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25 Aug 09 - 01:43 PM (#2708270) Subject: Banjo Teacher Required Wigan UK From: Joan from Wigan I have been asked by two members of Wigan Folk Club to find a banjo teacher, and so far I've been made aware of a guitar teacher in Bolton who also teaches banjo, but no one actually in Wigan. Does anyone know of a teacher in Wigan please? Or better still, can anyone make a recommendation? Joan |
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25 Aug 09 - 03:10 PM (#2708342) Subject: RE: Banjo Teacher Required Wigan UK From: GUEST,Tunesmith What style of banjo playing are you talking about? |
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26 Aug 09 - 05:25 AM (#2708783) Subject: RE: Banjo Teacher Required Wigan UK From: GUEST,Banjo I teach Bluegrass/3 finger in Southport. eAsYtoFiT-at-HoTmA1L.C0.uK |
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27 Aug 09 - 01:47 PM (#2709973) Subject: RE: Banjo Teacher Required Wigan UK From: Joan from Wigan Neither potential student has expressed a preference for style - I think both of them would be happy to find someone to teach any sort of basics. I'll pass on your details, Guest Banjo, thank you. Joan |
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27 Aug 09 - 02:42 PM (#2710008) Subject: RE: Banjo Teacher Required Wigan UK From: Leadfingers Its not so much style of play , but style of BANJO ! Tenor (Four String) is a totally different instrument to Five String ! Tenor (In Folk) tends to be Single string Melody , especially for Irish (As Barney McKenna of the Dubliners , whereas Five string is more picking , either Old Timey or Bluegrass ! I have had guys sent to me from a local shop for Banjo Basics who had bought a Five String and wanted to play Irish ! |
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27 Aug 09 - 09:02 PM (#2710296) Subject: RE: Banjo Teacher Required Wigan UK From: GUEST,BanjoRay Terry - there's an American book by Tom Hanway that teaches Irish music on a five string using three finger picking. I've seen him play, and he sounds like Barney McKenna only better! Ray |
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28 Aug 09 - 10:20 AM (#2710612) Subject: RE: Banjo Teacher Required Wigan UK From: GUEST,Russ Thread creep. Ken Perlman's melodic frailing style sometimes makes it sound like he's playing Irish tunes on a 4 string. Russ (Permanent GUEST and banjo player) |
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28 Aug 09 - 10:45 AM (#2710645) Subject: RE: Banjo Teacher Required Wigan UK From: Leadfingers Good points from both Ray and Russ , but a beginner player with the 'wrong' banjo for the style he wants to play will have to work Damn hard and still never reach Hanway or Perlman standard !b |