Fretless Friday 9- Big Rock Candy Mountain

Happy Friday! This was a really fun one, I enjoyed trying to put as many slides as possible into it at the end. I'm not sure what was so fascinating about my pants to Toto, but she really made a mess of them haha. This was an extra special episode because we got dogs AND chickens in the same video! We were all loving the sunshine.
I think I needed to be a bit closer to the mic, I noticed in the beginning that the banjo sounded really quiet compared to my talking. I'll get this figured out one of these days!
I'm in G tuning here.
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[@delawarepilot]

Chickens, tree, dog, and a banjo. Girl’s living her best life.

[@MrYfrank14]

Don't forget the "WD40" coffee cup.

[@acbenepe]

In these dark times Phoebe's "fretless Friday" helps me fret less.

[@donnavorce8856]

100%

[@xzysyndrome]

dark times? lmao....you just watched a chick with no worries play banjo with her chickens on your computer from the comfort of your home....Dark Times...lmao. You don't know...

[@dismantledbrain5910]

@@xzysyndrome He wrote it to set up the "fret less" pun, you dum dum. Also, who are you to say whether someone is going through dark times or not? They could literally be terminally ill for all you know, so stop making such stupid assumptions.

[@Bowie_E]

​@@spazzyklutz75my thoughts exactly

[@xzysyndrome]

@@spazzyklutz75 You are right. I was drunk...and thoughtless. Not my proudest moment...Provided "These Dark Times" is personal...and not speaking of the world in general (the impression I got)...in which case, I stand my ground.

[@RatRod150]

Can't help but smile while watching this.

[@piguy3point14]

😊

[@guitarcoyote]

😂

[@ChrisMusante]

Straight up. Chickens are even singin'... 😄

[@JoaquinParker]

Same! ❤

[@jasoncoker1625]

😊

[@OctagonalSquare]

Thank you KZbin for randomly deciding I needed some banjo today

[@chicagolee]

"Little streams of al-ki-hol come tricklin' down the rocks."

[@philipjohncovill125]

Thank you Lord for this beautiful happy young lady!

[@dmikewilcox]

Toto and Billina! A fellow fan of the writings of the Royal historian about The Marvelous Land of Oz! The Oz books were my favorites as a child and still hold a dear place in my heart.

[@kaugusta1]

"She's not an aggressive chicken." Love that! Love your music! Thanks for all you do.

[@johnpaulhumphrey2981]

I liked the concept. It started out good, then went drunk, then it got to the me playing sober on a good day level

[@Tbowie13]

😂 I was thinking the same!

[@weswolever7477]

Listening to a bunch of chickens is so therapeutic

[@TheCyndicate]

The chickens are not playing the banjo,... the person is.

[@weswolever7477]

@@TheCyndicate a banjo playing chicken would be pretty cool

[@traciemcconnell4792]

Hilarious! Mission accomplished.😊

[@tommaxwell429]

Sing it girl! We should all sing more, even if we think we aren't very good at it. Fun is the name of the game.

[@Magpie7070]

I think the little streams of alcohol that trickle down the rocks ended up in the chicken feed, and maybe that WD40 cup too. Good stuff! Thanks for sharing.

[@nialloconnell5895]

You have a massive ability to make me feel good about the world, loving the fretless Friday. Thanks from the UK.

[@Americantilltexassecedes]

Beautiful song, beautiful instrument played by a beautiful girl. Can't get a Friday better than that!!

[@Panicagq2]

Just as I was starting to fret...Phoebe staggers drunkenly to the rescue! ❤ That was fun lol

[@piguy3point14]

This is basically how a typical Wednesday night practice with My Open Mic Buddy Bill goes. We start out grooving, beat and tone. We usually end up sounding like we're drunk. 🙄

[@timmullen8951]

Thank you, Phoebe. Toto's photogenic self appears to be in fine form & fettle. (How impolite of her to wipe her feet on your person.) Give my regards to calm, cool & collected Galena. Smudge's supervisory skills have produced another fine sunny afternoon serenade. Treats for everyone! Be Well.

[@mrmoose7844]

I love you and your chickens! What a joy you are!!

[@theseriousprepper4372]

6:55 of joy. Thanks, the chickens are a scream.

[@sheepcreeksociety7985]

Happiness can be so powerful. Thanks for the nice sounds and scenes.

[@brucec2635]

Barred Rock, one of my favorites. Music toooo!

[@willythkid]

Phoebe you are the sunshine on a cloudy day❤️❤️

[@MichaelMiller-ny3rr]

Just Phoebe being Phoebe again! Thank you Phoebe! ❤️

[@piguy3point14]

The Doctor is In!

[@75blackviking]

Banjo plus talented lady plus chickens plus Big Rock Candy Mountain played with a little humor equals BEST. VIDEO. ON. KZbin. EVER.

[@MandibleBones]

This has become a Friday tradition for me, and I regret nothing.

[@KevinMcAssaler]

What a relaxing scene. I'd play there for hours in that lil bit of shade

[@tommylitchfield3450]

You sounded like you had been paddlin' around that lake in your big canoe and imbibing of both stew and whiskey, too :) Your pants apparently look like you may be hiding some worms inside your jeans! I have never seen someone be scratched and pecked so thoroughly :) Toto must have been imbibing right along with you!!

[@user-gk4nf4mo7l]

Phoebe Fretles Friday is awesome .

[@bfgivmfith]

I am not a natural, or as beautiful and kind as you, but I do rescue animals and have a horse farm that I built and dedicated my life to. I have raised chickens and ducks and love them sooo much! :) When they imprint on you!? So much fun! The closest I can come to you is playing the harmonica poorly to get all of my rescue dogs howling in unison and having fun! :) Your videos exude goodness!

[@CooperHaydenn]

This comment made me unbelievably sad. You run a rescue farm and get your dogs howling for fun, i dont need to know much more about you to conclude that you are beautiful and kind. Extend the same love you do to others, to yourself as well.

[@paulyoung5327]

Very entertaining. Chicken poop and all, thanks for making banjo fun. We all know you can really burn the banjo up so it's nice to watch you kick back and leisurely❤ entertain. Frail on!

[@paulmoranfull]

That's the life I want, just peace and quiet, labour from time to time of course because it is a farm after all, but man, playing an instrument under a tree to take breath and keep going with life

[@piguy3point14]

❤

[@anthonywilliams6764]

What a great way to start the weekend, it is Saturday here in The Netherlands, peace and quiet all around us, and your lovely playing to bring smiles to our faces. Thank the chickens for there acting abilities they are stars too.

[@markskibo5159]

Hillbilly ! So Sweet and talented !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MichaelBCoats]

Dr. Phoebe! My face hurts from smiling! You bring such joy with who you are and what you do! God has truly blessed you to be a blessing! This world needs more doses of banjo, chickens, dogs, and our sweet Dr. Phoebe. Much love and God's blessings to you, Doc! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@jimcrews8951]

Enjoyed watching you have a leisure time in the shade playing your banjo. Your smiles are very uplifting.

[@aidkil]

Awesome Phoebe. I Love that fretless banjo sound nothin' else sounds like it. I love your graceful chickens they're Angels from Heaven. Thank you for everything you do and keep shining.

[@MrJRW1]

Happy “Fretless Friday” everyone! When Toto climbed up on your lap and pecked your leg, I had to laugh. Have a great weekend banjo peeps!

[@jumperwoollen]

Love your videos, they radiate so much joy and peacefulness 😊 and really nice to see so much of your hens today - even if Toto got a little carried away with dancing on you!

[@paulstanley31]

Looks more like big barred rock candy mountain!🐓

[@hannahluke9381]

This is so peaceful looking

[@johnsmithSongbird]

God bless you love you and your chickens

[@vulpesvulpessapiens]

Loved this song as a kid. Wayfaring for a few years though and now I truly appreciate it

[@momlookingup3555]

Toto wants to play too!

[@JimWiese-mm5tw]

Yep, U Funky Kool! My mom, who made it out to an almost 102 last July, told me that this tune was my first song I embraced, owned, and toddlered around singing. So this offering from you was an extra sweet piece. Stay healthy, keep pluckin' and hello to the Ladies in your flock who keep clucking!

[@dmikewilcox]

This was a childhood favorite song. Thank you for the memories.

[@stevendrake6831]

What a great way to start my Friday out with laughs. You are clearly very talented, and your chickens performed right on queue. LOL!

[@dragoncarver287]

Takes a good ear to play "fretless". Exactly like playing violin or cello and such. Takes knowing the instrument as well. Very nice. thank you

[@nortin1o]

you are a KZbin' " star"'don't worry about the bandstand or the festivals just do your thing and we will follow.

[@isanewday]

Sounds great . . . .

[@etansivad]

CHICKENS!! Lovely Plymouth Rock!! They're such sweet birbos digging in the garden for buggies :) (We have 6 chickens. I love the silly girls.)

[@Hardrada88]

Bless your hen there, just noticed she thought the leaf print on your shirt was a real leaf. Sweet! Excellent tune! ❤

[@RalphBellairs]

Gives a whole new meaning to the term "chicken leg"!😆(Made me LOL when she pecked your leg!)

[@monkeyshake3508]

Fun choice. Happy weekend!

[@SibeDad]

You made lemonade out of the lemons on your shirt🤗

[@gheffz]

"Slidey" achieved. 🙃 Speaking of "achievement", you also reached intoxication! It was great to see Toto's involvement in the production!!! I think the sound of the strings are just fine!

[@brentwentfishing]

I love this song! You doing a riff on drinking through it is even smarter! LOL 😂 I think Toto distracted JUST enough to assist! 🐔 The banjo sounds fine just as it is sis. ✌

[@gerigolway1723]

Always so much fun! 🪕Get that chicken an instrument...bet she could scratch up a great tune! 🐔Enjoy your weekend!

[@piguy3point14]

Toto looks like a French Horn player. Or maybe bassoon. Something Alto Clef. 🤔

[@juangranados7652]

Your smile is wonderful. Made me smile. Didn’t know the song, but it was enjoyed. Heard the difference there too. Thank you for showing us…..you. Thank you and may god bless you dear!

[@jeffreyvalentine9171]

I don’t know much about chickens butt Toto was just trying to show her best side. Just loved this episode of “Fretless Friday “.🎉

[@jamesa.rodriguez8598]

Qued chickens. Perfect timing. Thanks. Love, from CA

[@claytonwinters6292]

most wholesome

[@PhotographyCol]

Your bad playing is better than my good playing, except you mean to play bad but I aspire to reach at least half as good. Awesome as always, with added chicken attacks too 😂😊

[@michaelgarrity6090]

A very pleasing scene. Love your ladies. The banjo is cool. You do a great job.

[@mayhembeading3737]

Chicken friends are the best. Love the tune.

[@rudragirik745]

The cute chickens are the stars of the show! 😍

[@DavidHodges208]

It’s not Friday until I hear you welcoming in the weekend

[@Phylonyous]

My favourite moment of my week!

[@fowlerperry8063]

As always, great banjo and the chickens take center stage 😂. Nice

[@douglasthompson9070]

Fret less is a good path to take. A road less traveled. I wish I had half your bliss.

[@Tantejuju65]

Those hens!!! Very fun unwinding of a delightful song!! Try She'll be coming round the mountain...

[@billywalker998]

Thx phoebe, bringing us back to reality, great job

[@user-xu8uo7tz8n]

The hens lay soft boiled eggs...thank you girl

[@MathIsGreatFun]

Such a cool thing you do! FYI - if the neck and body can handle the force of steel strings, they can certainly withstand the force of nylon strings. The reverse is not always true. Keep up the good work, friend.

[@stevenboyd593]

You've done it again, taking one for the team to produce a big rock candy mountain of a performance.

[@theprehistoricpoet]

Woke this morning with all the worries of the world on my shoulders! Your video was on my feed! Life has suddenly just got better! Transported to a world miles away! Love to you❤ & your chickens!! David 🦖

[@johnfinn7455]

For some reason this Fretless Friday’s song takes me back to a simpler time when massive chocolate chip cookies floated around and people ate flowers. Oh. You got the lucky chicken poop. Why don’t you leave the strings as they are and get a nylon neck? Another great Fretless Friday. That fretless does produce a very unique tone. You may find ways of implementing that sound similar to how a lap steel guitar complements a standard guitar. It looks as if you may be entering into a Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club phase. Thank you for all of the smiles. Have a great weekend.

[@Crazy_lutenist]

Тото просто почувствовал атмосферу веселья и праздника! ))) Веселая у вас тут подготовка к ярмарке! ) А поставить струны из нелона или нейлгата - это очень рисковая затея! Но очень интересная! ) Можно попробовать подобрать подходящие струны от лютни или арфы. Типа sugar harp, например. Мой учитель вообще поставил на свою лютню первую струну синего цвета.))) Для экспериментов со звуком. Кстати, да, струны могут быть и разноцветными. ))

[@stevederebey]

Love it, Phoebe! I love all of your furry friends almost as much as I love your banjo 🪕 playing! Just makes me so happy to watch you having fun!

[@authortimwickenden]

Another fabulous fretless Friday - made me smile 😃

[@Dulaman107]

This was always one of my favorite bluegrass songs growing up, and it's nice to hear a rendition like this. Keep it up!

[@alextotheroh8071]

Your positivity is infectious. Thank you for the wonderful song!

[@roymundy3688]

Great fretless Fridays. It just goes to show how much skill you have to play like that. It did sound drunk ! Good to see you enjoying it and having fun . Keep up the great work ❤

[@betterl8thannvr]

Thanks for my weekly 7 minute long smile!

[@chaoscontagion3208]

I was singing along 💙🐔

[@piguy3point14]

Smudge belly up wriggling in the grass. This is the way.

[@naturalvideoCR2012]

You look so natural, your smile make days bright, and your music play so beauty

[@drumzone5]

I think I caught a little buzz from your fantastic playing! Thanks Phoebe!!!

[@daveduncan8004]

Well that’s great Phoebe. I’m glad you have your KZbin channel. You have such a great personality and I hope you keep up your channel. I enjoy it so much you have great music. Great Picking so keep up the good work I’m sure that someone has told Steve Martin about you in his younger days. He was on Saturday night live with Dan Aykroyd and they were the wild and crazy guys that was probably before you were born. Thank you so much for making my day.

[@roymartin3433]

Always fun thanks

[@sunnasmilieu]

I love big rock candy mountain!

[@BMT3691]

Nothing like banjo to make you smile.

[@garyfrombelfast3521]

Smile and laugh! Kudos for keeping your tempo and temper while being pecked!

[@Batmandabomb]

Thank you again.. I subscribed

[@young1939]

Phoebe, you are so entertaining and didn't miss a beat when Todo pecked your leg so hard you cried out ouch. I don't remember ever hearing that version of Big Rock Candy Mountain. Such a wonderful pleasure for a Friday.

[@dianegomes7914]

Love Smudge’s smile. And I see your chickens (at least Toto) are attracted to denim as ours were. It’s a thing. I got more sharp pecks to the legs when in jeans.

[@Dave-ty2qp]

Thanks for my daily dose of banjo Phoebe. It was a bit chicken of you, and finally went to the dogs, but the music was good, nd the entertainment excelent, so keep up the fretless Friday. 😀

[@ueccrguy]

So fun!! Great creativity. Thanks.

[@hanknorton3150]

Gr8. Nice song nice adaptation.great chickens flowers etc. Like you too.

[@user-mp5gc1vc6d]

That rooster has some outstanding dingleberries

[@RalfyCustoms]

Happy Friday Phebes! far out, have a great one hun ❤