Undone in Sorrow / Over Yonder in the Graveyard (Fretless Minstrel Banjo)

[@felixnebois]

Rest in peace Knox's moustache... I bet this beautiful song is for you and that you are burried in peace on this field...

[@BoarhideGaming]

Heartbreaking. That thing truly was a michelangelesque piece of beauty.

[@westminsterabbey.6916]

You appear to have left your whiskers in the woods sir.

[@knoxmassey6822]

They're also over yonder in the graveyard

[@clickpond7825]

I can't believe the stache is gone. But the banjo remains

[@TiagoFilipeCabral]

maybe i am easily impressed, dont know, but this guy alone sounds like a whole band, doesnt make a mistake, he is clearly having a good time, clearly not even trying hard and has a great voice.... how is he not famous? he literally cleans the floor with most famous artists out there today

[@knoxmassey6822]

It may look like I'm not trying, but a good deal of practice went into this one!

[@KenneyCmusic]

The thing I really admire is his ability to distill different versions down to a basic melody, really keep the driving dance feel behind it, and make it totally unique at the same time. That’s a hard thing to do.

[@brianpriest3638]

That’s the magic of clawhammer banjo. Fills many gaps, and takes a good while to master

[@slophog1359]

​@@KenneyCmusicthat's the reason I keep coming back to his version of East Virginia instead of Doc Watsons version haha, he puts some simple bop into it

[@skybound2340]

rip mustache

[@blainechappell5383]

Hey, thanks for the shout out. I'll credit Clif for teaching me and emphasizing making the tunes our own. Keep picking!

[@Yallquietendown]

one of my favorites. And you and Clifton hicks on my playlist helping me pull an all nighter to finish a project 🥱🙂

Idk how the algorithm hasn't showed me your channel yet until today. I love your work and I thank you for sharing it. I need to do more of that. I tend to prefer my recordings in which I play every instrument with it one by one so it sounds like a band, but it is a lot to work and you are proof that if played correctly only 1 man is needed for it to sound full. 🤟🏻✌🏻 PS: Grow your mustache back 😂

[@Daddynapalm]

I’m always at a loss for words with every post

[@TheJacobaticus]

Never fail to make me smile Knox, cheers and thank you.

[@chipwalter4490]

Deep sound to this banjo🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@griffin4725]

I didn't even recognize you without the stash! great playing as always, your fretless banjo has such a unique sound.

[@librandy77]

I love this so much….mad cool…🪕🪕🪕

[@michaelsmorra]

Miss the mustache, but apart from that great as always! I like the song and the sound quality on this one especially!

[@HCroaks]

it's always pleasant to see someone so in tune with their passion

[@Caramelhorse1]

Genuinely didn't recognise you without the 'tache lol Great vid as always!

[@DylanKDowd]

Good stuff buddy, spot looks peaceful as well.

[@knoxmassey6822]

Thanks! Hope you are doing well. looking forward to getting my banjo from Kyle soon

[@cragslist8987]

excellent rendition

[@alexanderwoodward9918]

Yet again, you prove that you are an underrated artist!

[@EvilBaggOBolts]

ABSOLUTELY SUBLIME MY DUDE !!

[@whohoii]

another classic in the knox library bless you and your lost stache

[@SkodenEh]

Greetings from British Columbia, Canada. Found your music awhile back. -- I enjoy it a lot, hope life treats you well.

[@KenneyCmusic]

Another B.C’r! Eh!

[@jennychalleneger3882]

Absolutely beautiful ❤️

[@VampSlatt-g9q]

I Support this please keep going for tato!

[@omara981]

Wonderful, id love to learn and play this banjo one day myself. Thanks for sharing

[@aylarosco2792]

unfathomably beautiful

[@jourdiejourdie9786]

maybe my fave yet :)

[@mattysanford]

You’re a damn inspiration.

[@melissahelena7282]

Oh Mannn! I'm wordless 🥹🤌🏼 I love O. Belle Reed and I also love youuuuu

[@knoxmassey6822]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked the song! Glad to see I have listeners from all over, even Brazil (I assume)

[@melissahelena7282]

Yeah, I'm Brazilian 😊😊😊😊

[@mileskenaston7815]

Love a nice field. Your playing has inspired me.

[@omaralladeen6317]

Awesome! awesome! Awesome! please do a tutorial, I like when belle reed says, this is a sad sad song and by the time i get done with it, it will be pitiful. Such good banjo playing!

[@amerykanskipierdolic6346]

Too short! love it though~

[@libertyenjoyer2247]

I was gonna ask for tuning and chords, but I read that you're gonna make a tutorial. I would appreciate that a lot. Funny enough, prior to seeing this I was talking with my Grandma about old timey artists because she knows I like Stan Rogers, I asked her if she likes any blue grass as a joke cause we're Canadian and that's not really the type of music she would've listened to where she grew up, but she said she really only knew Ola Belle Reed and didn't have too much of a taste for her music. I did not know of Ola Belle Reed when she said that and I didn't look for her music at all, instead I found this cover on your channel accidentally while listening to your cover of Trifling Woman. Anyways I believe your rendition of this song is very good and that I should learn it because my Grandma would probably like to see me sing this. Pardon me if this was a tough read, the fumes at welding school are getting to my head. Thank you.

[@knoxmassey6822]

I’ll try to do a tutorial this weekend. Love to think you’d play this for your grandmother. I hope she likes it!

[@billjoe4330]

Hell yeah, fresh shave

[@TopKekYoutube]

Another great video!

[@martinalig2347]

Whoa this is pretty cool

[@shurley96]

Wow! Lovely version of this song. Very different from the version by Crooked Still, which I also like.

[@joaocarvalho9689]

Gonna definitely try to play this in in standard tuning. Uses to play in Sawmill

[@austinmcintosh7010]

glad i clicked on this

[@goticopostrauma]

very nice lad!

[@something-elsewhere1202]

thank you Knox! kind regards from Switzerland p.s. Where is the Moustache?!

[@mintyfops]

Bravo, well done on those vocals, too! I was wondering what 'styles' of songs sounded great on a Minstrel?

[@patrickmcadams7996]

I would love to see you do the swimming song by loudon wainwright!

[@Yallquietendown]

That is hard - I haven’t had that experience that the subject of the song had directly thank God just in a smaller degree - we sacrifice to provide or get ahead. Our attention is diverted meanwhile others age, lose their health, or they may even die unexpectedly and we regret not being there even if we were doing what we needed to do. Also, this is a beautiful location where were you at ?

[@TheSharp2500]

would love a tutorial of this one knox!

[@knoxmassey6822]

Will do

[@lordtachanka903]

Where was this recorded? Absolutely stunning.

[@poorboyhustle]

what kinda banjo would you suggest for a beginner? i mainly play bass these days

[@knoxmassey6822]

Gold Tone AC-1 or something you can find for cheap online (craigslist, facebook marketplace)

[@bek752-r4v]

RIP moustache

[@somestranger9170]

incredibly done, what's the tuning that you used for this song?

[@maxfoster9744]

Love this so much what’s the exact tuning?

[@gp-banjo]

Hi, I'm a bit late. It sounds like standard G dropped down to D.

[@slophog1359]

why'd you shave the stache?

[@knoxmassey6822]

Just wanted a change, I'll probably regrow it though

[@darkestbeforedon914]

Where are ya from, Knox?

[@knoxmassey6822]

GA, Atlanta area

[@masons215]

I want the notes.

[@knoxmassey6822]

I’ll make a tutorial

[@FinsaneLorist]

What mustache doing?

[@Atlarmchair]

Check out his recent post. It's back.

[@wheeel]

after watching your videos i'm considering getting one of these banjos and learning to play. i'm looking at the site right now, and i see there are cherry, black walnut, and curly maple variants. which one do you use? and is this banjo fine for beginners?

[@knoxmassey6822]

Hello and thanks for the comment. I’d refer you to my video on what do do before starting banjo as I cover a few different topics there. I’ll say its harder to learn fretless from the beginning, especially with the proper chord shapes. I would recommend getting a banjo with frets first. Don Gardner is open to special requests, and you MIGHT be able to request frets on this specific model of banjo. Just reach out to him and see what he says.

[@knoxmassey6822]

And I use the curly maple one. As far as the sound of the banjo, its wonderful in person.

[@ДимкаДобрыйДень]

Sang well, lad.

[@BoarhideGaming]

I love the framing of this video. It's really odd and leaves so much room for staring off into the background. Oh, and the playing is first rate too, but what else is new?

[@Joshybabee]

lost the stash, kept the style!

[@Joey-fq5rr]

lacking stash, but not soul.

[@Hudnash]

Underrated comment

[@TheGuykilla]

Rip the killer moustache :(