Mark Johnson - Posted - 02/06/2012:  07:47:31

well this thread just keeps churning out wonders.  Travis and Janet, I'm really floored by both of you.  Such wonderful arrangements, so elegant and so warm.  Both!

Picking is so foreign to me, whether on banjo or guitar.  My hands just won't do it.  But I do love the sound, and am really glad that we had so many picked versions of this tune show up.  Thanks folks.

-Mark

Ho C Ying - Posted - 02/06/2012:  07:50:07

Janet, I enjoyed your version. :)

SCclawman - Posted - 02/06/2012:  10:35:34

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Mark, I gave it a try, tuned to open G with 5th string spike, played in A.  Yours is just fantastic!!

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 Janet, I really liked that! This question is about to show my ignorance (which is normally easy to spot anyway!!) - Do you use finger picks? 

Mark Johnson - Posted - 02/06/2012:  11:37:39

Derp, I meant to say "Josh" in my earlier post.  

That's not to say that Travis doesn't deserve such praise, but I'd already complimented him in the early pages of the thread.  My most recent round of compliments was supposed to be aimed at Josh for his fine guitar picking.  Good stuff, Josh!

banjoholic - Posted - 02/06/2012:  15:24:29

Thanks, Mark.  And no worries...I've been called far worse names than "Travis."

Like "Doug," for example.

JanetB - Posted - 02/09/2012:  12:08:54

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Originally posted by SCclawman

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Originally posted by JanetB

Mark, I gave it a try, tuned to open G with 5th string spike, played in A.  Yours is just fantastic!!

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 Janet, I really liked that! This question is about to show my ignorance (which is normally easy to spot anyway!!) - Do you use finger picks? 

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 Yes, Travis, I use 3 picks--2 metal finger picks and one plastic thumb pick.  

bhniko - Posted - 02/15/2012:  13:22:08

Mark,
What banjo were you playing?

Mark Johnson - Posted - 02/15/2012:  13:39:30

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Originally posted by bhniko

Mark,

What banjo were you playing?

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Hi there... on the audio file I was playing a Lo Gordon / Cedar Mountain D banjo.  

In the video version I'm playing a Will Fielding-made whyte laydie with stunning inlays from Glenn Carson.