Forum - Banjo Ben Clark

Whatcha Working On?

#41

Maybe I can get Ben Morren on piano and/or one of the other 5000 instruments he plays. We could do some of that Native American sounding stuff.

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#42

Are you writing songs? :smile:

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#43

He sounds like a “multitude instrumentalist”!

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#44

I need to work harder on it! But yes, I’ve been trying. I haven’t actually finished a song yet though.

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#45

I can play mandolin for you. My accordion skills, alas, are not quite snuffy, but I can shred FMB on harmonica…

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#46

Resurrecting this thread! What’s everybody working on? Any New Year goals?

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#47

I’ve been working on a bunch of Scott Vestal and Ron Block banjo licks, they play a lot of cool stuff. Also working on some Tony Rice solos on guitar.

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#48

Joining a local jam group has really helped rekindle my passion for playing banjo. One unexpected benefit is that it has forced me to work on lessons I didn’t care to work on. Angeline the Baker is a prime example of that. I’ve never really cared for that song, but it’s played every week at the jam, so I made myself work on that lesson. Now I love playing it!

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#49

Silent Night Crosspicking. Don’t think I’ll be where I want to be by Christmas.

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#50

Trying to pick and find the drive. I’m using Dark Hollow. Still working on backup beyond the vamp. It’s improving, slowly.

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#51

:+1: Good job everyone!
My day-to-day practice is varying right now, but today I worked on guitar solos for Love of the Mountains and What a Day That Will Be. I’m working on Studebaker too. I had a lot of practice time today - several hours - which was fun.

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#52

I’ve been trying to incorporate some of those pull-offy things like Pat Flynn.
Also, I’ve been transcribing various breaks on Soundslice and have been finding that an enjoyable task!

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#53

I might have jumped in a bit deeper that I was ready for, but I’m working on Silent Night in G (Intermediate) on the mandolin. I only know five songs so far, and have been on this one for two weeks now. Hopefully, I’ll have it pretty enough to play for the mrs. (and in-laws) in two days. The notes are easy enough. It’s just emphasizing the waltz that’s a beast…

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#54

You’ll get it, @situationnormal.71! And even if you don’t work it up to your expectation, the challenge you’ve taken will do you a lot of good both now and down the road.

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#55

@situationnormal.71 I haven’t heard your practice but I’ve come to the conclusion that I have confidence that everyone on this forum will pick just the right notes in time when they need it. Good luck, I’m sure your audience will enjoy!

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#56

Needed some lowkey guitar music for a video and decided to just record some myself. Here’s “Wayfaring Stranger”, jazzed and in 6/8. (99.9% of these licks are Certified Stolen From Tony Rice®.)

(I had to reduce the audio quality to upload to the board)

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#57

Man, killer stuff @Michael_Mark!! That tone is slammin!

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#58

Sounds great! You sound exactly like Tony Rice. Seriously - you play just like your hero! And there’s track 1 for the Michael Mark solo record!

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#59

Thanks Ben!! That means so much coming from you.

I don’t know about that, but honored you think so :joy:

I tried to make it sort of like Wayfaring Stranger with the “feel” of My Favorite Things.

It’ll be 41 seconds long :joy:

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#60

Not after you add the vocal verses

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