Any banjo player worth his (or her) salt ought to be able to:

(fill in the blank)

-matt

Posted - 07/13/2009 :  07:17:07        

Tastefully augment the music as a whole, in a band or jam.

Dean

Posted - 07/13/2009 :  07:29:41    

...play in any key without a capo.

You said worth his salt!!!

Posted - 07/13/2009 :  07:31:09    

Spell Skruggs....er, Scruggs that is, you know Irl... I mean Earl

I''m always pickin'' on my banjo, but it always beats me up.

Posted - 07/13/2009 :  07:32:06    

pick his nose as fast as he can play his banjo

Bill.O

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Posted - 07/13/2009 :  07:48:11      

Learn new material by ear.

Bill

Posted - 07/13/2009 :  07:50:31      

...do some pickin' even if he or she doesn't have any fingerpicks.

- Mark

Posted - 07/13/2009 :  07:52:16  

tune the dang thang


JAC

Posted - 07/13/2009 :  07:56:41      

Know the fretboard pretty well in all 12 keys.

http://www.myspace.com/johnkuhnbluegrass

Posted - 07/13/2009 :  08:06:29      

Spice up any boring 1 or 2 chord tune with a sparkling melodic/chromatic break.

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Edited by - RB-1 on 07/13/2009 09:15:41

Posted - 07/13/2009 :  08:10:31        

Play in tunings other than open G.

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Posted - 07/13/2009 :  08:22:16      

Make folks love the music.

Posted - 07/13/2009 :  08:35:49      

...quit

RatLer

Posted - 07/13/2009 :  08:38:03        

Let others be heard in a jam or band situation.

Ken Gerard

Posted - 07/13/2009 :  08:48:43      

Be the rhythm....support the melody.

RobBob
Music; the best way to count time. It is a journey not a destination.
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Posted - 07/13/2009 :  08:51:00        

MAJOR ditto to what R Buck said!


Mike Montgomery

4+1=Hootnanny!
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Posted - 07/13/2009 :  09:35:11    

.... disregard what others think in regards to what any banjo player worth his salt ought to be able to do.

Posted - 07/13/2009 :  09:37:21      

convince sceptical young rock guitarists that the banjo is COOL !

spoonfed

Posted - 07/13/2009 :  09:38:22  

Throw a football 60 yards.


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Posted - 07/13/2009 :  09:40:37          

Hey, I'm really close on most of these. Feelin' kinda' SALTY!


Michael

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Michael York

Posted - 07/13/2009 :  09:44:56    

"convince sceptical young rock guitarists that the banjo is COOL !"

No, the banjo is a lot of things but it will NEVER be cool! I hope not, anyway.

pcfive

Posted - 07/13/2009 :  09:47:42        

To Stand on one foot while singing ALL the verses to "Molly and Tenbrooks" and play the banjo solo from the record note for note

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Edited by - Banjocoltrane on 07/13/2009 09:48:12

Posted - 07/13/2009 :  10:03:06      

After reading these, I'm feeling more like PEPPER than SALT. However, a list of goals and challenges has clearly been provided here (except for maybe making my banjo cool ) Good responses.


Beware of the urgent crowding out the important - C.E. Hummel

Paddy

Posted - 07/13/2009 :  10:39:38              

Back when Rome ruled the roost,they used to pay the Soldiers in salt,that's where the term "worth his salt" came from,so I heard.
I think being a good ambassador of the banjo and mentoring young players makes a picker worth his salt.

Rod

Here''s some music you might enjoy.

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Posted - 07/13/2009 :  11:26:23        

... know when he's not worth his salt.

-matt

Posted - 07/13/2009 :  15:01:44      

Have fun, have fun, have fun. And don't care about what anyone thinks about your playing. Earl and others played it like they felt it, and so should you and I. KEEP PICKIN !!!