Banjo tracks?

May 13, 2007 12:22 PM

Banjo Filter: Looking for great foot-stompin', lightnin-pickin' songs, a la Phillip Roebuck's "Pocket Knife", etc. Suggestions?

Phillip Roebuck

posted by Cosine to media & arts (11 comments total)

The soundtrack to Deliverance by Eric Weissberg and Marshall Brickman.
posted by chillmost at 12:31 PM on May 13, 2007

Roscoe Holcomb
posted by JulianDay at 1:12 PM on May 13, 2007

Are you talking about a more punk-sounding approach to banjo like the one that loads on Roebuck's Myspace page? Or just good fast rocking classic bluegrass?
posted by mediareport at 1:24 PM on May 13, 2007

Tony Trischka, Bill Keith, Bela Fleck and of course Earl Scruggs are the players that have probably had the most influence on modern banjo music. If you are really interested in the 5 string banjo check out The Banjo Newsletter. it is the best hobby newsletter that I have ever seen.
posted by calumet43 at 1:29 PM on May 13, 2007

Groups or soloists? Fast recent ensembles that feature banjo: Split Lip Rayfield, The Meat Purveyors, The Hillbilly Gypsies
posted by milquetoast at 2:09 PM on May 13, 2007

[Oops, TMP was mandolin, not banjo. The bluegrass done made me light-headed.]
posted by milquetoast at 2:14 PM on May 13, 2007

The Avett Brothers, hard to not love.
posted by iamkimiam at 6:48 PM on May 13, 2007

I'm a huge fan of this album
posted by buriedpaul at 10:15 PM on May 13, 2007

BIG ole seconding the Avett Brothers. Saw them locally a few weeks ago. so freaking great. I felt like I was at a punk show, so much energy. (and they have a new album coming out tomorrow)

also another great band (but apparently broke up in 2000, which might explain why I havent heard much from them lately) is The Bad Livers. great 3 piece from Austin. check out Delusions of Banjer.
posted by ShawnString at 4:27 AM on May 14, 2007

Can I ask this again?

Are you talking about a more punk-sounding approach to banjo like the one that loads on Roebuck's Myspace page? Or just good fast rocking classic bluegrass?
posted by mediareport at 8:06 PM on May 14, 2007

*shrugs, walks away*
posted by mediareport at 10:39 PM on May 15, 2007