Jon a while back I discovered Dave Hum the banjo player who is now unfortunately deceased.
He appeared to be mainly a busker, but I thought his playing was magical, he seemed to interpret all the tunes in his own style, while retaining the traditional "soul"
Wish I could find out more about him.

I think i'll give the sessions a miss, but my hands are getting a bit arthritic after so many years cutting and hammering...
Still it's lovely to get so much good advice which can hopefully be picked up by younger players.