Trip to Durrow - an Irish reel played on a tenor banjo

"Trip to Durrow" is an Irish reel, I'm playing it on my grandpa's banjo that he bought in the 1930's. There is no name or serial number or anything on it to identify what make it is but we think it may be a knock off of a Gibson because of the resonator and the head stock art work.

It's a little sloppily played but you'll get the idea I hope, let me know what you think of it

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Music

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• the
• trip
• to
• durrow
• tenor
• banjo
• traditional
• Irish
• reel
• music
• jig
• hornpipe
• folk

[jagwgeorge]

Nice job! There are several banjo brands from the 1930s that were made by Gibson. I'd say your banjo is either an SS Stewart or a Kel Kroyden. Both are very collectable.

[OldTimesCruelty]

@jagwgeorge Thanks for the feedback I'll have do some more research and see what I can find.

Sorry for thelong wait for my responce, I just got out of BMT. You must have left the comment right after I left

Thanks again!

[rhapsag]

Nice sounding and nice looking banjo.

You play with a nice steady pace, but you need to take care to give all the notes their full length - you have a tendency to cut short some of the long notes.

You can listen to his tune on the Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann website, played just a little faster than you play it here, so you should be able to play along. This should highlight the spots that need attention.

[krimskrams]

i concur with jag, it's a kel kroydon banjo. very good one at that!