Kelly Emerson plays Deering's Golden Era and Calico banjos

I was very lucky to have Kelly Emerson to play "human-jukebox" with these two banjos for me. I had travelled to Tampa to buy a Deering Golden Era and was unexpectedly able to try a Calico as well. Kelly did a great job.

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Music

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• Deering
• Calico
• Golden
• Era
• Kelly Emerson

[Edthebanjo]

Funny thing is, I keep liking the one he is playing best. When he is playing the Calico that ine seems to be my fave one, but when he plays the Golden era, it changes...

Which one did you buy in the end?

[randallpatrickc]

It was a difficult choice but in the end I went with the Calico. I love it. It sounded slightly more obnoxious and also had that lovely narrow Deering neck.

Funnily enough, Kelly told me later he'd bought the GE :-)

I heard him playing it with Ron Block recently sounded good too.

'course, mine's prettier :-)

[banjodav]

what's the song he keeps playing?

[randallpatrickc]

Something he was writing. I wanted him to play the same thing over so I could compare the two

[TyTyMoney]

Would you happen to have Big Blue barn Burning Baby by Kelly Emerson. Also did you buy the banjo @ Tom Henderson's Shop on Busch Blvd. in Tampa Plz Reply, Gary Mercer II aka Merc The Cruiser

[randallpatrickc]

Nope don't have that one.

I bought from Tom Henderson. Nice chap :0)

[LiviuJETIX]

Sounds like farm country music i like it :D

[theothernickc]

Golden Era takes it for me. Sounds a bit less harsh.

[ctquicksilver]

calico for sure...

[2ndfret]

Picks just like his daddy Bill,

[dennisndodie]

The Calico has a quick punch and the Golden Era has a more traditional hollow sound like them both.

[w0nz]

Holy S)&t ! ;D his playing is awsome ;D