Polly Put The Kettle On - Clawhammer Banjo

Polly Put The Kettle On 🏵️ the passifloras are blooming in Lage Mierde, so that means outdoor banjo playing! Lucky me, unlucky neighbours I suppose.. I've heard this tune played in two parts and three parts, the final part is a later addition (I play it at the end). I've been listening a lot to Wade Ward lately, so this version is inspired by his playing. If you don't know him yet, check him out. He's one of the original old-timers and one of the very best in my opinion.

[@jessinthegarden]

Love it! And that vine is gorgeous!

[@moosvanderheijden7807]

Isn’t it beautiful

[@johnwelch7785]

Beautiful

[@JelSnel]

Thanks John!

[@dondert8741]

Ayyy would love it if my neighbour played like you, Jelle!

[@JelSnel]

Haha thanks! Come live over here, more than enough space

[@emihanes3601]

This is so beautiful, mind sharing where the tab can be found @jelsnel?

[@JelSnel]

Thank you! I never use tabs so I wouldn't know. The tuning is Double C, if that helps

[@emihanes3601]

Lucky you, I wouldnt either if I had learned the instrument in an environment where anybody played it or played any musical instrument. Alas that's not the case and starting Banjo as my first instrument based in Bulgaria is ... quite tab dependant :-( @@JelSnel And yes ofc it's double C, it just sounds as wonderful as double C does. Thanks for confirming my guess!

[@JelSnel]

@@emihanes3601 I know that feeling! I live in the Netherlands, pretty much no other banjo players around. I started out with tabs but found them quite confusing. Sure the notes are there but the feel and rhythm is not something you can write down. Plus, figuring tunes out for yourself makes you a better player in the process! There's a moment something clicks, and you can automatically play new tunes because you remember the rules.. anyway, that worked for me! Good luck with your journey :)

[@emihanes3601]

oh so you understand the situation! How did you learn these rules? Any resource or teacher that is available in Europe that you can recommend? @@JelSnel

[@JelSnel]

@@emihanes3601 not really unfortunately.. I started out with the basic chord shapes in double C (C,F,G) and tried to figure out notes that fit within that chord. So, for instance, in the C position you can play the second and fourth fret on all strings, except for the first string. Keeping that in mind makes it easy to 'walk' from chord to chord