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Frailing Banjo Lesson One Frailing Banjo Lesson One
Posted by: Dobro33H

Video duration: 2364 seconds

In this lesson we go over tuning, parts of the banjo and the basic frailing strum.
All four workshops in this series are available on DVD. Visit http://www.funkyseag ull.com for more information.

Related: banjo, clawhammer, five-string, folk, frailing, instruction, music

Frailing Banjo Lesson Two Frailing Banjo Lesson Two
Posted by: Dobro33H

Video duration: 1975 seconds

Your first chord, your first song, using a harmonica for ear training and more.

Related: banjo, clawhammer, frailing

Folk Guitar Lesson One Folk Guitar Lesson One
Posted by: Dobro33H

Video duration: 1814 seconds

Tuning the guitar, basic chords and basic rhythm patterns.
The entire workshop series is available on DVD from Pik-Ware Publishing http://pik-ware.com

Related: blues, country, fingerstyle, folk, guitar, lesson, music

Frailing The Blues Lesson One Frailing The Blues Lesson One
Posted by: Dobro33H

Video duration: 1083 seconds

Patrick offers tips on playing slide banjo, using rests and phantom hammer-ons to create exciting rhythms and picking up ideas from blues guitar players. In lesson one some simple slide licks and the great blues song Samson and Delilah.
The entire workshop series is available on DVD from Pik-Ware Publishing http://pik-ware.com

Related: banjo, blues, bottleneck, frailing, slide

Introduction to Tenor Banjo and Tenor Guitar with Dear Old D Introduction to Tenor Banjo and Tenor Guitar with Dear Old D
Posted by: Dobro33H

Video duration: 1064 seconds

Introduction and a look at various tenor banjos & tenor guitars.
The entire workshop series is available on DVD from Pik-Ware Publishing http://pik-ware.com

Related: banjo, flatpick, folk, guitar, music, tenor

Blue Frail Blue Frail
Posted by: Dobro33H

Video duration: 1091 seconds

Bluegrass rhythms for frailing banjo

Related: banjo, bluegrass, calwahmmer, costello, crisfield, frailing, music, old, patrick, time

Folk Song of the Day 8/27/07 Folk Song of the Day 8/27/07
Posted by: Dobro33H

Video duration: 834 seconds

Whiskey in the Jar & frailing banjo stuff.
The tab files for this workshop can be found at http://tangiersound. wordpress.com

Related: banjo, celtic, clawhammer, crisfield, folk, frailing, irish, music

Folk Song of the Day 6/12/07 Folk Song of the Day 6/12/07
Posted by: Dobro33H

Video duration: 1532 seconds

Steve in the Uk sent in a question about playing and singing, so I decided to run through a bunch of tunes (Boil 'em Cabbage Down, Red River Valley, Rosewood Casket and Grandfather's Clock) and talk for a bit about how the playing and singing thing works on the banjo, guitar and even a little bit on the harmonica.

Related: banjo, folk, guitar, instruction, music

Chords & Scales Chords & Scales
Posted by: Dobro33H

Video duration: 1241 seconds

John Lee Hooker ukulele, rumba rhythm on the uke, the Somerset S2, Patrick's road trip and blending scale patterns with chords to sketch out melody lines while strumming the ukulele, banjo and guitar.

Related: banjo, blues, costello, folk, guitar, instruction, melody, music, patrick, pick, scale, strum, uke, ukulele

The Subway Shuffle The Subway Shuffle
Posted by: Dobro33H

Video duration: 445 seconds

A quick lesson on a blues shuffle picking pattern I learned on a Philadelphia subway platform many years ago.
If you want more information you can check out a batch of free guitar workshops based on this picking pattern at: http://www.archive.o rg/details/subway.sh uffle

Related: blues, guitar, lesson, picking, resophonic, shuffle

Cripple Creek Cripple Creek
Posted by: Dobro33H

Video duration: 568 seconds

I know it's been a while since our last workshop, but we have been really busy setting up banjos and gearing up for the big shindig in April.
Anyway, a young man in the UK contacted us with a request for Cripple Creek so I turned on the camera right before I packed up this banjo to ship it to North Carolina.

Related: banjo, clawhammer, costello, creek, cripple, crisfield, folk, folklore, frailing, instruction, maryland, music, patrick

Convertible Banjo Convertible Banjo
Posted by: Dobro33H

Video duration: 1422 seconds

Patrick sets up a Morgan Monroe MNB-1W as both a resonator banjo and an open-back banjo.
the Morgan Monroe MNB-1W is also available left-handed. Contact Dear Old Dad for more information.

Related: banjo, frailing, open-back, resonator, setup

guitar-banjo-ukulele guitar-banjo-ukulele
Posted by: Dobro33H

Video duration: 1276 seconds

Fingerstyle guitar melodies, minor keys, Sixteen Tons on the ukulele, a side by side comparison of the Somerset S-1 and S-2 banjos and Patrick shares a few thoughts on buying instruments.

Related: banjo, folk, guitar, music, ukulele

Weekly Workshop 2/17/08 Weekly Workshop 2/17/08
Posted by: Dobro33H

Video duration: 1002 seconds

Pat & Patrick are back with news about thier affordable banjos, the Crisfield Folk Musicians Retreat is just about sold out, tenor banjo, new daily podcasts, drop-thumb vs double-thumb, a sing-along of Paddy Kelly's Brew and other stuff from Crisfield, Maryland.

Related: banjo, costello, crisfield, five-string, folk, maryland, music, pat, patrick, tenor

Updates & FMB Updates & FMB
Posted by: Dobro33H

Video duration: 624 seconds

We have been so busy with other projects that I have not had time to produce as many video workshops as usual. I thought I should post an update on how things are going for us here in Crisfield.
While I was at it, I figured, why not knock out a banjo workshop on frailing bluegrass tunes?

Related: banjo, clawhammer, costello, crisfield, folk, folklore, frailing, instruction, maryland, music, patrick

Somerset S-2 Somerset S-2
Posted by: Dobro33H

Video duration: 1092 seconds

The Somerset County S-2 Banjo prototype is here!
Pat and Patrick read some viewer mail, talk about the upcoming kids music workshop, answer questions, talk about Gremlins and take a look at the Somerset S-2 banjo.

Related: banjo, calwahmmer, crisfield, frailing, gremlin, instruction, maryland, watches

Folk Song of the Day 4/17/08 Folk Song of the Day 4/17/08
Posted by: Dobro33H

Video duration: 968 seconds

Wildwood Flower, harmonica and the Nashville Number System.

Related: banjo, clawhammer, costello, crisfield, folk, folklore, frailing, harmonica, instruction, maryland, music, patrick

Mountain Dew Mountain Dew
Posted by: Dobro33H

Video duration: 1029 seconds

Updates about the Folk Musicians Retreat, upcoming projects, Patrick's birthday, banjo picker in Denmark, custom agent blues, Greek fire water and Mountain Dew by request from Martin in th UK

Related: banjo, clawhammer, costello, crisfield, dew, folk, folklore, frailing, instruction, maryland, mountain, music, patrick

Banjo Setup Banjo Setup
Posted by: Dobro33H

Video duration: 1769 seconds

I was setting up a Tyler Mountain TM5-38 banjo for a customer, so I decided to use this opportunity to go over some banjo setup tips. In this workshop I change the strings, adjust the action, tighten the head and even offer some tips on how to fix buzzing strings.

Related: banjo

Folk Song of the Day 6/20/07 Folk Song of the Day 6/20/07
Posted by: Dobro33H

Video duration: 771 seconds

Trevor in Australia asked for a quick workshop on the basic frailing strum, so I go over that and work it into the old song Red River Valley.

Related: banjo, folk, frailing, music, sing-along

Folk Song of the Day 4/16/08 Folk Song of the Day 4/16/08
Posted by: Dobro33H

Video duration: 997 seconds

Answers to questions about the learning process, finding a teacher and coming up with picking patterns.

Related: banjo, clawhammer, costello, crisfield, folk, folklore, frailing, instruction, maryland, music, patrick

Hammering Stagolee Hammering Stagolee
Posted by: Dobro33H

Video duration: 849 seconds

Scott in Scotland sent in a request for a guitar hammer-on workshop.
Also covered in this workshop, fretted and "fret free" mountain banjos and the Somerset S-2 Banjo American Tour.

Related: banjo, chords, clawhammer, dobro, folk, frailing, guitar, instruction, music, old, open, resonator, resophonic, slide, time, tuning

banjo brass banjo brass
Posted by: Dobro33H

Video duration: 1894 seconds

Patrick discusses lap-style guitar & banjo, banjo tone rings, banjo setup, advanced banjo, phantom effects, rests, resophonic ukuleles and leads a sing-along on the old song "Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor"

Related: banjo, clawhammer, costello, crisfield, folk, folklore, frailing, instruction, maryland, music, patrick, resophonic, ukuleles

Folk Song of the Day 9/4/07 Folk Song of the Day 9/4/07
Posted by: Dobro33H

Video duration: 962 seconds

How frailing works.

Related: banjo, clawhammer, folk, frailing, music, old, time