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Tommy's Class Handout (pdf)

Tommy Class Handout (htm)

The How and Tao of Old Time Banjo

Artists and Notable CDs

Riley Baugus (Long Steel Rail)
Laura Boosinger
Howie Bursen
Mary Z Cox
The Duhks
Cathy Fink (Banjo Haiku)
The Freight Hoppers
Georgia Mudcats
David Holt
Mark Johnson (Clawgrass)
Dan Levenson (Barenaked Banjo)
Reed Martin (Old Time Banjo)
Ken Perlman
Dirk Powell (If I Go 10000 Miles, Hand Me Down)
Mike Seeger

 

Builders

Kevin Enoch                            http://www.enochbanjos.com/
Lo Gordon                               http://cedarmtnbanjos.com/
Chuck Lee                               http://www.leebanjos.com/
Ome Banjos                             http://www.omebanjos.com/
Bart Reiter                              http://members.aol.com/banjobart/
Mike Ramsey                          http://www.ramseybanjos.com/
Wildwood Banjos                   http://www.wildwoodbanjos.com/


Vendors

Banjo.com                               http://www.banjo.com
Zepp Country Music                http://zeppmusic.com/
Turtle Hill Banjos                   http://www.turtlehillbanjo.com/        
Elderly Instruments                http://www.elderly.com
Celestial Mountain Music         http://www.celestialmtnmusic.com

Books

 

Amazon.com Clawhammer banjo

 
Clawhammer Banjo for the Complete Ignoramus (Book & CD Set) by Wayne Erbsen

The Art of the Mountain Banjo by Art Rosenbaum (Mel Bay)
Southern Mountain Banjo by Wayne Erbsen (Mel Bay) Beginner
Clawhammer Banjo by Miles Krassen (Oak Publications) Advanced

DVDs

Clawhammer Banjo (Vol 1 and 2) by David Holt
Singing with the Banjo by Cathy Fink
Old Time Banjo Styles by Mike Seeger
Old Time Banjo by Frank Lee
Clawhammer Banjo: from basic frailing to melodic style by Ken Perlman
Clawhammer from Scratch by Dan Levenson

 

Web resources

Uncle Ben’s Banjo Page           http://www.unclebens.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/frames.htm
Tommy’s page                         http://www.tommyjordan.com/banjo.htm
Banjo Hangout                         http://www.banjohangout.org/
Banjo Newsletter                    http://www.banjonews.com

YouTube videos   http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=clawhammer+banjo&search_type=