OK, so I really should be practicing, but I have been thinking about decorating one of my banjo heads for a while. For a long time, I thought about doing something completely abstract, maybe a Celtic knot, or a tree line around the edge of the head. But ultimately, I was influenced by the writing […]

I wanted to build or buy a mute that really worked well, and would, at the same time, be easy to install and remove. A towel stuffed in the back of the banjo and held in with the resonator is extremely effective, but isn’t easy to install and remove. Not only do you have to […]

I haven’t gotten to the point of actually needing/using a capo, but I wanted to be ready. So I found a cheap capo on Amazon for just $2.50 with free shipping. It came straight from China, so it took a couple of weeks to get here. But outside of the spring being a little heavy, […]

This is an example of the kind of playing I aspire to.  I went to the monthly jam of the Dallas Bluegrass Jam MeetUp group this past Wednesday. The group couldn’t have been nicer or more talented. This is Earl’s Breakdown, featuring Bob Carabbio, but with everyone (except me!) joining in and playing some great […]

I built this server a while back primarily to have a platform to play with web technologies on. I finally decided that since I’ve taken up the banjo, I should write about my interest in the banjo, and my progress in learning to play. So, that’s what I’m doing!