SJL - Posted - 01/29/2008:  21:15:53

Welcome guys,

This years dates for Pineridge are listed here.

http://www.banjohangout.org/events/...submit=Go%21

"If the woman is alive at the end of the song, it ain't Bluegrass".

2007 Hatfield Walnut Custom

1976 (?) Aria Pro Tree of Life

CdnPicker - Posted - 01/30/2008:  04:41:53

Boy am I ever late to this thread! Better late than never I guess....count me in !

"Smash your piano, and invoke the glory beaming banjo!"
-Mark Twain 1865

Bow-tie75 - Posted - 01/30/2008:  10:06:29

I'm with ya CndPicker, a little late. I grew up in Ottawa, took lessons from Garry Greenland as a kid. Bin livin' in BC, Alberta and have since returned to the home province but now reside in Sudbury....good fishin'. I play Scruggs style, and if it's the 1000th time i've heard JD pick the same tune, It'll still blow me away! Currently the band Hard Ryde is puttin' up with me as their banjo picker, I'm very glad to be there.
Cheers and Hello to all!.
D'Arcy

mainejohn - Posted - 01/30/2008:  10:45:43

I'm not Canadian, although Maine shares three times as much boundary with Canada as we do with the US. I suggested this sometime ago, but it falls on deaf ears. It would be nice if Canadians were organized by province on the HO, like we "Gringos" are organized by states. For example, I'm heading to PEI in two weeks for the Potato Equipment Show in Charlottetown. To search members living in PEI, I have to go thru the entire list of Canadian members to find any that might live on that part of the the island. I know its not a big deal, but it would be make a search much easier.

Cheers,
John
Scarborough, Maine

Edited by - mainejohn on 01/30/2008 10:47:06

buba1960 - Posted - 01/30/2008:  13:57:22

Hi from Kamloop's B.C. Bluegrass all the way! I also live at my cabin in Egmont ,B.C. on the beautiful Sunshine Coast and would luv to hear from pickers in my area.
Take care ya'll

gjjozsa - Posted - 02/01/2008:  12:23:23

Howdy,

Gabe from Calgary. I went to Barry Luft last year and told him that I wanted to learn Scrugg's style. Barry set me straight in no time, and now I'm very happily frailin' instead.
Learned on a Martin Sigma (at least 30 yrs old) and am now trying out my sweet new Vega Senator.
I'm just a novice, but would like to hear from other folks who want to jam in Calgary (or close by).

Gabe
- iBanjo

Pluckin Canuck - Posted - 02/08/2008:  17:33:45

Hey folks!

Glad to see so many other maple-syrup suckers on the site.

I live just a stone's throw from Parliament Hill - but it's not my fault.

As far as the banjo goes I'm an enthusiastic newbie.

PC

phischer - Posted - 02/08/2008:  22:10:55

I live pretty close to Canada does that count? I am stuck with listening to Rush on Jack FM all day.

Fischer

dinla - Posted - 02/15/2008:  16:44:15

I'm late finding this post but better late than never! I'm from Port Alberni, but I'm moving to Qualicum soon. Its close to Coombs, which has had a Bluegrass Festival for 31 or 32 years now. My interest with 3 fingerstyle scruggs pickin developed when we first moved to that area, 30 years ago. We used to go to the Coombs Country Opera, which was a bluegrass coffee house. The show was always good, and it was enough to get me to pick up the banjo and take it on, My major influences have been J. D. Crowe, Sonny Osborne,Chris Stevens, Nick Hornbuckle, Glen Ribena, Gerry Patch to name a few

dinla - Posted - 02/15/2008:  17:27:45

Ramblin Man, As far as the West Coast for lots of banjos, I don't know of any, that stock lots. Where I get my stuff is Old Town Strings in Victoria. They do excellent repairs & have the odd used banjo, as they come & go. I spoke with the owner Dave, & he said he was getting in a used Deering shortly. This was just last week so you may want to check there. In Vancouver, there is San Francisco Pawnbrokers & they have sometimes quite a lot of banjos, but you have to know what you're looking for. I just purchased a Vega banjo from Elderly Instruments in Michigan. I dealt with them years ago & their service was excellent & they have lots of used & new banjos too!

bluenorthernmusic - Posted - 03/16/2008:  16:19:27

Hi. I'm a singer-songwriter, musician, & teacher who lives in the Kitchener-Waterloo area. A former public school teacher, I've restarted a music studio, Blue Northern Music, specializing in banjo, guitar, & singing lessons.

Edward Barrington
Blue Northern Music
www.bluenorthernmusic.com

SJL - Posted - 03/16/2008:  18:09:35

Welcome to the Hangout Edward.

"If the woman is alive at the end of the song, it ain't Bluegrass".

2007 Hatfield Walnut Custom

1976 (?) Aria Pro Tree of Life

spoonpuller - Posted - 03/20/2008:  07:51:57

Howdo Im from Burlington Ontario, just starting out, been at it for just under 3 months.3 finger style.

teepo - Posted - 03/23/2008:  14:22:17

5-string picker from st. john's newfoundland here!
willing to bet i may be the only one from newfoundland on here.
i took a few lessons from chris quinn while in toronto last month, and checked out the foggy hogtown boys. or as we would say "foggy hogtown b'ys"
they were killer.

either way! another one for the role call!

Put on your overcoat and roll

SJL - Posted - 03/23/2008:  17:38:30

Welcome guys.

"If the woman is alive at the end of the song, it ain't Bluegrass".

2007 Hatfield Walnut Custom

1976 (?) Aria Pro Tree of Life

BargainBanjo - Posted - 05/18/2008:  05:25:40

Hi, i'm in Halifax, Nova Scotia (although i'm an Englishman) and i play clawhammer. I got into it from hearing Old man Leudecke on CKDU and now i'm learning from Mike Iversons website. I'm feeling a burst of energy now that winters over

adam2180 - Posted - 06/19/2008:  20:40:41

I live in Halifax NS as well. I play clawhammer. I too got into playing banjo after seeing Old Man Leudecke play. I was playing an open mic show with some friends and he went on before me, He blew me away!

Adam
Halifax NS

Dustyone - Posted - 09/06/2008:  14:14:44

Hi
Last but not least I hope, I"m originaly from N.B. .. been living In the G.T.A. Mississauga Aeria for about 30 years now, anyone close by wants to jamm, drop me a line
Jeff

irbabey - Posted - 09/15/2008:  18:58:30

Hi All,
I'm from Calgary, Ab and have been playing Scruggs style for about 10 years, and just recently got into clawhammer. I love both styles!!
I play a lefty 1969 Gibson RB 250 and my new addition is a lefty Bob Carlin BC 350 open-back.

SJL - Posted - 02/10/2009:  18:40:00

I have seen a few more of us on recent threads. I thought it might be time to refresh this thread,

"If the woman is alive at the end of the song, it ain''t Bluegrass".

2007 Hatfield Walnut Custom

1976 (?) Aria Pro Tree of Life

coreyowen - Posted - 02/11/2009:  07:59:43

Hello from Saskatoon.

I learned Scruggs-style and clawhammer from Roger Stone at the Halifax Folklore Centre, back in my 'care-freer' days on the east coast. Greetings to everyone, coast to coast, south of 49 to north of 60 and beyond!

Corey

jonerthungreen - Posted - 02/12/2009:  18:02:18

Wynyard Saskatchewan here. My Uncle used to play banjo when I was young I had always kind of liked it but never payed much attention. He had always wanted me to learn an instrument but I never bothered. He left me his 5 string when he passed away so I figured I would give it a shot and have been hooked ever since I picked it up.

I don't know much about it all I know is its a HOB custom made at House Of Banjo in Edmonton.

J

Ottawa - Posted - 02/12/2009:  19:40:21

Steven here in Ottawa. I think I posted to this way back when but don't remember and don't want to scroll through the pages. Anyhow, here I am again!

Steven

hayes1 - Posted - 02/14/2009:  13:09:25

WELL HI THERE IM FROM CALGARY TO AND I GOT A Vega Senator.TO LOL

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Originally posted by gjjozsa

Howdy,

Gabe from Calgary. I went to Barry Luft last year and told him that I wanted to learn Scrugg's style. Barry set me straight in no time, and now I'm very happily frailin' instead.
Learned on a Martin Sigma (at least 30 yrs old) and am now trying out my sweet new Vega Senator.
I'm just a novice, but would like to hear from other folks who want to jam in Calgary (or close by).

Gabe
- iBanjo

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Nielen - Posted - 02/14/2009:  23:29:41

We once got emigration visas for Canada (but then we thought we'd stay here in SA when our goverment became respectable back in '94) and my step-daughter has a Canadian passport.

Can I be a pen-picker?

Damn! No time for vibrato...

Brian T - Posted - 02/18/2009:  18:00:04

One house in the middle, the other in the mountains on highway 16/BC, 222km apart. Retired quick enough to leave lots of work and worry for all the young punks. Restarted 3-finger on a Sierra nearly a year ago. Another 5-10 years and I'll consider myself a beginner.

We do not know where we are going.
Nor do most of us care.
For us, it is enough that we are on our way.
Le Matelot

pelowt - Posted - 02/19/2009:  05:00:34

Hi all, I'm a bluegrass picker from Kingston, Ontario. Been playing around the area for over 20 years and still havin' fun. There is a bluegrass jam the 3rd Tuesday every month at our local Legion. If anyone lives close by they should check it out.

hayes1 - Posted - 06/11/2009:  14:12:20

calgary here and i do the clawhammer

hayes1 - Posted - 06/11/2009:  14:15:25

Well i got me one of them vega senator to lol and im in calgary to ahhaha hit me up

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Originally posted by gjjozsa

Howdy,

Gabe from Calgary. I went to Barry Luft last year and told him that I wanted to learn Scrugg's style. Barry set me straight in no time, and now I'm very happily frailin' instead.
Learned on a Martin Sigma (at least 30 yrs old) and am now trying out my sweet new Vega Senator.
I'm just a novice, but would like to hear from other folks who want to jam in Calgary (or close by).

Gabe
- iBanjo

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