Saturday, 31 March 2012

Bonnie, Clyde, and Earl Scruggs...


So the Genius, who made the film work so well, has finally put down his banjo.

I've always loved this, and could copy his three-finger technique pretty well, but only with one-and-a-half fingers; at half the speed, and on an old guitar which cost a few quid...

One last blast before the car gets hi-jacked...
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6 comments:

  1. lilith31 March 2012 at 08:42

    Extraordinary player. Unequalled.

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  2. Sen. C.R.O'Blene31 March 2012 at 12:46

    I've been 'doynging' in my ears, Foggy Mountain Breakdown, all morning Lils!

    I wonder if he was the banjo player on Desperado album by The Eagles...

    ...no it wasn't, it was a bloke called Bernie Leadon!

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  3. Philipa31 March 2012 at 23:18

    Finger pickin good, Scrobs.
    RIP that man.

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  4. Sen. C.R.O'Blene1 April 2012 at 06:51

    Oh yuss Pips, very skillful!

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  5. Thud1 April 2012 at 19:55

    An American national treasure with English roots, R.I.P.

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  6. Electro-Kevin1 April 2012 at 22:17

    Great fun.

    I've seen the vid where they all take turns to step up to the mike.

    My version of it is coming along nicely. A new video of it is to be posted soon.

    Such a difficult piece to master that it requires an awful lot of practice.

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