Bill Keith Banjo Tribute - intros, Devil's Dream, & Sailor's Hornpipe

A tribute to banjo player Bill Keith, held at the 2015 Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival. This first clip has introductions and the tunes: Devil's Dream & Sailor's Hornpipe. Bill has an entire method of 3 finger banjo playing named after him, Keith Style, also known as melodic style banjo. From left to right: Ryan Cavanaugh, Marc Horowitz, Tony Trischka, Bela Fleck, Noam Pikelny, Bill Keith.

[@withelisa]

Holy cow, all these legends in the same space talking Bill Keith?? What a treat to have been there

[@tubemagpie]

One of my favourite dance tunes and The Sailors' Hornpipe played as never before.... thank yo.

[@MrJbaker7]

Tony your tone is spectacular. The rest of you left Earth long ago and yes, Bill Keith brougt elegance unequaled by any player alive....love all of you....jack

[@mbmcdaniel8930]

The Break by Cavanaugh at 5:12 is one of the finest solos ever performed on the banjo...

[@ericalanae7939]

What a wonderful group of musicians - and giving homage to a real musical legend (Bill Keith). That's talent folks!!! After listening to these titans - I can now say "I used to think; I could play the Banjo?"

[@MrJbaker7]

This is long over due and wonderful to see all these geniuses on one stage...Bill Keith, my hat's off to you as you are the creator of all of this new magic. I loved how Bela always brings "Bela" to his playing and thinks in his own magical world. Tony T. and March Horowitz seemed to be the most dedicated to Bill's original style. Noam always gives us a treat way up the neck. Ryan C. is very jazz oriented and brilliant...just how I hear it and I loved it all...Jack Baker NYC

[@yothisiselmo]

Jack Baker well said sir!

[@waveegravee]

What an incomparable pantheon of LIONS. All they needed was Earl.

[@jamesbockenstette4332]

waveegravee Earl was there in spirit.

[@ermagerd101]

It would have been great to hear Jens Kruger's version too!

[@tablature6121]

Great tribute. Glad to see Bill get the recognition he deserves and from those who took his style to unbelievable heights. Bill's contributions to the 5-string are many. He invented the Keith-Scruggs tuners, to the delight of banjo pegheads everywhere, as well as their owners. It was his tabbing of all of Earl's stuff that helped to persuade Earl to publish his banjo book, too. So glad he did. I still refer to mine, bought in 1974. Thank you, Bill Keith. RIP

[@BopjoWebDesign]

Freakin' Ryan Cavanaugh man! Amazing...

[@johnmanser2331]

Masters of the 5 string. Brilliant!!

[@tomlindtveit4862]

This entire performance is available on KZbin in 2 parts, 2 hours of amazing playing with some very amazing moments. It was one of the highlights of my life to contribute to putting this event together in a few small ways. Search for Keith Banjo summit by Fred Robbins. If you know the players, watch their eyes and reactions to each other, there is a lot of joy and wonder in the full video, this is just a taste. And yeah, Ryan really tears it up in several parts, he worked for weeks getting ready for this show. He and Bela spent the whole afternoon working up their duets and both sweated through them.

[@tarekbonus2005]

Am Algerian and we love the banjo very mutch.

[@lowellmorse6723]

I'm blown away, and I LOVE the sound!

[@SteveGoldfield]

I once attended a Bill Keith banjo workshop at a festival in Grass Valley, California. Bill asked us if we wanted to learn a tune or whether we wanted to learn how to play any tune. Obviously, every said the latter. So, Bill just said to learn to play every scale with the notes in any order. Then he played his arrangement of "Nola."

[@hochbob]

The best of the best.

[@grant5603]

What a lineup Wow

[@JSGuitar80]

Way to bring it, Cavanaugh!

[@michaelmullins1290]

Mangled has a different meaning for these dudes than when I'm playing music. Bill Kieth was a great innovator.

[@jpachter1]

Pretty funny that I'm directly in front of Robert in this video taking a video on my own phone. And my bald spot it prominent in this video.

[@joannehack7588]

🤩

[@jpachter1]

Great stuff Ryan!

[@holliesheet3182]

Just, "WHOO-WHEE!", is all...

[@kishintuchis7076]

NEVER HEARD OF RYAN KAVANAUGH BEFORE . HE IS JUST PHENOMINAL . I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THE OTHERS ON THAT STAGE THAT DAY ; WHAT BECAME OF RYAN ?

[@fretbenders]

I know! I haven't heard anything about him. I'm sure a Google search would show something.

[@andrewbazeley6057]

The definition of perfect pitch. Being able to toss a 5 string banjo into a toilet without touching the sides.

[@emilycooper1017]

Great pickin!

[@piekielrl]

Love this session - Too bad the camera man completely missed Noam's break on Devil's Dream, and instead filmed Bela doing the backup!

[@bobkordas]

Yes, my bad, didn’t mean to do that. Just saw Noam play with Mighty Poplar, he’s amazing.

[@dennisjohnson8932]

Brilliant 😅

[@alanwoollett7961]

Top gun with strings 😎

[@dougwilliams5474]

This is finger-pick in’ good.

[@0509sue]

Brilliant

[@MrJbaker7]

Tony's tone is always immaculate and powerful and tasteful...Jack

[@DA-gm9yu]

This is Dynamite guys.

[@guranboroda]

Хорошо играют

[@TyedSoul]

"Devil's Dream" @ 4:05

[@saullouis]

being there was a privilege

[@brucecollins641]

devils dream an auld scots tune..de'il amang the tailors.

[@tradscendence]

When you're a musician and you notice the camera person is pointing at the wrong person during solos 😬

[@bobkordas]

Hey, I only did that once. 😁

[@signwave6721]

Lol. they all try to one up each other on their solo breaks.

[@mollysurey6058]

it gets real boring after the first 15 seconds

[@OpieDogie]

Perhaps some other style suits you more