Here's my attempt at doing a brief video lesson on how to get started playing old time banjo in the Grayson County,VA style.
I suggest using your index finger if possible to play, and remember to always pick downward, not up.
Hope it is of some help to some of you folks
Looking for lesson #2 Kilby. Lesson one was great.
bbmac4856 3 months ago in playlist More videos from whitetopmusic
Thanks for doing this & keep 'em coming. As well as a good primer to clawhammer stroke it's a great counterpoint and demonstration of the nuances that are different from other [better promoted/more popular?] Galax area styles of downpicking.
plunknplinkntwang 9 months ago
Middle finger worked best for me Kilby, more power and better tone than I got with the index finger. I tell my students to try middle first, then index finger and settle on one or the other.
otfiddler 9 months ago