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A warm welcome to all players of Irish Music on the Tenor Banjo.
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This website was established in February 2010 & is dedicated to promoting the playing of Irish Music on primarily the Tenor Banjo, but also on the Tenor Guitar & the Mandolin.
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Barney McKenna!
Barney McKenna, considered one of the world's best banjoists, at 12 years old was a prodigy on the instrument & played the banjo at concerts and in cabarets before his Dubliners days. His ambition is to own a farm by the sea - he is a keen fisherman.See More
Dick Glasgow left a comment for Gary Topping"Hello Gary & Welcome,I'm delighted you decided to join us, we are honoured indeed!Here's your Welcoming Committee!I hope you have lots of fun setting up your Home Page here.Just before you get too comfortable…"
The Grey Picker replied to Dick Glasgow's discussion Anyone here play the Tenor Guitar?"I have a Martin 017T. Early 50s, it is sweet sounding and nice to play. It has that Martin vibe.
I just find that it doesn't really fit into my Irish-influenced style. I have six string guitars for strumming and finger-picking, octave…"
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David McKenny replied to Dick Glasgow's discussion Anyone here play the Tenor Guitar?"I have a modern Martin tenor guitar. It is the Martin LXM "Little Martin" Tenor. It is small, well made with a nice tone but fairly quiet, and would you believe it has a body whch looks like wood but is some form of…"
Karl Hughes posted a status"I haven't played a tenor banjo in many years.......but I can hear it calling."
"Good to hear of the progress Rich!
I've also started playing with the instrument neck at a shallower angle, so that the plectrum strikes the strings at a right angle, that sharpens up the tone too as the plectrum is only making contact…"
Luis Chirino-Gálvez replied to Dick Glasgow's discussion Anyone here play the Tenor Guitar?"I do play a Martin OT18 guitar from 1930 and it is still kicking an amazing tone tuned GDAe ... http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/album.php?albumid=70&attachmentid=51716"
Colin Hartford's discussion was featuredADVICE PLEASE!!
Hi everyone, this is my first post on this site and i'd like to say hello to you all first.i'm recently married and my wife is going to buy me my very first banjo. i have no experience playing a banjo let alone any other instrument! there is a group not far from doing lessons and this is were i'll be learning from and hopefully here too . we have found a CORT 19 Fert 4 String Tenor Banjo.it looks lovely but i cant find much info on it. i think it's the …See More
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The Mandolin
I know lots of Tenor Banjo players play Mandolin too, usually in secret at home, using the same fingering, same notes, same tunes, so I thought we should have a group here, for us to share our thoughts.
Chris Griffin replied to Chris Griffin's discussion Are you ever too old to learn?"Thanks Pete, some great advice there. I will be calling Andy Perkins later in the week to make an appointment to go and see him. Not too sure whether to go for a standard acale or short scale instrument to be honest - seen pros and…"
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Learning to play the irish tenor Banjo. 1
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