Forum - Banjo Ben Clark

BanjoBen · February 15, 2018, 9:12pm

All y’all keep me going…plus the fact that people pay me to do this:

WillCoop · February 15, 2018, 9:18pm

hahaha - Which “cousin” is this?

Is that a Kilt - WHAT?

dd1 · February 15, 2018, 9:19pm

Thank God for that blurry spot!

WillCoop · February 15, 2018, 9:21pm

I was going to make a comment - but just couldn’t find a way to “go there” without worry of having a flag registered… haha.

I’m not so sure we shouldn’t be earning our FLAG Badge… but yes… agreed!

BanjoBen · February 15, 2018, 9:26pm

Every last one of you can blame @Archie for the series of videos coming soon.

KB1 · February 15, 2018, 9:29pm

uhh ohh what have archie set in motion now
are you gonna teach bagpipes

sharingtimeagain1 · February 15, 2018, 11:09pm

I’ll glad to support you Ben. Don’t like the idea of you out there busking for a living. Girl Scouts beating you up and taking your tips and all.

Mark_Rocka · February 15, 2018, 11:59pm

Wow! I’m really grateful for all of those kind words, Will. Even at 15 months, my boy is already a cool kid. He LOVES music, and I may be imagining it, but he seems to have rhythm. He likes to bounce to music, so I’m hoping I have a little musician on my hands.

I’m digging your get together idea. Kinda reminds me of the old Saturn car homecomings that company used to have with all of their Saturn owners. Only ours will be louder… and funner.

Archie · February 16, 2018, 2:15am

Wildwood Flower seems a popular tune to bounce along to.

Mark_Rocka · February 16, 2018, 2:39am

Hey, I know both of those tunes. I’ll have to try 'em out.

Archie · February 16, 2018, 10:07am

You can add a little bounce to your pickin too

Bcaves · February 16, 2018, 5:59pm

Hilarious! Your a brave man to wear a kilt on the internet.

Bcaves · February 16, 2018, 6:07pm

The fact that I’ve never been satisfied with just listening to music. I have always imagined myself playing the stuff I listen to. In my teenage years I was addicted to Jimi Hendrix, not because the music was popular, but because his music was different. To me his music took more talent to learn than a lot of other stuff I could have chose to try and learn. Bluegrass is a lot like that to me, it is different and difficult therefore I like it

sharingtimeagain1 · February 17, 2018, 12:36am

Do you think @BanjoBen could tab out Purple Haze on the Banjo?

Bob · February 17, 2018, 1:27am

Like this?

Bcaves · February 17, 2018, 12:50pm

That’s proof you can find anything on the internet! So In summary Banjo Ben and Jimi Hendrix keep me going:stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

Woody · February 17, 2018, 2:41pm

FUN! As long as it’s fun and I’m luv in it I’ll keep Pick’n & Grinn’n. And I don’t see that changing.

dd1 · February 17, 2018, 7:50pm

Knowing that your banjo audio has been deleted from the “Video Swap” (even though it probly shouldn’t have been there anyway). Al’ya (jackpine savage slang for y’all) can’t get rid of me that easy!

WillCoop · February 17, 2018, 8:08pm

Did y’all pick up on the Smoke On the Water riff at 1:57?

Some nice pickin’ in spots.

I reminds me of one of my EYBM (Expand Your Banjo Mind) topics of non-traditional songs that we would like to hear in a Banjo cover…

Cool Share…

dd1 · February 18, 2018, 2:17pm

A few years back I had the honor of attending a banjo clinic featuring Allan Munde and Bill Evans. During an intermission (can"t say “break” lol) I played some of @BanjoBen s Allan Munde version of “Redwing”. Allan was looking at his phone and when I got a ways into the song he looked up from his phone and when I finished he smiled and said “that was purty good”… We talked a little about @BanjoBen and the website and there was no doubt about the bond these guys share. My biggest motivation for playing is that smile that is as clear today as it was back then

What keeps you going