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Blues Banjo Players

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This is a group for those of us who like to play blues on the banjo.

288 Members, Created 1/28/2011 -

Administrators: Marc Nerenberg (owner)

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From mshipman on 1/12/2016 2:40:04 AM

Hi everyone,

Can anyone recommend a good method book for learning blues banjo? I'm fairly new to banjo in general and could use some guidance in this area. I mostly play bluegrass and a little Celtic style, but would like to learn blues as as well.

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	muckenburra says: 1/12/2016 5:32:57 AM Check out Fred Sokolow's "Blues Banjo" book. Provides a good intro.
mshipman says: 1/12/2016 2:33:23 PM Thanks!
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