Georgia Railroad on a hundred year old Dobson banjo

[harryfaber]

I will have to write 'the Purfleet Railroad'.

I work for the railway that runs from London to Southend. One of our stations is Purfleet, where there used to be a big gunpowder store. Our line also goes to Shoeburyness, where there still is a weapons testing facility, and past Tilbury Fort, which was first built by Henry VIII and last used in the 1940s. It was also used as a POW camp after the 1745 Jacobite rebellion. Must be some songs out of that lot!

[rpeek]

@harryfaber Got to be some good songs in all that.. hahaha.

[TheMichaelrichard]

just today i bought restrung and played my first banjo and you sir have just cemented my resolve to play,,,this song Georgia railroad...the first time i ever heard it....

[rpeek]

@TheMichaelrichard Cool.. Okay then, have some fun with that.. I'll be waitin' for the video..

[acapwell]

any way you could give a step by step video for this one?

[rpeek]

@acapwell Sure, I'll work on it. 

[acapwell]

@rpeek fantastic! you are the man!

[LelouchLamperouge019]

Finger pickin' good!

[guitarlvr54]

Now that's some GREAT PICKIN' !!! thanks rich ! -G.L.54

[yugio1971]

sounds great,you make it look so easy!!!

[kortt]

Great playing of a great song on a great banjo. Imagine if that instrument could talk....I mean talk, not sing....the stories it'd tell.

[golgothagarage]

Hammer-on middle finger third string second fret, then pull off ring finger first string second fret. Nice sound, I love it.

[thebibleisfiction]

sounds so good!

[shartne]

nice

[thoeckel]

Awesome playing - this is becoming one of my favorites!!

[doberfag]

@thoeckel does he record these during that day and you watch them at night to see what he's been up to?

[thoeckel]

@doberfag great way to stay in touch......!!

[rpeek]

@doberfag Yep, that's how it works..

[MrJrondeau]

I reckon that banjos pushing 1880's G. Clifton Dobson was the Boston maker if I'm correct. Great playing as always Rich, this video found its way in to my favorites..