Hillbilly Banjo Player in the Talent Show

[@_joel_william_]

Check out Joel's latest banjo instrumental - kzbin.info/www/bejne/jn6rhomFo9B8ock

[@markeymalarkey7614]

Mile Higher Boys cool!

[@believeonjesus7215]

The Gospel: JESUS died for our sins on the cross, HE shed HIS holy, innocent , precious blood for us (HIS blood washes away ALL sins) HE was buried but on the third day GOD raised HIM from the dead. All you have to do to be saved is: Believe in JESUS, trust in HIS blood. JESUS did everything for you, no works are required for salvation (Ephesians 2:8-9)!!.,,

[@jimbomelton4287]

@@believeonjesus7215 I'm b b c r the

[@shohamhalfin6181]

​@@markeymalarkey7614

[@rathertiredofthemess2841]

When you have talent…you can do anything.

[@WhosDeity]

Legend has it, the camera still hasn't focused

[@lil_weasel219]

it's focused just vibrating

[@MaefigHistory]

@@lil_weasel219 woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooosh

[@Player-lh8de]

Legend has it that this joke will go on forever!

[@Player-lh8de]

@@MaefigHistory You're wasting comment space with all your o's bro.😒

[@MaefigHistory]

@@Player-lh8de So sad that I didn't ask!

[@user-bg7xp8of4p]

How the world views America How America views the south How the south views Alabama

[@JoshuaSobel]

And as far as I can tell, there's not a single problem with that :)

[@theartemisgland]

Yeeeehaaaaaaawwww

[@jacksonbrewer2380]

That’s Louisiana

[@edmundooliver7584]

@@MrDoccus yes, thats why they should get only what they payed.

[@hdubzee]

Alabama sucks the most

[@DerpyDaringDitzyDoo]

This school honestly gave me a bit of hope, no obnoxious clapping or cheering while he was playing, they were almost totally quiet. You have no idea how much of a difference that makes for a performer until you've had to deal with that mess before lol

[@otal2294]

Especially when they clap of tempo, which is to say, always.

[@ziggy7560]

Cedar springs I think

[@thomasaquinas1163]

thats what a white school looks like. Imagine him doing this in front of a bunch of mexicans and blacks.

[@leah.p.6687]

@@thomasaquinas1163 what???

[@thomasaquinas1163]

@@leah.p.6687 Exactly what I said.

[@corneliousseuss8948]

Ah good ol’ cripple creek and foggy mountain breakdown. Both are hard songs to learn on the banjo and this dude played it almost perfectly AND added his own pluckin’. What a true chad, this takes mad talent.

[@MasonCroneMusic]

Cripple Creek is actually one of the easiest banjo songs. It's what most beginners start on.

[@obama_man9933]

@@MasonCroneMusic yeah but playing the way he does is pretty hard to do

[@mackinbox]

Neither of those are hard lol

[@MasonCroneMusic]

@@mackinbox Exactly.

[@mackinbox]

@@MasonCroneMusic I mean, of course you can make them hard if you want to. But this guy isn’t playing crazy hard versions

[@stonerh5074]

Can we just admire the balls of steel that this guy has to walk on stage in overalls in front of his entire highschool?

[@adkforever6997]

Balls of steel and a dick of titanium. Whatta man!

[@XJonAye]

You knew he was going to be awesome to be that Confident

[@theshellacstation78]

Honestly where I live it wouldn't be anything special. Lol

[@casecutlerykid2095]

Many people where overalls and a straw hat on a regular day where I’m from

[@XJonAye]

@@casecutlerykid2095 and where are you from friendo

[@mikebigyard6568]

It’s sad the amount of people that don’t understand the amount of talent this young man has. That’s some good ole pluckin! Good job man

[@timothyhowell7047]

People are illiterate to what it actually takes to play the banjo. Especially the way he did. To many " smart" people on here making fun of country folk. I could listen to this guy play all day.

[@davidgearon7446]

Bill Munro would be proud

[@johnmartinez7440]

@@timothyhowell7047 What are you referencing? Every single comment I've seen is praising his talent at banjo-playing.

[@Felipera_]

It's a "I'm smarter than everyone else because I understand why he is good" kinda deal

[@Chris-0703]

It isn’t that sad

[@P3tonka]

every few years i end up back at this video at 3am

[@PeacefulPeteable]

I have videos like that. They're some of my absolute favorites.

[@user-wd5mx9ec3p]

Same

[@mario_galvn]

5:36 am in the middle of the shower hahah

[@DTAcobra17]

Lol I’m watching this at 3 am

[@thedemocraticfilipino6417]

Right now... In my bed, at 3 am...

[@kimterry4239]

I'm 57, and just picked up the banjo. I can play guitar, bass, and a mandolin. This creature is a different beast and I'm having a blast learning it.

[@peng_ting1331]

How's it going?

[@dan_golbean]

i’m curious as well, how’s that pickin comin along

[@Dangzag]

I hear ya, Iam an older guitar player who is messin with the banjo. It's completely it's own animal alright. That kid shredded!

[@zackglickert4495]

i can also play piano, tuba, concert harp, harmonica, baritone, and minecraft

[@joem13yearsago73]

I'm 5'11. It doesn't matter how short you are man. You can still be a great banjo player. Keep on plucking short king

[@kshan4982]

He's actually a High School junior. Pretty good for 37.

[@roblewisii6576]

Legen is his dad took him to school cause he was in the same grade

[@joechin_]

ouch

[@SOUND_FACTORY]

Someone’s dad

[@karlmcglue9946]

Not laughing know

[@SOUND_FACTORY]

@@karlmcglue9946 now*

[@spartan113ish]

"This one goes to my ma, my pa, my sister, my girlfriend, and my cousin. I hope all three of them could make it here."

[@kinderboeken55]

All two

[@kinderboeken55]

All 2 could make it

[@deutschlander2004]

naadsov shutup

[@beefytomatoes7480]

What exactly is the difference between the girlfriend and cousin?

[@briansmith5539]

They are busy entering code.

[@shurikencookies]

"If you can play it slow you can play it fast" Hillbillies: "hold ma moonshine"

[@berenwarrior6276]

And RC coke 😎✌😁

[@kachikawawa136]

a man of culture I see

[@heylol4363]

i understand this reference 😂😂

[@MrJoshdvo]

someones a twosetviolin fan

[@randyrrandelson6444]

It’s referred to as “the shine” where I grew up. Some of that hand sanitizer distillers made this year had the same smell. Ohh the what’s left of my memories of those days.

[@klarenzcobie6595]

He looks like Tyler1 if he lives in alabama

[@rtlevi]

He’s too short though

[@ladyathenaofowls]

@@rtlevi gotta be at least 7 ft to be Tyler

[@bloodwrage]

Except Ty is a jogger

[@digits_offical2739]

Y r y’all here your a few years late

[@Outlaw_Actual11b]

Why was that so fucking funny 🤣🤣

[@farquaad72]

As a Tennessean I can confirm this is how all of us go to school.

[@SaintClues]

Kaleb Ferguson as a Georgian, we make Banjos out of dip cans and old truck parts

[@rowdy5.9L]

@@SaintClues lmao if that ain't the truth 😭

[@rancidrabies6457]

@@SaintClues As a fellow Georgian, i can confirm this.

[@wompwomp1457]

Yessirrrr. We show up and Atleast one person will bring an instrument and pick :)

[@WYTTTT]

As a fellow Tennessean, yes

[@Scratchingforcash]

Fun fact: This was actually filmed on a Banjo.

[@heheheiamasuperstarwarrior9281]

No wonder it looks so good

[@notlightbeam4889]

Potatoes can't compare

[@Sir_Nutscratcher_32nd]

Good quality

[@Andrew-Johnson]

Jesus is calling everyone to the marriage supper! Don't tell Him this;! And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. Luke 14:17-20 KJV ✝🌅

[@scottyp1348]

A potato actually

[@bodesbodes9408]

Dude got 30 notes in his locker the next day telling him to meet behind the gym after school and make sure he clipped his fingernails.

[@maturtlelaza]

this is highly specific.

[@dav4156]

@@maturtlelaza yes, yes it is

[@johnburns6803]

Has this happened to you?

[@gameseeker6307]

Wait

[@bodesbodes9408]

@@johnburns6803 I have learned to play the C note at very high speed, yes.

[@cannibal_redneck7109]

I think people who didn't grow up with it tend to overlook the talent it takes to play folk instruments like this. I just started learning banjo, and I aspire to someday be at this man's level. So inspiring!!

[@ImYourCherryBomb]

What are you using to learn? Or do you take lessons? I was gifted one about a year ago and I really want to play but I don’t know where to start and I’m pretty overwhelmed

[@cannibal_redneck7109]

@@ImYourCherryBomb I'm mostly using online tutorials

[@prowers2623]

Hell naw! I think I've never seen a banjo up close, but I can easily tell that it takes a LOT of talent to play like that

[@jimbelcher6877]

@@ImYourCherryBomb There is a book by Earl Scruggs, start there.

[@BioSafetyLevel4.]

Username checks out

[@WarriorRed101]

The banjo just has such a unique sound. I really think there should be more people who play it. Edited: Yes I do know how to play the banjo. So please stop saying I should learn to play.

[@WarriorRed101]

@john wallace Me and my dad already play it.

[@noobmaster6664]

I play it

[@hnjmoose3251]

Yea I play it what's your excuse? Get too it.

[@WarriorRed101]

@@hnjmoose3251 What do you mean? As stated previously I already play the banjo. Plus my comment was meant as an observation. I don't know why you are being hostile. I simply was pointing out that (in my opinion) it would be cool if more people played the banjo that was all.

[@hnjmoose3251]

@@WarriorRed101 oh haha I didn't see that good on ya

[@joeysplats3209]

Most folks don't know it but the banjo is a very sophisticated instrument capable of the most amazing and incredible melodies.

[@Andrew-Johnson]

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 ✝🌅

[@gewalfofwoofia8263]

​@@Andrew-Johnson Amen

[@bonebreakingmarathon6550]

​@@Andrew-Johnson preaching at its finest

[@timwarneka5681]

Google - and listen to - Bela Fleck

[@devanfunderburk9373]

Lady's and gentlemen the hillbilly shred master. Also know as killbilly.

[@kanmeridoc1784]

Reverend Horton Heat, the Phsychobilly.

[@paulstewart2406]

Isn’t that a movie?

[@kanmeridoc1784]

@@paulstewart2406 Maybe. But it's also a pretty awesome piece of music. Psychobilly Freakout.

[@Sage-qd6tf]

Theres a dude who does like slayer and pantera covers on his banjo. Look up "slayer banjo cover" on youtube, it's pretty cool

[@Auditore31]

That's my favorite Tarantino film

[@s3dchr]

I love how the audience TRIED clapping to his rhythm, but he was too quick for everybody

[@Wagfart]

I dunno I bet I could I’m one helluva good hamboner

[@johncollins7062]

Apparently, he was not the only hillbilly in the room. Breakdown is not clapping music.

[@wekeepit1005]

This dude is an alpha omega chad

[@susannakailing1713]

Nah Chad's a frat boy, he's a solid Billy

[@kevipurielhoungu8313]

We all need a friend like him😂😂😂

[@takemo_]

@IRISH LAD pogchamp

[@batkamarri13]

ALPHA OMEGA XD HAHAHHA

[@ImEverythingYouCrave]

shut up loser

[@oshitwaddup4956]

Damn dude.. Leave some cousins for the rest of us

[@illinoisangling1677]

o shit waddup dad?

[@deutan4390]

@@illinoisangling1677 o shit waddup son?

[@paytonbowling7259]

Dad?

[@cindymccreery7441]

It's ok they banned abortion in Alabama so were upping the population by 10 billion

[@ottovonbismarckboi9112]

Hi sister

[@BanjoAddict]

It amazing how many people feel the need to tear someone down. I applaud his courage and playing ability! Great job!

[@FunkyForexDayTrading]

Yeah I agree ....your right and he's good

[@howardfortyfive9676]

That's a BIG 10-4 for ya!!!!!!

[@a50ftfall6]

The banjo is such a under appreciated instrument .

[@pipeqez911]

@Valafas Georgios possibly the Irish, they have their own variant of the banjo too.

[@SmoshDella]

It's still one of the most popular in my country

[@EthWeeks]

Devils instrument for a reason

[@johncollins7062]

From an under- appreciating world too.

[@ericknef2085]

My friend was parked downtown last week with his banjo in his car. Someone broke into his car while he was away. When he returned, he looked in the backseat and discovered he now had two banjos........

[@carteradams6454]

Eric Knef wtf 😂

[@LavenderSystem69]

I liked the joke better when it was Redskins tickets

[@colemanadamson5943]

The original joke was an accordion.

[@JenOfAllTrades]

I heard this but with Cowboys tickets. Lol

[@Isaza-Cock]

😂

[@zoneshift]

Before he played i was hoping he would say “this ones for my cousin”

[@keithcoan3783]

His cousin or yours He may be doing both of them

[@galaxysedge7024]

Keith Coan damnnnn

[@hannahcarson6304]

@@keithcoan3783 ooooohhh my gaawwd

[@arvillowe1706]

@@keithcoan3783 no

[@XCosmixs]

Zoneshift underrated commet

[@maddisoncooper3540]

Watch out he's summoning the hillbillies

[@ennioberto2706]

Oh yeah

[@justahillbilly7777]

By George, it worked. Still tryna figure out what he wanted us for.

[@tennesseeponderer3146]

Summoned hillbillies are fine, the trouble starts when you invade their territory without invitation.

[@chrisgenovese8188]

There's a special place in my heart for banjos. Dude nailed it.

[@Majima_Nowhere]

It's like the American version of a bagpipe. It's its own melody, harmony, bass, and percussion rolled into one instrument.

[@arnolddavies6734]

But better sound than bagpipes.

[@bigamsterdam9513]

Npt one single damn “yee yee” from the audience?? Im utterly dissapointed

[@theashenone5614]

Wieger Piekema this was 2013 yee yee didn’t become a thing yet

[@justanothercat2886]

someone did say yee yee at 0:51 ! :)

[@koreanbassinalt9851]

@@theashenone5614 how dumb...

[@pyro1436]

Engineers always yee yeeing

[@thesuprisedbitch4077]

Its Yee haww feller

[@christinewestonchandler1]

Foreigners: America has no culture! America: Hold my Banjo.

[@heriander_]

But, the banjo was originated from West Africa...

[@Huba_ha]

Yes they do have culture, they always do intervention to another country.

[@heriander_]

@Sabastian Bragg "My Banjo" he said.

[@s.e4572]

It's true the US has no culture

[@Rivers.In.The.Desert]

America is a melting pot

[@johnshaw3208]

I don't care what kind of music you like, this is a very talented young man and a pleasure to listen to.

[@dianamattson1195]

My first husband's dad grew up dirt poor and just had a sixth-grade education but he could play the banjo, fiddle and guitar like a virtuoso. I was lucky enough to experience many of his impromptu music sessions along with his brother, who could play as well as he did. This city girl grew to love Bluegrass and the old Gospel classics.

[@nunyabidness117]

A coworker told me she had an uncle from West Virginia who would bring his banjo whenever he went canoeing. About halfway down the river he'd take his shirt off and start picking Dueling Banjos just to see how fast the flat landers would row away. Good times.

[@herbienbrian2]

Holy shit that's the funniest thing I've ever heard

[@andrew5875]

Hahahaha

[@mikehorton57]

Brett DeLong

[@michael.5360]

Brett DeLong MN

[@DFABane]

Brett DeLong I live on a well traveled river in mid Michigan... I have a sign on a tree on the river that says ... Paddle Faster I Hear Banjo's....I often go down to the river and play my guitar or banjo...

[@moorek1967]

No, couldn't be hillbilly, his feet weren't dirty enough.

[@martinheary7397]

From lreland so were do hill Billy's live north or south of America am not jokein i don't know. And wat is wrong with them are they really poor or something.

[@moorek1967]

@@martinheary7397 hillbillies are poor people from the Appalachian Mountains primarily of Kentucky, Tennessee, northern Georgia and northern Alabama. They were ridiculed and seen as filthy, uneducated, and primitive. To call someone hillbilly means you think they are backwards. Do you remember how CNN said Trump won because of uneducated white men? It was calling all poor whites as hillbillies too stupid to vote Democrats. The media portrays all poor white people as hillbillies. My grandmothers were both hillbillies.

[@BlueDebut]

@@martinheary7397 they're mostly poor Irish and Scottish who live in rural appalachia. We have the equivalent in the west. Ive heard them called hicks. I'm probably one myself. 😂😂😂😂

[@acadiant2756]

@@martinheary7397 you can also find similar types of people in the atlantic provinces of canada in the french speaking parts

[@notgraham.7215]

@@martinheary7397 as a bit of a hillbilly myself, we're country people. We don't particularly care for the inner city, too damn busy for us and the people are often less kind. We like hunting and fishing and stuff like that. We're not much different really, and there's a lot of nasty stereotypes, but I think we're okay

[@gregc.9035]

He started off just looking like a good ol' boy who wasn't that awful bright...but he transformed pretty quickly into a genius from the moment he started picking those strings!!!

[@observingthem]

Shoutout to cousin Cleetus for teaching me this one.

[@Remiel-Sayo]

Albert moment

[@observingthem]

@@Remiel-Sayo I forgot I commented this haha

[@RDRJJ]

​@@observingthemdid you forget again

[@cooliodiablo6117]

This dude better have won the show. He was hella entertaining. Way better than what my high school talent shows had to offer.

[@chrismarshall7220]

I take my hat off to any musician, it's a precious gift

[@DirtRoad83]

Learning a guitar- Hard Learning a piano - Really Hard Learning a banjo - Psychotic Expert

[@FunkadelicPancho]

Banjo is probably the easiest of the three. It's way less demanding in the left hand than guitar and piano

[@randomhuman3883]

​@@FunkadelicPancho as a string, and keyboard player. Piano is definitely the easiest. Lays out the notes nice and simple easy to visualize and easy to learn technique. Id say Guitar is the second hardest depending on the style you play. Banjo is definitely the hardest, picking like that is hard af.

[@FunkadelicPancho]

@@randomhuman3883 picking like that is really easy compared to playing something like Tiger Rag on piano. I play banjo, bass, and guitar. At their highest levels, piano is the most difficult due to the independence you need. Playing stride piano is way harder than a banjo roll

[@levilabelle8696]

As someone who plays violin, piano, and banjo, banjo is the easiest

[@jackweber3660]

banjo is actually pretty easy since every song relies on techniques that are easy to learn and hard to master, you could easily make it harder on yourself if you wish to expand past those techniques

[@nathanielsizemore3946]

I hope this young man keeps up with the banjo, we need more, young, talented banjo players in the world.

[@hoovy2319]

The amount of Chad energy that’s coming from this man

[@zacrider8854]

I have electric guitars, accoustic, but I would luv to own a banjo, I luv the unique sound, puts a smile on my face, rock on Mr Hillbilly!!

[@imehandle]

Zac rider Same here :D

[@brandonwalker9245]

it is a very fun instrument and easier than guitar :) it depends on how loose you're right hand fingers are. you don't do much work around the frets but you pick with three fingers like a dobro

[@brandonwalker9245]

***** dobro is similar to the banjo by the finger pickin' but I warn you... beware of the slide! Haha

[@raymondjokerst2860]

+Jameyson Mac Donald Your uncle is still entertaining where he is. God bless.

[@TheFootballstar5588]

2nd song was a nice attempt at the foggy mountain breakdown, shows how difficult it really is

[@davidgearon7446]

It was a pretty decent attempt but that instrumental really needs the mandolin and fiddle to back up the banjo

[@shashanksaurav8569]

Wait I have heard this before. 2nd song was played in a PowerPuff girls episode.

[@davidgearon7446]

@@shashanksaurav8569 it's the classic chase music from " bonnie and Clyde "

[@fredhedrick8127]

No one mentioned that the first song was "Cripple Creek"!

[@leahrhude3013]

Yep there will never be another Earl Scruggs or Lester Flatt....they are legendary

[@user-tb2jy9lu3d]

If you are near a creek or river and hear banjos, I'd highly advise paddling as fast as you can and not stopping for a rest break for another 20 miles. Unless you like squealing like a piggy...

[@joaquinpicton9831]

jmr1068204 why is that? (im not from the US)

[@user-tb2jy9lu3d]

You'd have to see the older movie called Deliverance. It had Burt Reynolds from way back when. Him and some of his buddies went on a little camping and canoe trip. In the process, when they got separated, a couple of them got captured by two hillbillies. One of them got raped by said hillbilly, so...its a bit of a running joke. You can often hear the saying of, "Paddle faster, I hear banjos!" or see it on t-shirts of the really geeky people here. It isn't that popular, but some people still keep the joke going.

[@Bmcknight2023]

CChissel That couldn't be more true my friend

[@teej783]

We'll fuck you up because you keep talking shit. Your greatest accomplishment is getting your parents to do everything for you and spending more money on a cup of coffee because of a gay name and a claim it will slow down Global Warming.

[@connorbutler4195]

CChissel hillbillies, friendly nice folk? Appalachian hill folk ain't no party to be around lmao

[@thesnozzberries00]

This man deserves a full scholarship to college on this performance alone.

[@zawarudo1041]

Sorry but he will not get sht, he is not esg-aligned enough

[@Charles-hr4gc]

Me: taking a final My last brain cell:

[@JS-kf9ee]

Lmao yes

[@ee12321]

...… yea

[@lahaza6515]

This is a boy with balls! To do this at school and with such a great sense of humor is just fabulous. The talent is just WHOA! The sideburns are fantastic too:)

[@mainer98]

It's a high school talent show. Gotta give him credit. I played the banjo in a high school talent show in 1961 and I sucked.

[@danegoodwin3057]

John Coleman dude I swear I though u said you "got sucked" the first time I read your comment

[@bobbobbing]

Dane Goodwin I read it as "got shucked", I wonder what it is about the comment that made us see that

[@49thNap]

1961? Jeez. Did they have color back in those days?

[@therealnickynurotic8930]

Did you win ?

[@nochannelmusician769]

I can hardly play the banjo so I suck

[@MooMooMath]

I had a roommate who tried to learn the banjo in college. It is a difficult instrument to learn and painful for the roommate.. Good job. I'll share this video.

[@jackcarpenter8629]

haha, im tryna learn it clawhmmer style, and i live in a dorm. good thing i picked it up fast, before someone broke my instrument

[@armafallo]

A roommate of mine learned fucking bagpipe... I'm Working on It in Therapy

[@armafallo]

Ahahahah

[@sleezysanti8240]

Must have been painful for you too though! haha

[@earlsweat7775]

great anecdote

[@thrasher5257]

Needs more moonshine.

[@michaelcarr9018]

Needs more cowbell

[@golfpro980]

Cowbell is tougher than it sounds. I should know--I was the triangle. With triangle, less is more. One note in the middle of the song, and just back out. Don't be flippant.

[@bubblegumrabbit1398]

Mike Wine That made me smile

[@christopherwhitson615]

1000 like

[@evancraig6217]

THRASHMASTER667 WHITE LIGHTNING!!!!!!!!! Good shit!

[@leesanfacon1903]

I am from new York and I definitely think we need more talent like him. So authentic and raw. But still quite lovely and entertaining.

[@BillJImmis]

Greyfox bluegrass festival around the third week in July. Oak Hill, NY

[@urboydave9880]

618 Dislikes...I guarantee they have never done this by themselves in front of a live audience. You got skills and courage Bro.

[@ltcavret7574]

Them dislikes come from city slickers. Fancy pants no livestock havin girly boys with more jewelry than auntie mamie. Forget em they ain't got no idea about real music

[@steveoh4595]

Love love love it...really generates ah mental picture of a player in a cabin after supper plucking away back in the mountains of WV somewhere...

[@fonkyman]

dude.... XD

[@rebeccawhitt8120]

I’m with you. It’s a family tradition for me!

[@Blackwolffe097]

Damn son save some cousin for the rest of us

[@willrowemusic9442]

Underrated comment. Well done.

[@magik97]

@@willrowemusic9442 it's copied from a more popular comment

[@5.7moy]

You always got your ma... or your sister.

[@tailsdblack463]

Maybe even the grandmother!

[@bgp6656]

Stolen comment

[@digitaldemocracyai-rob]

Fabulous playing. Wish I had half of his talent. Respect from Ireland.

[@rodneystewart6219]

Awesome to hear in a talent show .......... not so awesome to hear during a canoe trip down the river .

[@sepultura7771]

Lol

[@Moo-Ray]

Rodney Stewart depends on what you're into...

[@BigMuddyCountry]

You sure do got a perty mouth...

[@MathasiaJ]

Paddle faster!

[@User18dog]

Is this a movie reference

[@ByDesign333]

None can say what it is that makes this finer banjo playing sound SOOO great...only that it DOES!

[@galenm3588]

People who say he's no Earl Scruggs are off the mark. Besides the fact that no one is Earl but Earl, this kid's a pretty good banjo picker. If he'd have tuned his banjo it would have sounded pretty damn good. He also didnt have to try to play so fast, his timing suffered a bit when he really cranked it up. He coulda played at a more comfortable speed and it still would've been plenty fast enough. A little slower and an instrument in tune and it would be hard to criticize that performance.

[@franksmith8959]

Galen M Shut up!!!!! High school fact one! Never heard of you fact 2! Damn Simon wanna be SHUT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@alansalter1836]

Watching from London England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 this chap is absolutely bloody brilliant such skill from this fine gentleman well done sir bravo bravo 👏

[@mindstealer8685]

and next up is steven with his pet turtle tricks!

[@rob_odd]

This comment needs more upvotes! :D

[@greengay4924]

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[@EricTViking]

Bloody brilliant! I'm just starting Banjo and am blown away with this - very inspiring :) All those that have criticised this video completely miss what music is all about. Music isn't about being perfectly in tune, or perfectly in time. It's about what Joel did - which is to go out there, give it a large portion and give the crowd something to cheer about. You can hear from the applause that he blew the crowd away. Job done.

[@ngannon80]

This kid sounds like he has been watching the first 'Murphy Method' beginning banjo video. Those 3 songs are on the first dvd and she breaks it down so anyone can do it with practice, my point is he is playing it JUST how she taught it on the video. Great place to start out learning the 5 string. Nice work!!

[@Dogyphil]

His banjo is out of tune? Didn't notice because it actually doesn't matter. I still enjoyed every second of his songs.

[@drawlr55]

+Wooden Nickel Get a life. Have you know sense of humor? You're part of what's wrong with this country.

[@DryPaperHammerBro]

"He ended up winning first place." Because why in tarnation WOULDN'T he?! Combination of his raw talent and dressing up for the set helped massively.

[@reecelloyd1525]

thought he was about to pack a dip

[@jowildcat40]

If he was from the south, he'd already be spitting in an empty bottle of Sundrop. But yeah, I thought he was too.

[@kaneknoles1675]

im a but dissapointed he didnt

[@MichaelDelvalle-nt4gp]

same

[@donrutter6765]

Metal thumbpicks are a tad pricey, putting them in a chew tin is an old trick.

[@thevalkarie2460]

*bout ta pack a fat one*

[@jbussey5301]

He definitely has a gift and a future in the art of music. Keep it up, don't give up and you'll go far man.

[@amrittuladhar]

Considering this video is 10 years old, I would say the future is now.

[@jbussey5301]

@@amrittuladhar touché

[@bobbybillionXRP]

I bet he never thought he would be playing for, as of 27 November 2019 14,777,483 people

[@kurolikesmusic]

O shit that's you?

[@badcornflakes6374]

Bluegrass moosic

[@schmeegil2240]

16.5million views as of sept12 2020

[@jlrybolt26cav67]

@@schmeegil2240 16,644,302 september 27, 2020

[@lucafornataro3752]

@@suzannehayes5793 Over 17,840,000 people as of February 5th 2021 have been blessed by this sound.

[@_Bumby_]

What Buzz from Home Alone does when he’s not tormenting Kevin

[@elvondrago96]

Woof!

[@MoistMaster6]

Bruh😂

[@buckbuchanan4902]

The banjo is one of the coolest instruments and also one of the most under-used. Give me some banjo and cowbell anytime!

[@DeadPerfection]

Banjo's good, but we could definitely use some more cowbell

[@buckbuchanan4902]

@@DeadPerfection I got a fever! And the only prescription.. is more cowbell!

[@johnedward2580]

Does he do weddings my cousin and I are taking the next big step.

[@SmiTTyy-sh8nc]

Loved this video brought back some good memories... my brother took a couple of lessons hell 40 yrs. ago and that was the song his teacher had him learn, the teacher played it and had a cassette tape taping it . When he finished he gave my bro the cassette and said there ya go... practice your finger patterns like i showed ya and get this song learned. If i heard cripple creek once i've heard it a thousand times... my bro smoked that song, took almost 2 weeks practicing a little here and there. Not the easiest instrument in the closet to play... guy in the video did a good job !!

[@rebeccanika]

Kinda sad that people are too busy trying to come up with “hillbilly” jokes that they lose the beauty in this performance completely. Go back and listen, without northern bias, to one of the most influential instruments of our time. And a hat tip to that enormously talented banjo player!!!

[@Ragged.09]

He was amazing

[@Bigdssweetsmokinbbq]

Yeah I agree. And it's sad that people are too ignorant to see that it is part of his act, to set the mood, it is probably a talent show. If you want to be a fucking comedian, get your own you tube channel!

[@natebit7167]

@@Bigdssweetsmokinbbq who cares. Shut up. Making a joke about one thing doesn’t mean you hate it

[@williampark4753]

“This song goes out to my cousin Cutter, he’s in the county jail now fer that damn ol’ moonshine he was cooking out in them ol’ woods but he’s all right”

[@potter3439]

That was AWESOME PICKIN'!!! YEEE HAW, I lived as a farm boy for years and really appreciate your talent and one thing, Hillbilly music is an obsession of mine, I love it.

[@adamfrbs9259]

You should hear my old man jam. We had Tony Trischka or Bela Fleck crash at our house in the 80's. Not sure which one, I was a kid, my Dads banjo teacher had taught one of them.

[@douglascasey3486]

I've been a rock guitarist my whole life, but I've always loved the banjo.

[@FujishimaAkiko]

As a person that grew up in WV, I hear "Oh, where the Hillbillies live!" every time I mention the state up here in my current state of Massachusetts....lol. I used to live next to a guy when I was a kid that we all called "The Banjo Man" because he was always out on his back patio playing a banjo. One day my little sister and I decided to ask him about his banjo and we learned that he also made custom banjos and guitars out of crazy things like shovels. I still think about him some 30 years later. My family and him became really great friends over the years of being neighbors. When I picked up the trombone, I would "jam" with him after school and on the weekends.❤ I find myself missing those days, even if there was nothing else to do in my town back then...lol!

[@obama_man9933]

Banjos were originally made out of gourds I’m pretty sure

[@jaygatsby4012]

Sure he flicks a mean bean.

[@Alex_Gorell]

Jay Gatsby 😂

[@jessethompson1746]

Jay Gatsby damn fam that shit had me dien

[@itsthecannon623]

but he eats a mean refried bean

[@smashypeople]

Jay Gatsby lool

[@danvaldivia6155]

Lmaoooooo

[@catherinebrooks5020]

Andy bernard is this how you started? Rididi de doo

[@matthewstone8466]

I think you're right!

[@Wallzzzzzz]

I knew i was going to find this KKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

[@Eshkanama]

💕

[@pasqualeparente9776]

I am no hillbilly, but I must say this gentleman has talent.

[@tuforu4]

Trump fan

[@philgray1023]

I'm no gentleman, nor is this man a hillbilly.

[@tuforu4]

@@philgray1023 ur not serious.

[@briansmith5539]

He is serious. That dude is no more a hillbilly than yourself.

[@dustinjolley5607]

I say a lot of things.

[@peterjansen3846]

That is one seriously talented young musician. Well played!

[@grateful_whipzz]

I thought he was gonna put a good dip in, not put his picks on.

[@Fly4aWhiteGuy]

How do you know if you have an authentic Arkansas banjo? It has a spit valve.

[@beamoorefrank5194]

+Mark Kanzler It has a twang?

[@rayromaster8688]

Yeeyee from sheridan arkansas😉

[@Ian-dn6ld]

I hate the fact that my generation be a'losing their accent and speech patterns. Anybody can play the banjo. not everybody knows how to babble on in the mountain patters.. I be of 18 years old and wish my teachers had supported my use of words like 'atwixt, yonder, 'yond, thar, there, chimbley (Virginia form of chimney) "afraird" (an original form of afraid), etc. and speech patterns.

[@LegitFUry]

Same thing's happening here in Australia. Less and less people are using the classic australianisms like "g'day", "barbie" and "You beaut!" and a lot of young kids are sayin' shit like "cookie" instead of biscuit and "Zee" instead of "Zed". I guess this just shows the results of globalisation.

[@Ian-dn6ld]

+Captain Stingray I wouldn't say that. I would say capitalism. Those are all Americanisms..

[@mrpoolplayer6379]

That young man is a showman... he knows how to wow them... Good Luck young man in your life.....

[@shorwith1939]

Bro checks all the hillbillly fashion: overalls with no shirt, farmer hat, no shoes, oat in mouth

[@red5standingby419]

I see the iPhone camera quality hasn't changed in 6 years

[@ImInYourWalls67]

Red5StandingBy probably an android

[@casio5658]

@@ImInYourWalls67 nah

[@jase6124]

Or they haven’t turned on 4K most people don’t know about it

[@noviefros8911]

Red5StandingBy still crystal clear

[@gadgetsage]

While I agree, it's probably not iPhone because it's not in retarded portrait mode

[@emmywillow6599]

Thing is, this hillbilly music is HARD to play.

[@gabychuels2955]

Jack Rota i love it its a beautiful sound to my ears

[@matthew-ox5zx]

Rumblebee Games/news haha

[@Nopulu]

most banjo tuning is open, so it's really not that hard to play when you get the basics down dude

[@Xrelent]

Many banjoists use fingerpicks

[@heathermoore2743]

I learned how to play a banjo in a week my grand daddy always played when i remember as a kid just gotta stay focused on playing

[@BrettWae]

In the second tune you can hear him settle in and really play, holy shit.

[@larjkok1184]

stoichiometric You watched it through to a second tune!?!?

[@bhick3572]

I watched the whole thing yes. It was great

[@minimusic4630]

I'd agree, except I would leave out the "holy" part.

[@BrettWae]

***** So you're saying his playing is shit?

[@lyndavanhorn1141]

THE SHIT

[@TessaractAlemania-hd7tv]

Fantastic, I love Banjo playing! It's such a warm and rythmic music, it makes me sentimental and brings joy. I would like to see a band where a banjo plays together with a mandoline and a balalaika!

[@bobsullivan5714]

This ain't the Grand Ol' Opry, it's a gawd damn high school talent show and this kid is good!

[@sololobos6969]

@L Smith Well aren't you a dick. Even as bait.

[@StvMcQueen1]

No he's not. He's average at best.

[@sandiegobill5520]

@@StvMcQueen1 Even an average banjo player has to be pretty darn good.

[@AfloatFob]

My sister and her brother in-law play Foggy Mountain Breakdown every time they visit from Georgia. So much fun!

[@shoesalad5180]

Foggy mountain breakdown is an amazing song

[@AfloatFob]

Shoesalad Yup, it's just fun to listen to, and it's very recognizable.

[@WillCookSound]

Afloat Fob r u a destiny player

[@AfloatFob]

WillCook.....yes

[@WillCookSound]

Afloat Fob I like you

[@jwdills999]

Just happened to upon this... it about brought tears to my eyes. My grandpa used to play cripple creek on the banjo. It was a familiar tune. Great job!

[@theshooterflynn]

Not an American, and I've lived in Asia my whole life, but something about the Banjo and Southern America in general seems so inviting to me. I'd love to take long country drives, bump into strangers and drink moonshine as someone plucks a banjo, get called, "son," by an old rancher... Yeah, I'm visiting the American South one day.

[@josephwilliams1915]

I lived in the American south for a bit. I'm also half Chinese. Just be prepared for wholesome racism. Not sure how else to describe it. If you're not Chinese, they're going to ca you Chinese or Japanese. But they won't really mean anything by it. They might call you a chink or something, but again, they won't really mean anything by it, haha. There are a few who are legitimate racists, but luckily most of those types are hermits. The south has a whole lot of southern hospitality. Kinda hard to explain unless you experience it

[@SamAdamsGhost]

We'll gladly accept ya

[@Contabulator]

Hillbilly used serenade. IT SUPER EFFECTIVE!

[@tisyre7325]

This...lmao

[@Jo-Anne_and_Michael]

Q: What does a banjo sound like when it's completely in-tune? A: No one really knows

[@Numlocq]

Michael Weston That's not really a particularly funny joke to be honest. Anybody who has ever played a banjo knows there's one answer. Most musicians who have heard a banjo also know what they sound like. Get down off your high horse and try learning to play the banjo yourself. Maybe then you'll be in a position to judge.

[@mattw.keating7019]

Ed Gein I think your overacting a bit to what is a joke that any committed banjo player has probably heard a dozen times. If the gentleman were to learn to play he would discover that there isn't one answer, there are actually dozens of tuning options for the five string banjo, beside standard open G. Most intermediate old time players will of played at least a couple of different tunings. Most people who play the banjo are fairly good laid back and know how to take a joke about a banjo and will also tell jokes about the banjo. Mark Twain (who played banjo) said "A gentleman is someone who knows how to play the banjo, but doesn't.

[@Numlocq]

M. William Keating Yeah...if he was actually make a joke then I would have agreed with you. In this case, he wasn't making a joke. He was just judging people on something he likely can't even do himself.

[@keck739]

Michael Weston What's the difference between a banjo player driving down the road and a frog driving down the road? There is a slight possibility that the frog might be going to a gig.

[@sammcgrail3780]

Jason Keck hahaha oh wow. nice one man

[@HauntedByNic]

Buckethead would be proud

[@this_richard]

yes!

[@fernandomoreno7753]

monster jam shreds I thought I recognized that second second song for somewhere lol

[@davidsharkmandawson7492]

who? lol????

[@MkadinA01]

Fernando Moreno that's earl Scruggs not buckethead

[@lukeclark4988]

Shredder beatbox n

[@cookiecrumbs_]

Thats cleetus from Flamingo

[@JohannesLabusch]

Forgot to lock the car, and upon returning, my worst fears were realized: The banjo was still in the back seat.

[@johnbuell8035]

Left the banjo in the back seat, forgot to lock the car - when I got back there were three more

[@nelsonlopez4695]

I’m in Puerto Rico enjoying this young man, he can pick.

[@fortgod4life652]

i was hoping so much that he would be like “ok folks this next song is called cousin love”