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BANJO LINKS |
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interest The Classic Banjo - a history of banjo design & music, very detailed info on old banjos & makers. Banjo Hangout - a HUGE site with lots of everything banjo: tabs, links, MP3s etc etc. The Banjo Newsletter - Lots of 5-string MP3s, tab and newsletter. Good collection of frailing stuff. UK based Terry Holland has a very informative Bluegrass & banjo site. Phillip Mann's Banjo Tab collection & Bluegrass information site is another favourite. Hundreds of different ways to tune it ... Old Time Slow Jam - if you weant to learn about Old Time Frailing. The Better Banjo Bureau - the Final Solution for all known 5-string banjo design problems. John Bullard plays Bach, Vivaldi, Scarlatti, Händel on the 5-string. Have you ever heard of a Dobrobanjo? Here's a picture of one made in 1993 made in 1993 by the OMI company. Learning to play the banjo Fingerstyle Productions have excellent video instruction tapes for Bluegrass and Mountain styles. Soon on DVD ... Banjo Manufacturers In Australia: Eucalypt banjos are hand-made in Brisbane entirely from Australian hardwoods. I've got one and it's REALLY good! Looks great, absolute killer tone. Great web site too. Major US manufacturers: Gibson - Deering Banjos - Stelling Banjo Works - Goldtone Banjos - Wildwood Banjos - J B Banjos Huber Banjos - seems to be the one everyone wants to own. Hear Bill Keith playing one. Suppliers: Andy Perkins - has lots of banjos for sale, just outside London. Sture Svarén - sells banjos, music & banjo accessories by mail (Swedish language only). Jam Akustisk - have a few cheap Korean banjos, no high-end instruments. Mailing Lists Banjo-L - Home of the Banjo-L mailing list. The Banjo-L site has lots of good MP3s, tunings, players directory and links. AcuTab - is another high-volume banjo mailing list, lots of interesting stuff for sale on the site. |