Out of nowhere my son in law decides to buy a banjo..

July 27, 2018, 06:16 PM

Scooter123

quote:
Originally posted by lastmanstanding:
Came totally out of left field. He has never shown a interest in playing any musical instrument. Just one day dropped $800 on a banjo.
My daughter is dumbfounded by this. She has no problem with it she just like the rest of us don't know where that came from!

So I said well, ya don't say! I just ordered a Hohner Marine Band Crossover harmonica off Amazon a few minutes ago.

Truth is about 15 years ago I played around on the harmonica and got good enough to play a few songs. you Tube wasn't much back then but now there is all kinds of instructional video's online. Besides now I'm retired and will have several hours alone at home in the morning to practice while the wife is working.

I'm not telling a soul until I get to where I can do some blues riffs well enough that I'm not going to make anyone's ears bleed!

Fun times ahead!!

Bet if your daughter looks she'll find a Deliverence DVD in the house. BTW, Harmonica and Banjo are two instruments that go together quite often and quite well.

July 27, 2018, 06:27 PM

Muddflap

Well, I think it's a great idea. Sounds like he has a lot of pluck. String him along and see how it goes.

July 27, 2018, 08:33 PM

NK402

I never knew there was so much banjo hostility about. Are there no bluegrass fans here ?

July 27, 2018, 08:42 PM

YooperSigs

Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers.
That's pickin....
Martin and Kermit the Frog did Dueling Banjos, too.
Good luck to the kid! Fame is calling....

July 27, 2018, 08:47 PM

HuskySig

Pick one: an $800 banjo or an $800 hooker.

July 27, 2018, 09:14 PM

MarinetoRN

A banjo is a very cool instrument! Listen to the songs you listen to. Really listen!

July 27, 2018, 09:16 PM

parabellum

July 27, 2018, 09:17 PM

parabellum

quote:
Originally posted by HuskySig:
Pick one: an $800 banjo or an $800 hooker.

Oh, uhh, well...

Who's payin'?

July 27, 2018, 09:27 PM

Bisleyblackhawk

You gotta admit...these guys are pretty good (ain't purdy though)...even with an accordion tossed into the mix (not mention an anvil)

Link to original video: https://youtu.be/e4Ao-iNPPUc

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July 27, 2018, 09:46 PM

sns3guppy

quote:
Originally posted by Bisleyblackhawk:
You gotta admit...these guys are pretty good (ain't purdy though)...even with an accordion tossed into the mix (not mention an anvil)

Steve Seagulls is great.

Banjo is one of those things I want to take up when I've got more time some day. I loved the sound of Earl Scruggs, and Lester Flatt. Dueling banjos, of course, but the banjo to me is a fantastic instrument that awes me when true talent plays. The mandolin, too.

Someone jumped on the bagpipe, but there's nothing that cuts through me like a bagpipe. I love the sound.

And with that...dueling bagpipes...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...nue=78&v=a9y4zFEr0V8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDh59hcCwDo

July 27, 2018, 10:59 PM

Bassamatic

Heck, I don't mind a banjo at all. It's those bagpipes that drive me crazy.

July 27, 2018, 11:12 PM

HuskySig

quote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
quote:
Originally posted by HuskySig:
Pick one: an $800 banjo or an $800 hooker.
Oh, uhh, well...

Who's payin'?

lastmanstanding’s son in a law of course!