Sweet Sunny South - old time banjo

This tune is played two different ways. First is a thumb lead, two finger style. Second is clawhammer style with some drop thumb. Bart Reiter short scale banjo.

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Music

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• clawhammer
• old
• time
• banjo

[Kornpoke]

What's your head material?

[FrostyMorn]

@Kornpoke Plastic frosted head.

[jasonwhiton]

beautiful tone! i'm interested in a darker banjo tone like this. do you think it's that short scale model, your approach, or some combination? thanks for posting.

-jason

[FrostyMorn]

@jasonwhiton Hi Jason. I would say that the tone of this banjo is a combination of factors: the tightness of the head, the weight of the bridge, the stuffing behind the dowel stick and the hands of the player.

[wizzjones]

Beautiful playing Michael!

[FrostyMorn]

I am honored by your kinds words, Wizz. Thank you!

[fralin1966]

tuned to a or g?

do you find the short scale hard to tune to g?

[fralin1966]

I agree this is the best rendition of this song you will ever find !!

[sfdgardner]

FrostyMorn would it be possible for you to slow down and teach us how to play the two finger version? I can't make heads or tails of the picking pattern and would love to be able to learn it.

[manwithabanjo]

I think I am going to claim "this is the nicest presentation of old time I have heard yet" if I could mold my playing after anyone it would be the above banjoist.

Speed is excellent, timing is also, I will forever keep this on my play list..

Thank you

[manwithabanjo]

excellent

[hostilerosstyle]

excellent. wonderful song

[confederatemike117]

sir! please make more of these videos because now I can never find just plain out good old time banjo music.. like this ..its really good

[asburysmith]

tab pleaseeeeeeeeee  pleaseeeeeeeee

:)

[NooGods]

Fantastic... sweet tune... love the change from 2-finger to clawhammer and the wonderful tone of that short-scale Reiter! Thanks!