you definately want to do all of that opening run with your thumb and middle, it is a pain at first but it will pay off in the long run, you will never get speed or power doing it any other way
It really amazes me how you can play so many instruments so flawlessly. I know you have probably spent a lot of years learning but still, you are so gifted. Thanks for sharing your gift.
Thank you so much for posting your teaching videos. I have been using your fiddlin' videos; and, I just send a friend of mine who wants to learn the banjo a link to this video. I took fiddle lessons for over a year from a fantastic player; but, he was more interested in playing than teaching me to play. I have learned more from your videos than I did from his one-on-one teaching. God bless you for sharing your music.
This is so amazing. Your teaching style is the best iIve seen on the web. If I may put in a request for you to take into consideration for another tutorial: Loudon Wainwright's "The Swimming Song." THANKS for this!
Hi, just wanted to say thank you for taking the time to do this and really break it down so that it's understandable. I have been wanting to be able to play this for a while, and now I can! I watched a little of your video every day, learning a part then practicing it for days, then learning the next part, etc. I finally have it down, and it's so much fun. Anyway, you have made me SO happy! Thank you!
@blerg500 Fantastic! You have learned it the way I intended it to be learned. Practice and memorize as you go... only go as far as you can memorize. Good for you!
I still am just in shock. She keeps the song simple while still integrating techniques that are important to the aspiring banjo payer. Whats more is this version of the song sounds just as intricate as any other version.
Just out of interest, in the tab I've seen the third lick is played slightly differently, do you know which version is used in the original song (it's too fast for me to work out!). I don't think I'm allowed to post links but there's one on Banjo Ben's site and one on StringdancerDOTcom. Cheers.
@cidernut As you probably know, there are lots of different ways to play songs. In Earl Scruggs' book, it is different than what I have posted here. He does the double hammer-on, then he plays a forward roll (5 3 1 5) with a pull-off on the 3rd string (from 3rd fret to 2nd fret). Hope that makes sense.
This is brilliant, thanks for posting it! I've recently acquired a banjo and decided to learn Foggy Mountain Breadown as my first song, I used to play classical guitar so I'm hoping that'll be to my advantage with finger(pick) picking. I watched couple of other videos which are okay, but they didn't cover the right hand for anything more than the first rolls. I also found some tab but it doesn't tell you *why* the fingering is as it is for the g-lick (after your other video I can break it...
...down into 3 sections of 3). Also the other videos tell you first the left hand for the whole song and then the right or vice versa, and by the time you get back to the same part you've forgotten the other hand - yours teaches you both for each segment, which while it may not work for everyone (maybe spoiling the flow?) it DEFINITELY works for me.
these videos are great this is my second song I am trying to learn on the banjo this seemed like a very confusing group of licks and rolls but after watching a couple times I am starting to get it, I plan on getting a fiddle too someone mentioned above you have instructions on that as well I'll be sure to look for those too thanks my first song was cripple creek I think its a very basic version of it I have it on my channel if you get a chance to check it out, once I get this down ill post
@AaronsProject100 There are lots of different ways to play songs. You may just have a different version than what I am teaching here. It doesn't necessarily mean what you are doing is wrong. Without hearing it, I wouldn't be able to tell you what was different.
@ramblinray38 When you have large fingers, you have to work a little bit harder. You have to place your fingers differently. For instance, if you need to play the 1st and 2nd strings at the same time (like at the beginning of this song), and you are fretting the 2nd string but leaving the 1st string open, you can allow your finger to touch the 3rd string since you are not picking that string. Gold Tone has a wide neck banjo that could help. Most people just work at it and eventually get it.
You are great! I'm going to try this right now and will post a vid shortly! Feel free to check out any of my other videos! Us banjo girls gotta stick together! :)
one time i decided i wanted to play this banjo thingy i had gotten for Christmas. i was at a loss as to how to do anything more than chords and make up my own songs, meaning that i couldn't play with most people. then one day i found these videos and learned enough songs to keep me busy for quite a while. I know i can do this and i thank you.
Hope you get my video response which wouldn't have been possible without you and your excellent teaching. Thank you, thank you! I'm Windowswatcher - if you find it on here!
Wow! Amazing I've been wanting to learn this for ages! You've really explained it well... magic! I'm in the process of learning it now. Thank you! :-)
Wow! 25 instruments. You truly are a gifted musician. I learned so much from your fiddle videos and now that I decided to play the banjo, here you are again. What a very generous person you are. Thanks
your an awesome teacher, i must be an awesome learner because i have the first par down pat, i have looked every where for the second part of this song and cant find it . i think i no the chords but dont no the rolls on the second part, coud you please post it if you get time? that would be great
You have nice skinny fingers, but what do guys with fat fingers do? Right on the second pinch when I hold the second string on the first fret my left index finger touches the 1st string or my nail touches the 3rd. I tried it so many different ways but always end up touching the wrong string.
@cloverm When you have fat fingers, you allow your fingers to touch the strings you are not playing. For instance, if you want to play the first and second strings while fretting the second string, go ahead and let your finger touch the third string since you are not playing it. If there is room on the nut to space the strings farther apart, have the nut on your banjo altered to help accomodate your fatter fingers.
@0236449 There is a product called Gorilla Snot (no joke!) that is a gelled rosin that you could try. It is to help people keep a grip on their picks. You could also attach a very thin piece of sandpaper with some double-stick tape to the area of the head where your pinky is supposed to be. Make sure you aren't having this problem because you are pushing with your pinky. Try to relax your right hand. I know it's easier said than done. Good luck!
great!!!! just what ive been looking for in information. explanation of rolls and the fingering in one thing. the next best lessons to this untill they go further than B part, or dont showthe rolls nearly clearly enough, great work, you should do this for a living. thank you.
Just got my first banji on sunday; ive been playin guitar for a few years but not a prolific fingerpicker. This video helped out more than I thought a video ever could. Now its friday and i can play foggy mountain breakdown almsot at full speed
I was really happy that after two weeks I could play it from the begining to the end.That's why it took a long time because without a tab it is hard( for me ) to follow the sounds. But now I can shout very laud..... AND NOW I HAVE IT :-)
@MarioSavioTZM For two reasons: 1) The thumb accents the note; and 2) the movement of the index to middle finger twice in a row is generally a slower movement for MOST (not all) and could hurt your speed later on.
Thank you so much Chris!! It took me two days to finally get it but I had my banjo for a week and I finally have my first tune! You are an excellent teacher!!! Do you have a Cripple Creek video lesson?
@gonewopin Play with the recording of the song so that you use the correct rhythm. If you can't stay with the recording, you have to keep trying until you can. Work on coming in where you're supposed to be. Skip notes that have already passed and go to where you should be. It's hard to do for most people in the beginning, but you have to keep trying. Use a slow down program if the recording is too fast for you.
Thank you Chris, I just started learning to play a banjo I've had for years. I thought Foggy Mountain was something way to difficult for me but I found your excellent video and I can play it! (Slowly, old fingers).
wiked lesson, can you do a video of how to play dueling banjos please, all the other teachers on here just sit there and play the song and expect you to just copy them, thanks.
best lessons and camera seen for learning, excellent lesson, thanks for the instruction, have you any dvd instuctructal courses, that can be purchased....john.....uk
I love you! Within 2 days I managed to play the piece at 150 beats. Think 220 are good.
For all, who don't have a banjo yet (like me): tune the guitar in open g, forget string nr. 6, fix a thin e-string to nr. 5 instead A, tune it up to high g! A was afraid to tear the e-string apart, but it worked! I hope to get a banjo soon.
Chris.......you're an excellent teacher. Just curious, how long did it take you, to play at the speed you do...and what brand of a banjo do you play? Also.....(only playing 5 months, but guitar--40 yrs), I learned to play a simplified riff of the solo, that eric weissberg plays in dueling banjos.....Can you possibly play the actual lick...and if so, can you post it. esoterically gary
@ROCKINREVEREND I play a Stelling banjo. I've been playing banjo for almost 30 years. Since I learned to play as a teenager, I don't ever remember having problems with speed. My adult students have more trouble with speed than my younger students, but we work on it together during lessons. Always remember clean is better than fast. Don't know if I'll have time for your request, but maybe sometime I will.
Thanks Chris for the excellent lesson! Been playing guitar for 42 yrs. and just started banjo 2 wks. ago. I can see you'll have me playing this song and others soon! You really are a fantastic teacher, looking forward to more.
Thank you so much! I grew up playing the guitar and fiddle and was always afraid of the banjo but you are the best at showing how to do it. The G Lick and all are great videos. Thank you so very much!!
hey so has anyone else noticed that a lot more young people are playing the banjo now? the new bands are beginning to use banjos in their songs, at least around central ohio.
Thank you so much for everything. You seem to be more of a bluegrass player but I am sure I am not the only one would appreciate some lessons on some other banjo styles i.e. January Wedding by The Avett Brothers. Just if you have the time and get bored. Thank you so much for these videos they are the best i have found. Keep it up! =D
Nice lady, you can tell. Probably from somewhere that has really cold winters and poverty stricken working class... you know, decent folks that help stranded motorists like 50 years ago.
Thanks for the vid, I have learned the breakdown from you and can play it OK now, not bad for only owning a banjo for 5 weeks.... CAN YOU PLEASE do a Duelling banjos lesson, Thanks again
What a nice lady! I Really appreciate how you break these songs down to the simplest components. Not many do (but are good in their own way).. Wish I was closer than 10 hours away so I could take a few 1:1 lessons and sit in on one of your jam sessions. I guess there's always YouTube where I can play along. Looking forward to that Mandolin lesson if you do one. Keep up the great work!
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CharlesBeeTV 1 day ago
This is Just Fantastic. Your a Great teacher. I'm Just starting out & this is a real confidence booster. thanks so Much.
MrDanoconnor 2 weeks ago
you definately want to do all of that opening run with your thumb and middle, it is a pain at first but it will pay off in the long run, you will never get speed or power doing it any other way
A1994B3 2 weeks ago
I love you
Eastsidetrublood 3 weeks ago
It really amazes me how you can play so many instruments so flawlessly. I know you have probably spent a lot of years learning but still, you are so gifted. Thanks for sharing your gift.
TheGhost5600 1 month ago
Is that a Stelling?
dcscott100 1 month ago
Nice, you explained it well.
btcooper11 1 month ago
Thank you so much for posting your teaching videos. I have been using your fiddlin' videos; and, I just send a friend of mine who wants to learn the banjo a link to this video. I took fiddle lessons for over a year from a fantastic player; but, he was more interested in playing than teaching me to play. I have learned more from your videos than I did from his one-on-one teaching. God bless you for sharing your music.
rupprulesgouk 1 month ago
i am in love she isho ashome!--not kiddin--she ish awshom
fkntrkr 1 month ago
God bless you for takin the time.
ErnieN2011 2 months ago
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omg--i have been working on this for about a year--you made it simple god love ya
fkntrkr 3 months ago
omg--i have been working on this for about a year--you made it simple gog love ya
fkntrkr 3 months ago
This is so amazing. Your teaching style is the best iIve seen on the web. If I may put in a request for you to take into consideration for another tutorial: Loudon Wainwright's "The Swimming Song." THANKS for this!
mapaps1 3 months ago
is ths the normal 5 string banjo tuning?
AustralianKing19 4 months ago
@AustralianKing19 Yes, this is in standard G tuning: gDGBD
blueiis2 4 months ago
Hi, just wanted to say thank you for taking the time to do this and really break it down so that it's understandable. I have been wanting to be able to play this for a while, and now I can! I watched a little of your video every day, learning a part then practicing it for days, then learning the next part, etc. I finally have it down, and it's so much fun. Anyway, you have made me SO happy! Thank you!
blerg500 4 months ago 4
@blerg500 Fantastic! You have learned it the way I intended it to be learned. Practice and memorize as you go... only go as far as you can memorize. Good for you!
blueiis2 4 months ago
WOW AMAZING picking you got going on there Mad Skills !! FANTASTIC Job !!
PatrickJK32583 5 months ago
I still am just in shock. She keeps the song simple while still integrating techniques that are important to the aspiring banjo payer. Whats more is this version of the song sounds just as intricate as any other version.
tabletopjazz 5 months ago 2
YOU are the most clear, concise and un-condescending person teaching banjo on youtube. Hands down. Thank you so much. :)
tabletopjazz 5 months ago 2
Just out of interest, in the tab I've seen the third lick is played slightly differently, do you know which version is used in the original song (it's too fast for me to work out!). I don't think I'm allowed to post links but there's one on Banjo Ben's site and one on StringdancerDOTcom. Cheers.
cidernut 5 months ago in playlist cidernut's Favorited Videos
@cidernut As you probably know, there are lots of different ways to play songs. In Earl Scruggs' book, it is different than what I have posted here. He does the double hammer-on, then he plays a forward roll (5 3 1 5) with a pull-off on the 3rd string (from 3rd fret to 2nd fret). Hope that makes sense.
blueiis2 5 months ago
This is brilliant, thanks for posting it! I've recently acquired a banjo and decided to learn Foggy Mountain Breadown as my first song, I used to play classical guitar so I'm hoping that'll be to my advantage with finger(pick) picking. I watched couple of other videos which are okay, but they didn't cover the right hand for anything more than the first rolls. I also found some tab but it doesn't tell you *why* the fingering is as it is for the g-lick (after your other video I can break it...
cidernut 6 months ago
...down into 3 sections of 3). Also the other videos tell you first the left hand for the whole song and then the right or vice versa, and by the time you get back to the same part you've forgotten the other hand - yours teaches you both for each segment, which while it may not work for everyone (maybe spoiling the flow?) it DEFINITELY works for me.
cidernut 6 months ago
@cidernut Thanks! I'm glad that you liked my teaching style!
blueiis2 6 months ago
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cidernut 6 months ago
Cheers for the video, you're a wonderful teacher.
3irty3hree 6 months ago
Damn...you are good...wish i was that good..
chessfun 6 months ago
these videos are great this is my second song I am trying to learn on the banjo this seemed like a very confusing group of licks and rolls but after watching a couple times I am starting to get it, I plan on getting a fiddle too someone mentioned above you have instructions on that as well I'll be sure to look for those too thanks my first song was cripple creek I think its a very basic version of it I have it on my channel if you get a chance to check it out, once I get this down ill post
guitarded1713 6 months ago
why does it sound different when I play it than your demonstration at the start of the vid? Are you playing a more advanced version?
AaronsProject100 7 months ago
@AaronsProject100 There are lots of different ways to play songs. You may just have a different version than what I am teaching here. It doesn't necessarily mean what you are doing is wrong. Without hearing it, I wouldn't be able to tell you what was different.
blueiis2 7 months ago
Im a begginer banjo player but has rather large fingers making it hard to form notes do u have any suggestions to help me
ramblinray38 7 months ago
@ramblinray38 When you have large fingers, you have to work a little bit harder. You have to place your fingers differently. For instance, if you need to play the 1st and 2nd strings at the same time (like at the beginning of this song), and you are fretting the 2nd string but leaving the 1st string open, you can allow your finger to touch the 3rd string since you are not picking that string. Gold Tone has a wide neck banjo that could help. Most people just work at it and eventually get it.
blueiis2 7 months ago
You are great! I'm going to try this right now and will post a vid shortly! Feel free to check out any of my other videos! Us banjo girls gotta stick together! :)
banjogirl93 8 months ago
WOW! You are a very good banjo player and an awesome teacher! Thank you! :D
103964988 8 months ago
one time i decided i wanted to play this banjo thingy i had gotten for Christmas. i was at a loss as to how to do anything more than chords and make up my own songs, meaning that i couldn't play with most people. then one day i found these videos and learned enough songs to keep me busy for quite a while. I know i can do this and i thank you.
Neat! Blisters!
ghettoswagtypewriter 8 months ago
You are the best teacher ever!!!!
theskitzoman 8 months ago
Hope you get my video response which wouldn't have been possible without you and your excellent teaching. Thank you, thank you! I'm Windowswatcher - if you find it on here!
Windowswatcher 9 months ago
Wow! Amazing I've been wanting to learn this for ages! You've really explained it well... magic! I'm in the process of learning it now. Thank you! :-)
Windowswatcher 9 months ago
Wow! 25 instruments. You truly are a gifted musician. I learned so much from your fiddle videos and now that I decided to play the banjo, here you are again. What a very generous person you are. Thanks
TheGhost5600 9 months ago
@TheGhost5600 Thank you! I do love to play, but I love to teach even more. I'm glad you are finding the videos helpful.
blueiis2 9 months ago
GUAPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
molina187golosito 9 months ago
your an awesome teacher, i must be an awesome learner because i have the first par down pat, i have looked every where for the second part of this song and cant find it . i think i no the chords but dont no the rolls on the second part, coud you please post it if you get time? that would be great
imalwaysrite666 9 months ago
Do you have the tab to go along with this? If so, would it be possible to get it emailed to me? Thanks.
tarheelman1975 10 months ago
Watching this gets me all wired... I really want to learn the banjo!
Great video!
DuskY1991 10 months ago
You are indeed a very nice, patient lady, thank you for answering my post. Your instructional videos are most helpful.
Do you ever come to Georgia with your band? I'd like to see you play and say hi. In the meantime, I'll be practicing per your advice.
cloverm 11 months ago
what is your banjo tuned at?
lilripperz 1 year ago
@lilripperz It is in standard G tuning. g D G B D
blueiis2 1 year ago
You have nice skinny fingers, but what do guys with fat fingers do? Right on the second pinch when I hold the second string on the first fret my left index finger touches the 1st string or my nail touches the 3rd. I tried it so many different ways but always end up touching the wrong string.
cloverm 1 year ago
@cloverm When you have fat fingers, you allow your fingers to touch the strings you are not playing. For instance, if you want to play the first and second strings while fretting the second string, go ahead and let your finger touch the third string since you are not playing it. If there is room on the nut to space the strings farther apart, have the nut on your banjo altered to help accomodate your fatter fingers.
blueiis2 1 year ago
I've started playing the banjo about 5 months ago. And I'm almost in cripple creek.
volleyballchicky0414 1 year ago
make a flogging molly cover =)
ButlerSONG 1 year ago
This is a GREAT video-I am a beginner and your instuction is very easy to follow. Thank you very much!
hardhindsa 1 year ago
4:10 - sorry just need this bit!
Durkin 1 year ago
any suggestions for getting more grip on your banjo?
my pinkey keeps sliding and hitting the 1th string? thanks
0236449 1 year ago
@0236449 There is a product called Gorilla Snot (no joke!) that is a gelled rosin that you could try. It is to help people keep a grip on their picks. You could also attach a very thin piece of sandpaper with some double-stick tape to the area of the head where your pinky is supposed to be. Make sure you aren't having this problem because you are pushing with your pinky. Try to relax your right hand. I know it's easier said than done. Good luck!
blueiis2 1 year ago
Hi there
This is a great video. I have been wanting to learn this for ages. Thanks. Doesn't she have a lovely smile too :)
mldl00017 1 year ago
...besser erklären geht nicht!
Danke!
AALfred2 1 year ago
Without a doubt, the best free instructional video out there for learning this song. Thank you.
richardcranium32 1 year ago
This is a special lady. She exhibits the grace and patience of a mother teaching her child. Lucky is the man married to her.
20alphabet 1 year ago
@20alphabet I'm showing this to my husband!!!! :o) Thank you.
blueiis2 1 year ago
great!!!! just what ive been looking for in information. explanation of rolls and the fingering in one thing. the next best lessons to this untill they go further than B part, or dont showthe rolls nearly clearly enough, great work, you should do this for a living. thank you.
Morlan Graciech
on England.
tasilbhurn 1 year ago
Just got my first banji on sunday; ive been playin guitar for a few years but not a prolific fingerpicker. This video helped out more than I thought a video ever could. Now its friday and i can play foggy mountain breakdown almsot at full speed
drewwiner 1 year ago
I was really happy that after two weeks I could play it from the begining to the end.That's why it took a long time because without a tab it is hard( for me ) to follow the sounds. But now I can shout very laud..... AND NOW I HAVE IT :-)
many thanks. Kornél
kornelmaci 1 year ago
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kornelmaci 1 year ago
why's bringing in the thumb so important?
MarioSavioTZM 1 year ago
@MarioSavioTZM For two reasons: 1) The thumb accents the note; and 2) the movement of the index to middle finger twice in a row is generally a slower movement for MOST (not all) and could hurt your speed later on.
blueiis2 1 year ago
My FAVORITE song...and you can really BURN it up...while at the same time making it look so easy !
Awesome picking and the BEST beginner lesson for this song.....or any song for that matter....that I've found !
Nice and slow and very detailed !
Thanks.
jchipps1 1 year ago
Thank you so much Chris!! It took me two days to finally get it but I had my banjo for a week and I finally have my first tune! You are an excellent teacher!!! Do you have a Cripple Creek video lesson?
airborne91x 1 year ago
I have the notes down and I know the speed will come, but I just cant seem to get the rhythm. Do you have any suggestions?
gonewopin 1 year ago
@gonewopin Play with the recording of the song so that you use the correct rhythm. If you can't stay with the recording, you have to keep trying until you can. Work on coming in where you're supposed to be. Skip notes that have already passed and go to where you should be. It's hard to do for most people in the beginning, but you have to keep trying. Use a slow down program if the recording is too fast for you.
blueiis2 1 year ago
Thank you Chris, I just started learning to play a banjo I've had for years. I thought Foggy Mountain was something way to difficult for me but I found your excellent video and I can play it! (Slowly, old fingers).
Kev.
Zevo1857 1 year ago
Just bought a banjo and I'm slowly learning this song. Thanks!
evanshall 1 year ago
wiked lesson, can you do a video of how to play dueling banjos please, all the other teachers on here just sit there and play the song and expect you to just copy them, thanks.
smorris91 1 year ago
best banjo lesson ever and thank you.
overtime2005 1 year ago
Best teaching vid with foggy mountain so far, but I'ts a little bit fast. No rush on the banjo :)
mattiasskroder 1 year ago
best lessons and camera seen for learning, excellent lesson, thanks for the instruction, have you any dvd instuctructal courses, that can be purchased....john.....uk
shootingjohn 1 year ago
@shootingjohn Yes I do. It is for rank beginners, though. Go to: Learn Bluegrass . com with no spaces.
blueiis2 1 year ago
I love you! Within 2 days I managed to play the piece at 150 beats. Think 220 are good.
For all, who don't have a banjo yet (like me): tune the guitar in open g, forget string nr. 6, fix a thin e-string to nr. 5 instead A, tune it up to high g! A was afraid to tear the e-string apart, but it worked! I hope to get a banjo soon.
Thanks, Chris - Peter from Germany
zattopekk 1 year ago
@zattopekk Great idea, Peter!
blueiis2 1 year ago
Very good lesson. I hope you keep it posted.
wearenew 1 year ago
Chris.......you're an excellent teacher. Just curious, how long did it take you, to play at the speed you do...and what brand of a banjo do you play? Also.....(only playing 5 months, but guitar--40 yrs), I learned to play a simplified riff of the solo, that eric weissberg plays in dueling banjos.....Can you possibly play the actual lick...and if so, can you post it. esoterically gary
ROCKINREVEREND 1 year ago
@ROCKINREVEREND I play a Stelling banjo. I've been playing banjo for almost 30 years. Since I learned to play as a teenager, I don't ever remember having problems with speed. My adult students have more trouble with speed than my younger students, but we work on it together during lessons. Always remember clean is better than fast. Don't know if I'll have time for your request, but maybe sometime I will.
blueiis2 1 year ago
Thanks Chris for the excellent lesson! Been playing guitar for 42 yrs. and just started banjo 2 wks. ago. I can see you'll have me playing this song and others soon! You really are a fantastic teacher, looking forward to more.
Thanks,
Denny
denman1953 1 year ago
Thank you so much! I grew up playing the guitar and fiddle and was always afraid of the banjo but you are the best at showing how to do it. The G Lick and all are great videos. Thank you so very much!!
JRodTrust 1 year ago
hey so has anyone else noticed that a lot more young people are playing the banjo now? the new bands are beginning to use banjos in their songs, at least around central ohio.
MRmattconnell 2 years ago 2
heyy..... just wanted to thank alot.... this gave me realy more use than any other video... thanks
jokersupport 2 years ago
Thank you SO much!! Can't wait to learn it!! Be blessed.
deed6339 2 years ago
Oops! I meant - banjo TEACHER... I hope you'll teach us to play "I Saw the Light". Thanks!!
deed6339 2 years ago
I'll see what I can do! It's all time-related (of which I have none). Thanks!
blueiis2 2 years ago
That was a great lesson! I can now play Foggy Mountain Breakdown. I would also love to learn I Saw the Light. Keep up the great work!
DutchMantel2 2 years ago
@blueiis2 hi really starting to pick foggy up thank yoy pete from derby england
pedrobod123 2 years ago
Thank you so much for everything. You seem to be more of a bluegrass player but I am sure I am not the only one would appreciate some lessons on some other banjo styles i.e. January Wedding by The Avett Brothers. Just if you have the time and get bored. Thank you so much for these videos they are the best i have found. Keep it up! =D
kylecov3333 2 years ago
You are the best banjo on you tube! Can you please do a video for "I Saw the Light"?
deed6339 2 years ago
what a smile lovelyjubliee
pedrobod123 2 years ago
very informative.. good teacher thank you. to 20alphabet. you got all that from a BANJO LESSON??? WTF???
rockinrjr 2 years ago
a goog judge of charchter he is...
love the video!
percivallll 2 years ago
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gdsvalentine 2 years ago
Nice lady, you can tell. Probably from somewhere that has really cold winters and poverty stricken working class... you know, decent folks that help stranded motorists like 50 years ago.
20alphabet 2 years ago
She can be my teacher any day :D
TBaker1964 2 years ago
You are a very good teacher! I like your style and your skill and your positive energy. You make learning fun!
skyhawk53 2 years ago
all i got to say is amazing we need some of you around my area you are very good at teaching thank you so much now I know it .
Justin
TheJustin423 2 years ago
Thanks for the vid, I have learned the breakdown from you and can play it OK now, not bad for only owning a banjo for 5 weeks.... CAN YOU PLEASE do a Duelling banjos lesson, Thanks again
sleepytaff 2 years ago
You are to be commended on a great lesson. Thank you and all the very best.
TEfanNo1 2 years ago
Awesome video. I've been trying this for a week and and you taught me in an hour. Thanks so much for your help.
realgratefulone 2 years ago
What a nice lady! I Really appreciate how you break these songs down to the simplest components. Not many do (but are good in their own way).. Wish I was closer than 10 hours away so I could take a few 1:1 lessons and sit in on one of your jam sessions. I guess there's always YouTube where I can play along. Looking forward to that Mandolin lesson if you do one. Keep up the great work!
2CoolMel 2 years ago
Great could you do a detailed mandolin instruction for a song or do you teach mandolin
rickshunter1 2 years ago
I do play mandolin, but don't generally teach it. I could certainly put something up, though. I'll see what I can do in the next couple of weeks.
blueiis2 2 years ago
Excellent teaching, really well done!
psglicks 2 years ago