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Bill Rogers - Posted - 10/27/2025:  00:11:14

I suppose many of you have seen this YouTube clip of the late Reed Martin; it’s been posted for some years. It popped up on my YouTube feed, so I post the link for those who haven’t seen it. Reed Martin’s playing was as good as clawhammer gets. Here he’s playing his resonator Vega Tubaphone. Watch and marvel. Red Wing:





youtube.com/watch?v=9KaDqNC_a3...t_radio=1

Tim Jumper - Posted - 10/27/2025:  06:39:41

Is that a steel drum in the background?
He was a helluva musician.

heavy5 - Posted - 10/27/2025:  07:42:18

Interesting Bill , more playing would have been appreciated , thanks

Owen - Posted - 10/27/2025:  08:01:01

I might be once again putting my ignorance on display, and if not ignorance, at least a propensity to be an outlier, but ......... ??



I gather the part after 3:00 is technically more demanding than the preceding part, but I couldn't really hear/recognize Red Wing .... give me the simple/straightforward version every time.



He also gets kudos from me for mentioning, at 6:03ish,  "....they all have musical brains."



[Where did I go wrong?  wink ]

Edwards - Posted - 10/27/2025:  13:06:42

Hey, thanks for sharing Bill, have a good day.

R.D. Lunceford - Posted - 10/29/2025:  15:18:19

And this... Simple, subtle, elegant:



Reed Martin performs "The Johnson Boys" at the 2000 Maryland Banjo Academy

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