Sorry about the blank.

I have a very busy schedule, so I mostly practice by myself. When herself does play along it's usually pretty much at my speed and my choice of tunes, she'll stop if I mess up.

I think that I'm at the point that I need to throw myself in with some players who are jamming and try to play along with them, learn to keep up or shut up. Suburban Ontario isn't exactly the Bluegrass Banjo Centre of the world, but there is a local Bluegrass Society who have a monthly pickin's session. I think that's my next step. Also, it's probably a great place to meet some of the local pickers who might be interested in the sort of arrangement advised in this thread. They meet again in Mid April an I think I'll be ready to try to jump in, especially given that Rick showed me some stuff the other day that I'm dying to try out with live musicians.

My sister is a performer who plays guitar, she does a few Bluegrass tunes in her sets. I'd love to play along with her, but her schedule and mine seem diametrically opposed. I'm sure I'll try out some stuff with her soon, but I can't schedule a weekly session with her. The thing that I have noticed with the few 5 String Pickers that I've met is that they're very willing to share what they know.