Baltimore Fire - Fretless Banjo

Here is my attempt at the Fantastic old tune "Baltimore Fire" on an as of yet unnamed fretless banjo.

This instrument is another Brian Carver creation.

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Music

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• Brian
• Carver
• Banjo
• Fretless
• Clawhammer
• Baltimore
• Fire
• Frailing
• Dan
• Jaaren
• Sacharow
• bluedanbob
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• Time

[migasaguiar]

That looks like a Brian Carver banjo. Nice playing.

[bluedanbob]

@migasaguiar Thanks! It is indeed a Carver. Plays great, light as a feather, nice voice.

[nichmars]

nice job!! RIP Charlie Poole

[bluedanbob]

@nichmars Thanks!

[dexeron]

It sounds great! You've really got to have a feel for the tone and tune to play it fretless, and this came together really well. The banjo itself is really pretty - there's just something special about handmade instruments...

[bluedanbob]

Thanks! And you're right, there's a certain charm to these little instruments that adds a little to the fun of playing.

I hope Brian, who made this one as well as my gourd, keeps it up. He's got one hell of a future ahead of him.

[cz2509]

Not bad BDB, thats a real interesting song, and its a great lookin banjo too.

[xSNOWYJOEx]

do you know what a tuner is?

[christian0oo]

thank god i found this video cause i was getting bored of double c and standard tuning and found this tuning. its so much fun to play around with! THANKS!

[banjobubby]

dude the heads not on tight enough. you should redo it and put up anther vid. if that head was tuned up right it probly ring like crazy..

[Hikikomori013]

Actually, I think you have a good voice and your pitch is good. The voice is just a little weak. I have the same problem.

Find a place where you don't have to worry about anyone hearing and open up. Sing from the belt buckle and let it roll out over the top of the banjo. That's hard to do while you're worrying about where the next note is on the fingerboard, but with practice you should do fine.