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For folkies, retro-folkies, pseudo-folkies, proto-folkies, neo-folkies - whatever.

80 Members, Created 8/26/2011 -

Administrators: Paul R (owner)

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Moonshiner (Clawhammer style)

Here's my take on Moonshiner. Moonshiner
From YVBanjo 8 years ago
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Okay, I posted about this on the Open MIc group site, but here goes. Saturday I played a benefit for the local Musical Instrument Lending Library. There were venues all over town, each for a... Read More
From Paul R 8 years ago
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Stan Francis, UK Luthier passes...

Thought people may like to know that Stan Francis a much respected luthier from Liverpool UK has died, Stan designed and built one of Petes 12 string guitars which had the odd shape sound hole (later... Read More
From Banjowen 9 years ago
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Fifty Years

In September 1965 a friend dragged me to a "meeting" of the Folk Music Society at Loyola College in Montreal. I was beginning my third year. The meeting consisted of people standing around... Read More
From Paul R 11 years ago
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Not a banjo player, but ...

... John Sebastian comes from the folk tradition. I saw him on 28 June (yeah, this post is quite late) and he put on a great show (I got to photograph and talk with him at the sound check, and talk... Read More
From Paul R 12 years ago
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	Angus & Marc - Box & Banjo Linked by Marc Nerenberg 11 years ago
	VEGA 5-String NEW LOW PRICE UNTIL XMAS $550.00 Folklore model 1964-5 w/Case Linked by John Bowlin 11 years ago
Blog Entry: Blue Sky Banjo digital cd now on Bandcamp :) Linked by maryzcox 11 years ago
	VEGA 1964-5 FOLKLORE LONG NECK BANJO w/case $650.00 Linked by John Bowlin 11 years ago
Blog Entry: Lindberg Memorabilia Banjos Linked by kwfolk1 11 years ago
	Coo Coos Nest Linked by maryzcox 11 years ago
	Freight Train - Clawhammer banjo Linked by Marc Nerenberg 11 years ago: Elizabeth Cotten wrote this song when she was around 14, at the beginning of the 20th century. She only began performing publicly and recording half a century later, when in her 60s.
Video: (untitled) Linked by jkacur 11 years ago: with a little help from my daughter singing :)
Event: (untitled) Linked by maryzcox 11 years ago
	Beans Bacon & Gravy (a song from the Great Depression) Linked by Marc Nerenberg 11 years ago: This song is from the Great Depression of the 1930s. It was written by "Author Unknown". He seems to have written quite a lot of stuff! Played here on a J. Romero banjo, tuned eAEae.