New Lame Horse banjo/ Panama City

Here's an old time tune at St. Andrew's State Park at Panama City Beach on Labor Day weekend 2009. Mary Z. Cox trying out her new Lame Horse Shooting Star banjo.

West Fork Gals

Here's Yves playing "West Fork Gals" at Thierry's home in Quimper, France.

David Brose/Banjola

Here's David Brose fingerpicking and frailing his Goldtone banjola on "I Wish I Was a Mole in the Ground. David is the folklorist at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown North Carolina. He is a fine old time banjoist, and stopped in at our "Be a Banjo Star" banjo workshop to demonstrate several old time picking styles. April 2009

Chip Arnold/Rocking the babies asleep

Here's two finger picker, Chip Arnold, of Blairsville, Georgia playing "Rocking the Babies To Sleep." Tish Arnold accompanies him on guitar. Chip and Tish recently visited Bob and I at John C. Campbell Folk School to give a two finger banjo demonstration at our "Be a Banjo Star" workshop.

Gordon Scott/Sandy Boys

Here's Gordon Scott playing Sandy Boys in his music store, Gordon Strings, on Monroe Street in Tallahassee, Florida. He teaches banjo, mandolin, guitar, and mountain dulcimer at his shop. I took my GDL (mermaid) banjo by and he gave it a much needed set up, and here he is giving it a test drive. :) Gordon is known in the region for being a founding member of a popular bluegrass band, " the Big Bend Ramblers." I played bass for them for ten years. (twenty years ago) and we always had such good fun together playing music. :)

Mark Johnson/ Foggy Dew

Here is one of my favorite banjoists, Mark Johnson, playing "Foggy Dew" at the Florida Folk Festival several years ago. Mark has a brand new DVD out.
http://www.elderly.com/videos/items/300-DVD365.htm
You may also visit him at his website to hear and purchase his fine CDs.
http://www.clawgrass.com

Tommy Bledsoe/Cumberland Gap

Here's another Florida banjo player, Tommy Bledsoe. Although originally from Tennessee, he lives in St. Augustine, Florida and has performed and taught in Florida for many years. This was taped at the Florida Folk Festival a few years ago.

Ernie Williams on Banjoquest/Bully of the Town

Here is Ernie Williams, long time banjoist and teacher in the state of Florida, playing "Bully Of the Town" a few years ago at the Florida Folk Festival. Ernie is originally from the Sand Mountain area of Alabama and you can see that wonderful influence in his style. Many, many, Florida old time banjo players have learned to play banjo from him.