If you ever get a chance to see Leroy Troy, do so!

Leroy Troy was what I'd call a disciple of Uncle Dave Macon, and I've seen him perform several times, solo, so that the sonic picture (so to speak) is not covered up by other music. I've seen him perform close up, maybe seven feet away, doing the banjo twirling and juggling, and I assure you that the music goes on, such that if you weren't looking you'd not know he'd done anything but play.

He says that he's been accused (so to speak) of having a tape recorder in the banjo, or a radio, but it's all there in the left hand--he's hammering on and pulling off, even when he twirls the banjo in one plane or the other. Sometimes, when twirling the banjo around the RIGHT hand, he's doing a right-hand pizzicato on the neck as he twirls it. And he learned it all from Uncle Dave, in person (Macon, that is, not me!)

SEE HIM IF YOU CAN!

Dave Oesterreich