DVD-quality lessons (including tabs/sheet music) available for immediate viewing on any device.
Take your playing to the next level with the help of a local or online banjo teacher.
Weekly newsletter includes free lessons, favorite member content, banjo news and more.
terrysongs |
You can now access the 60's folk legacy radio (the rockin'the 4th.) show . with this pop up link this station features players on ezfolk.com in many folk type styles ....ezfolk.com/audio/index.php?t=player_audio&radio_id=1013. take a listen if you please
Add CommentGenre: Folk
Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
Genre: Traditional
Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
Genre: Old Time
Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
Genre: Old Time
Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
c1.ezfolk.com/terrysongs/
Playing Since: 1957
Experience Level: Purty Good
Interests:
[Socializing]
Occupation: retired
Gender: Male
Age: 79
My Instruments:
banjo,guitar mandolin,mouth harp,uke,
Favorite Bands/Musicians:
Scruggs, Atkins,Cash, Seegers all of um,Emmylou,Alabama
Classified Rating: not rated
Rate this Member
Profile Info:
Visible to: Public
Created 4/26/2010
Last Visit 10/9/2012
It ain't finished yet, My first banjo: my dad draged home this bestraggled thing when I was 12 years old going on thirteen,oh it was a sad sight the head stock was well weathered with crazing dust and age, the gold letters "Ore" could just be made out the next letter or letters had vanished in the ages of time.The head was another matter while not ripped or torn it sagged to a depth of an inch or more allowing the bridge to sink so low that the old metal strings touched the rim,(I thought it was wonderful ) it was summer and I wanted to fix it and play it. I lovingly began to wipe away the years of muck.it cleaned up fairly well but that head was a mess with no money and less sense I struggled on. my older brother had white buck shoes like Pat Boone and had bought a bottle of shoe white to keep them spiffy.Yep you guessed it.Very carefully I applyed a lavish coat of this elixir to the saging head it got quite wet I sat it away to dry .my dad was none to pleased.In a few day I took it out and as if by magic the head was now taunt and a spiffy white I rubbed away the powder stuff left behind and low and behold I could fit the bridge under the strings. I knew nothing about that twelve fret thing but I was able to get the bridge back where it used to set which seemed to suffice,we tuned her up!. it was a 4 string, in the old case was a mel bay book for a 5 string,and my dad tuned it to mandolin tuning a octive high,but none the less that summer with 5 string cords on a tenor banjo tuned to mandolin.I became a banjo player,Terry