2 Champion Banjo-ers Play Cripple Creek

Here I am playing with my new pal Odin at the 2024 Topenga banjo fiddle festival! He won first place in the Advanced Traditional banjo contest, and I won second! So naturally, as the two Champion Banjo Players of the day, we had to do some jamming. He has such a unique style of playing, and an even more unique banjo! I'm a big fan. You can see here that we've swapped banjos for fun; his banjo has a metal rim and nylon strings, giving it a really cool plunky sound that I hadn't heard on a banjo before, and I think it goes well with the brighter, chirpier tone of my banjo. Fun stuff! You can follow Odin on instagram at / odinscottcoleman if you want!
Also, I may have gone and bought a bright yellow sport coat from a booth at the festival to match my bright yellow bucket hat... but hey, what is prize money for if not snazzy vintage fits and overpriced coffee?
I think we're in G tuning capo'd to A here, but it was all a blur with all the re-tuning that happens during jam sessions haha. Shoutout to my friend William for filming us, as well as lugging my banjo around for me during the festival!
If you'd like to support my channel, go check out my patreon! patreon.com/PhoebeSanders And if you want a little extra banjo fun, head on over to my instagram! / phoebesandersbanjo

[@snickersammy100]

Yellow 🎉🎉

[@Neptunade]

Don't even start

[@refuel5264]

Yellow🎉🎉

[@futuredirected]

Second place, at Your age, is AMAZING! Congratulations, Phoebe! You are awesome!!! ❤️🪕❤️🪕❤️🪕❤️🪕❤️

[@peterrat100]

Thank you again. That was uplifting.

[@aleithiatoews6452]

Congratulations! From the looks of it, there's no shame in coming second to a musician like that. He absolutely killed it!

[@Panicagq2]

Nice! That's good happy music...

[@theck672]

Congratulations 🎉🎈🎊 to you both❣️ Fantastic❣️🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕

[@felixadanpasos]

This was a deliverance of a duel of banjos!

[@tinycat4963]

Wonderful performance! Brings back some good memories of my dad playing cripple creek to me on the banjo as a little girl

[@ladyibis580]

Congrats on 2nd! And excellent playing from you and Odin.

[@MichaelMiller-ny3rr]

Well done guys! Can’t help but tap your feet on the floor while listening to that! Love it too that Phoebe is rockin’ the yellow sunshine outfit... very nice! Thanks! ❤️

[@TheVTrider]

Wow! The dance between you two, so enjoyable to listen!

[@harvdog5669]

WOW, great playing Phoebe, great festival.. Your fan,, brother Harvey

[@100GTAGUY]

Its always a treat hearing this song, especially since i live a few miles down the creek from Cripple Creek. Going to be my travel song if i ever start dating a gal up there haha. If you ever stop by Cripple Creek sometime bust out the banjo and jam this out on main street, you'd be an honorary local in no time.

[@stuartclifford8795]

Well done and congratulations to you both. Great playing 🙂🪕

[@buddyzilla4557]

Love your matching yellow hat and jacket. It is my favorite color and one I feel is under appreciated. Thanks for being awesome you! You totally beat his ass by the way. The fusion of John Lennon and John Denver can hang his head in shame..Lol 💛

[@xwngdrvr]

If that creek was crippled, it's dancing now!

[@miguelurrutdarkorangefan2750]

Awesome jam. And I love your yellow outfit.

[@susansanders9159]

Pure energy and fun -- love it! Congratulations on your prize -- love to see the collaboration of jam sessions.

[@Aesops_Adventurers]

YES! Congrats on your day and wow did I enjoy the jam!

[@landonhall1852]

Only needed 90 seconds to take me on a journey. What a big sound!

[@BornNHawaii]

dang! i missed it! i know jesse, the guy who made your gourd and would’ve loved to hear u live 🥲 edit: i’m close to the topanga banjo/fiddle fest

[@pikmin4743]

sweet jam, and amazingly snazzy jacket!

[@MichaelBCoats]

Great team up, Doc!!! I will be following Odin as well! ❤❤❤❤❤ Congratulations to you both!

[@daveduncan8004]

Well, Baby, that’s a good Cripplecreek you’re doing really well. How about that John Hardy that’s a great song. Also keep up the good work young lady.

[@craniifer]

So cool watching your channel blow up.

[@waltobringer2928]

It feels good to listen to this!

[@drumzone5]

Wow Phoebe! That was so awesome!!! Congrats on 2nd place! You didn't introduce us to him so congrats to him for winning 1st place!!!

[@birdinthepine]

Congratulations again! Sounds just as awesome as it did in person 😄

[@w13rdguy]

There you go. The sweet, nice, kind and good side of the USA! All's it needs is some chickens. 🐓🐓🐓🐓🐔

[@BigCheeseRumble]

Congratulations, Phoebe and Odin! I love your ha and blazer!

[@musicalmiscellany]

That was fun to watch.

[@user-xv4cv3sb7d]

Здорово! Когда можно поиграть с друзьями эту солнечную музыку! я тоже немного репетирую кое-что из старинной музыки со своим другом - скрипачом, но не под солнцем, а используя zoom. )) Успеха и новых мелодий! )))

[@jooei2810]

Yellow is my fav color!

[@redryder8622]

Great job. It’s alway a pleasure to see people smiling and having fun when makin music!

[@williamhenderson9434]

beautiful playing!! it was a fantastic festival!

[@Magpie7070]

Buckle up and hold on tight!

[@wolfunplugged]

what for a powerful outdoor duet!

[@6lu5ky86]

Good networking, and a great opportunity to educate yourself from other great banjo players. All win.

[@mhsandifer]

If only the chickens were there to see this. Great job

[@rasmusn.e.m1064]

Great contrast and complementation!

[@hbg423]

Awesome

[@beverslayer]

🔥

[@JohnOtis_203]

1-2 No Surprise!! Thanks for the clip!!

[@cal_laz]

Congratulations!!

[@MarkWYoung-ky4uc]

Outstanding! Y'all are good enough for the Grand Ole Opry😊

[@Phylonyous]

I LOVE IT!!!

[@paulyoung5327]

Awesome!

[@WoodHippy1971]

Congrats to you both. Nice tune. Thanks for Sharing.

[@dallasadams118]

That was great! Crippling even. 😜

[@danlafollette2457]

Wow that's good!

[@daverow49]

Awesome! Well done Phoebe!

[@deano2394]

Well done !

[@KenneyCmusic]

Sounds great! Hoo yeah! Kind of looks like he's switching to up-picking in the B part!

[@sandblast5636]

Yellow hat and jacket WOW, WOW So colorful on a beautiful day.

[@CrustyWhiteBread]

Outstanding. And congrats.

[@piguy3point14]

Oh hell yeah!

[@jimmycampbell4639]

Enjoyed it very much

[@PhotographyCol]

Congratulations Phoebe 🎉🎉🎉

[@juleswins3]

VERY nice!

[@SibeDad]

Congrats Phoebe. Hope that fellow in the video coming up from behind and snatching a banjo from your side, leaned up against the table, was not grabbing one of your girls! 🤗

[@rksnj6797]

Great jam!!!!

[@craigdonnelly2290]

Well that was refreshing 😊

[@PaulOfThebesMC]

Congratulations! That's great, and this was mighty craic! :)

[@backyarddosser]

Excellent performance 😊

[@eoint2524]

Congratulations on placing second. WOW!

[@tybaltyrant1]

Nice 👍

[@ramakisoradasa5814]

Congratulations

[@Zasifras]

Well done

[@scalefingerz]

Awesome! He looks like a young Jon Fogerty!

[@Univerzalnimislilac]

Wrill good playing on banjo.

[@biemagaming9595]

Cool

[@fazergazer]

I spent some time in Cripple Creek. This brings back happy times🎉

[@GenWivern2]

Yay, well done! Odin's a good contact, I reckon.

[@selcouth86]

🤘

[@samuelwilliams2245]

Nice

[@2old4u]

Way cool...

[@NiallMor]

Your friend Odin looks like one of the Beatles! Who knew John Lennon could play banjo? 😉 Seriously, nice duet, though. With that yellow jacket and yellow hat, you look just like a ray of sunshine, which you are.

[@stevenboyd593]

Gets the last strum, and smiles

[@luziiluizth.8742]

Awesome awesome sharing dear friend ❤️ Really enjoyed watching and listening 🎧🎤🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸 See you again take care, keep intouch ❤️❤❤❤

[@chrisgames6613]

Wow P, you look like you're really focused there. Putting out the tunes like a cd player.

[@user-xv4cv3sb7d]

Здорово! В этом сюжете у вас получилось сыграть классную (профессиональную) музыку для кинофильма! :-)) - In this scene you’d made really cool (professional) music that is ideal for movies. :-)) :-)

[@xaviertayo6208]

I love you!

[@randolphfriend8260]

😁 🎶 🎉🎉 🎶 🪕 🎶🎶🎶 💛 💙 🤗 Congratulations! Musical friends are the BEST!

[@wzardglick]

You guys own the fretboard at a level I struggle with. And did that dude just steal a banjo?

[@johncline3033]

I have been listening to this song all my life. My dad was from Kentucky, here are the words. I got a gal at the head of the creek Goin up t' see her 'bout the middle of the week Kiss her on the mouth, just as sweet as any wine Wraps herself around me like a sweet potatoe vine Goin' up t' Cripple Creek, goin' on the run Goin' up t' Cripple Creek t' have a little fun Goin' up t' Cripple Creek, goin in a whirl Goin' up t' Cripple Creek t' see my girl (verse deleted due to subject matter) Goin' up t' Cripple Creek, goin' on the run Goin' up t' Cripple Creek t' have a little fun Goin' up t' Cripple Creek, goin in a whirl Goin' up t' Cripple Creek t' see my girl

[@piguy3point14]

That is awesome

[@jamesluebben5925]

Tsk Tsk Tsk.... that dirty banjo music corrupting the youth.

[@piguy3point14]

​@@jamesluebben5925 We could use more of this sort of corruption.

[@yeoldfart8762]

I've Minority thoughts on music competitions but if it makes you happy 👍

[@raphaelradespiel9970]

Champs

[@nuitNo.6]

Phooey. I mean, Phoebe :D

[@paulyoung5327]

I seriously ask you Phoebe, how do you keep such good time and not tap your foot?

[@Chance-ry1hq]

🙉

[@martimcgowan-chitwood761]

And was that a third banjo player who walked by and picked up the instrument?

[@SPLENDIDZEN]

[@weswolever7477]

Chickens??? …. Where are the chickens???

[@skyedog24]

I'm sure the 🐔🐔 and the 🐕 would be happy 😊 🪕🪕

[@betterl8thannvr]

Does that mean you won the banjo contest?!

[@phoebesanders2487]

2nd place!

[@betterl8thannvr]

@@phoebesanders2487 great job! Hope you had a wonderful time!

[@larrys9241]

@@phoebesanders2487 You are so young and talented...Only one way to go....UP. 😄😉

[@sedulousdabbler5468]

If anybody thinks his is genuinely good music, then i hope they seek the help they need.