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Seattle Banjo Club - Always looking for new members!
Seattle Banjo FestivalUntil 2004, each year we hosted the Seattle Banjo Festival, near SeaTac Airport. Check out the photos from previous shows and get information about the next Festival. The current events are not a "Festival" as much as a weekend-get-a-way for players!! What a great way to overdose on great songs by great performers. Plectrum Banjo and me... (or you)I play a 1930 Vega Soloist Plectrum Banjo made in Boston, Mass. I began playing in 1991. With the Seattle Banjo Club, we play about 4 or 5 times a month at various Rest Homes, Hospitals, Convalescent Centers, and other gigs as requested. All moneys received for these jobs are donated to Children's Hospital. We've even been known to play in a parade or two. Click here to see a photo of us at the Lake City Parade 1995 and the Mercer Island Parade 2000.. Or click here to see a typical Plectrum Banjo - four strings, 22 frets, great sound. Or here to see a typical Tenor Banjo - four strings, 19 frets. Members usually play the Plectrum banjo or the Tenor banjo. Both of these have four strings and are played with a plastic pick (plectrum). This style of playing was made popular in the 1920's and 1930's. The plectrum usually has 22 frets and the tenor has 19 frets. A five string banjo can be played with our music, but usually only if it is played with a pick. Using finger picks, and the fifth string, will add a blue-grass under tone, which is not usually the type of sound that we try to achieve. Some members actually use a five-string banjo, with the fifth string removed. No problem. The tuning is usually the same (C G B D) and the sound is right in step with the golden oldies of the 20's and 30's. If in doubt, show up and we'll jam together any way that we can. ..........................Bill Barker New to the Banjo??? Other World Wide Web Banjo Sites: Pittsbury Banjo Club
The Banjo Authority - The
Resonator!!! A Super Site
for Plectrum and Tenor Banjo information is: Banjos Unlimited More FAQs about 5-String, Tenor and Plectrum A great way to practice songs over the
Internet!!! Jim Bottorff's Page!! The Oakland Banjo Band from
California <Excellent!> Players who have played on our stage Free and sample sheet music
Online
Banjo Music Magazine!!! - Great Information Lyrics
from Top songs 1930-1999
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