Welcome to Banjo Sessions! - June 2005
A Bimonthly Webzine
 | Welcome to the June 2005 Banjo SessionsTM! This issue we have Alan Munde showing us his arrangement of Liberty that he played three finger style in a duet with Wayne Shrubsall’s clawhammer banjo. Check out the February 2005 Banjo Sessions for the clawhammer version. Mel Bay author Christopher Smith from Texas Tech explains how the banjo became such a big part of Irish Traditional Music. Michael Keyes Shares with us the second part of his series “Beginning Irish Traditional Banjo” with his article “The Left Hand.” Michael demonstrates how tho make the long reaches of the left hand with scales and the tune “Woodchopper’s Reel.” Michael has included downloadable video files.
On the Upcoming issues will have ragtime by Fred Sokolow, bluegrass by Janet Davis and Danny Barnes, Irish banjo, luthiers, and all things banjo so check by often.
If you have any suggestions for articles you’d like to see, please email me at gerald@AcousticMusician.com
Let’s pick!
– Gerald Jones
Michael Keyes - Beginning the Irish Tenor Banjo
Irish Tenor Banjo History and Recommended Recordings
Alan Munde - Liberty!
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