Barney also played mandolin, not much different than the banjo I know. He also sang on occasion, I have heard him sing only 2 songs (A Comical Genius and Three Score and Ten). In my opinion there is no one who comes even close to him on the tenor banjo. No disrespect to the Corries, one of my all time favourites, but for sheer dexterity Mc Kenna rocks. Soccer had Pele, Boxing had Ali, and the banjo has McKenna. There are a number of very good top notch banjo instrumentalists around today, but Barney in my mind is still out ahead.