This is a great idea. I hope participants will spend some time exchanging notes on CD sources. I'd be grateful if members could also provide some guidance on...
I was just made aware of this group this morning on the Banjo-l list. I am very glad to see it, and although I am white, am very interested in promoting...
My name is Tony Thomas I am 56. I have been playing folk, blues, old time music, and bluegrass on the guitar since around 1962-63. I have made attempts at...
I( really want to welcome and my friend from Brooklyn (Me I am formerly of Fulton near the Atlantic Avenue Station and Eastern Parkway myself), to this group. ...
I remember that area of Brooklyn. A long time ago, of course. I'm from Bensonhurst, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Mob. Bay 34th between Bath and Cropsey....
Hi all, I'm Marc Perdue, 46 year old white owner of the Banjo-L list and very happy to see Tony starting this list up. My playing has been profoundly...
Hey folks, I just saw the invite to join this list on another list and felt compelled to do so. I am fascinated with the origins of Americana music and hope...
Tony, I remember that thread on banjo-l, and was really surprised that he wasn't censored for it. It was horrifying enough to hear him speak his mind, but then...
In a message dated 3/30/2004 3:31:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, ulf.jagfors@... writes: Interesting group. I hope I can contribute from time to time with...
Hi all, Another new member here. My name is Rashunda. I'm a 34-year-old black American woman living in Zurich, Switzerland. I'm also a beginning banjo player...
just joined and wanted to tell everybody what they were getting. I've been playing for only a couple of years but I'm having so much more success than I had...
To all, Ulf and Marc Perdue are both immensely knowledgable in all things banjo. I'm happy to see them on this list as well! Jim www.pensonstringwerks.com Ulf...
Lew, I don't know the answer to that question. I would think that he must have recorded with somebody over the years, but Earl's also a really laid-back kind...
That was a tough call in some respects, Jim. The person who made that most blatantly racist statement actually claimed that his email account had been...
hi everyone great to see this group and i am really interested to see the direction the music goes. my name is tom, i'm not black but being a 5-string old time...
i'm not black but being a 5-string old time banjo ... Hi Tom, Okay, my ignorance is about to show here so please forgive me if this question is inappropriate....
. In NC and TN there is a very, very, very strong Irish ... I'm ... rashunda your right, banjo playing is very strong in irish traditional music, but,...
Kelly said that he's not aware of any recordings that Earl's done, but that he's got lots of tapes of sessions they played. It's on Kelly's to-do list to burn...
My name is Vinnie Mondello, and I hail from Austin Tx, and do banjo repair and sales, worldwide. Main main passion is the 4 string, but I do work on many 5...
Thanks Tony, for sponsoring this group. I'm Scott Odell, have been playing banjo off and on since around 1959 when I picked up an old "E. Eibel" open back in...
Hi Tony! We met last year at the Florida State Fiddler's Convention.We talked over lunch and went off to whatever was happening at the time. I was of course...
Greetings everyone, My name is Greg Adams and I am glad to be a part of this listserv. I am very interested in the early banjo...especially its African roots...
Hello, People! Wazzup, Folks! Sule Greg Wilson in the House, all the way from Tempe, AZ, by way of DC, NYC and and playing in G. I'm excited this is new...
