Glory Bound (Wailin Jennys) on Baritone Gourd Banjo

[@KenneyCmusic]

First baritone gourd banjo I've seen! The tone on that thing, wow

[@LowlyMountainBanjos]

Thank you. The warmth and punch as it resonates feel and sound wonderful to play as well. I’d love to make you one!

[@leolukin7608]

​@@LowlyMountainBanjosI'd love to get one made

[@LowlyMountainBanjos]

@@leolukin7608 connect with me at [e-mail] and we can definitely make that happen!

[@michaeldraney5692]

Right? Im amazed I’ve never seen/heard one before now.

[@Hey_its_Koda]

Im love this. I would love listening or playing this instrument while fishing for catfish at the river. Lord is most gracious. Most holy. Everytime i go fishing. I see all the creatures at the river. The birds. Fish. Turtles. Insects. Lizards. Sky. Water. Mountains. Trees. I think wow. Lord you are almighty.

[@LowlyMountainBanjos]

Happy Easter, my friend. Christ is risen!

[@dockeryk]

Music is the most powerful force in human history

[@brianclimbs1509]

In heaven we will be able to make music with both halves of a squash if we want to.

[@clawhammer704]

That’s a big banjer

[@Yos3fTV]

Between your singing and playing and the instrument, this is beautiful.

[@sambassmanstoner]

Wow, beautiful performance. The sound out of that banjo is great and you've got a great voice!

[@jeremy9959]

One of my favorite clawhammer accompaniment licks. Love it on this banjo.

[@gillesbourgeois5348]

Excellent ! Back to Africa ! The circle is achieved !

[@fenderbender9518]

Yes go back

[@BanjoBasement]

Wonderful. Lovely rich tone from the gourd - probably the deepest I've ever heard? Shere craftsmanship, & very nicely played too! Many thanks.

[@Oliv3rb]

Beautifully played. What an amazing deep and mournful sound from this banjo! A great complement to the voice

[@table_pepper]

This is the most beautiful thing I've ever heard

[@Nomadboatbuilding]

Nice crooning there Fred.

[@LowlyMountainBanjos]

Thanks, man!

[@JS-xs5hq]

Beautiful, thank you. Your playing and your song praise God! 🙏✝️

[@newjazzunderground]

Absolutely gorgeous

[@joshua_wherley]

The bird chirping at the end was the finishing touch. Well done, brother!

[@idontwanttoleavethecongo6096]

weird that my feed's getting flooded with bluegrass and banjos but I'm glad it is

[@justforever96]

Well if you watch the videos they will recommend you more of them. That's how it works. If you stop watching them they will eventually stop showing them to you. This isn't bluegrass though. That's a very specific genre.

[@belro17]

Gave me full body goosebumps

[@aidanbk]

thank you for this creation and its and yours subsequent creations.

[@uncleduckroad]

Absolutely gorgeous! "Glory Bound" is one of my all-time favorite Wailin' Jennys songs, and your playing and the banjo really bring the song to life. Thank you so much for sharing this with the world!

[@coonplatoon]

This has been playing in my head all day today

[@WarrenFloyd-xr2js]

Wow! Subbed, I'm a blues harmonica player from SC i love this!!

[@MustDote]

Thank you for such a lovely delivery, timing, sound and tone!

[@shenandoahbanjar1383]

Man, that's a huge gourd! Nice work.

[@eagletpants8634]

Oh my god…this is beautiful

[@drewby613]

That was really lovely--stirred up some emotion in this crusty old guy. Love the Wailing Jennys, and that baritone banjo is sublime. Well played and sung--thank you for sharing that with everybody.

[@johnmcnamara5586]

Wow, absolutely beautiful.. Fantastic

[@martinhealy2902]

Thanks for this beauty. And greetings from the south coast of Western Australia.

[@wychwoodmusic]

Beautiful, thanks for sharing the banjo and the song

[@aflex631]

Man this is really something special. Keep it up.

[@petepottieski6673]

Just came across this. Beautiful

[@binary132]

That was lovely. Thanks for sharing your playing with us.

[@MountainHomeJerrel]

Absolutely beautiful instrument and music. Thanks for sharing.

[@michaelkebedemusic]

wow, so stunningly well played

[@johnschneider4160]

Hallelujah, indeed! Great tune tune played on the perfect instrument.

[@FatKingMasterOG88]

I love it friend. Love it.

[@JDanielGraham]

SO fantastic!! just wow. love it

[@LowlyMountainBanjos]

Much thanks!

[@erinworley1601]

Lovely singing and playing!

[@Peter-gw6ur]

magnificent!

[@salty-tomato]

Wow! Quite the instrument🎼💖

[@suzannebailey6957]

So Beautiful❤ Thank U from Kentucky!

[@johnwieczorek8744]

Fantastic!

[@edwardarquette3884]

Very nice sound!

[@loilt5091]

Great tone…that action’s high enough for a clothes line 🧺

[@LowlyMountainBanjos]

It’s actually pretty close to the fingerboard, just high off the head.

[@bretsticks3306]

Everyone now and then I come here and think about the ones I've lost. Thankyou.

[@LowlyMountainBanjos]

Very powerful. Thank you.

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

It sounds just like an akonting.

[@Nova-vd6vo]

thank you for your beautiful music

[@stephenjames4937]

Beautiful.

[@MartinRaymond-p6m]

❤ Love your work. Perth West Australia

[@jacobthecroatian]

So beautiful. That is a massive gourd btw haha, hard to find ones that big

[@zabralo7741]

just realized the start is the exact same as the start of Caroline by Colter Wall

[@keysofthekingdomholybible]

Oh awesome awesome!! ❤

[@HippieShred]

lordy that things got a pretty sound as well as u

[@KenWillMortonMusic]

sounds great

[@rolandscales9380]

Wonderful

[@basedbuz]

I want one so bad. This brought me to tears

[@LowlyMountainBanjos]

That means a lot to me, Buzz. Thank you. Also, these are hand made by me. Message me or head to www.lowlymountainbanjos.com to get one.

[@basedbuz]

I certainly will. Please can you post more playing this beautiful instrument

[@LowlyMountainBanjos]

@@basedbuz this one is sold so I don’t have access to it anymore. There are other videos here with similar instruments.

[@michaelrandall2312]

Me too. Same feeling I get listening to Elizabeth cotton or old Dylan bootlegs, this sorry of lost, nostalgic feeling. And one day God will fix it all.

[@TheLeftwheel]

An American akonting 👍sounds good

[@LowlyMountainBanjos]

Banjo history is fascinating and while it almost certainly has ancestry with akontings, it is also rooted in other African lutes, as the African population brought to the western hemisphere came from many parts of Africa, the people groups not necessarily having prior contact with each other.

[@bearshield7138]

sweet sound

[@Donottrustthegovermentblindly]

Beautiful!

[@stefaniediaz3847]

Thank you 🌈🕊️

[@wzardglick]

very nice.

[@s_e_r.]

This is lovely! Found it while researching about minstrel and gourd banjos, and fell in love with this beautiful instrument. Those bass tones are wonderful . I'll be trying a build like this. Lovely stuff. ❤

[@kathylynch4847]

Wonderful!

[@pelumaad331]

I have to have one of those!

[@LowlyMountainBanjos]

Glad to make you one. Reach out at [e-mail]

[@adamrjones]

My boy!!! Love this video, brother!

[@LowlyMountainBanjos]

And I love YOU!

[@theywillknowbandcook1279]

Very nice

[@AllenGarvin]

Great intonation! I didn't hear a note out of place!

[@JelSnel]

Beautiful man

[@norcal6181]

Thats purdy

[@thereverendsam413]

Beautifully played and beautifully sung, and that banjo sounds INCREDIBLE. I've just been plinking around on my long scale minstrel, which I have tuned gdgdb - I don't know what your tuning is here, but my instrument would not handle things that low, and yours sounds SO RICH

[@LowlyMountainBanjos]

Thanks for the kind words. It represents a couple years of tweaking each element of the design to maximize the warmth and low-end volume such that now it is an entirely different instrument than a standard pitched banjo.. It's tuned a full octave below standard tuning so even though the fingerings are all the same, the playing approach is much slower and more minimal than traditional banjo playing.

[@thereverendsam413]

@@LowlyMountainBanjos Yeah, I've discovered the same things, technique wise, on my Ballard Banjers minstrel. When I can, though, I'm gonna order one of these from you - I'm blown away. Can you ship internationally?

[@LowlyMountainBanjos]

@@thereverendsam413 I've never had any problems shipping outside the US. I just avoid using certain woods due to shipping laws.

[@thereverendsam413]

@@LowlyMountainBanjos alrighty. I'll be in touch when I'm in a position to order.

[@dreacul]

This is sooo awesome! I would add a series of thin strings under the main ones. This will create an effect of reverb. They do this in various countries like Afghanistan, India, Bulgaria and Sweden.

[@justforever96]

Wouldn't that make it a different instrument ?

[@tarajamison9361]

What is the tuning? Beautifully done

[@LowlyMountainBanjos]

Thanks for the kind words. It’s a double C tuning , but not quite an octave lower than a standard banjo. g#C#G#C#D#.

[@McKnevil]

Thanks dude. That shit was lit.

[@electricboogeyman5855]

Great work! The playing, singing, and craftsmanship. I came across this video while going on a banjo music adventure. And I am convinced i want to learn to play. How much does a banjo like this go for?

[@LowlyMountainBanjos]

Thanks for the kind words. All the pricing information can be found at www.lowlymountainbanjos.com

[@aaronflinner6431]

If I were to ask you to build me one of these but with a dark neck, how much would you charge. I have a budget of $470. That was beautifully played and sung by the way.

[@PorchCreeper]

Great

[@thumbstring]

Goosebumps, sublime stuff mate ❤

[@LowlyMountainBanjos]

Thank you.

[@Manualtransmissions]

Would you be kind enough to tell us aboput the string sizes? This sounds great.

[@LowlyMountainBanjos]

These are flat-wound classical guitar strings.

[@LAURISDIYCHANNELTV]

What a beautiful sounding instrument! 🥰 What kind of strings did you use, just regular nylon/nylguts or are these longer? I would love to build something similar some day myself

[@LowlyMountainBanjos]

Thanks for saying so. I typically use flat-wound classical guitar strings. This one is a mixture of that along with some minstrel banjo strings as an experiment. Cello banjo strings are a possible solution as well.

[@LAURISDIYCHANNELTV]

@@LowlyMountainBanjos Nice, thanks for the tips! 🙏

[@LowlyMountainBanjos]

@@LAURISDIYCHANNELTV You bet. Hope to see your creation.

[@brandenburgjohnny]

wow that sounds beautiful. whats the scale and tuning? are those nylgut strings or is it the gourd that makes it sound so warm? best regards

[@LowlyMountainBanjos]

Standard scale. Flat-wound classics guitar strings. The warmth comes from everything; gourd, skin, soundhole, strings, neck. I’ve dialed in this tone after several years of tweaking the design. Thanks for the kind words.

[@utbutch13]

That banjo sounds awesome! By the name of your page you made it, I assume?

[@LowlyMountainBanjos]

Yes I did. Everything on my channel was made by me. Thanks for the appreciation.

[@utbutch13]

⁠watched a bunch of the videos now, even the whole build series. You are a craftsman, very nice work. They all sound awesome too!

[@isaac958]

amazing performance, i found you a year back or so and i always find myself coming back to this one. Your baritone gourd banjo had inspired me to make my own some day and ive had some experience making gourd banjos so im hoping this one goes well haha. also, what kind of gourd did you use for the body? ive never seen one like it! asking for a friend…

[@LowlyMountainBanjos]

Great to hear! I get all my gourds from a local farm. I get to hand pick each one, but they are mostly all cross-pollinated so I’m not sure what the variety would be.

[@joesiemoneit4145]

a baritone banjo, eh? sounds really interesting. whats the tuning? btw, i subbed to your channel, so keep the good stuff coming!

[@TokyoNightGirlLofi]

Wow💗💚💗💗💗💗💗

[@uncommonsensewithpastormar2913]

What is the tuning on a baritone banjo? Is it the same as a regular banjo, only an octave lower?

[@LowlyMountainBanjos]

Yep. This happens to be slightly sharper than C, but yeah That's where these instruments are tuned to.

[@JamesThomas-kx5sj]

That makes it a bass banjo not baritone

[@snuffman5497]

so is that c standard and would work in any other standar\d key tunin such as g? @@LowlyMountainBanjos

[@runrig97]

@@snuffman5497 I'm guessing it's relative to gCGCD, aka double-C

[@LowlyMountainBanjos]

@snuffman5497 oldtime banjo uses many tunings. G and C are probably the most popular, or their counterparts A and D when playing with a fiddle. The tunings are more than just about playing in different keys though. They are about accessing different pitch collections with the scale degrees at different locations on the fingerboard. So they each have their own unique characteristics.

[@hermannwagner160]

Hey the sound of that banjo is truly amazing, what scale length do you build with?

[@LowlyMountainBanjos]

I use standard banjo scales. This is 25.5" if I remember correctly.

[@hermannwagner160]

@@LowlyMountainBanjos Thanks for the quick answer, I just got my forst gourds to start building!

[@LowlyMountainBanjos]

@@hermannwagner160 That's wonderful! Glad to hear it.

[@zinnz7750]

hi i built my first gourd banjo because of this video and this guitar. i finished the guitar today but now i don't know how to tune it or what strings to use . i thought i would find it online but cant find any thing on the low tuning. you cant buy baritone strings in new Zealand so i bought two packets of classical nylon strings. could you please tell me which string to use out of my two classical string packets and where they go how to tune them please ? my next order of business once strung was to learn this song and your other song on baritone about the lonely wife waiting 7 years.

[@LowlyMountainBanjos]

That’s wonderful to hear. You can use the lowest four strings from the classical guitar set for the full-length strings and the high E string as the short string. Tune them a full octave below standard banjo tuning. I’d love to hear it when you’re done.

[@zinnz7750]

@@LowlyMountainBanjos h again thanks ! well iv finished my banjo and yes id be very happy if you get a chance to check it out on my channel :) i kinda went my own way with build due to some mistakes i made early on .

[@williambock1821]

I want that f**cking thing.

[@LowlyMountainBanjos]

I can make you one. Hit me up at [e-mail]

[@BarronVonSchnoot]

Is this that Oliver anthony guy that everyone has been talking about?

[@Tasmanaut]

lol

[@dieterh.9342]

My, one can see the notes flow straight from the banjo.

[@solenum1]

Do you happen to have tabs for this one?

[@LowlyMountainBanjos]

No I don’t. I don’t write out tabs. It’s in effectively double C tuning.

[@falcon.3679]

How would I go about getting a banjo like this, also what is the tuning?

[@LowlyMountainBanjos]

I make them. I’m currently not taking custom orders, but will slowly be building my stock up over at www.lowlymountainbanjos.com the tuning is basically double C, but the drone is tuned to E.

[@falcon.3679]

@ oh sweet, thank you very much

[@hundev0788]

What kind of gourd did you use to make it? It has a wonderful sound.

[@LowlyMountainBanjos]

I'm not entirely sure of the species. Gourds have a way of crossbreeding. I handpick every gourd from a local farm and they grow a variety of gourds there. Every now and then they get these gourds that are abnormally large and set them aside for me.

[@legofanguyvid]

What type of gourd is that?

[@LowlyMountainBanjos]

I get all my gourds from a local farm. They all crossbreed with each other so it’s hard to say.

[@abbanjo13]

Man both this and the other baritone banjo you built are amazing sounding. Where can I contact you about potentially buying one of your builds?

[@LowlyMountainBanjos]

Thanks for the kind words. Feel free to send a message to [e-mail] and I'll be able to connect with you. -Fred

[@hetrodoxlysonov-wh9oo]

This looks very much like an English guitar popular in 18th century America.

[@justforever96]

It's not. There is other aspects that define what an instrument is. This is tuned and toned differently, is played differently, it has a skin cover not wood. It's just sort of shaped like an old guitar and it has a neck and strings like a guitar. Some could argue that any banjo looks basically like a guitar, what's the difference really? A guitar looks a bit like a cello, depends on how detailed your description is. Curved hollow box? ✓ neck? ✓ Strings? ✓ sound holes? ✓ frets? ✓ well they are basically the same then, right?

[@hetrodoxlysonov-wh9oo]

@@justforever96 You make an instrument from the material and tools available to you the banjo has evolved since the English settlers arrived in Appalachia.

[@chronicswampass1173]

What’s the tuning for this beautiful song

[@LowlyMountainBanjos]

cCGCD

[@ryandorssers6649]

Whats the scale length?

[@LowlyMountainBanjos]

Standard 25.5”. Thicker strings to achieve the low pitch.

[@mellissadalby1402]

I don't think I could play a fretless banjo. I have enough trouble playing a fiddle without frets.

[@MoonStar-fq6oy]

👍👍👍✌️❤️