www.timosmond.ca
Playing Since: 2001
Experience Level: Expert/Professional
Interests:
[Teaching] [Jamming] [Socializing] [Helping]
Occupation: Musician, Banjo Teacher, Graphic Designer
Gender: Male
Age: 48
My Instruments:
1) 1928 Gibson Mastertone PB-2 conversion
2) The Goertzen "Hammer" custom 5-string 2003. Maple rim, resonator, rosewood neck, Kulesh "Big 10" tone ring
3) Gold Tone 5-String Cello-Banjo
4) Alabama F-5 Mandolin - stripped and refinished, sounds better than before!
5) 70's Vega body/50's Martin neck D28 guitar
6) Deering Deluxe 5-String Resonator Banjo
7) Gold Tone Paul Beard Dobro
8) Osmond Gourd Banjo
Favorite Bands/Musicians:
Doc Watson, Ralph Stanley, Alan Munde, Seldom Scene, Ben Eldridge, Hot Rize, Bill Keith, Eddie Adcock, Don Reno, Raymond Fairchild, Johnson Mountain Boys, Tim O'Brien, Tony Rice.
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Created 1/29/2003
Last Visit 2/5/2025
Hey folks! Banjo pickin has been about 80% of my life since 2001. Listening to it, immersing myself in the music and learning from other players. I like keeping both sides of the brain active by not only learning tabs from my heroes but also making up stuff and having fun; applying the techniques that I've learned into peculiar and interesting places. The best thing in the world is meeting up with some friends, playing a few tunes and singing a few songs. If you wanna jam or talk about the banjo or if you'd like a few lessons, send me a message.
The Dill Pickle Rag is the name of the Manitoba Old Tyme & Bluegrass Society (MOBS)'s monthly newsletter, but did you know it is also a ragtime tune written in 1907? It was composed by Charles L. Johnson while working at the Carl Hoffman Music Company when one of the clerks was bringing him a carton of dill pickles for his dinner. Johnson declared: "I'll call it Dill Pickles Rag." and somewhere along the way the 's' was dropped. Either way, it was one of his favourites and was subsequently recorded over 30 times on numerous 78 RPM recordings.
