Banjo Cafe
Feb-21-2016, 5:47pm
Wanted to share a few photos of Folk Alliance International in Kansas City this past weekend even though no one will see this for awhile. Remarkable amount of banjo activity here. World class 5-string, tenor and clawhammer action. Think Alison Brown, We Banjo 3 guys (Enda Schaill and Martin Howley shredding with unbelievable taste and precision) doing small showcases for 25 people in a tiny room, Old Man Luedecke, the remarkable tenor playing of East Pointers member Koady Chaisson, dozens of singer/songwriters playing clawhammer banjo (is banjo the new guitar???). So many more we're leaving out but a few pictures that clearly represents only a tiny faction of what is going on at this crazy event.
If you're ever considering coming to a Folk Alliance conference and were worried about the amount of banjo, don't. Plenty of great bluegrass bands like the Blackberry Bushes and Unseen Strangers and many more. Great clawhammer players aplenty and more pretty girls playing clawhammer banjo than you'd ever dream of. Tenor banjo players as well and some of the finest on the planet. A real mecca of banjo activity. Who knew?
Alison Brown's Sunday afternoon "Songs of the Banjo" was one of the real highlights of the conference. Note to sound guy: the banjo is the star here, not the electric bass, not the drums... sigh...
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Old Man Luedecke (Chris Luedecke of Chester, Nova Scotia) was a true favorite, a brilliant clawhammer player, great songwriter, fantastic entertainer, the entire package.
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If you're ever considering coming to a Folk Alliance conference and were worried about the amount of banjo, don't. Plenty of great bluegrass bands like the Blackberry Bushes and Unseen Strangers and many more. Great clawhammer players aplenty and more pretty girls playing clawhammer banjo than you'd ever dream of. Tenor banjo players as well and some of the finest on the planet. A real mecca of banjo activity. Who knew?
Alison Brown's Sunday afternoon "Songs of the Banjo" was one of the real highlights of the conference. Note to sound guy: the banjo is the star here, not the electric bass, not the drums... sigh...
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Old Man Luedecke (Chris Luedecke of Chester, Nova Scotia) was a true favorite, a brilliant clawhammer player, great songwriter, fantastic entertainer, the entire package.
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