Banjo for Beginners - Play Duelling Banjos! 

Joff i have just got a banjo and have enjoyed your video and watch it every night I am 73 and all ways wanted to learn and have plcked up a lot from you many thanks will try and get a full video Fred

You do a great job explaining and love the split screen. Very helpful

For some reason, this guy's videos just make the most sense to me... His version of Cripple Creek is till my "go to" when I pick up the instrument to warm up my rolls. MORE VIDEOS, PLEASE JOFF!

You are the best instructor on RU-vid for the banjo. Next month I’m going to try and buy your classes next month because you go to such great lengths to help us learn. Thank you ❤❤❤

I am really impressed with the way jofflowson teachers the banjo I learnt a lot from him I highly recommend him

I really enjoyed Dueling Banjos.I too feel like you're the first teacher to help me get started I learned Cripple Creek from you.I still feel like I'm slow but I can tell I'm making progress thanks again looking forward to more videos

Easiest to follow lessons on here by far. Thanks Joff!!

Amazing job thank you so much for sharing your talent with others

This is EXACTLY how I need to learn! I’m new to this, so I appreciate your patience and teaching skills… ❤❤❤

I just found this video and I love it ,I just started to learn how to play. Thanks

Thanks Joff. I've decided it's time to finally learn to play the banjo instead of just talking about it. Your videos and your website are going to be instrumental in that. Thanks for the awesome lessons!

I just moved to Beverly Hills. My neighbors are so gonna hate me 😂

Thanks. I'm a guitarist/bass player, but have been thinking about getting a banjo for a long time. It's just Keith Richards tuning basically isn't it? Plus the drone string.

Brillant dude, just re strung my 5 sting & was well inspired by your video!!

Outstanding I was given a beautiful banjo that my father never learned to play on the condition I learn BASIC db's by the spring with your patience and concise instructions I think I can nail this . Thank you for your time and efforts.

Really great job on this one! i actually get what u are saying! cheers!!

Joff, you are the best. I really enjoy and appreciate your videos. Thank you very much for posting these for dummies like me to learn how to play these songs. The way you take your time and explain what you are doing plus you have the camera on the banjo (left and right hand) so we can see what you are actually doing. I have a request if you don't mind. I have been trying to learn a song that has been a favorite of mine for a long time, but I can't seem to find the tablature for the banjo anywhere for it. I have found videos for it, but the videos do not show you "step by step" how to do it. Would you please please do a video of this song? The song is Red River Valley. Thanks again for the videos, you are great!

Thank you for putting a huge discount on your website so that even a farmer can afford it. 🥳 I realized you are the only instructor that shows every single step that we need to learn and goes over those steps again and again, playing with us, slowly, so we don’t need to stop the video & then restart it. God bless you. ❤ Teri, with her new Deering - in the Foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, VA. 🥳🥳🥳

Just fantastic stuff here Sir! Thank you very much. I am a beginner (Bucket list-learn banjo at age 59!) Your tutorials are first cabin, so is my frustration. Luckily I am committed.

4:10 “don’t play with me don’t you play with fire” haha adhd is a wonderfully odd thing

Hi Joff, remember you from thr old Edale festivals. You won a banjo contest there?

Good you take your time it helps

hi Joff i can't get any other of your duelling banjos tutorials

hahahaha, yeah could be marrted with childrens al bundy, too funny, love your videos, got a banjo on layby at the moment, want to learn to play a bit of basic, only because i just love the sound of the banjo, most awesome sound, my daughter and i are just starting to learn to play our fist musical instrument, the ukulele, told her that we are going to learn dueling ukuleles, she wasn,t that impressed with that idea, haven,t told her about banjo yet, or the fact that she needs to learn her part on the guitar, funny story because we were in our local pawn shop, my missus was paying a layby and i saw this banjo, lovely sound, i told my missus to put it on layby for me and she kept saying no, or you don,t need it, [a bit odd because she,s usually great and nothings a problem] i kept telling her to and the bloke on counter was laughing, in the end they both had to come clean and tell me that she had put it on layby for me the week before [going to be a surprise] as she knew that i really wanted one, toooo funny, cheers mate

Hi thank s I just got my first banjo have you got any further tips

Thanks for the lesson! It is really well done.

Hi Joff. What model is the Grafton Banjo that you have ? I like the wooden arm rest and what looks like a rosewood neck. Have been trying to find the UK maker. Can you help with that ? PS thanks for your time and the videos. Excellent way to teach.

Very goog the best person iv seen showing me the ropes thank you

Great job Sir

Well thats a start, thanks! I'll try an get the rest soon.

Hes back!!

Wow great teaching

Hello my name is John and I've just started to learn the banjo I'm 66 and really would love to be able to play but I've got fat stubby fingers and don't get the finger bit as there not long enough can you give me a tip to sort this out thanks 😎👍🇬🇧

こんにちは 最近バンジョーをはじめました！ この動画をみて頑張ります！

GO JOFF!

Great stuff

Not enough tutorials though, I can't find the ones for the other three parts he mentioned anywhere on his page after I subscribed to it.

Can you tell us what string and fret please 🙏

Your link isn’t working for me?

amazing tuition with such a visual. Seems you're using three cams!

Thanks very much for this cripple creek is excellent but this is my dream lol

Wish you had done the other bits as well Joff.

Hi Joff , it would really be good to have Tab for the opening lick and Yankee Doodle lick I could work with after watching your lesson

very good tuto !!!!

Where can I find the next video for this please?

Make more videos like the cripple creek series

What is your banjo tuned to. I wanna learn this

where the second video please ive subbed

The 5 string was invented for this song

Its originally written four a four string Tenor Banjo. Anyway thanks for the Lesson !

Is there second part?

I'm pulling the banjo out for a couple of days ship

Can you play this on the four string banjo?

Nice banjo

sorry maybe a dumb question but im a complete beginner . in which tune should the banjo be?

Awesome

where are the other videos at for dueling banjos

Where’s the fast part? Those are the easy parts

Can you play dualing on a 4 string?

Love bango left hander🤔

Love the hat!!

I believe foggy mountain breakdown or even cripple creek is more famous

2:25 - with your fingers!??

I see five strings on the body of the banjo.. and four on the neck.. what the hell?

Plz teach the fast part

One of my students watched this and became very upset. After viewing it do understand. For a beginner level this is very difficult. Let's pretend they don't know the parts of a banjo. Nor strings , chords , a pick , thumb roll. Or BASICALLY how to even hold much less tune a banjo. This is more of a lesson for a player of 8 months to a year. playing.

fyi: The rest of the lesson is behind a paywall off-site

Uncle Barry Brian Wood active melody

deliverance

I’ve known how to play Dueling Banjos for years - on guitar!

Alright I've got that job f

So im 15 and i play guitar and my dad said if i could learn dueling banjos on guitar he would get a banjo

I bought the banjo off uncle Trevor 700 bucks Washburn

Sounds a lot harder than it is.

I didnt know Al Bundy played so well

You look like Al Bundy from married with children

Wow I suck at this