A check-in on the Banjo versus TV project — J.R.'s ongoing plan to spend more time on his banjo than on TV. This post covers 9/27/2009 through 10/3/2009.
David, my banjo teacher, recently discovered that I had never really learned Cripple Creek. I just kind of whizzed past it when I was just starting out.
So this week has been all about Cripple Creek, over and over again.
Here's Tony Trischka, playing it the way it oughta be played.
Also in the last week:
- I love my new-to-me Nechville banjo, but I need a little more capo capability than its railroad spikes offer. I occasionally want to capo the fifth string where there isn't a spike. So I'm trying out Earl's Suspender Capo. We'll see how I like it.
- Got a nifty chair/instrument stand gadget: Farley's StagePlayer 2 Guitar Stand Stool with Foot Rest.
The promo pictures show a guitar, but it works well for a banjo, too.
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