When I was young, there were lots of British folkies who played banjo; Shirley Collins, Dave Cousins (of Strawbs), Derek Brimstone, Dave Arthur - to name but a few.

For some reason I have never managed to fathom, in the '70s, banjos sort of faded out apart from the occasional GDAE-tuned tenor among the Hibernian tendency.

Perhaps they are due for a revival. Brimmo, for one, has lost none of his banjo mastery, as he proved conclusively last time I saw him.

Alan (who has been known to play 5-string, mandobanjo and tenor when roused)