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.
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
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.
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.
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"
Pat & Patrick lead a sing-along with the old song Wreck of the Old '97.
Other topics covered include Patrick's en plein air office, a pair of great cheap guitars, the Somerset s-2 tour, the Somerset S-3 ladies banjo and other stuff from Crisfield.
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.
In their one hundred and twentieth workshop Pat and Patrick talk about upcoming workshops, cigar box banjos, the Somerset County banjo and run through Bad Bad Leroy Brown.
Lyrics and chords for this workshop can be downloaded from http://funkyseagull. com/leroy.pdf
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.
Pat & Patrick speak Welsh, lead a sing-along with the old song The White House Blues, update on The Daily Frail, update on the Somerset County Banjo, Crisfield stuff and more.
A quick workshop on adding dynamics to the frailing strum, a look at Patrick's restored Dobro 33D, Obama angel, the Somerset County Seal, the Somerset S-5, red flannel hoodies and other stuff.
In Pat and Patrick's 129th YouTube workshop we talk about Whoopee Cushions, Dear old Dad has a sore thumb, Patrick's on the road for the month of August, uke blues, viking helmet, rubber chickens, movable chords, Somerset county banjos, flying in Europe . . .
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