The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #28803   Message #361473
Posted By: kendall
21-Dec-00 - 08:47 PM
Thread Name: playing traditional music correctly
Subject: RE: playing traditional music correctly
The Greeks have a saying..."Revenge is a dish thats best served cold." Some years ago, a young boy was playing a bluegrass tune on a banjo. Up steps a seasoned banjo picker, loudly said "NO NO like this!" took the banjo away and played it the way it is "supposed"to be played. Years later, that boy, in spite of the humiliation, became a professional musician. He not only plays bluegrass banjo with the best, he also plays clawhammer...something the rude picker was never able to master.