Banjo

Prompted Flash Fiction Vernon didn’t see the cricket coming. He’d figured he’d while away the lonesome lockdown hours teaching himself to pick a banjo, so he swept the faded floorboards in his bedroom, faced a wooden chair to the window, and set to. …

Holy Fool of the Banjo — Among the most revered of Russian religious luminaries are Holy Fools, individuals so-called because they spurned the external trappings of society. Holy fools often challenged the authority of conventional religious leaders: St. Simeon would throw nuts at the clergy and extinguish the candles during church services. Others were so unconcerned…

I did, for the first time, I went to a Bluegrass Jam session and took my Banjo. There is a weekly jam session in Denton, Texas at the courthouse on the Denton town square. There are anywhere from 5 to 20 musicians who show up. Guitar, Mandolin, Fiddles, Dobro, etc. …

Can Banjo and Guitar be learned later in life? Can Banjo and Guitar be learned later in life? Yes, it can be learned. The problem when learning at almost any age, especially later in life, is that we compare ourselves to the best of the best. · I want to play banjo like Earl Scruggs, but it isn’t going…

I’m for it — Like most people, I’m afraid of poverty, but I never parsed my fears until recently. I’m not really afraid of being fired, I’m afraid of the consequences, or being broke. Looking back over the train wreck of my life, every time I’ve been fired, I was happy about it. Despite…

A blues about fretting less, sung by the author — Baby here is fretless, Talkin’ ’bout them Fret Less Blues; Baby here is fretless, Talkin’ ’bout them Fret Less Blues; Maybe I should fret less — Only got my frets to lose. Baby’s gonna fret less, Ain’t gonna fret no more; Baby’s gonna fret less, Ain’t gonna fret no more; Unless I start to…