Old Time Banjo - Part Two

Recorded in 2001, Pat & Patrick Costello present the skills needed to learn frailing banjo (the same style Grandpa Jones played) in a series of lighthearted, easy to follow workshops that show you just how easy it really is to play a few tunes on the front porch.

Chapter 2: The Basic Strum
The bump-dit-ty strum.

Tab files for this workshop series can be downloaded from:

http://www.archive.org/details/Old_time_banjo

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[seminar6]

@techman65 ...hiya...im  64 and retired to Spain,and am learning from these vids...they are truly fantastic.

[iceberg1121]

I've been subscribing for a while but today I actually started to really follow and learn it... It's great! Thank you for the wonderful videos!

[o2bnov0307]

I am finding myself hitting the head on the downstroke. Any suggestions on how to avoid this?

[gallicpride]

what tuning is he using?



[mxpx003]

These videos are a goldmine. I can hardly believe they are free. Thanks Costellos and YouTube. :)

[billmacaulay]

its as if Ive found a new friend. great stuff

Bill Macaulay - Glasgow

[SeumasColm]

@seminar6 The differences is that BG banjos have a resonator (closed back) and OT banjos generally don't, and BG banjos have a tone ring, while OT banjos generally don't. OT banjos often use a different kind of head, and perhaps looser head tensions. These differences give BG banjos a more bright, ringing tone and more projection, and OT banjos a quieter, "plunky" tone. All of this is generally speaking. You can play OT on a BG banjo and vice versa, no problem.

[SeumasColm]

@seminar6 British people can't play old time banjo. It's against the Old Time Music Bylaws, paragraph 8, section 3. You must turn over your banjo to me immediately. :)

[fffuun1]

i can play the main riff in Classical gas but im having a hard time with this.... aghaghagahgaghaghah i want a banjo so bad

[seminar6]

hi Pat & Patrick...is a 5 string bluegrass banjo set up or made any different to a old time banjo?..wondering if the strings are any higher on the fret???....i am now just finishing lesson two...anothr week i am starting lesson three....i orignally started to learn plucking the sfrings but couldnt get on with it...frailing has given me a new start and i am loving it...i play everyday now and am getting on with my lessons...and i am British !!!...thanx

[seminar6]

hi Pat & Patrick...is a 5 string bluegrass banjo set up or made any different to a old time banjo?...i am now just finishing lesson two...anothr week i am starting lesson three....i orignally started to learn plucking the sfrings but couldnt get on with it...frailing has given me a new start and i am loving it...i play everyday now and am getting on with my lessons...and i am British !!!...thanx