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StoreTags: help, obession, me
Author: monty on January 23 2007
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People who enjoyed reading this: zfigz, Roshi, energygiant, FailedSitcom, lunatinker, reehc, sAMsKi, SenorFrio, bbwax, skab
--> radio 4 documentary about the history of the banjo:
link

Also check out what i got free tickets to on Thursday night!!:

Celtic Connections - Banjo Night

I CANNAE WAAAAAAITT
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01/23/07 +  Roshi
A bass banjo?

I didn't know anyone played one outside of les claypoo. (that is not a typo).
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01/23/07 +  zfigz
Bath Banjo Club
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01/23/07 +  energygiant
a little slice of heaven
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01/23/07 +  lunatinker
yeay monty! nice to see you. i worried as you'd not been around much!
great radio program from bbc thanks for link!!!
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01/23/07 +  sAMsKi
thanks monty...listened to that the other day...also heard this : link with bela fleck impressing - as ever.

ooh, one other unrelated gem (IMHO)...check the Earl Hines track on this one link

(not a big fan of primus then roshi...? hehe)
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01/23/07 +  monty
lunatinker ive never left. its just ive been working 9 to 5 since March.
so i dont get to lounge around all day like i used to.
;)
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01/23/07 +  monty
World's Largest Banjo
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01/23/07 +  monty

Video
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01/23/07 +  reehc
That gig looks ace, bela flack was great on late junction.
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01/23/07 +  lunatinker

Video
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01/23/07 +  mux
heh, strangely, I've been learning to play the mandolin - not that far from banjodom, pretty much the ukelele version, more or less.
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01/24/07 +  bbwax
mux and mandolin? the techno guy with a rack of 1 bazillion pieces of electronic equipment? what's happening around here?
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01/24/07 +  skab
i want to play a stringed instrument, but i've sausage fingers

good to see you again monty!
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