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1 week ago

Dink Roberts: Roustabout (1983)

A fragment of "Roustabout" sung and played by Dink Roberts. Shot by Alan Lomax and crew at Dink's home in Haw River, North Carolina, late July 1983...

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Cece Conway of Appalachian State U in North Carolina has a documentary video of Dink available on a DVD she made.
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2 months ago

How to Fake being Hot

This girl shows all you ugly ass chick on how to be hot...so take her advice!

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2 months ago

Mark Johnson & Emory Lester - Cuckoo's Nest

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2 months ago

Tony Thomas - Reuben's Train - WLRN Folk Radio with Michael Stoc

Writer Tony Thomas on "The Banjo Project" , a PBS Doc. that Tony appears in. Traditional song on banjo on WLRN radio, 91.3 FM Miami, FL www.wlrn.or...

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I didnt know I was being filmed so my eyes are for the radio not the camera. After seeing this, I promise to post three or four versions of the tune by this week if my new camera works, this isnt up to my usual standard on this song
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4 months ago

Memphis Blues

ASFA Student Recital, "Memphis Blues" by William Christopher Handy, performed by Matthew Belser, accompanied by Wendy Slauson, November 13, 2009

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Great Handy was from Alabama and taught music there
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4 months ago

Memphis Blues

Overdubbing guitar in the studio

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4 months ago

Dreams and Songs of the Noble Old

Alan Lomax's examination of the talents and wisdom of elderly musicians, singers, and story-tellers, who perform not for fame or fortune but to pre...

folkstreamer • 31,852 views

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Sam Chatmon's father was reputed to have 40 outside children, one of them was born to Charlie Patton's mother, but it was not Charlie Patton. Patton did sometimes play music with string bands the Chatmons led when he was a teenager
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7 months ago

Clawhammer Banjo - Three Different Right Hand Approaches

Mike Iverson demonstrating three right hand techniques for clawhammer banjo; floating thumb, resting thumb, and thumb on every stroke...

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Going with one approach at the start makes it hrd to put it the rhythmic variety a player wants once she or he starts listening to real old time banjoist or wanting to make their own real muisc. In fact i think a beginner should learn to play the bump diddy, the drop thumb, and double thumbing a...
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8 months ago

Sugar Baby (old-time three-finger picking demonstration)

Someone asked for some tips on playing this, so I made a short video to demonstrate. I got it from Dock Boggs and although I aim to have it sound c...

HunterRobertson • 15,418 views

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The late Stu Jamison, banjoist, scientist, grew up in China. his father and grandfather were missionaries in Western China. His grandfather set Chinese words to shape note hymns he had learned in North Carolina in the 19th century. 1990s. These hymns continued in the underground churches. ...
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9 months ago

"Walk Right In" Gus Cannon Documentary Cannon's Jug Stompers

A short documentary about Gus Cannon with about 10 seconds of him playing "Walk Right In" at age 100.

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My remarks should be read in reverse order. I have spent the last 2 years doing in dept research on Gus Cannon. anyone who actually knew him or who has unissued recordings or video of him should contact me at writerrad@aol.com. I am working on several scholarly and banjo oriented publications ...
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9 months ago

Aunt Bertha Robinson Plays Banjo Two Finger Style - "Bucking Mule"

1986 video of Aunt Bertha Robinson (1904-1995) A two finger style, old-time banjo player from New Market, AL., Aunt Bertha was a favorite all a...

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9 months ago

Wilson Douglas - Shelvin' Rock

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9 months ago

Scott didlake and the origin of the banjo TBI 1992

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10 months ago

Johns Island Wesley United Methodist Church: There Is A Crown Waiting for Me (1983)

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11 months ago

Earl Scruggs & The Chieftains - Sally Goodin'

Earl Scruggs & The Chieftains

Sally Goodin' (Live)

Down the Old Plank Road

The Nashville Sessions CD

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There is a huge body of research on the African origin of the banjo. Even Thomas Jefferson wrote about that. As I pointed out this is what Earl Scruggs will tell you and what is displayed in his museum. . A person who concentrates on what he has not scene or does not know obviously needs t...
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1 year ago

Beginner banjo clawhammer lesson #2

Quick and dirty, ain't much too it, just hit string # 1 and string # 2 with an occasional pling! on the 5th string.. you can do it!

rpeek • 58,355 views

writerrad commented:

Hey I have been playing banjo for 13 years and give classes but this basic approach is great, rather than the bump diddy that I got taught on. after learning to hit notes this way then learn the bump diddy an everything else. Going to do this myself
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1 year ago

The African Roots of the Blues. Part 1

I recorded this in the Upper Region of Ghana. This musical instrument reminds me of the Banjo and the music, the Blues.

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The one string instrument in Mississiippi is a descendant of mouth bows and other bows not spiked lutes like this
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1 year ago

African Banjo - Nigeria

I met this man in Eastern Nigeria, and he was the only one i saw in my travels who played something resembling a banjo, and he played it clawhammer...

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This is closer to the Xlam but the right hand action is great fine drop thumb banjo playing as good as I wish I could have 13 years struggling with the banjo thanks.
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1 year ago

ORIGINS OF THE BANJO

TXAKARI

One form of an original African Banjo.

The Banjo and it's style of playing has come to be a part of Country music/Bluegrass of he United ...

thotsins • 4,197 views

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This is not a precursor of the banjo, but an instrument inspired by Euro[pean importation of banjos in the 19th and 20th century. It has features such as a hoop head, cylindrical sound chamber,, and fret lines that did not exist in early banjos but were added by European and American banjo builde...
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1 year ago

Early Black Banjo Piece

The story behind this, as I understand it, is that the great 19th Century Banjoist Frank Converse recalled in his later life.

This is the text acco...

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1 year ago

The Unique Mazurka, 1892.

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1 year ago

Syrian Waltz-banjo.wmv

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1 year ago

Pompey Ran Away

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1 year ago

Candid hotwife slut shoe shopping in town

Hotwife goes shopping for some new slutty high heels, watch as she tries on some sexy strappy stiletto high heels in the store

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1 year ago

Big Joe Turner - Feelin' Happy

From the movie "Shake Rattle & Rock!"

Big Joe Turner with Choker Campbell & His Band

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1 year ago

Railroad Blues - Sam McGee - Taylor 314CE - Ariberto Osio

A fast and ( for me) tricky fingers take of this classic "Railroad Blues" version wich I've played on this slightly amplified Taylor 314-CE, a good...

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1 year ago

Railroad Blues (Sam McGee cover)

Sam McGee recorded it around 1930

transcription by Steve James

I´m looking for more SamMcGee TABs, can somebody help? (TABs or links...)

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1 year ago

Railroad Blues

Sam McGee

Recodingdate : Recording date 1929-31.

Note : Sam and Kirk McGee were members of the McGee Brothers. Sam typically played guitar and K...

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the only cover I klnow at least in the old day was Tom Paley did it on the 3rd New Lost City Ramblers record about 1962 63. He still plays that tune now at 84/85 pick
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1 year ago

Tom Briggs' Jig from Dan Emmett MS

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1 year ago

A Footlight Favourite by Emile Grimshaw

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1 year ago

"Old Dan Tucker" Performance finale 2007

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1 year ago

Sweet Sunny South - old time banjo

This tune is played two different ways. First is a thumb lead, two finger style. Second is clawhammer style with some drop thumb. Bart Reiter sh...

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1 year ago

Last Chance - old time clawhammer banjo

From Hobart Smith, who really rips through this tune! I like to play it along a slower groove. Short scale banjo made by Bart Reiter.

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1 year ago

Wild Bill Jones - Clifton Hicks

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1 year ago

Army Veteran Clifton Hicks - Occupy Wall Street Solidarity: "All You Fascists" by Woody Guthrie

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