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For 5 String Banjo Players based in the British Isles.

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From Eyedee on 2/5/2014 4:14:58 AM

I have a fancy to play more classical music and when I read up on it online find that it's mostly bare finger picking gut strings. Is there anyone around the Leeds area who plays this and could spare the time for a chat.

Ian

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	birdmanUK says: 2/5/2014 11:20:58 AM Hi Ian Have you heard Bela Fleck's Perpetual Motion album? He's playing a 5 string with picks on that as far as I'm aware. Lots of varied classical tracks: amazon.co.uk/Perpetual-Motion-...al+motion Cheers, Ian
	Laurence Diehl says: 2/5/2014 12:24:25 PM Make sure you are not confusing 'classical' with 'classic banjo'. They are 2 very different things. Classic banjo's heyday was 1900 on and is typically played with bare fingers on gut strings.
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