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Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18848 posts, RR: 54
Posted (7 years 4 months 2 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 842 times:

Do you like the use of banjos in music? I think it can be really good. My dad has a great CD of Wild West-like music with a lot of banjo use. It's very good.

"Everyone writing for the Telegraph knows that the way to grab eyeballs is with Ryanair and/or sex."

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Sunshine79 From UK - England, joined Jan 2006, 1758 posts, RR: 34
Reply 1, posted (7 years 4 months 2 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 829 times:

I love the sound of the banjo when it's being played with Irish music, along with the flute. My mates have an Irish band, and they make it sound soooo good.

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Tbar220 From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 7011 posts, RR: 28
Reply 2, posted (7 years 4 months 2 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 827 times:

I love the banjo personally. If you want a cool band to listen to, check out "The Chieftans". The best way I can describe it is bluegrass music with an Irish influence to it. Its great music.

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Logan22L From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 3, posted (7 years 4 months 2 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 824 times:

Quoting Pe@rson (Thread starter):
Wild West-like music

It's called bluegrass, you chav. Wink

Banjo is great - Jerry Garcia and Bela Fleck are some of the more well-known names in banjo playing. The comedian Steve Martin is actually quite good as well (at least he used to be).

I've played in a few bluegrass bands over the years, but it tends to get a bit boring for the string bass, so I haven't done it in many years.

KaiGywer From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 12029 posts, RR: 43
Reply 4, posted (7 years 4 months 2 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 823 times:

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When I was on a ride along in Aspen once, we stopped at a bar (fight call...go figure). They had a bluegrass band playing, and we stayed there for probably fifteen minutes or so listening Smile

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Birdwatching From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 3573 posts, RR: 52
Reply 5, posted (7 years 4 months 2 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 818 times:

I don't understand why we have to endure all these threads about banjos in music.

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Logan22L From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 6, posted (7 years 4 months 2 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 813 times:

Quoting Birdwatching (Reply 5):
I don't understand why we have to endure all these threads about banjos in music.

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CHRISBA777ER From UK - England, joined Mar 2001, 5964 posts, RR: 63
Reply 7, posted (7 years 4 months 2 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 809 times:

Pe@rson - check out:

The Grid - Swamp Thing

Tune. Big grin

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DrP From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2005, 280 posts, RR: 5
Reply 8, posted (7 years 4 months 2 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 806 times:

Quoting CHRISBA777ER (Reply 7):
The Grid - Swamp Thing

Tune.

Great tune Big grin

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Texan From New Zealand, joined Dec 2003, 4204 posts, RR: 53
Reply 9, posted (7 years 4 months 2 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 801 times:

The Eagles - Take It Easy

Love that tune, great banjo.

Emily Robison of the Dixie Chicks is by far the best female banjo player I've ever heard and she can hold her own with just about anyone. Once you get into real bluegrass, though, stuff with Bill Monroe and Del McCoury, that's where you have the real solid banjo players. Great stuff!

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Chrisjake From United States of America, joined Jul 2004, 843 posts, RR: 1
Reply 10, posted (7 years 4 months 2 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 794 times:

i love the banjo!

Quoting Logan22L (Reply 3):
Banjo is great - Jerry Garcia and Bela Fleck are some of the more well-known names in banjo playing. The comedian Steve Martin is actually quite good as well (at least he used to be).

actor John Lithgow is quite an accomplished banjo player also.

for those of you who love this type of music, there is no better place to listen to it than the Telluride Bluegrass Festival which is done annually in June. Bela Fleck is there every year, and Del McCoury will be there this year too.

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Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18848 posts, RR: 54
Reply 11, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 767 times:

I am getting addicted to Feuding Banjos by Eric Weissberg with Marshall Brickman. Anyone else like this one?

"Everyone writing for the Telegraph knows that the way to grab eyeballs is with Ryanair and/or sex."

MD11Engineer From Germany, joined Oct 2003, 13344 posts, RR: 64
Reply 12, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 761 times:

I play the five string banjo, in old time frailing and up picking styles, not the modern Scruggs bluegrass three finger picking. Unfortunately my old English made Essex & Sons banjo(from about 1920, with an open back, without resonator and natural skin, great sound for the style of music I play) tore it's skin a few days ago. Now I've got to look for a piece of goat skin to replace it. irked

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STLGph From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 8981 posts, RR: 27
Reply 13, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 758 times:

Quoting Texan (Reply 9):
The Eagles - Take It Easy

Love that tune, great banjo.

i love the intermix of banjo with rock music.

another great band that mixes the banjo with their rock style is Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

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Reply 14, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 756 times:

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Can you hear the banjo yet?

NO? Then, sing along!

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N1120A From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 25852 posts, RR: 79
Reply 15, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 755 times:

The use of a banjo on "Sing" by Travis was an absolute sonic masterpiece.

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AirEuropeUK733 From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2004, 961 posts, RR: 12
Reply 16, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 751 times:

Quoting N1120A (Reply 15):
The use of a banjo on "Sing" by Travis was an absolute sonic masterpiece

Quoting CHRISBA777ER (Reply 7):
The Grid - Swamp Thing

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Cornish From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2005, 8187 posts, RR: 56
Reply 17, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 3 days ago) and read 748 times:

How about anything by George Formby

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AirEuropeUK733 From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2004, 961 posts, RR: 12
Reply 18, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 2 hours ago) and read 733 times:

Just listened to Romeo & Juliet by Dire Straits in the car on the way to work this morning.....there's a banjo at the beginning, right?

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Wukka From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 1013 posts, RR: 17
Reply 19, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 2 hours ago) and read 731 times:

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones in concert with Dave Matthews back in the winter of '00 or '01... somewhere around then.

Un-flecking-believable. What a great show.

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ABfemme From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 20, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 1 hour ago) and read 727 times:

"I'm leaning on a lamppost on the corner of the street............"

Springs to mind

Can't help being old

but NOT that old !!!!

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Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18848 posts, RR: 54
Reply 21, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week ago) and read 719 times:

Quoting ABfemme (Reply 20):
Can't help being but NOT that old !!!!

Are you implying something? Silly

James.

"Everyone writing for the Telegraph knows that the way to grab eyeballs is with Ryanair and/or sex."

ABfemme From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 22, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week ago) and read 711 times:

Blinkin' heck I'd be in my 70's if I could sing any of it other than the first line !! - but I do remember that banjo guy in the Fast Show (can't remember his name !) silly

WhiteHatter From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 23, posted (7 years 4 months 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 705 times:

REM - Electrolite

Peter Buck uses a banjo on that track (and hates playing the thing at concerts)

Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18848 posts, RR: 54
Reply 24, posted (7 years 4 months 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 703 times:

Quoting WhiteHatter (Reply 23):
REM - Electrolite

That's in my top 5 REM tracks. Damn good.

"Everyone writing for the Telegraph knows that the way to grab eyeballs is with Ryanair and/or sex."

25 PanHAM: Fully agree on all of that, Emily is not only great at playing Banjo, I love her Dobro play as well. Ever since I saw them first time playing at the

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