Every few months i need to come back and listen to you play this song, take in your voice and your incomparable claw-hammer banjo playing. The scenery is wonderful too and reminds me of the trip my wife and i took in 2022 to Cape Breton Highlands National Park. i know it is not there but the North Atlantic headlands are beautiful wherever you were in Newfoundland. Maybe someday i will get all the way up there but it will have to be alone. My wife passed away in February so i have to cherish the memories, and listening to beautiful sad songs helps.
@@meredithmoon Thanks so much Meredith. I would love to see you live sometime, but i don't know if you ever come all the way down to Baltimore in the US. Guess i need to travel north again. You make me want to put down my guitar for awhile and try the banjo.
@@PeterMurr-sl9gu I'll be there eventually. Got some Northeastern States shows booked for the fall... they'll be on my website meredithmoon.com - you can also sign up for the "bandsintown" alerts to get a notification when I book one near you. Hope you can make it out sometime too! And I encourage anyone to try the banjo. It is great fun. Cheers!
Great tune well played , Ayr is beautiful on a nice summers night looking over to Arran and Alisa Craig. Hope you put up more Scottish tunes for the banjo.🤩👍
Bautiful haunting playing and singing as always. Great setting too. I think your banjo has seen so much service now that it's looking v "vintage" and a lovely (and obviously loved) instrument!. :)
I recently bought a banjo and have begun taking Scruggs style lessons. However, after listening to you play and sing, I may need rethink that decision and move to clawhammer style. I love the way you play, your style, and your voice.
One of the most beautiful songs ever written, in my opinion. Also, every time I see a new part of Canada, I become more enamoured with that country. A few questions: 1) Are you playing in double C? 2) Will you post a tutorial on this song? 3) Will you include it in an album at one point?
If I am not mistaken it is a Deering Goodtime banjo, I have the same model. You can recognize it by the engraved "Goodtime" in the headstock. Here is a link to buy www.banjostudio.com/products/deering-goodtime-americana-with-scooped-neck?variant=6910294849&_vsrefdom=adwords&gclid=CjwKCAjw0ujYBRBDEiwAn7BKt9mNjaxtk9XUbsLRHkVK9CVC6KvrC3Sk9op7yJwpaysy672Oi0ATJBoCnw4QAvD_BwE
Just curious do you play your banjo Scruggs style also? The position you play with frailing style, and notice the heavy use marks further back on the head more like you would have with Scruggs style. Enjoy your playing thank you!
Nope! Only clawhammer from this guy. I'm getting more into kentucky two-finger though, these days, but not at the time of thos video. Thanks and cheers!
@@meredithmoon I've recently moved to Kentucky so if you ever travel down this way to work on your two-finger skills, please let us know where we might come see you!
I notice that your banjo doesn't have any frets above 17. It looks carved out at the top of the neck. I presume that this is so that you can play with your hand over the neck, producing a mellower sound than it would if you played with your hand closer to the bridge. Is there a name for this kind of banjo or is it just a mod you've had done? Really nice playing and singing too.
