A confession by Derek blind lemon Robinson.

banjo is an interesting instrument. early on in history it was the stringed instrument for bands, as it was loud enough to be heard over the brass, etc. then the dobro came along. next the electric pickup. neat.
'you sure have a pretty mouth'....my favorite line when I am out in the woods camping with the boys. and no, it is not what you are thinking.

'you sure have a pretty mouth'....
That's what you'll probably hear from your cellmate Cletus when you get thrown in the slammer. Worth thinking about if you're ever tempted to do something illegal.

I still cannot watch 'ol Ned in anything. ANYTHING.

Although the two scenes appear in the same film, they aren't happening concurrently. I mean I watched Blue Velvet but still drink Heineken.

check out 6 string banjos, same tone with guitar fingering!

You know if you play Dueling Banjos and Man of Constant Sorrow at a gig you will get people on their feet and dancing...

Kinda hard to imagine dancing to Man of Constant Sorrow.

okay, clogging then

"can I get a whitness?' I don't have a banjo. played one once. all I could do was strum some reggae. it was the same with an accordian...I could only coax reggae out of it. I don't know why.
with a violin I can play Twinkle Little Star. on pedal steel I was able to play the steel parts in Heart of Gold. I also could play Wild Horses and a Yardbirds tune, Heart Full of Soul and Hank William's I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry.

Ricochet...I have done illegal things and ended up in jail. Mississippi of all places. it was back in the 70's I we were glad to get out alive. we had long hair and the deputies were big bubba good ol boys. it was in jail when my byuddy looked at me and said that line from Deliverance. cracked me up dispite our sad situation. the guys in the next cell laughed hard too.

oh man, memories...that was a long time ago.

"can I get a whiteness?'
Isn't that from a soap powder ad?

I love the sound of a banjo. I haven't picked one up and tried to play it yet, though. The six string "ganjo's" supposedly are easier to play because they are like a guitar but still sound the same.

Don't let a stereotype keep you from playing anything if you like it. Except for maybe the accordion. :mrgreen:

Check out Bela Fleck.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEtqlfMTL80

You will never view the banjo the same again.

an instrument is only limited by the player.

hey greybeard...I suffer from typo fever.

Ricochet...I have done illegal things and ended up in jail. Mississippi of all places. it was back in the 70's I we were glad to get out alive. we had long hair and the deputies were big bubba good ol boys. it was in jail when my byuddy looked at me and said that line from Deliverance. cracked me up dispite our sad situation. the guys in the next cell laughed hard too.

LOL, reminds me when my best friend and I went out to California back in '73. On the way back we took turns driving, I don't think we stopped for two days. Finally, we had just crossed over from Louisiana into Mississippi and decided we'd had enough. We stopped at a diner in some small town. We were gonna sit and relax for awhile. While we were sitting there waiting for our meals, about 4 or 5 guys came in and sat across from us. It was immediately obvious that they did not care for our long hair (I was 19 then), and made a few comments about us being gay (not the word they used, it started with a Q). So we figured we weren't really all that exhausted and told the girl we decided to take out. As soon as we got our food, we got outta there quick. Man, we were looking in the rear view mirror for the next 50 miles! :D