He seems really good and has a lot of videos on his site. One video he has talking about his right hand position, he gives a lot of credit to Alan Munde, who has had some influence on @BanjoBen i believe.
This is Foggy Mountain Breakdown, where he changes keys several times…
Hi @Grinnin Daniel that’s John Apfelthaler he sure is a great picker. Checkout his arr of Polka on the Banjo. I think he may have studied with Alan Munde at Plains College Texas.
Maybe @BanjoBen can shed some light on this and any other banjo students that studied with Alan. Be interesting to see how they made out.
Wow!! I’ve seen a few of his videos, but this one is amazing! That break is worth transcribing
His video of Reuben is great as well.
WHOA… Open B Flat and E Flat?!!
Yep, I’ve seen all his videos, he’s pretty good. I watch him and several others for ideas and I can steal. He certainly has a unique playing style.
Key changes in FMB, for me however, is very unsettling.