Key Dodges 1/2

For a standard 5-string banjo, there are two ways to get around the key restriction: capos and retuning. As I … Continue reading Key Dodges 1/2

Banjobio: The Red Lion Jazz Band

Playing a banjo with no resonator (or case) with my finger pads meant that I could pick it up any … Continue reading Banjobio: The Red Lion Jazz Band

Folk music was big at my college, so it’s no surprise that I learned to love that banjo sound. I … Continue reading Banjobio: My First Banjo

Do you want to hear and see what I’ve been writing about? Then it’s time to install TEFView, the free … Continue reading TablEdit and TEFView

The following assumes the G tuning: (D, B, G, D, G). If you’re a C tuning banjo player, the discussion … Continue reading An Easy A

For anyone except the experts, a 5-string banjo is stuck in a few keys: G, C, and some chancy minors. … Continue reading Let’s Capo

When you have a capo-ble banjo, you will want a capo. In general, banjo capos don’t fit any banjo above … Continue reading Capos

Have I inspired you to start constructing a capo-ble banjo? Even if not, you might be interested in what’s involved. … Continue reading Make Your Own Capo-ble Banjo?

Unless you can name all the parts of a standard banjo, now is the time to check out Anatomy of … Continue reading Try It Out

The modern 5-string banjo with more than 20 frets is a 19th Century invention, a modification of the fretless African … Continue reading Standard and Capo-ble Banjos