Great tune, catchy melody, played beautifully.

Thanks for posting. I enjoyed listening.

Laurence, your playing amazes me. I like the sound of that. Jazz, Swing, Dixieland, a touch of Ragtime, a little bit of Big Band, and a whole lot of soul.

I hear this as a duet with you and Chet Atkins. Really enjoyed your playing!

Thats just plain smooooooth!

Texasbanjo thank you very much Sherry!
Culloden wow thank you Mark! I guess as we get older and our technique starts to suffer, we can balance it out by playing more from the heart.
GMB Thanks so much Jerry! Yeah, I bet Chet would rip on this.
stanleytone thanks Gary! Getting it smooth is what I spend all my time doing - glad it seemed that way to you.

Great rendition Laurence but I noticed your pinky finger nail was too long. Ha ha bet I made you look.

Really nice Laurence.

The modern banjo sound is disproportionately skewed toward either an indistinct torrent of notes or an unimaginative rhythmic thump. An unrelenting style-diet of either can become monotonous and lack individuality.

What sparkles from your playing is the measured musicality. Beautiful phrasing, pacing and space (as opposed to simply ‘pace’) that actually demonstrate what the banjo is capable of when not restricted by rigid adherence to stylistic convention.

And yet unmistakably, you still sound like you're playing a banjo. 

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Originally posted by banjobob36

Great rendition Laurence but I noticed your pinky finger nail was too long. Ha ha bet I made you look.

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Originally posted by EEB

Really nice Laurence.

The modern banjo sound is disproportionately skewed toward either an indistinct torrent of notes or an unimaginative rhythmic thump. An unrelenting style-diet of either can become monotonous and lack individuality.

What sparkles from your playing is the measured musicality. Beautiful phrasing, pacing and space (as opposed to simply ‘pace’) that actually demonstrate what the banjo is capable of when not restricted by rigid adherence to stylistic convention.

And yet unmistakably, you still sound like you're playing a banjo. 

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That's very kind of you- I appreciate your critique!

As we're talking about space, that is probably what I struggle with most. The "creative use of silence" (quoting myself ) must be quite underrated because you don't come across it that often, yet it is so effective when you do. 
 

I probably won't be performing John Cage's 4:33 anytime soon, but he is a terrific role model! 

Thoroughly enjoyable
Thank you