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Playing Since: 1980
Experience Level: Expert/Professional
Satoshi Hara has made 2 recent additions to Banjo Hangout
Interests:
[Teaching] [Jamming] [Socializing] [Helping]
Occupation: Banjo Instructor & Performer
Gender: Male
Age: 62
My Instruments:
Minstrel banjo 1840s
Dobson silver echo grand 1906
S.S.Stewart all style banjos
T.B.Rogers 'American Beauty' in Chicago 1905
Emile Grimshaw 5strings 1930s
Gibson TB-11 1930 conversion
Merlin Long Neck Banjo 1960s
Baldwin ODE D4500 1976
more.
Favorite Bands/Musicians:
Emile Grimshaw
Alice Lyman
Bela Fleck
Punch Brothers
Larry McNeely
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Created 12/7/2006
Last Visit 3/6/2025
Satoshi Hara is definitely one of the best Bluegrass,Classic,Minstrel Banjo Players in Japan.
His Style of playing Banjo is Based on both Traditional Bluegrass Earl Scruggs style Three Finger and Traditional Japanese Music (Drums and Shamisen, Japanese Three Stringed Instrument).
Instructor of banjo at NHK Culture and Kurosawa Music Store
Currently he is performing with following Bands as well, and performing some back ground music of TV programs;
l Toy Men Show: a Progressive Bluegrass Band
l Banjo Club: Traditional Bluegrass Band
l Lonesome Strings: American Traditional & Contemporary String Band
l Pascals: Mix Cultured, Non-Style, very well known in Europe
'a rare find' 6 min
'Gariepy tenor neck' 28 min
