Forum - Banjo Ben Clark

What are y'all up to?

Christmas video this year, and special thanks to @rspillers for the swanky Christmas sweater I’m wearing!

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Merry Christmas, everyone!

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A beautiful photo. A beautiful family.

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Merry Christmas to The Clark Family!

Merry Christmas to y’all pickers too! :slight_smile:

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Merry Christmas!
That’s some beautiful picking!

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Thanks @CalebEllis and others!
Out of a few tries with recording, this was the first time I managed to complete without losing the tempo, thought didn’t hit some of the notes fully well. Glad it sounds decent! Beautiful arrangement by Ben touching several chords/variations!

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We made a Nashville trip for a few days. We are catching East Nash Grass tonight at 3rd and Lindsey. They are showing special guests of Tim O’Brien and Sarah Jorosz with them tonight.

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Y’all I got a Masonmobile on Thursday, wheels mean freedom so that means I can go to bluegrass events now so that’s awesome. Also I can go anywhere else and that’s awesome too, I could even go see the ball drop in NY tomorrow. That’s the last place I want to go, but it’s an example of what I can do now. Me and my Masonmobile are gonna conquer the bluegrass events of the southeast (imagine dramatic music and me standing in front of an American flag)

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(I take full credit for the name Masonmobile)

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I was gonna give you the credit but didn’t know if you’d want me to or not :man_shrugging::rofl:

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Wow. Definitely put Headin’ Home Fest on your calendar! October 24-27, 2024! There are other bluegrass events in the southeast but that’s the main one most bluegrassers talk about.

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Those are great trucks! What year is it?

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2017, only 40K miles on it though. I was pleasantly surprised by that :laughing:

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My most played songs of 2023, according to Apple Music.

  1. The Blood Is Still There - Sound Doctrine
  2. Satan and Grandma - The Grascals
  3. Still Walking on the Water - Locust Ridge
  4. The First Look - Tim Surrett
  5. Going Home Look - Deano Graham
  6. Where Corn Don’t Grow - The Grascals
  7. He’s Still Been a Good God to Me - The Calvary Reflections
  8. Grandpa Tell Me Bout the Good Old Days - The Isaacs
  9. 1945 - The French Family Band
  10. It’s Done - Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
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no Jake?!?!?!?!?

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Maybe she’s secretly rebelling :scream:

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Guess not :smile:

When I listen to music and focus on it I usually want to hear lyrics.

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Ah, understandable.

(May I recommend Tony Rice’s albums?)

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I only have one instrumental composition in my top 10 songs… Minuano (Six Eight) by the Pat Metheny Group.

@Mason_Crone I wanna know yours!