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Jan 12, 2023 - 8:50:33 PM
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Bill Rogers (Moderator)

USA

26871 posts since 6/25/2005

from former prodigy Victor Furtado. You may have seen it. I had not.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdQ6sppmPjc

Jan 12, 2023 - 9:50:37 PM

64 posts since 8/23/2022

Thanks for posting, I had not heard of him before. I enjoyed a bunch of his videos.

Jan 13, 2023 - 5:36:53 AM

KCJones

USA

2118 posts since 8/30/2012

Did he just invent a new style of playing? Not trying to be hyperbolic but this could be revolutionary if other people pick it up too.

Seems to be doing a lot of double/drop thumbing, but it looks like he's playing with his index and ring fingers separately to create 3-finger type rolls using downstrokes. Never seen or heard anything like that before.

Jan 13, 2023 - 11:28:34 AM
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Edwards

USA

187 posts since 3/26/2014

Thanks for sharing Bill; I hadn’t seen him he’s phenomenal!

Jan 13, 2023 - 12:33:45 PM

banjoy

USA

10952 posts since 7/1/2006

In 2019 Victor Furtado won Steve Martin's Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass Award, which came with a $50,000 check from Steve.

washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/m...tory.html

bluegrasstoday.com/victor-furt...jo-prize/

Victor's been on Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour several times.

I'm surprised Victor is not on more people's banjo radar. It's not like he's been under a rock. He's terriffic! Another young person moving the music forward, in my opinion.

Edited by - banjoy on 01/13/2023 12:35:15

Jan 14, 2023 - 6:51 AM

261 posts since 6/5/2006

Here's a good video of Victor Furtado's playing style:
youtube.com/watch?v=BjnBRS8w_NQ

Jan 14, 2023 - 8:22:26 AM

2579 posts since 7/20/2004

Victor Furtado on Deering Live...

youtube.com/watch?v=n-jkr_kxnR4

Jan 14, 2023 - 4:47:43 PM
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Lew H

USA

2828 posts since 3/10/2008

Yep. That looks like 3-finger clawhammer. Mark Johnson has been doing this for maybe two decades. I wonder if Furtado learned about it from Johnson?

Parenthetically, Victor's Sister, Gina, is an astounding bluegrass banjo picker.

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