One of my all-time favorite kick-offs, enjoy!
Craig Smith is one of the finest banjo pickers/musicians I've ever had the pleasure of picking some tunes with.
He came from California, (picking with Patrick Breyer), to Virginia, (with Charlie Moore), to Winston-Salem, to a band called Boot Hill, (after Louisa Branscomb left), and then the band, ASH&W, (Vernon Allred, Craig Smith, Scott Huffman, Tony Williamson and, later, Jeff Foxall), and Laurie Lewis, ( back in California).
He has a certain way of getting his phrasing to embellish the melody without sacrificing the "cleanness" in the break.
He has Impeccable timing and his hands are a natural fit in the picks or on the fretboard.
I agree, anything you can find with Craig playing on it is a must listen to, IMHO.
There may be some banjo pickers out there that is just as good as Craig, but you'd be hard pressed to find one any better....
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