]

Superb job! Do you have any tabs or know of a good lesson of this? Thanks

[VARTANgirl]

most enjoyable!

[MrRandomman123]

do you play irish tenor banjo with a pick too?????

[IEJP]

wow!

how long have you been playing?(up to this video)

[tantoonie0]

@IEJP This was November 2007, so I'd been playing music for 12 years at that point. I'd been on plectrum instruments (first mandolin) for seven years. I picked upt the banjo about three years before this video was recorded.

[Dexxxter7780]

Im learning tenor banjo and am still on the 3rd song of my Melbay begginers book. But MelBey isn't as detailed as I'd like.. Im still on sting note and will be moving on soon, Iv skiped ahead and one thing he forgets to mention is, When asn why would you upstroke? is it a sertain type of note on the tab? is it ju7st when it feels right, for a quicker sound?? Please help me out. Thanks!

[pldolan1]

Great stuff - I'm learning tenor banjo right now.

[MrRandomman123]

is that a gold tone banjo or deering???

[tantoonie0]

@MrRandomman123 Neither. It's a Iida.

[jdogface]

well played

[hendrix184]

Is this a 19 fret tenor??

[tantoonie0]

@hendrix184 Yes. I had a 17-fret, but it was old and really, really wonky.

[WeCamefortheDead]

Is this tuned to the Irish tunings? G d a e?

[tantoonie0]

@WeCamefortheDead Yep.

[DeafFret]

Hey I'm told by Irish banjo purists that you're not supposed put the little double note chords in there like that. Personally I don't care, I think it sounds good.

[GhostOfJunglePast]

@DeafFret It's a basic characteristic of Irish music called a drone. When the right notes are hit, it sounds awesome.

[greensoulo]

great playing, your fingers travel fast than the sound! :D

if my hands are free from kids, i will get banjo.

thanks for sharing with us.

[SuperPaulrose]

great playing and a great tune i love it mighty stuff,any more post pls

[MrThedalaillamaknows]

i would just buy a tenor, you can play anything on a tenor

[sife54]

tenor banjo is violin tuning XD if thats easier

[HRMuffinStuff]

Depends. Irish tenor is standard violin/mandolin tuning. Irish tenor is usually a shorter scale length too. Tenor (non-Irish) is viola/mandola tuning, usually on the longer scale 4 string neck -- just not as long as the plectrum banjo.

[hoohainstated]

i play this song on mandolin but under the title "The Yellow Tinker". havnt posted a video yet though

[oldtymemusic]

Note from a youtuber: To use my 5-string banjo as a tenor for Irish music I tune the 4th string down 1 step to C and generally ignore the 5th string as well as the 2nd B string. So the melody is played on the remaining (4th, 3rd, 1st) CGD strings. Irish tuning is in 5ths but lowered to GDAE. However many irish tunes can be played in standard tuning CGDA. Works well for Keys G & D. Capo for the key of A.

[MaynardOwns]

can you turn a regular bluegrass banjo to sound liek this just by changing the tuning? my banjo excluding the 5th string is tuned DBGD think i can make it work out im intreged by the irish banjjo tooons haha

[SystemOfAGilles]

Hi, i have a question.

I'm thinking about buying a abnjo but i'm not sure wich one to pick: irish or bluegrass banjo. Could you please help me out

[tantoonie0]

That depends on what music you want to play. It's pretty self-explanatory after that. You CAN play Irish music on the bluegrass banjo, but it's not likely to be met with open arms at a session. If you have familiarity with the fiddle, mandolin or any other instrument tuned in fifths (or just any plectrum instrument that doesn't require the use of finger picks), I would go with the tenor. If you're a finger picker on the guitar or have experience playing the five-string, get a five-string.

[hendrix184]

@tantoonie0 Hi great video, so what your saying is that if you aren't really a finger picker go with the tenor? Im looking at some inexpensive irish tenor bajos my self i was wonder what a good brand is.

Thanks

[tantoonie0]

@hendrix184 I think most people start off with a Gold Tone. They make an Irish tenor banjo that is made fairly well and is cheapish (about $500-$700 when I looked). Personally, I'd look online or in instrument stores because you can find some really nice vintage instruments (shoot for the '20s) for about that price that, with a little bit of work, can be miles better than a Gold Tone.

[keithmcgrath]

@SystemOfAGilles If you want to play traditional irish music you should pick the tenor banjo,I play it and its a great thing to play,if you pick the tenor banjo you would be able to play the mandolin,tenor guitarand bazudki because the are tuned the same as the tenor banjo,I knoe this because I also play the mandolin

[weepaull]

can you tell me where to get the tab for this tune bud,or any tabs online thanks ,,your great by the way,keep it up,,

[glitzpo]

sounds brill, looks effortless!

[Bomann502]

Thats so cool man.

respect man

[fanwick]

Really great! This one grooves from the first measure. How do you manage to find the rythm?

I think that's the main aim when playing irish tunes. It took a long period for me to understand the rythm is the important ingredient for this kind of music. I setup my banjo several times to improve the soiund and memorized some tunes but cannot find into the rythm. The right-hand-unit bucks. Any idea?

[MrSlacker12]

I don't own a banjo but would love to get one. What tuning is this in?

[tantoonie0]

This is in standard tuning, GDAE.

[AnSionnach13]

GDAE.

Nice tune

[woodyboy11]

Great stuff, inspires me. I'm back in Kilcar ten yres ago!

[glasgow00]

nice one! I love the tune, and it's really well played. I had to stop everything and listen! Good job.

[metothemax]

Amazing, Ive just unearthed my great grandfathers old tenor banjo and have beeen messing around on it for the last couple weeks. I can only hope to play half as well as you do!

[shankandbrisket]

Bravo, very nicely done!

[JosephEaorle]

I like your style, I like how you play chords with some of the beats, it reminds me of Liz Carrol(fiddler), and it suits this tune well.

[tantoonie0]

Thanks JE. I always appreciate informed comments like that. Slainte!

[Mr5149]

wow this is realy great.

i'm going to buy a tenor banjo in a few days... but i guess i'll never be as good as you!

When did you start playing it?

[tantoonie0]

Oh don't say that. The vast majority of tenor players out there are much, much better than me. I've been playing the tenor about four years or so, but I've been playing music for about 13 or so. Thanks for the compliment, by the way. Slainte!

[moojeni]

IMPRESSIVE! I'm learning to play this tune on tin whistle. Then I'll try to play it along your video, I loved it!

[tantoonie0]

Slainte! Thanks for the compliment, Moojeni.

[GREENHOFFS]

I love the tune, great stuff

[thebullandrews]

lovely playing

realy grate stuf