Impossible to find a banjo teacher in south Italy. I'm learning with you :) thx
@TomCollinsBanjo6 жыл бұрын
Hi Rufus, Thanks so much for the comment! My wife was an Italian major in college so she reminded me to say grazie!
@briandonnelly30525 ай бұрын
watching this 16 years after you made this video.
@TomCollinsBanjo5 ай бұрын
whew! Time flies, Brian. Thanks for watching!
@CalmedByNature4 жыл бұрын
Watching this 12 1/2 years after you made this. thank you!
@TomCollinsBanjo4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for commenting! Glad you enjoyed.
@beestar696425 күн бұрын
Thank you for making this tutorial 17 years ago
@TomCollinsBanjo21 күн бұрын
You're very welcome! I can’t believe it’s been that long!
@hikrose6 жыл бұрын
You are a natural, awesome teacher. Sensei. Mahalo.
@jimmyhudson69934 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Tom. I'm a new player who is focused on Round Peak. I really appreciate your excellent tutelage. These videos really help.
@StevePlaysBanjo8 жыл бұрын
Thanks! This more clearly explains the unusual notation I was seeing in Mile Krassen's book Clawhammer Banjo
@TomCollinsBanjo8 жыл бұрын
Glad it was useful, Steve! I'm going to be uploading some more lessons in the not-so-distant future. Don't change that dial!
@Tm0g762 Жыл бұрын
Excellent playing and instruction. Subscribed! Thanks for your hard work.
@TomCollinsBanjo Жыл бұрын
Awesome, thank you Thomas!
@Dylan202 жыл бұрын
Thank you! You cleared up a question that I've been wondering about for a year now: How do some banjo players do that single-note style without the brush stroke? I learned two things just now: That this is indeed round peak style, and how to do it!
@TomCollinsBanjo2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome, Dylan! Thanks for the comment.
@LynzM3116 жыл бұрын
This is a great video - I'm just getting started on clawhammer and probably don't need another thing to work on yet, but I'm definitely going to bookmark this for later. Your style is wonderful and you're a great teacher, too :)
@glennmeyer45393 жыл бұрын
Hi Tom really enjoying these videos thanks
@TomCollinsBanjo3 жыл бұрын
Very welcome!
@banjodr19 жыл бұрын
Thank you Tom, a very well-done session.
@davidtaylor78758 жыл бұрын
Brilliant - I felt Really Dumb until I found this - Got It thanks
@Polyinstrumentalism15 жыл бұрын
This is probably from two things. First may be that you're using a capo, which makes it a little more likely that you'll end up fretting the "second" fret when you are only trying to pull off from it. The other tip would be to try and pull off from the empty spot on the fretboard instead of from directly on top of the string. Hope this helps.
@STP1917 жыл бұрын
Excellent; from West Lancashire, United Kingdom, bought a fretless Sweeny Banjo fron one of your Countrymen, (also got hold of the Book you recommended). Many thanks for the clear instruction. STP
@TomCollinsBanjo17 жыл бұрын
Lots of folks have started on fretless banjos, so it's certainly doable. I still recommend that most people start with a fretted banjo because you just have a lot less to worry about, and can be up and making music in short order. Best, Tom
@TVonthetubesyo4 жыл бұрын
Great intro! Thanks for sharing.
@fredquann27962 жыл бұрын
Very interesting and well done
@TomCollinsBanjo2 жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly, Fred! This was soooo long ago. Glad it's still helping folks out.
@stagelifelv93243 жыл бұрын
Beautiful!
@TomCollinsBanjo3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@canerods17 жыл бұрын
Valuable information!! Thanks for the great job in explaining Round Peak!
@SirCoughsalot13 жыл бұрын
Very helpful. Thank you. I am trying hard to improve my banjo playing.
@juliancrouch17 жыл бұрын
Amazingly generous of you to share your experience like this. I am a big fan of your playing. You should hear my pathetic attempts at your version of Breakin' Up Christmas....
@banjoape17 жыл бұрын
Thanks, this is great! Looking forward to part II
@anthonynoonan78465 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tom well explained , great lesson .
@lordofthecake4 жыл бұрын
taught with zen like clarity compared to some, excellent job
@TomCollinsBanjo4 жыл бұрын
That's so kind of you, Richard! Thanks! This is such an old video. I hope you check out my newer material. I feel like my teaching has improved a lot since I published this years ago. Cheers!
@1Sewstuff7 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I just read about this on Banjo Hangout. This is great instruction and technique.
@TomCollinsBanjo7 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, Lynda!
@amycatestl5 жыл бұрын
This was very helpful. Thank you!
@AvoidingChores4 жыл бұрын
Going DEEP in the archives for extra work during boot camp :)
@zeppmusic17 жыл бұрын
Very helpful, Tom. I'll surely be pointing my students to your video(s)! Looking forward to more... Cheers, ZEPP
@gabriel_kyne11 жыл бұрын
Hi Tom, do you have any plans to continue this series? Great work you're doing, thanks for what you've posted already.
@younglife999 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Thanks so much. I started playing clawhammer about a year ago (and fiddle 4 years ago) and it's interesting to see my interests begin to focus. I'm going to push into round peak banjo. Thanks again.
@meritcooper17 жыл бұрын
that is great help. I play bluegrass but love clawhammer. This will help me try it. - Meritcooper BHO
@anthonynoonan78466 жыл бұрын
Great lesson thank you.
@tastas38803 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@TomCollinsBanjo3 жыл бұрын
Welcome!
@tastas38803 жыл бұрын
@@TomCollinsBanjo im on a gourd banjo and i have a minstrel banjo... 3 years playing
@yoppykyabetsu17 жыл бұрын
Excellent!
@somarmd11 жыл бұрын
Tom, awesome instruction! Thank you for posting. I have been wondering how to create that sound on the banjo. I actually have Round Peak Style by Brad Leftwhich. For me it was easier to understand watching your teaching. At some point I will be able to go back to Brad's book with a better understanding. Thank again!
@Stev18717 жыл бұрын
Awesome, Tom!
@CrowBanjo3713 жыл бұрын
Tom - Great video thanks!
@MrMikeEdie17 жыл бұрын
I'm very grateful for this. Thanks :-)
@georgewills368212 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tom. Wonderfully clear. I'm not sure when you play the variations at the end though, whether you continue to pull off on the first string. Your left hand looks like it stays in the same place - but I'd like to be certain. George
@chipwalton110 жыл бұрын
thats a great job
@baanjoguy17 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tom.
@traviswilliams17 жыл бұрын
To Tom and all the other players here....I am a bass and sax player. It is time to learn banjo. I love the sound of the fretless and am wondering if it would be best to start on a fretted or just jump right into a fretless? Thanks for any thoughts.
@jasperdoestheastro16 жыл бұрын
I love your instructional videos, but I seem to be having a problem with the basic Round Peak strumming pattern. I'm playing a fretted banjo, and everytime I do the pulloff on the first string, I get a note instead of an open string. Is this because I'm doing it too hard, or because I have a fretted banjo?
@ArkRed113 жыл бұрын
Nice soundin' banjer.
@Banjer17 жыл бұрын
Tom..I hope you develop you series...it is very interesting....Ciao :)
@Hottub11117 жыл бұрын
this is great, im subscribing~
@joelfafard11 жыл бұрын
thank you!
@matthewmoore24953 жыл бұрын
I would give this two likes if I could!
@TomCollinsBanjo3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Matthew! Be sure to check my newer vids as I've learned a lot since this one went live. Cheers! Tom
@sazji17 жыл бұрын
Thanks from me too; I wonder if you might also recommend some good recordings of round peak style banjo and the banjo/fiddle combo you mentioned?
@FriendlybanjosАй бұрын
Who made that banjo, Tom?
@robkunkel88335 жыл бұрын
Grazie... è altrettanto difficile da trovare un insegnante di banjo nelle US Isole Vergini. Come sta il mio italiano (ap)?
@richardperry60863 жыл бұрын
What tuning are you in.
@banjofrailing38136 жыл бұрын
Where did the name "Round Peak" come from? Great session.
@stevenp7484 жыл бұрын
Banjofrailing My understanding is that the name comes from a place in North Carolina called Round Peak, where this particular style is said to have originated.
@clawhammer7044 жыл бұрын
Round Peak is a community in Surry Co., North Carolina. That area is part of the foothills of the mountains so the tall hills do have a more rounded looking shape from the mountains. That's from my observation. I grew up in the county over from Surry Co. My father was from Yadkin Co. and my mother was from Surry Co., Dobson community.
@bsctfa4 жыл бұрын
Just starting out--what's the tuning on the open chord?
@riverwindflutes16 жыл бұрын
Whats the tuning on your banjo?
@stevenp7484 жыл бұрын
riverwindflutes The tuning is shown in the beginning of the video, around 6 seconds in. Looks like standard tuning but up by a whole step (open A instead of open G).
@alexhickey56336 жыл бұрын
Have you ever played a merlin banjo?
@TomCollinsBanjo6 жыл бұрын
Hey Alex...I was just writing you a reply on my other vid when I saw you posted this. I haven't played a Merlin, but I've long admired them. They're the ones with aluminum necks, right? Apparently they were made to a very high standard. I hope to play one some day.
@alexhickey56336 жыл бұрын
Tom Collins haha thats gas. Theyre all aluminium except the pot. The fingerboard is ebony. I dont think theyre a high end banjo at all. Theyre more of a collectors item tbh. Very unique sound and super rare. Of the 260 ever made only 100 are said to still exist. Im looking for one myself! Luke Kelly from the dubliners played one for almost 20 years until it exploded on stage
@eikogo15 жыл бұрын
dont whine just be a pro and play like a beast lolololomg
@kinkle_Z6 жыл бұрын
It's funny - back when I was doing these banjo moves back in the 60s/70s, we called it "frailing." Period. We didn't call it bump ditty or round peak. We just frailed with various tension and emotion to get this same shit without patenting a "name" like "bump ditty" or "round peak." Seems so pretentious...no offense. I appreciate the uploads.
@TomCollinsBanjo6 жыл бұрын
Hey Patricia, thanks for the comment. Round Peak really refers to a place where the players developed a specific style of playing. This style of playing was alive and well in the 60's and 70's, but not as widely known as it is now. It's just a way to name and understand regional styles of banjo playing. There are lots of ways to play clawhammer banjo, so taking a look at different regional styles can really help you a.) find the sounds you love and b.) learn how to play the instrument differently than you might have come up with on your own. "Bump ditty" isn't patented by any means...it's just a way to describe the basic rhythm that these players adhered to. I hope I've clarified. Let me know if I haven't! Best of luck to you!