borderbull - Posted - 02/16/2008:  19:23:36

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Chris is a GREAT banjo player! Nice fella too....


Zack

EggerRidgeBoy - Posted - 02/21/2008:  21:23:25

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A few from last weekend's Joe Val festival in Boston.

First up, Ben Eldridge (at a workshop and on stage).

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EggerRidgeBoy - Posted - 02/21/2008:  21:35:47

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Bill Keith, at a workshop and giving an impromptu lesson out at the CD tables:

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EggerRidgeBoy - Posted - 02/21/2008:  21:47:50

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John Mark Batchelor, playing with Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper:

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EggerRidgeBoy - Posted - 02/21/2008:  22:09:39

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Robert Overstreet, playing with Travers Chandler and Avery County:

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EggerRidgeBoy - Posted - 02/21/2008:  22:25:36

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Graham Sharp of the Steep Canyon Rangers:

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EggerRidgeBoy - Posted - 02/21/2008:  23:06:47

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Deane Lewis, playing with Frank Wakefield:

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EggerRidgeBoy - Posted - 02/21/2008:  23:24:36

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Evan Ward of Audie Blaylock and Redline, onstage and in a workshop with Redline fiddler Patrick McAvinue:

ESBANJOLOVER - Posted - 02/21/2008:  23:35:36

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Is there any pictures of Lizzy Long....I've seen her many times in West Virginia, I think she is known more for fiddling. She's Little Roy's Daughter and I've been told that she is heavily mentored by EARL!!! She's a good banjo player. Not bad to look at either.

MAN!!! I want to be in that girls place.

EggerRidgeBoy - Posted - 02/21/2008:  23:38:16

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Matt Brewer, the first "banjo major" at the Berklee College of Music, opening
the Joe Val festival with a group of bluegrass-playing Berklee students
(including Old School Freight Train fiddler Nate Leath):

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EggerRidgeBoy - Posted - 02/21/2008:  23:42:41

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Originally posted by DHoffmeyer

somebody's been busy! cool.

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Well you know, it keeps me out of trouble. Glad you enjoyed them.

Little Roys Girl - Posted - 02/21/2008:  23:49:09

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why Thank You!!!

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Originally posted by ESBANJOLOVER

Is there any pictures of Lizzy Long....I've seen her many times in West Virginia, I think she is known more for fiddling. She's Little Roy's Daughter and I've been told that she is heavily mentored by EARL!!! She's a good banjo player. Not bad to look at either.

MAN!!! I want to be in that girls place.

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5strings3picks1banjo - Posted - 02/22/2008:  04:17:55

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Loved the pictures. Your've had alot of fun over the years I bet.

PyrPups - Posted - 02/22/2008:  06:01:49

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Bill Keith having some fun playing Robbin's "Lillee" KK10 at the Joe Val Festival................

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Cottonmouth - Posted - 02/22/2008:  10:13:50

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WildJimbo, Thanks for that great photo of John McEuen and Earl Scruggs. I got to see The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band at MerleFest last year and John really put on quite a show. Earl is an icon, the ultimate!

"Look upward; He is coming back!"

EggerRidgeBoy - Posted - 03/01/2008:  15:14:11

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Just for a little change of pace, here are a couple photos of Irish musician and tenor banjo player
Mick Maloney performing last night in Alexandria, VA, with John Doyle and Athena Tergis. For more
information on Mick, John, and Athena, you can check out the concert website: sunspotpro.com/ .

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Matteo - Posted - 03/02/2008:  08:42:30

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I heard Athena and Doyle with Alison Brown in Bologna last year... I really enjoyed them.
Thanks for the pics!
Matt.

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plunka5 - Posted - 03/08/2008:  21:48:55

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The Dan Tyminski Band in Morganton, N.C. 3-07-08 at COMMA















What a Show!!!

my hand is out of tune...hold on a second...

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Matteo - Posted - 03/09/2008:  06:31:00

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Great shots! I wish they will tour europe someday so I'll be able to see them! Ron Stewart is one of my favs!

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DHoffmeyer - Posted - 03/11/2008:  19:26:11

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Our good friend John Lawless finally gets a shot from Cabin Fever, not the darkest venue I've been to, but very close. He's a great picker!




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SJL - Posted - 03/11/2008:  19:49:06

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Man, there are some high quality pictures in here. Good work all.

"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

DHoffmeyer - Posted - 03/11/2008:  22:27:22

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This is a fellow from Lexington, KY named J.D. Crowe. He's playing a 1938 Gibson RB-75 in Appomattox, Va.




deanhoffmeyer.com
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Bill Rogers - Posted - 03/11/2008:  23:09:56

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I just logged onto Dean's website and went through the "People" section of his web portfolio. Wonderful work. Especially exquisite are the two black and white photo essays that conclude the section. Poignant and sensitive, they are photojournalism at its finest. Click the link and take a look; this is photography not to be missed.

Bill

Rounder 0044 - Posted - 03/11/2008:  23:31:44

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Man that's a good un' of J.D. Let me guess.......your 70-200 2.8 L IS?

Thanks,


Mark

canecreek.net

carteru93 - Posted - 03/12/2008:  00:03:28

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quote:

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Originally posted by DHoffmeyer

This is a fellow from Lexington, KY named J.D. Crowe. He's playing a 1938 Gibson RB-75 in Appomattox, Va.




deanhoffmeyer.com
nationalfingerpicks.com

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Dean, that has to be THE best image of JD and his banjer I have ever seen. Remarkable work!

____________________________________
Pick till yer fingers bleed!!

Gold Star GF-200/Hatfield

DHoffmeyer - Posted - 03/12/2008:  00:34:05

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Originally posted by Rounder 0044

Man that's a good un' of J.D. Let me guess.......your 70-200 2.8 L IS?

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Yep.
It is with some good fortune I got to get J.D. on stage. Two years ago, I'd planned to go when he was there, but I had the flu on the day, and couldn't. Last Sunday, getting ready to go, I dislocated my shoulder and thought I'd miss him again. But I put it back in, took some ibuprofen and drove on down. I iced it that night, and it seems to be working again.

Here's what I learned by watching JD from the front row. It wasn't the bridge or the tailpiece or the tone ring or the neck wood or old picks that makes JD sound like JD. He stands up there and plays music, tastefully with great tone always. If I'd handed him ANY well-setup banjo, he'd likely sound about the same. Barring the use of a terrible banjo, it is always the human holding the banjo which has the greatest affect on the sound coming out the front. Admittedly, there are variations that will affect tone, but JD is proof - it is all in the hands.




deanhoffmeyer.com
nationalfingerpicks.com

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vincentbanjogh - Posted - 03/12/2008:  07:04:37

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Dean,
What you do with available light (stage lighting at that) is incredible. I love your compositions as well. Your posts are my favorites on the Hangout. Keep 'em coming.

Keith

keithkline.com

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Rounder 0044 - Posted - 03/12/2008:  07:06:31

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quote:

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Originally posted by Rounder 0044

Man that's a good un' of J.D. Let me guess.......your 70-200 2.8 L IS?

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Yep

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That's one fine lens, that one is on my "will have one day" list. But as with banjos, I think it is more the Archer that the arrow!

Thanks,


Mark

canecreek.net

Retropicker - Posted - 03/12/2008:  07:13:00

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Nothing gets my day off better than this thread bumped. Thanks, folks!

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5-Picker Tim - Posted - 03/12/2008:  15:09:52

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Once again I want to post my sincere thanks to everyone who's posted pictures on this thread. It has to be my favorite of all time threads and I often find myself going back through the entire thing from time to time.

I must say too... that last photo Dean posted of J.D. is likely one of the best I've ever seen. It captures everything I admire about Mr. Crowe... and Mr. Hoffmeyer.





Tim Custer


Western PA

plunka5 - Posted - 03/12/2008:  19:12:17

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I must say too... that last photo Dean posted of J.D. is likely one of the best I've ever seen. It captures everything I admire about Mr. Crowe... and Mr. Hoffmeyer.
Tim Custer

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DITTO! Mountain Therapy

my hand is out of tune...hold on a second...

DHoffmeyer - Posted - 03/12/2008:  21:22:50

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I love living in Virginia. I met Derek Easter several months ago, and we picked a little in a Lexington, VA truck stop parking lot. Not a single person looked twice, just like WELL, THAT'S NORMAL. My kids and his played around and it was a good day. And Derek CAN PICK!!!!




deanhoffmeyer.com
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Siempre - Posted - 03/15/2008:  07:38:31

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Dean's talents are universally recognized. Here's an excerpt from an article appearing in today's (3/15) Richmond Times-Dispatch:

"Richmond Times-Dispatch photographer Mark Gormus captured two first-place awards and two second places in the Virginia News Photographers Association annual competition. * * * *

Dean Hoffmeyer of the Times-Dispatch won the illustration category."

DHoffmeyer - Posted - 03/15/2008:  10:06:14

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...and when they introduce the "banjo category" - i'm totally in.



deanhoffmeyer.com
nationalfingerpicks.com

DaveInCA - Posted - 03/17/2008:  00:10:17

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>>Here's what I learned by watching JD from the front row. It wasn't the bridge or the tailpiece or the tone ring or the neck wood or old picks that makes JD sound like JD. He stands up there and plays music, tastefully with great tone always. If I'd handed him ANY well-setup banjo, he'd likely sound about the same. Barring the use of a terrible banjo, it is always the human holding the banjo which has the greatest affect on the sound coming out the front. Admittedly, there are variations that will affect tone, but JD is proof - it is all in the hands.<<

Agreed 110%. Ditto Earl or any other of the greats. Goes the other way, too...you can own the world's finest banjo, but without the chops, so what.

Dave

Bill Rogers - Posted - 03/17/2008:  00:41:48

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I learned that when I was still a really green player--listening to Alan Shelton play an acquantance's RB-100 backstage after a Jim & Jesse show. That banjo never sounded as good before nor since.

Bill

Rounder 0044 - Posted - 03/24/2008:  18:00:37

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Well, well, I just received my issue of Bluegrass Unlimited and our very own Dean Hoffmeyer's work is all over it! Front, back and the entire Grasstowne shoot. Way to go Dean! I knew there were big bucks in Bluegrass, just didn't know it was in photography! :-)

Oh yes, that latest pic of J.D. should be the new GHS add....you need to pitch that one to them Dean.

Thanks,


Mark

canecreek.net

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Jason Skinner - Posted - 03/24/2008:  19:02:34

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Here's some fairly "decent" pickers. How many can you name? Sure would have liked to have seen this show!





No matter what level or how bad a picker is, they will have something you can learn from them.

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For rare Don Reno videos go here: youtube.com/user/renopicker

DbBanjo - Posted - 03/24/2008:  19:14:55

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Howdy Jason,

Lol, I'll take a stab at it: From left to right:
Jack Hicks, Kenny Baker (partially hidden),
Vic Jordon, Don R, Tex Logan (partially hidden),
Curly Ray Cline (partially hidden), Ralph S and
Paul Warren. No clue as to the mandolin player on
the far right.

DbBanjo (Marc Bolen)



EasternTraditionBluegrass.Com

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Rounder 0044 - Posted - 03/24/2008:  20:05:06

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For those who haven't gotten there's yet. Here's Dean's cover shot.



Mark

canecreek.net

Matteo - Posted - 03/25/2008:  04:45:24

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Originally posted by DbBanjo

From left to right: Jack Hicks, Kenny Baker (partially hidden), Vic Jordon, Don R, Tex Logan (partially hidden), Curly Ray Cline (partially hidden), Ralph S and Paul Warren.

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I think you got them all Marc!
Jason thanks for sharing! That is one neat photo for sure!
While we're at it with old photos, how about this one:



Matt.

lambergrass.com
myspace.com/banjoboymatt
bluegrasstapes.blogspot.com/

John Mark Batchelor - Posted - 03/25/2008:  05:25:46

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There's a young Larry Sparks behind Ralph there.

~BIG RED~
myspace.com/jmb86

jdluke - Posted - 03/26/2008:  06:11:16

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Here some pics of a fine picker, Silvio Ferretti on his prewar Granada ( a great sounding banjo ).







Luca bononiagrass.it myspace.com/bononiagrass cdbaby.com/cd/bononia

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fgodbey - Posted - 03/27/2008:  13:53:50

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Here's a shot from the banjo workshop at Bean Blossom in 1968.
Left to right: Vic Jordan, Bobby Thompson, UNKNOWN, Neil Rosenberg & Ralph Stanley. Anyone know who the Unknown Banjerpicker is?


Here's a closer shot:


--Frank

gDGBD - Posted - 03/27/2008:  14:23:40

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Here's some fairly "decent" pickers. How many can you name? Sure would have liked to have seen this show!

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I was there and took the picture, and the show was great.

That's Kenny Baker's head behind Vic Jordan and to the right of Jack Hicks. Tex Logan is behind Don Reno; Curly Ray Cline is between Reno and Stanley, and Paul Warren is behind Stanley. I think the hand holding the mandolin on the right belongs to Bill Monroe.

Siempre - Posted - 03/28/2008:  05:26:18

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Frank,

The unidentified banjo player in your photo from Bean Blosson 1968 is unquestionably DAVE GARRETT from Richmond, VA (do you agree, DbBanjo and Gary Lee?). Dave won the Virginia state banjo championship at least 3 times (each time in a different decade). He used to play on the Old Dominion Barn Dance back when Flatt & Scruggs, the Stanley Brothers, Mac Wiseman, etc. all played there. He played for many years with George Winn and the Bluegrass Partners and with Chief Powhatan and his Bluegrass Braves. He was featured on the cover of the April 1992 issue of Banjo Newsletter. Dave can play straight-ahead Scruggs, single-string and "chromatic" styles. He's a fine person who has always been willing to help fledgling pickers.

Siempre

Matteo - Posted - 03/28/2008:  09:39:20

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Originally posted by fgodbey

Here's a shot from the banjo workshop at Bean Blossom in 1968.
Left to right: Vic Jordan, Bobby Thompson, UNKNOWN, Neil Rosenberg & Ralph Stanley. Anyone know who the Unknown Banjerpicker is?

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Fantastic!! Frank, would you share with us more of your wonderful pics?? While we're talking of Don Reno, here's another good one:



According to the date, guitar player should be Jim Eanes. Of course Benny on fiddle, Don on banjo and Bill on mandolin. Anyone identifies the bass player?
Matt.

lambergrass.com
myspace.com/banjoboymatt

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Matteo - Posted - 03/28/2008:  10:33:35

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It didn't look like Mac to me, but I thank you for clarifying this. Thanks for providing the place also, that's very informative!

lambergrass.com
myspace.com/banjoboymatt

fgodbey - Posted - 03/28/2008:  11:15:29

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Originally posted by Siempre

Frank,

The unidentified banjo player in your photo from Bean Blosson 1968 is unquestionably DAVE GARRETT from Richmond, VA (do you agree, DbBanjo and Gary Lee?). Dave won the Virginia state banjo championship at least 3 times (each time in a different decade). He used to play on the Old Dominion Barn Dance back when Flatt & Scruggs, the Stanley Brothers, Mac Wiseman, etc. all played there. He played for many years with George Winn and the Bluegrass Partners and with Chief Powhatan and his Bluegrass Braves. He was featured on the cover of the April 1992 issue of Banjo Newsletter. Dave can play straight-ahead Scruggs, single-string and "chromatic" styles. He's a fine person who has always been willing to help fledgling pickers.

Siempre

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Ahh... George Winn. Tall chap... big hat... mandolin player. He was at Bean Blossom in 1968. There are a few shots of his band among the proof sheets from that festival. As soon as I have a chance I'll scan one that shows the banjo player, who is also wearing a large hat... and to my tired old eyes it's difficult to tell via the tiny proof sheet image. But I'm satisfied from your account above that Dave Garrett is the UBP. Stay tuned.
--Thanks, Frank