Wednesday, February 18, 2009

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.

3 comments:

Fibrin Zorinderjierk said...

Mary Z. and Bob Z.,

Good editing job! I knowed Ernie all his life, and I can tell you this -- he don't know doodley-squat about no banjo. You made it look like he did, though.

Cluny Rakestraw

lylekarsen said...

what on earth did he do to the poor old resotone?!?!?

Fibrin Zorinderjierk said...

He and some PBR buggered it up bad. Cedar Mountain Banjo made it beautiful again.