Forum - Banjo Ben Clark

Who's your favorites?

#11

It’s amazing how two of the world’s best Flatpickers (at least in my book) can have such opposite right hand technique and both still end up with stunning results! I’m talking about watching Mr Grier’s right hand in this video and comparing him to Tony Rice.

David has a ton of arm movement and hardly ever changes the angle of his pick or moves his fingers while Tony looks like he’s never moving his arm at all and picks almost exclusively by wrist movement and turning his fingers in and out.

I couldn’t get it to load, but check out Tony Rice “Tipper” on Youtube. Should be the first one that comes up (John Hartford introduces him). About 33 seconds in, you’ll see what I mean.

Just proves that there’s no right or wrong way of playing… whatever works for the one who holds the pick!

Thanks DR for posting that!

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#12

Oh my barking quill diggles! I only got to watching this now, that was amazing I loved it!

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#13

:face_with_raised_eyebrow::neutral_face::astonished::crazy_face::laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing:

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#14

You don’t want to meet one in the woods :wink::scream::joy:

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#15

+1 for Billy Strings. I just saw him and his band last night at a local club and I was floored! I’ve never heard anyone pick so fast and with such clear articulation. The band was stellar also. Great mandolin, bass and banjo player with him. They are very progressive-rock bluegrass if that makes any sense. Every song had solo sections that went on a good 15 to 20 minutes. Not always my cup of tea but that is what he’s doing theses days. No denying that Billy Strings is well on his way to being one of the all time great flat pickers.

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#16

all those listed above, lots of seriously great players…lately I’ve really been impressed with Molly Tuttle, all the Tuttles I’ve listened to and The Goodbye Girls…I’m sure this is old news but new news to me since I don’t get around much anymore…oh and dang Banjo Ben what a fine, fine tasteful picker you are, big thumbs up!!

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#17

These Gals are pretty cool

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#18

I want to see the purple hulls, with Sierra hull, all playing some song on guitar. That would be cool!

#19

Why don’t you write to Katy and Penny and ask them? Nothing ventured.

#20

Cuz I don’t have an email adress yet

#21

Here you go thepurplehulls@gmail.com

#22

No, I could have found their email. I don’t have an address to send from

#23

You’ve got me puzzled, You need an email address to be a member HERE so you can login in.

#24

Nope! I’m special! :joy: just kidding, I’m signed in with my mom’s address, and I don’t go around sending emails from her address

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#25

Maybe you mom can do it for you

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#26

Molly Tuttle

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#27

As of the last several months it’s been nothing but Doc for me, he just laid the foundation to stand on . I believe I have almost everything he recorded and it just keeps getting better and better with every listen…

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#28

I’ve recently become a fan of Presley Barker! He’s awesome

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#29

And a super nice kid to boot!

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#30

And Justin Moses! He’s one of my favorite musicians right now, on all instruments

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