if you ever want to hear a great version of this song, check out jerry garcia and david grisman i forget which album but they do a great one. your picking is awesome old timer!
You had me scratching my head trying to figure out how you knew all that arcane trivia....until I scrolled down and saw my blatherings from seven months ago, long forgotten. I have trouble enough with last week...
Joyce (She Who Must Be Obeyed...) got a kick out of your comments. I get ragged from time to time about my L&H missing 28 strings.
It`s a George Washburn, made about 1895. I`ve got it strung with gut, tuned to open C (regular open G tuning with the 5th string down to D) Interestingly (or maybe not...) there never was anyone named "George Washburn". The banjos were made by the Lyon&Healy Company (they still make harps; my wife plays one). Lyon`s full name was George Washburn Lyon.
I had thought it was a bit older; hit Google just now and found an almost identical one described as "ca 1895"
Nice Video
KeithProctorArtist 1 year ago
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Many thanks.
Wishuey 1 year ago
You are very talented
americandevo 1 year ago
Nice Pete.
scruggsophylia 1 year ago
Yeah, that was a great video!
Bortherhood 3 years ago
if you ever want to hear a great version of this song, check out jerry garcia and david grisman i forget which album but they do a great one. your picking is awesome old timer!
darhein 4 years ago
Thanks! I`ve got the album somewhere; pretty sure they ("Old and in The Way"?) got it from Uncle Dave Macon.
Wishuey 4 years ago
Ive heard it its amazing Shady grove is one of my favorite albums of all time
youenjoymyself1 3 years ago
Well, BG'ers often tease CH'ers about their banjos missing a resonator! Cheers.
jessyquedens 4 years ago
Hey, I play a Lyon & Healy harp too (an old Troubado(u)r that still has only 33 strings). Regards to your wife!
jessyquedens 4 years ago
You had me scratching my head trying to figure out how you knew all that arcane trivia....until I scrolled down and saw my blatherings from seven months ago, long forgotten. I have trouble enough with last week...
Joyce (She Who Must Be Obeyed...) got a kick out of your comments. I get ragged from time to time about my L&H missing 28 strings.
Wishuey 4 years ago
You did really nice man.
Sounds great.
Also i think you look a little like the colonel. Which is a good thing...
fragglerog 4 years ago
BEAUTIFUL sounding open back banjo. What is it?
abilane78 4 years ago
It`s a George Washburn, made about 1895. I`ve got it strung with gut, tuned to open C (regular open G tuning with the 5th string down to D) Interestingly (or maybe not...) there never was anyone named "George Washburn". The banjos were made by the Lyon&Healy Company (they still make harps; my wife plays one). Lyon`s full name was George Washburn Lyon.
I had thought it was a bit older; hit Google just now and found an almost identical one described as "ca 1895"
There you go...
Wishuey 4 years ago
Oops... Make that open D. (5th D, 4th A, 3rd D, 2nd F#, 1st A)
Wishuey 4 years ago
I like some of Uncle Dave Macon's recordings. He's a crazy guy in a good way.
Myra1959 5 years ago
Thanks for the kind words. Check out old recordings by Uncle Dave Macon and others to hear how it SHOULD sound.
Wishuey 5 years ago
I'm trying master Sweet Sunny South on my banjo. It's great to see how other people play that song. Thank you.
Myra1959 5 years ago