"The Banjo Has A Happy Sound" clawhammer banjo original on Gold Tone BC-350+

http://www.banjocrazy.com/ Hi, I'm PauL Roberts. I'm the only independent product specialist/dealer in the world representing Gold Tone musical instruments exclusively. Check my website and call me for the best deals on the entire Gold Tone line.

"The Banjo Has A Happy Sound" is a tune I composed using a Gold Tone BC-350+ 5-string banjo. It was designed by legendary clawhammer banjoist, Bob Carlin. The BC-350+ (as well as the BC-120 and BC-350) has a nice frailing scoop and a slightly wider fingerboard, than is standard on a 5-string. Mine has a skin head for enhanced sweetness of tone.

I'm playing in double C tuning - gCGCD - capoed on the 2nd fret with the 5th string tuned to A. So you end up in double D, which is aDADE.

I am a lifelong professional performing musician, whose interests are mainly in international folk music and composing. Although I play a number of plucked string instruments, my current musical explorations are primarily focused around banjo-family instruments and sitar.

My website http://www.banjocrazy.com/ is my online dealership for Gold Tone. It also features interviews with great banjo players, including Adam Hurt, Bob Carlin, Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer, Gordon Johnston, Laurence Diehl, Rob MacKillop, Tom Berghan and others.

I am coproducer for Adam Hurt's groundbreaker solo gourd banjo CD, "Earth Tones."

Thanks for watching, listening and reading. Hope to see you again.
PauL

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Banjo+folk
• music+live
• music+Gold
• Tone+cello
• banjo+clawhammer+5-string
• banjo+paul
• roberts+music+world
• music+bluegrass
• banjo+BC-350+Bob
• Carlin+
• Adam
• Hurt

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The Most Enjoyable Clawhammer on YouTube!

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@vos1sign

The Most Enjoyable Comment I've received on YouTube! Thank you so much. That really means a lot to me.

PauL

[bailliekins]

Wonderful as usual Paul!

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@bailliekins

Thanks kind sir.

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[mynameisnobodyz]

Its wonderful how a banjo can be so sad when you want it to, and then spring into joyful bliss at other times...thankyou.

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@mynameisnobodyz Nice observation. Thanks,

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[ntmr123]

Beautiful wonderful performance.

I would like to follow the example.

[danbolub]

nice to have that :knock out" or whatever u call it

didnt know the gold stars sounded so good

i have a Boston Deering which is also a great sounding banjo

Have u ever heard of a piece called CALEDONIA?

ive played it under youtube music search under danbolub

have a good one

You Are A Musician !

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@DasRaskalKing

Thanks for letting me know; that's what completes the circuit and makes it all turn around.

PauL banjocrazydotcom

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@danbolub

I'm glad it came across that way to you. I was hoping it would.

PauL banjocrazydotcom