My 2012 John Peterson made walnut mountain banjo. Sturdy sweet little thing.
#banjo #MountainBanjo #FretlessBanjo #OldtimeMusic
#banjo #mountainbanjo #fretlessbanjo #oldtimemusic
Yeah, my fretless banjo chops are pretty rusty, and I never did much chording out of first position. Also it's wicked humid which is no fun with a real hide head #fretlessbanjo #banjo #fediversemusic #fretless #19thcentury
#19thcentury #fretless #fediversemusic #banjo #fretlessbanjo
#flashbackfriday to this short but addictive tune I recorded in 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fguKmdAos0M :fbc: #banjo #fretlessbanjo #19thcentury #music #mastomusic #musiciansofmastodon #video
#video #musiciansofmastodon #mastomusic #music #19thcentury #fretlessbanjo #banjo #flashbackfriday
#tbt: "Green Corn Jig," or "Buckley's Jig" from Jas. Buckley's New Banjo Method of 1860, recorded 7 years ago. :jb:
https://peertube.social/videos/watch/695d5cce-7807-4ff6-89ed-4cd4d3a8adf8
#mastomusic #banjo #earlybanjo #fretlessbanjo #video #music #musiciansofmastodon #historicmusic #19thcenturymusic
#19thcenturymusic #historicmusic #musiciansofmastodon #music #video #fretlessbanjo #earlybanjo #banjo #mastomusic #tbt
#onthisday in 2015 I recorded this lovely piece by Frank Converse, from his 1886 'Analytical Banjo Method'. :fbc: https://peertube.social/videos/watch/57500c84-05f3-4fcb-a5bd-f4d05d51e9b8
#mastomusic #musiciansofmastodon #banjo #fretlessbanjo #acoustic #acousticmusic #video #19thcentury #historicmusic #frankbconverse #classicbanjo
#classicbanjo #frankbconverse #historicmusic #19thcentury #video #acousticmusic #acoustic #fretlessbanjo #banjo #musiciansofmastodon #mastomusic #onthisday
#tbt Another Frank Converse tune from 1865, recorded 7 years ago today. :fbc: https://peertube.social/videos/watch/116970f4-4350-4243-a570-6f2a6af1b654 #banjo #musician #acoustic #fretlessbanjo #mastomusic #musiciansofmastodon #video
#video #musiciansofmastodon #mastomusic #fretlessbanjo #acoustic #musician #banjo #tbt
Whelpley's Jig, from Jas. Buckley's 1860 book:
https://peertube.social/videos/watch/1d047bd1-f64b-436b-8086-7a73336d7a87
#mastomusic #banjo #earlybanjo #fretlessbanjo #video #musician #music #19thcentury
#mastomusic #banjo #earlybanjo #fretlessbanjo #video #musician #music #19thcentury
Is #mastomusicmonday a thing? Here's a clip I recorded #onthisday a long-ass time ago, the beard seemed like a good idea at the time
https://peertube.social/videos/watch/0096e6c2-1983-4956-8151-0320fb000fcb #banjo #earlybanjo #fretlessbanjo #musiciansofmastodon #mastomusic #frankconverse #1886 #acoustic #acousticmusic
#mastomusicmonday #onthisday #banjo #earlybanjo #fretlessbanjo #musiciansofmastodon #mastomusic #frankconverse #acoustic #acousticmusic
#waybackwednesday https://peertube.social/videos/watch/fef5b5f5-300f-419d-8851-cec122e6346e #banjo #peertube #fretlessbanjo #19thcentury #oldmusic #mastomusic #video #musiciansofmastodon #dance #fairy
#waybackwednesday #banjo #peertube #fretlessbanjo #19thcentury #oldmusic #mastomusic #video #musiciansofmastodon #dance #fairy
(That said, I can never get enough of this clip of Tim Twiss playing an 1886 'stroke style' (more or less like clawhammer, mechanically) song on a low-tuned fretless 1850s style banjo through an amp with distortion) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSaAAyE0R4w #nowplaying #tootradio #banjo #electricbanjo #fretlessbanjo #timtwiss
#timtwiss #fretlessbanjo #electricbanjo #banjo #tootradio #nowplaying
Here is another #fretless #banjo #polka from "The Banjo and How To Play It" (1872) by #frankconverse: https://peertube.social/videos/watch/892868b0-5b7f-4464-9854-0ea9b12ddf95 #mastomusic #musiciansofmastodon #fretlessbanjo #19thcentury #oldmusic
#fretless #banjo #polka #frankconverse #mastomusic #musiciansofmastodon #fretlessbanjo #19thcentury #oldmusic
#waybackwednesday No. 1: #onthisday in 2014 I recorded 'Jake Bacchus' Reel' from 1860:
https://peertube.social/videos/watch/7ef4356f-a0a2-4d61-803c-9ee98ad8b9fa #mastomusic #musiciansofmastodon #banjo #earlybanjo #fretlessbanjo #fretless
#waybackwednesday #onthisday #mastomusic #musiciansofmastodon #banjo #earlybanjo #fretlessbanjo #fretless
#onthisday No. 2, an 1860 #banjo tune recorded in 2014: https://peertube.social/videos/watch/db5e040f-56de-41bc-b5b2-d69a04665c92 #mastomusic #musiciansofmastodon #earlybanjo #fretless #fretlessbanjo #video #music
#onthisday #banjo #mastomusic #musiciansofmastodon #earlybanjo #fretless #fretlessbanjo #video #music
#mastomusicmonday: Cane Break Reel, from Frank Converse's 1865 "Yellow Book", #fretlessbanjo multi-tracked with #parlorguitar, #rhythmbones, and #bassdrum
#mastomusicmonday #fretlessbanjo #parlorguitar #rhythmbones #bassdrum #mastomusic #tootradio #earlybanjo #multitrack #acapellaapp
#tbt to this recording I did of an 1868 arrangement of an 1858 hit by Benjamin Hanley, "Darling Nelly Gray" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpSydWK6MRo #banjo #fretlessbanjo #earlybanjo #throwbackthursday #onthisday #mastomusic #tootradio
#tbt #banjo #fretlessbanjo #earlybanjo #throwbackthursday #onthisday #mastomusic #tootradio
More #onthisday #banjo content: I recorded this James Buckley arrangement of Stephen Foster's "Nelly was a Lady" 3 years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJTw2PH2VUo #earlybanjo #minstrelbanjo #fretlessbanjo #mastomusic
#onthisday #banjo #earlybanjo #minstrelbanjo #fretlessbanjo #mastomusic