Mole in the Ground

[petro062]

I blow up moles. Great music. Skill there.

[TariffRisinger]

Never heard of the song until now. Great job playing. I love the banjo! So does my little girl. At 7 years old she has great taste in music. Love the video as well. I gives a sense of a peaceful and slow pace of life. Something to enjoy and reminisce. Thank you.

[radiowwww]

Thanx. That was some great sounds . My playlist has only banjo, in it. I AM HOOKED!

[Banjozone]

The man at 1:00 is named Jenes Cottrell, from Dead Fall Run WV, He is a distant relative. He made that Banjo from the torque converter of a 57 Buick....thanks for posting this.

[ColdChicago]

from the playing originally of bascom lamar lunsford, a southern judge who started the ashville, north carolina folk festival... he sought to preserve mountain culture in the face of the horrors of "hillybilly" stigmatisation. he contributed over 300 songs to the library of congress.

[italomacelloneable]

I like it ;)

[emptypockets81471]

Great Job!!! keep strumming!!!!!!

[ladycharsw]

Thanks for the video. I love banjo playin!! a young senior from Fresno Cal

[jaimyfct]

Does a mole make this sound?

[krickkickify]

Why is this called mole in the ground? How the f**k can you write about a mole in the ground? How sick is that?

[jaimyfct]

I whas going to sleep with my banjo but then i took a arrow to my dick

[krickkickify]

I was the best banjo player in the world but then i took an arrow to my banjo :'(

[dannyhoeben]

dubstep sucks, GO BANJO!!!!

[krickkickify]

Hody partners, there's a mole in the ground :)

Hit it with a pugel stick

[dannyhoeben]

I WANT A BANJO

[jaimyfct]

@krickkickify You rock

[dannyhoeben]

@jaimyfct this guy need a concert tour

[jaimyfct]

@krickkickify GIVE HIM THUMBS UP!

[jaimyfct]

@krickkickify MORE MOREMORE

[jaimyfct]

I f**k with my banjo

[krickkickify]

I sleep with my own banjo :)

[jaimyfct]

In holland whe love banjo music

[krickkickify]

Ting ding ding dding ding, badam bam

[jaimyfct]

Ting ding ding ding ding ding ding ding

[jaimyfct]

BANJO IS IN! POP IS OUT!

[krickkickify]

BANJO IS FUCKING VET!!!!!!! :)

[jaimyfct]

Banjo is koel

[danksmoka10]

awesome i can remember my great grandma playin this tune when i was little

[9lontoonieful1]

Good playing!

[brainburrito]

Haha, yes I do think you sound a bit like Ted Levine. He has a pleasant voice also.

Nice playing!

[somethinextra]

Great Music... Thanks...

[ChrisAZify]

Nice Job.

[nelsonboomer1]

That was wonderful!!! Great job!!

[73scamp]

Great job...........

[dulcimerginny]

Sure did like your picking. I'm new at clawhammer banjo. I THINK that's what it was. Right? Wonderful to listen to and I'll try to play as well as you ....some day. Please keep it up

[firefighter1426]

Wonderful I just found you I will continue to listen. Music to this country boys soul. Nothing makes me feel better than the sound of a banjo in the crisp Appalachian air.

[fredcoonbanjo]

Some 50 years ago, I used to listen to Genis Cottrel from Dead Fall Run Holler near ivydale, WV play this on his home made banjos. Not a bad job, my friend. Keep playing. I have for many years.

[fedorafree]

Playing with real feeling ... two thumbs!!!

[TheMrBlackCrow]

I love this..your playing is great, the tune is great and the old photos are awesomre

[chico00566]

that's real America!

[Windyhoosier]

Thanks, that was lovely.

[tohoward33]

Really enjoyed this tune a great job.

[1canyonguy]

Chk out the holy modal rounders version 

[jakethefiddle]

i like this version,is it the original version? can you verify this for me ,cheers,nice bit of fralin,mate !!

[wellhill99]

great pics

[USMC1861]

i really like how this sounds

[MrAckwood]

I like it but being from around Col Mountain I thought you`d cal it Keppy Where You Been So Long. Maybe cause I do. But I like it.

[banjodan99]

@ryanjcus LOL! I'm reading your comments. I guess youtube was just being a little slow. Couple more videos coming up in a few minues.

[ryanjcus]

We need to pair up sometime time and have a little jam. I know I could compliment your excellent banjo playing with some percussion! Thumbs up my friend

[ryanjcus]

Excellent!!!!

[ryanjcus]

Excellent!!!!!



[dehypnotist]

I first heard this done by the Holy Modal Rounders back in '63...

[fridrikur]

Amazing banjo talent.

[faheyball]

Banjodan - great playing! And beautiful scenery :)

Do you any "modern" players who've recorded renditions of traditional songs. Love my Doc Boggs and Clarence Ashley etc - just not always diggin the 8-track fuzz on the old cuts :)

Any reccomendations?

[banjodan99]

All the musicians involved with the movie "Cold Mountain" are great, including Dirk Powell and Riley Baugus. I also really like the band Old Crow Medicine Show. Some of their albums are more old-timey than others, but a great deal of it is very traditional. They have a unique rough and rowdy sound. The Foghorn String Band is good. Tim Obrien is good, but edges closer to bluegrass than old-time in a lot of his music. Enjoy!

[chinnmusic]

@banjodan99 your version is my fav. thx man bing more

[tehace]

@faheyball Matt Costa does a great version of this song, it's on youtube

[sk8geezer]

Great stuff, take care.

[BradBrassman]

Great accent. You sound like Buffalo Bill from Silence of the Lambs.

[banjodan99]

Thanks... I think...?

[slimpickensrx]

No, you sound like Captain Leland Stottlemeyer from the Series Monk. Hope that's better?

[BradBrassman]

LOL

[brainburrito]

@BradBrassman Oh my gosh he kinda does!

[billfalco01]

great tunes

just great

[sufenta67]

Flawless timing!!!

[EchoesoftheOzarks]

I appreciate your mixture of music videos with farming videos. My Ozarks site also includes a mixture of old-time music with history videos I've made.

Anyway, this video is fun to listen to and look at. Are those family pictures and picxtures of your farm?

Looking forward to more music.

[banjodan99]

Thanks! I just stole the pictures from google image search. I'll get some more tunes out if I ever find the time.

[tanglefingers]

dan .. what are you playing? the bass notes sound like its a Mt Banjo ,

[banjodan99]

Its a Deering Goodtime with a fiberskin head. Kinda funny, but my crummy microphone makes it sound a lot like the old recordings of old-timers with mountain banjos.

[Str8JacketMafia]

Great job dude! I didn't know about this channel til I heard about the chickens, you sucked me straight in.

[banjodan99]

Thanks. I'm hoping to do some more banjo playing videos soon.

[manque15]

My of my favorite movies is Deliverance, can you play the music out of that?

[banjodan99]

The song in the movie is "Duelling Banjos," probably the most recognized banjo tune of all time, almost to the point of being a cliche, although I do like the song too. I can pick out a little bit of it, but not all that well. Its played in a bluegrass or "three-finger" style of playing. My kind of playing is the older style known as "frailing" or "clawhammer," that dates back to the 1800's. I might play around with it a little and see if I can do a version of "Duelling Banjos" for you.

[earthgriot1]

Guitar players won't play "Freebird" or "Stairway to Heaven" just like any self respecting clawhammer player would not play "Dueling Banjos"... Don't learn it! It builds a terrible stereotype for the banjo!

[banjodan99]

LOL, I know what you mean.

[tanglefingers]

Deliverance and "that tune" were unfortunately largly responsible for saving the banjo from total obscurity, 30+yrs later and there is no banjo "highpoint" to compare. Its no wonder people still remember it and ask for it.. but.. it is time we moved on! Further more its a formula one DUET written/stolen and played by the inventor of the style, to showcase his hottest licks in a competition style piece. Its really not fair to ask anyone to play it. Unless your planing to play the guitar part?

[ChrisAZify]

@earthgriot1 - I don't know of any Guitar or banjo players who limit what songs they choose to play. All of those are great tunes. Like the erroneous saying, "Real men don't eat quiche". Real men eat whatever they want. Real musicians play whatever they want.

[schoolupstairs]

@ChrisAZify damn straight

[Demolitionhick]

Nice playing.

[banjodan99]

Thanks. Its a lot easier than it sounds.

[josborne26]

Good job on the banjo, I enjoyed the slide show too.

Jeff