Clawhammer Banjo: "The Wellerman" (

[@linda_guitar8869]

I love the way you play and sing this, and did the harmonies and everything!

[@ClawhammerBanjo]

Thanks so much!

[@johnschillo4452]

yeah, who were those other guys singing with you?

[@1DennisK]

Aye mate, that's a real good one, and perfect timing for my ration of rum.

[@ClawhammerBanjo]

Aye, methinks ye deserves a second ration.

[@ericlafrogne5698]

Funny, I was just having some rum for the 1st time in a while when I watched it. Oh well, I'll have to get a third ration now.

[@michaelwoolums-music6650]

I’ve never heard this song before, but I love it! Seriously has me wanting to grow from my old time, traditional ballads and dance tunes! 👍

[@Jay-lr3me]

If you like sea shanties like this check out the fisherman's friends - they're from Cornwall, England and whether you like all the songs or not it may inspire you to learn one. This song is usually acapella but sounds great with the banjo

[@ARCHERDAVE1]

@@Jay-lr3me great movie too. just watched it a few weeks ago

[@TheOldNorth]

Killer version, awesome playing!!

[@ClawhammerBanjo]

Thanks!

[@koalapancakesupreme]

Always here for the freshest clawhammer takes.

[@ClawhammerBanjo]

Haha, thanks so much.0

[@EtherealProject3D]

This is quite the fun little sea shanty. You are one of the best Clawhammer players I have ever see, your technique is so clean and precise. I watched some of your videos in slow motion and I have come the the conclusion that you are a robot not from this world. Great stuff man.

[@ClawhammerBanjo]

Ha, thanks! I can assure you that I am definitely not a [error line 23: file not found].

[@EtherealProject3D]

@@ClawhammerBanjo Haha nice. I wish i could find 3 finger tab for this. My clawhammer is years away from this.

[@deving4571]

Absolutely fantastic rendition. You continue to outdo yourself.

[@ClawhammerBanjo]

Thank you, Devin!

[@rbloch66]

The harmonies are great!

[@JCLunda]

I really enjoyed that, thank you.

[@mollyjohnson5069]

What a great song. Awesome banjo and singing!

[@ClawhammerBanjo]

Thanks so much, Molly! And yes, the song is amazing.

[@ericlafrogne5698]

Lovely tune, great job Josh! I like the way you venture into other territories. The banjo is quite a versatile instrument indeed.

[@ClawhammerBanjo]

Thank you, Eric!

[@crablessinbaltimore]

sang along through the whole video. can't wait to try this on my banjo tomorrow. thank you

[@ClawhammerBanjo]

You bet!!

[@Brian-ie2un]

You guys are great.

[@ClawhammerBanjo]

Thanks!!

[@dankruew8641]

Amazing rendition. Found your channel a couple of days ago just as you uploaded my favourite song!

[@ClawhammerBanjo]

Thanks so much!

[@Kevin-jb2pv]

This video is underrated.

[@amillionbees]

Love it! This song originated in New Zealand. The 'Wellermen' are reference to supply ships owned by the Weller brothers, who founded a whaling station here and had a trading company and would supply provisions to the whalers. It was funny when the song got famous this year because when I was only about 5 years old, we would sing it in school! So hearing it was like the return of a distant memory. A guy I met at a folk festival gave me & my friends a big lecture (at 3am) about how it's technically a ballad and not a shanty and also talked about how the tiktok version was not like the traditional one. It's all very interesting!

[@toddanderson7700]

Great video production. Very fun

[@brummiestrummer]

Great cover, loved it.✌️✌️✌️🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@amisstew3]

The banjo is a very emotive instrument

[@ClawhammerBanjo]

For sure!!

[@nategandy]

YES

[@drakonyanazkar]

Us banjoists sing in higher keys so oft that I never realized you could sing that low! Lowest tune I sing is Darlin' Corey in Am, so I go low to that sweet A2 (anything under that is a challenge)

[@taylorborie]

I tune my banjo down a step from sawmill to fcfa#c so I can more easily hit the high note on the thumbstring

[@steveshaw3631]

Fantastic have you ever done a tutorial fir this or can you do one, you unraveled the mystery of claw hammer for me, thanks for your KZbin channel

[@Shotzeethegamer]

got me dippin and spittin captn

[@ClawhammerBanjo]

Aye!

[@damianogalesso4936]

3 words: you are epic

[@larryhays6058]

❤❤❤

[@keithmarshall1227]

Really enjoyed Any chance of doing it fingerstyle with tab?

[@markbullen5989]

Nice one Josh

[@ClawhammerBanjo]

Thanks Mark!

[@andreasmann1493]

Very nice!

[@maxim7189]

Its look very cool!

[@lynnvargo7269]

Nice job!

[@LeviFisch]

Absolutely brilliant

[@ClawhammerBanjo]

Thank you, Levi.

[@LeviFisch]

@@ClawhammerBanjo you just got yourself a new subscriber. Looking forward to new posts from you

[@MrViken-pc9sb]

This is good!!!!!

[@ClawhammerBanjo]

Thanks Peter!

[@VivaLaRaw]

Really great playing and arrangement. What is the tuning of each string in this piece? . Been playing clawhammer myself for many decades.

[@Myaccisbanned]

I feel like you have to be super drunk to play this properly

[@johnschillo4452]

ahh...makes me want to put out to sea...

[@alexveidel7528]

Sounds great! What tuning are you using in this song?

[@GeorgeJeremias]

I love this tuning and this song. Well done. What Brainjo setup are using?

[@grimtheghastly8878]

Cowboy with time travel powers that he has no control over gets sent back in time aboard a whaling ship where he falls in love with one of the crewmates before being cruelly ripped back to his own time and all he has to remember his lover out of time is this songs, so he learns to play it on the banjo and sings it during especially lonesome nights on the ranch

[@johnsanford1520]

Hello, I’m a beginner player. I enjoy your music very much. What is the tuning on this selection? Thanks

[@voideyess]

tea and rum

[@busk79]

Hey Brian Im a Banjolele (uke/banjo) player.. Could u do a version for us fourstrings junior banjo´s :-D

[@Ripper_RS]

Do you have the tabs for this version? Thanks!

[@wulfsworkshop6889]

Can you do a breakdown for us?

[@stefanos9882]

Really nice!! What tuning are you in? Sounds really cool .. ALMOST as cool as Double C :D

[@mrskjellyfetti]

It's ALMOST double c. gCGCD# - first string tuned up half a step to make it C-minor open

[@stefanos9882]

@@mrskjellyfetti hahaha thanks mate. I guess my ears are not as bad as I thought :D

[@apuzdra]

@@mrskjellyfetti Thanks! I was going to ask the same question about tuning, but from the looks and sounds of it I suspected it was triple C.

[@JG-kn7ew]

Is this in double c?

[@johnnydrumbone]

Yes, I Think so. I'm finding it out of double C anyway. So it can work.

[@guywilletts2804]

Double C with top D raised half a step to Eb. Makes it open Cm tuning.