Larry McNeely at Smoky Mountain Banjo Academy
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@5picking I know you asked this question a long time ago -- but I think it is an archtop Baldwin D Model
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Anyone know if this is the same Larry McNeely that plays banjo on many of the Smoky Mountain series albums (like Smoky Mountain Sunday) by Brentwood Music?
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Love the music
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Anyone advise what Banjo Larry's playing there ( obviously a Raised head ). Thanks.
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I am just tellin what he sed. You ought to hear his Dixie Breakdown. Pure Don.
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Larry pays homage to Don Reno in this video, and I'm sure Reno was an early influence on Larry due to his (Reno's) creativity and innovative banjo playing... but I'd say that Larry sounds a lot more like Scruggs with some Bill Keith, Bobby Thompson and Alan Munde thrown in... at least that's how he sounds to me on everything but "Choking the Strings". Larry is also very creative in his own right. Larry's playing inspired many banjo players, including me. Don't mean to nit pick.. just sayin'.
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I was lucky enough to be at this mini-concert and even edited some video for Jack. Got Larrry's autograph. He is much more influenced by Don Reno than Earl.
dgilray 2 years ago
Larry's Reno tunes are a little more like Reno played them than his Earl tunes are like Earl played them. IMO, its because Earl's style is more lick oriented while Reno's was more technique-oriented. Reno's great instrumentals would explore a roll sequence, a chord progression, or a melody line, while Earl's would focus on a hook lick and fill in with his repertiore of "standard" rolls and licks. Earl's approach lends more to variation by players who come later and interpret the same tunes.
jnhatfield 2 years ago
Larry does have his own touch, VERY precise and he can play FAST, as he demonstrates on Dear Old Dixie. He is a REALLY nice person, very mild mannered and family oriented. He does not perform much but is picking as good as ever. I'm hoping to get him back to SMBA this year. Jack Hicks, Ron Block and Leroy Troy will be there, along with regulars National banjo champs Gary Davis and James McKinney, and Tom Nechville. Bill Keith and Eric Weissberg are also invited but not confirmed.
jnhatfield 2 years ago