Welcome to Banjo Sessions! - October 2005

A Bimonthly Webzine

Welcome to the October 2005 Banjo Sessions®! This issue features an interview with Mick Moloney by Mike Keyes and how to play Bluegrass Backup Banjo by Janet Davis. We also have the civil war tune, Year of Jubilo arranged for three finger banjo by Alan Munde.

The upcoming issue will include the Year of Jubilo in clawhammer style by Wayne Shrubsall and how to play Tenor banjo by Joe Carr from his upcoming DVD, First Lessons in Tenor Banjo. I’ll also show you the secret tricks to surviving in a Bluegrass jam... and more!

The upcoming issue will include the Year of Jubilo in clawhammer style by Wayne Shrubsall and how to play Tenor banjo by Joe Carr from his upcoming DVD, First Lessons in Tenor Banjo. I’ll also show you the secret tricks to surviving in a Bluegrass jam... and more!

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 - An Interview With Mick Moloney
Janet Davis – Backup Banjo: Commonly Used G, C, & D Chord Patterns
Alan Munde - Year of Jubilo


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