| Banjo sites: instruction, tabs
etc. |
Phillip
Mann |
"The man's" home page, lots of banjo stuff. Phillip has
passed on but his website lives. |
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Reno
Picker |
Don Reno is one of my all-time favourite
banjo players but unfortunately he passed away in 1984. Fast forward a
decade or two and I met Jason Skinner through this thing called the
internet. Jason has a great passion for Don Reno's banjo playing and has
managed to sound exactly like Don in both tone and playing techniques.
It's incredible really to hear Jason play and you'd be hard pressed to
tell the difference between him and Don. Jason has a lot of info on his
website as well as instructional material that'll help you to learn Don's
famous playing techniques. Yes, a legend sure can live on! |
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David
Marshall |
Banjo is alive and well in Britain, be sure to check
David's Virtual Bleugrass Band for the most amazing collection of backup
midi files and tabs. David's quite an accomplished clawhammer player.
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School of Fretted
Instruments NYC |
Jack Baker's website in New York, NY. Awesome information
on banjo and guitar. A super & must-see learning resource |
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Uncle
Ben |
Banjo page, beautifully animated tutorials, tabs etc.
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Tony
Geoghegan |
Tony's excellent website in the U.K., lots of Reno stuff
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Four
String Banjos |
Another must-see super site for four string banjo fans
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Mike
Keyes |
Another excellent tenor banjo website specializing in
Celtic tenor style playing |
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The Banjo
Hangout |
An inspiring collection of info, tabs, forums and more
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Blue
Sage |
Blue Sage Band - lots of clawhammer info, great tabs and
more |
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Toronto
Banjo Band |
This is a really cool site for four string banjo fans
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Mugwumps |
Asuper collection of real hard to find banjo info, tons of
great stuff |
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Banjo
Newsletter |
Magazine - a "must have" subscription for any five stringer
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EZ
Folk |
Richard Hefner's impressive banjo & guitar site with
tons of info, tabs, MP3's etc. |
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Wim van de
Weg |
Visit Wim's page for banjos and other bluegrass stuff in
the Netherlands. |
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BF
Banjo |
Now here's a real he-man's banjo... |
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Banjo
Frailer |
Beautiful music and info you shouldn't miss on this website
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| Banjo
Makers |
Bishline |
Pro-level five string banjos made in
the U.S.A. |
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Deering |
Awesome instruments from entry level to professional
models |
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Fancy
Banjo
|
Some spiffy ideas for plain rim tone
ring upgrades |
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Goldtone |
A full range of banjos: bluegrass,
open backs, 6 string, cello - marvelous instruments |
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Arthur
Hatfield |
Pro-level handmade
banjos by Arthur Hatfield in the U.S.A. Fine instruments by an exceptional luthier |
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Helix |
Talk about innovative
designs - Larry Hill makes great rims for his fine banjos in
Arizona, U.S.A. |
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Jeff
Menzies |
Jeffrey Menzies
from Toronto, Ontario (Canada), a fabulous tackhead and gourd banjo builder. Talk to
him about any custom specs your heart desires |
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Nechville Banjo |
Nechville bajos are
state of the art innovative designs you want to be sure
to look at. Made in the U.S.A. they're well known for great
tone and playability - totally stage worthy. |
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Recording
King |
Models range from entry level to profressional, fine quality instruments |
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Bart
Reiter |
Incredible open back banjos made in the U.S.A. by Bart Reiter |
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Bill
Rickard |
Open back banjos masterfully crafted in Ontario, Canada by
Bill Rickard |
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Stelling |
Exceptional banjos for pro musicians made in the
U.S.A. |
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Hugo
Valcke |
Fabulous looking handcrafted instruments in Belgium |
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Wildwood |
Incredible instruments made in the U.S.A. |
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| Banjo Supplies |
Mid
East |
A great source for thin banjo skin heads |
|
Bill
Rickard |
Specialty banjo parts and kits. A complete supply
to make your own banjo. |
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Stewart McDonald |
A huge range of parts for making &
repairing musical instruments including, of course, banjos |
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| Bands, performers |
Hamilton Folk
Club |
Meets every other Tuesday in Hamilton, Ontario. Great live
performances |
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Joe
Carr |
An awesome musician, plays with Alan Munde and does a
superb job on mandolin, violin and Celtic style tenor banjo |
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Beatgras |
A fine group of musicians from Cheyenne, Wyoming,
U.S.A. |
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Hillbilly
Gypsies |
Real fine music to treat your ears on coming to you from
West Virginia, U.S.A. |
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Skyland
|
Waddaya know, Bluegrass in the Netherlands - and pretty
awesome stuff at that. Some real nice MP3 soundbytes of their original
tunes (impressive clawhammer on one of the tracks). |
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The Rarely
Herd |
An awesome bluegrass band featuring one of my favourite
banjo players, Calvin Leport |
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Raymond
McLain |
Fabulous banjo player, I've enjoyed their McLain Family
elpees (oops, vinyl...) for many many years |
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Hank
Schwartz |
Great clawhammer banjo, Menlo Park, CA. |
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Jay
Unger |
Composer of the Ashokan Farewell, one of the most beautiful
melodies I've ever heard. |
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Ken
Perlman |
A long time Banjo Newsletter columnist and clawhammer banjo
and guitar player extraordinair. |
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Bob
Flesher |
One of the artists on one of my all-time favourite albums:
the Old Five String. Bob also produces some real fine banjos. |
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Wayne
Erbsen |
Cool CDs and tons of links. |
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Spillefolk |
A huge collection of Danish and other Scandinavian fiddle
tunes |
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| On-Line Radio |
Sugar in the
Gourd |
Awesome on-line old-time music |
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KDHX FM 88.1
|
Great old time music on Sunday afternoons from St. Louis,
Missouri U.S.A. |
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Live
Radio |
If you like on-line broadcast radio, this if THE page to go
to. Stations from all over the world, not just the sad few MS offerings.
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| Other stuff, not music
related |
Gesundheit
Clinic |
One of my favourite movies is Patch Adams, not just a make
you feel good movie, a make you feel awesome movie. Based on a true story,
be sure to check out this hugely inspring website. |
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Drug
3K |
A great database resource with all kinds of info on
prescription drug |
