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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Four
String Banjos |
Another must-see super site for four string banjo fans
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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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Mike
Keys
|
A lot of fabulous
information here about tenor & plectrum banjos
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Fairbanks banjos |
A great resource for info
on Fairbanks banjos |
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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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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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Wildwood |
Incredible instruments made in the U.S.A. |
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Yates Banjos |
Marvelous hand crafted professional
banjos by Warren Yates. Warren also has excellent setup videos on his
website |
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Banjo Supplies |
Banjo bridges |
Your one stop shopping
place for professional qualtiy high performance bridges for all kinds of
banjos, balalaikas, bouzoukis. Custom bridges available for pro level and amateur players alike |
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Mid
East |
A great source
for thin banjo skin heads |
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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 |
The
Hotmud Family |
In the seventies I was fortunate
enough to see these fine folks at a festival concert in Carlisle, Ontario.
They're my all-time favourite band and to this day I regularly listen to
their albums filled with fabulous arrangements of bluegrass and old-time.
Rick Good is one of my heroes, he can switch back and forth between three
finger and clawhammer styles during a song and won't miss a beat -
totally worth checking out. |
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Hamilton Folk
Club |
Meets every other Tuesday in Hamilton, Ontario. Great live
performances |
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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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Hank
Schwartz |
Great clawhammer banjo, Menlo Park, CA. |
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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 |
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KDHX FM 88.1
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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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N/a'an ku se
Foundation |
I've enjoyed and marveled at the great
documentaries produced on this well deserving African Wildlife foundation in Namibia run by Rudie and Marlice
van Vuuren. |