Mimosa Banjo - Posted - 05/16/2010:  11:44:00

Someone on another online site posted this youtube link of Dolly Parton playing the banjo. This is the first time for me to see Ms. Dolly playing and I enjoyed hearing her pick (and sing) but wondering if anyone can identify what style she is using.

youtube.com/watch?v=JzbAfv-f2ck

Ronnie - Posted - 05/16/2010:  11:48:59

Looks like 2 finger style and strumming.

f#dead - Posted - 05/16/2010:  12:28:29

And she's got those pink finger picks! =:-)

Matteo - Posted - 05/16/2010:  13:05:40

No clue on her style, but really enjoyed the harmonies, especially Linda's.
Matt.

Julio B - Posted - 05/16/2010:  13:11:44

That's the Pete Seeger style with slight modifications.
~Julio

D.W. - Posted - 05/16/2010:  13:23:07

Can anyone tell me what type/brand of banjo she's playing. There is a close up of the peg head in the video, but I can't read the name on it.

On first look - It seemed to me that she was playing that banjo the same way she - or anyone - might play a guitar, when they wanted to do a rough semblance of fingerstyle but without actually doing fingerstyle. (hit the melody notes and pick a complementary string with it, and then strum)

Anyway her nails are way to long for a stringed instrument.

Edited by - D.W. on 05/16/2010 13:24:10

g3zdm - Posted - 05/16/2010:  15:16:06

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Originally posted by Julio B

That's the Pete Seeger style with slight modifications.
~Julio

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Julio B - Posted - 05/16/2010:  15:50:25

Ok, I cheated! I concede the honor to you! Just, please keep this quiet so no one else will know, ok?
~Julio


" Drat ! Julio beat me to it (slight variant on Pete Seeger style)."

Edited by - Julio B on 05/16/2010 15:50:50

geemott - Posted - 05/16/2010:  16:46:30

You know you are too far gone when you find yourself saying, "quit showing me closeups of that girl's face. I wanna see her banjo!"

jmetz - Posted - 05/16/2010:  19:37:28

Hi folks,

Looks like an Alvarez, metal bowtie inlay, friction tuners.

That's may story and I'm sticking to it.

Take care,
Jim

Edited by - jmetz on 05/16/2010 19:40:14

pick1936 - Posted - 05/16/2010:  22:13:03

Right, Alvarez, I had one a lot like that in 1967. and You are right those inlays were weird..



Nechville. In Higginsville.

dixie kiwi - Posted - 05/17/2010:  05:19:37

That must be double-D tuning!! (Dolly would laugh)

My grandfather had a great photo of Dolly-Emmy-Linda he took right off the TV from that very performance in the 70's. It's still in that old Smokies cabin too. Great link, thx for recalling a great memory

banjostan - Posted - 05/17/2010:  05:24:52

hey alan how is it going. i hope all is well. stan.

troy_nov1965 - Posted - 05/17/2010:  06:38:07

i think she just adpoted her guitar stlye playing to banjo. My grandpa did same thing he did thumb picking on guitar and did same on banjo.

wrangler - Posted - 05/17/2010:  09:17:45

The "Trio" was a great act. I just can't believe how young Emmy Lou was in that video!

fred davis - Posted - 05/17/2010:  12:01:19

I don't care how she plays that gal is such a looker that I'll watch anything she does even sweeping the floor

JIMBO53 - Posted - 05/18/2010:  18:44:06

Here's a pic of Dolly playing a RB-250. With those Cruella DeVille fingernails, it's a wonder she can play anything, but most people aren't paying much attention to her fingers.....just us nut-job banjer pickers. And did you ever notice Dolly always play the banjo sitting down? Maybe she can't find a strap long enough to go around her...uh...well, you know....

dpeacock1 - Posted - 05/19/2010:  11:30:49

I don't see a banjo in the picture???

Doug

WildJimbo - Posted - 05/19/2010:  21:15:05

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Originally posted by JIMBO53

Here's a pic of Dolly playing a RB-250.

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Ks_5-picker - Posted - 05/20/2010:  04:49:24

I'll bet that's an old ball bearing.....no binding on the top of reso.

mike gregory - Posted - 05/20/2010:  16:51:37

And on a NEARBY video, at first glance, I thought it was David Bowie. But it was Emmy Lou!
youtube.com/watch?v=RiAP1OrSMd...e=related

Freeze at 0:18 and compare to
movietrain.net/images/bowie.jpg

grich - Posted - 05/20/2010:  23:00:29

Here's a few banjos we built for her at Gibson

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Emiel - Posted - 05/21/2010:  04:14:15

Real custom-made banjos. Fit her well...

JoeDownes - Posted - 05/21/2010:  04:29:45

quote:

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Originally posted by jmetz

Hi folks,

Looks like an Alvarez, metal bowtie inlay, friction tuners.

That's may story and I'm sticking to it.

Take care,
Jim

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Emiel - Posted - 05/21/2010:  05:23:37

True, the 5th string is not there. You don't always need one...