Foggy Mountain Breakdown. Written by Earl Scruggs

Royce Burt's meager version of this tune for the Banjo Hangout.

[@emotionalfriendone43]

That tone is absolutely incredible! I wonder how long this guys been playing. What a way to blow out 2023. Good tunes never fade away.

[@Themheals]

This is the example you send your friends to show whats possible and what it sounds like done right not what you do

[@josephpacchetti5997]

Excellent, born in the 50s remember well. subbed. 👍🇺🇸

[@burtvillefarms]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@justinoliver1919]

This is the best cover i've heard yet.

[@mid-ohioguardian6927]

ROTFL !!

[@traceeight2428]

definitely agree

[@danausmus9807]

Shave and a haircut , 2 bits. Love it.😁

[@allanfischer9417]

Picked it clean - Earl would be proud!

[@montygary3710]

Still got that perfect timing, which struck me the first time I ever heard you play. Just outstanding.

[@burtvillefarms]

Thanks Monty....hope you and your family are doing great. I haven't seen you guys in a long time.

[@samdouglas7836]

That was awesome

[@GaelicDrummer1]

WOW!!!!! Perfect in every way - now let the smoke clear the room.

[@jatpack3]

Just the good ol boys.....

[@andrewskylakos3585]

incredible talent

[@dr.p3637]

My Goodness...... Just gonna call you Earl Jr Royce!!!!!!!!! 😋

[@originunknown3209]

Absolutely superb!!!! One of the finest sounding instruments to pass through my ears!!! A transportational sound!!!! 😌😌😌😌😌😌😌😌😌😌😌😌😌😌😌😌😌

[@burtvillefarms]

Banjomasterr, this is a late 20's early 30's one piece flange Gibson Style 1 conversion. It has a full flathead Hopkins tone ring and a neck built by Bill Hayes in Maine. It's a good solid banjo with lots of power.

[@mackeyrich8453]

Closest to Earl of anyone I've heard yet

[@kirkandlori4754]

Goosebumps!

[@ManInTheBigHat]

Best of show. I just bought a banjo.

[@7947872]

Wow, perfect.

[@lintulv9486]

this sounds so similar to the original, i could not tell them apart!

[@bradsparks6008]

That banjo is awesome and sounds just as bright and sharp as the recordings awesome pickin'

[@joeharmon9230]

Awesome, man. crisp, clear, and steady. Thanks for sharing.

[@burtvillefarms]

Thank you too!

[@Techumsa]

Mind Blowing 🙏🏼👊

[@jeff-ng9fm]

THANKS for You sharing the persistence in what You have achieved ...GOD BLESSED YOU

[@burtvillefarms]

Thank you!

[@hal4192]

Spot on! 👍🏻👍🏻🙂

[@gabemoore3189]

I love the pitch of your banjo

[@JohnSims3]

Amazing!

[@mackluther9316]

Sounds like original recording

[@lookatthisperson8572]

Damn u look racist

[@mridoit1701]

@@lookatthisperson8572 lol

[@Popcorn_Kernel]

Just a little less staticy

[@Popcorn_Kernel]

@@blake911 exactly

[@Popcorn_Kernel]

@@lookatthisperson8572 tell me how a flag is Racist?

[@dane4]

beautiful

[@tylerjeffries1629]

Wow dude, flawless

[@caseyminns4769]

Incredible mate!

[@mendadent]

Bravo! from one banjo player to another.

[@jackvalentine566]

You have an incredible talent

[@becausehelives4282]

Excellent- that sums it up

[@whovisionsCGI]

Awsome! Well played indeed.

[@jeff-ng9fm]

Magnificence in action, Thanks!!!

[@davideisenberger6197]

Excellent!!

[@codsack]

Love it

[@ted1bates]

Best ever without a doubt

[@garymathewson8760]

Great Stuff Royce

[@hansgruber650]

Long live the South!

[@burtvillefarms]

Yes sir.

[@willducey449]

I am a better man for having heard this. Thank you

[@paullanyi516]

That Was Nice and Clean As You Could Get It. Thumbs Up !

[@D.mastyt]

Beautiful

[@smilingvulture]

I know all the sections FMB now , surprised how well the rolls fit in the lower neck (scruggs was a genius) an I'm finding it easier than the D-H or P-O using the mentronome the more you learn the more you enjoy

[@jenkydesignz]

This is the most technical playing I’ve seen yet. Wow.

[@CharlesWChaneyJr]

😳😃 Love it!

[@KevinSmith-dn6ed]

Nice!

[@Notsoshadyacres.]

Great cover sounds almost identical to Earls version, great work!

[@burtvillefarms]

Thanks for listening

[@GarColga]

Great job, 5 stars!

[@Drewbius333]

Outstanding, sir. Outstanding.

[@burtvillefarms]

Thank you kindly!

[@doncharlesworth4748]

Very good!

[@f.m.barron2916]

Earl would be proud

[@bgebbq314]

Perfect.

[@jong882]

Excellent playing Royce! I reference this all the time when learning. Are there tabs of this full song how you played it? I can't seem to find tabs for the entire thing. Just the beginning snippet. Thank you!

[@voidheir9793]

perfection

[@edhydra4995]

Awesome

[@darrellinkster7385]

Excellant

[@alexhyatt207]

Man that was "clean" amazing job

[@daveduncan8004]

Good Pickens keep up the good work Earl would be proud

[@jonos138]

Nicely done, whoever gave thumbs down must just be jealous, Or not play a banjo at all. From one banjo player to another... Respect man, that was great. 👍

[@burtvillefarms]

no biggie...LOL...it's just one version at one point in time. It's a free country so people can do what they feel like. To be honest, it's nothing spectacular but it's what I did at that point in time...thank you.

[@Woodman26]

That's Crisp..;);)

[@burtvillefarms]

THANKS!

[@danieltessier8036]

Fantastic version of this tune Royce. Your picking style is so precise with incredible speed.I'm a fiddler& guitar picker & just started playing banjo for the last couple of months.Could you tell me what picks you use? I'm still experimenting but hav'nt found the right combination yet.Any tip would be helpful .You're a master! Thanks for the inspiration.

[@daveandrews6670]

Hey great job there mate, good firm playing the way I like it. I think I picked up something I might have gotten wrong on the second high break. That you are doing right and better, only a couple notes just before the ding ding 12th fret, I try to be accurate. I worked out the high breaks from slowing down records in the latter 70,s when I was barley a teenager. But gave it up for about 41 years, just taken it up again at 54 about 16+months ago. Cheers...

[@TomSelleck777]

wow.................

[@user-hw7dh8jr4i]

Wow สุดยอดเลยเหมือนมากๆ

[@laurenceskinnerton73]

Very good.

[@burtvillefarms]

Many many thanks

[@user-dn1on9jz6c]

I would love to know where the tablature for the entire piece is

[@lenakingsleigh]

Thats the best cover I've seen yet, insane that you haven't gotten more likes! This sounds almost like the original!

[@mid-ohioguardian6927]

ROTFL !!

[@BourneAccident]

Sweeeet!

[@gordonsellenartist174]

Slowed it down to75% and I still can't get the high part down. Awesome though.😆

[@jackvalentine566]

What roll or right hand exercise did you start off learning? Would be great to know for some motivation

[@terrycolletti8645]

Holy wow batman!

[@patriciaharris9912]

Royce are you playing that!? Wow! I’m a banjo beginner. You inspire me again. Bought two violins from you.

[@burtvillefarms]

Yes I pick the banjo on occasion. Lol. Thank you.

[@noonesawmyname3907]

​@burtvillefarms I would like to ask what is the difference between the score of the banjo and other instruments?

[@burtvillefarms]

I am not sure. I don't read music very well unfortunately. @@noonesawmyname3907

[@noonesawmyname3907]

@@burtvillefarms how u played it well?

[@GBWagner1]

Perfect playing. Not any mistake. Respect. And greetings from Hungary

[@haroldarmstrong5329]

Outstanding!!!! I love this!!

[@burtvillefarms]

Thank you.

[@elisabethemory]

How do I get it to that tuning? Sooo good!

[@burtvillefarms]

Banjo tuned half step higher. G#

[@simonezanella5953]

It is performed in the key of Ab major, I guess

[@burtvillefarms]

Flatt and Scruggs tuned up half step.

[@davidlundmark9359]

Wow you nailed it, I dont think you could have done it better

[@burtvillefarms]

Yolchie, I think if you learned the Earl Scrugg's version out of his book it would be really similar. I don't play his version note for note but I play it with his arrangement in mind. Yep, if you're a guitar fingerpicker the banjo should come fairly easy for you. Good luck!

[@matthewguzda4075]

Dude that was amazing and I like if ppl dont play things exactly the same because you should make it how you like to do it. That's what makes it all interesting.i just started playing at age59. I've played drums in rock bands for decades but I love old country and hope to have my own band before I die .and play some good gigs. Wish I hadn't waited this long th0 my voice was way better when I was young. Great job .,just amazing ability. How long you play before you tried playing foggy mnt?

[@EthanSplatLover]

Played in penguins from Madagascar

[@smilingvulture]

I'm learning - what's best way too build up speed -- thx

[@burtvillefarms]

play something you know well and use a metronome, gradually increasing tempo and forcing yourself to play a little faster each time. Keep doing this on a regular basis and the speed will come. Keep in mind not to sacrifice accuracy for the want for speed. It's Ok to practice a little faster and lose accuracy for the sake of speed building.

[@matthewguzda4075]

Dude as a drummer I've struggled at times from tension while playing. Try to remember to play relaxed. Anxiety and tension just kill your ability to play well. I know how bad it is .

[@cameronrich3627]

Have you got a tab for that ?

[@evanm9228]

this was better then meager my friend

[@krisharvey403]

Sounds more like Earl than Earl does! Nicely done

[@congerscott6064]

👍🇺🇸.

[@mccypr]

😎🙂

[@georgeorwell126]

hurried it just a smidge. Better than I could do, though.

[@banjomasterr]

What banjo is this

[@mormonobserver]

It seems so far off to when I can actually play this and play it that well.

[@matthew3613]

here before the tiktok trend

[@matt4887]

Show your right hand in future videos also thanks

[@HotRodSixString]

POWER :)

[@starychemik8373]

Umí klobouk dolů

[@kensonsmith8508]

Are you kin to william j osbourne sonny

[@446hemi]

played too fast,,slow it down a bit

[@burtvillefarms]

This video was from years ago. It was for a banjo hangout contest on the original song. The tempo is exactly the same as Flatt and Scruggs recording. I probably would have trouble playing this fast now...LOL..

[@IanPatton]

VERY well played.