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| Posted: Tue Sep 27th, 2005 11:44 pm |
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Hi Yawl,may i take this oppertunity to introduce myself, i'm banjodeano from yorkshire England, i got myself a second hand banjo after i heard one being played in an antique shop, i was blew away by the great sound that the guy made. My banjo is 5 a string one and is a nice tone, can i just point out that i have no natural musical ability and was never remotely interested in playing an instrument till i heard that banjo. My first venture started 2 year ago with the bluegrass style, i have had a go at clawhammer but went back to bluegrass, i am learning from the pete wernick bluegrass book, banjo videos and tab music off the net. i have made good progress over the last 2 year but now i have it a brick wall. you see in England there are not too many banjo players that i can jam with, in fact i don't know any. when i have listened to banjo music i have noticed that sometimes you get a kind of slow "chonka chonka chonka" sound, what style is that? it sounds really good and easy to play, the songs i am playing are "boil them cabbage down" and "cripple creek", any advice would be greatfully appreciated, banjodeano
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| Posted: Wed Sep 28th, 2005 03:04 am |
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banjo brad Super Moderator 
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Banjodeano- First, welcome to ezFolk. Ok, the "chonka-chonka" is probably clawhammer. Most of us describe that sound as a "bum-ditty". When you throw in some single notes, slides and pull-offs, and/or double thumbing, you can get a real nice rythmn going along with enough melody notes to sound like the song. From what I have heard, there should be a big bluegrass community over there. Try searching for something like "friends of american roots music" or "american traditional music". I know there is an association called something like the first one - I have seen references on the Banjo-L list. Clawhammer does tend to work better for someone who doesn't play with a group. Bluegrass is basically a group-oriented music, while clawhammer can be played by those of us who just can't find anybody with the interest in our music.  Keep on pickin'Brad
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| Posted: Wed Sep 28th, 2005 08:59 am |
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yeah thanks mate, i think i will venture into clawhammer once again, i'll get my tab music out and see if i can get the "chonka chonka"sound, or as you say the "bum titty" sound, thanks ( nice site)
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| Posted: Wed Sep 28th, 2005 10:01 am |
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Richard Hefner Administrator 
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Hi Banjodeano, I'm not sure whether the "chonka chonka chonka" sound you're talking about is clawhammer or not, but something else about the clawhammer style that might work for you is that it can stand alone, whereas the bluegrass style of playing really needs other instruments for you to get the sound you need. Also, you don't have to just play one style and exclude the other. It's fine to play both styles. Over time you might just concentrate on one or the other, but both styles can complement each other. You might find some songs work better in one style of the other and you can switch to whatever suits you for a particular song. I play both styles myself, and others do as well including Ralph Stanley and also John McUen of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Good luck! 
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| Posted: Fri Sep 30th, 2005 06:32 am |
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nando Approved 
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Hi There! I loved your description: Chonka chonka! I'm just starting so I can be of no help as a musician but, I can pass you lots of links you might want to check out: Friends Of American Old-Time Music and Dance http://www.foaotmad.org.uk/ UKbanjobash, a small brit-based list of banjoheads http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/UKbanjobash/ Pat and Patrick Costello blog/website. It has two books about frailing banjo you can read online and some fantastic beginers podcast lessons. Stonking! http://howandtao.com Banjo Newsletter and banjo mp3 at this address. http://www.banjonews.com/BNlhtml/mp3_claw.html I hope it helps. Nando
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