Dude this music just hits, i dont know if you will humor the idea. But you shoukd try useing a hurdy gurdy to complement your banjo, it will fill it out a bit more. But thats just my humble suggestion. Im glad i founf your music tho.
I hear some Panopticon influence, don't I? Great shit, dude. Not a lot of bluegrass has that edgy tinge to it like this does, and it's a style I really like. That banjo sounds amazing.
Love that you hear panopticon - I take that as a great compliment as I admire Austin greatly. An amazing guy. We both take strong inspiration from a love of nordic and american traditional music so that might be the culprit!
I am happy this appeared, I have been looking for this style of music for so long. It fits a piece of fiction I am writing. So thank you for sharing this.
I once seen a clawhammer used in a totally different way, there was passion, but not in the way music moves the soul, more like the way a man sees red. - Theodore Von ZipperUpper
I discovered this evening having put your music on repeat today that it’s “world meditation day” I can tell you that you have truly kept me sane today. Thank you 🙏
If you're trying to learn clawhammer, my biggest advice would be to spend as much time as you need making sure you get the downstroke right before even thinking about adding the thumb :) Also remember to grow out your finger nail. Makes a world of difference!
Thank you for your kind words. I'm not entirely sure what's going on with Distrokid (my distributor) but all of my music before High Mountain Rag disappeared from streaming and is now stuck in purgatory. I'm trying to get it sorted out, so thank you for checking.
Cuando le pides a la gente que piense en misica de banjo siempre se imagina notas rapidas, escuetas y divertidas; de cierto modo es verdad Pero para mi siempre me pareció que tenia potencial con ritmos lentos, melancolicos y oscuros, esto me lo demuestra, gracias PD: me encanta el dibujo, parece tallado en un tronco
this is one of the most moving pieces of banjo ive heard in a long time is there anywhere you have tabs i want to try and learn this more than i can put into words
I’m sorry friend, I don’t really have the time or energy to write up a tab for this. Since banjo comes from a largely aural tradition, it would be good practice to try and learn by ear!
oh hey man i appreciate the response :) dont be sorry bout it, i totally understand. just a real pretty song ya got! i will be attempting to play it by ear, wish me luck!!
Goodtime Americana. The ring is from growing out your clawhammer nail. A lot of folks try doing clawhammer with short nails and that's where a lot of tone and technique issues come from. You can either grow out the nail like I do or you can grab a finger pick to get that strong resonant tone.
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