Jerron Paxton

Yeah, this banjo I brought with me here is one I've been playing for a while. It's an 1848 model banjo, a stickter model banjo, as they call it. They don't know how popular these things got, but I like the way they're constructed. They tend to produce a mighty sound.

Yeah, this banjo I brought with me here is one I've been playing for a while. It's an 1848 model banjo, a stickter model banjo, as they call it. They don't know how popular these things got, but I like the way they're constructed. They tend to produce a mighty sound.

Yeah, this banjo I brought with me here is one I've been playing for a while. It's an 1848 model banjo, a stickter model banjo, as they call it. They don't know how popular these things got, but I like the way they're constructed. They tend to produce a mighty sound.

I don't play a banjo with steel strings. All my banjo have gut or nylon strings. Even the fretted banjo I played have gut or nylon strings. Just produce a better sound. I think it was only the Gibson Banjo Company that produced... banjos that left the factory with steel strings. I think every other company had gut strings on their banjos until the post-war time.

I don't play a banjo with steel strings. All my banjo have gut or nylon strings. Even the fretted banjo I played have gut or nylon strings. Just produce a better sound. I think it was only the Gibson Banjo Company that produced... banjos that left the factory with steel strings. I think every other company had gut strings on their banjos until the post-war time.

I don't play a banjo with steel strings. All my banjo have gut or nylon strings. Even the fretted banjo I played have gut or nylon strings. Just produce a better sound. I think it was only the Gibson Banjo Company that produced... banjos that left the factory with steel strings. I think every other company had gut strings on their banjos until the post-war time.

I think it's very true, especially on the modern banjo. You know, most Gibson-based banjos only have one color to paint with. And it's a mighty beautiful color, especially with bluegrass music. But I feel that the nylon strength gives you so much more control of color that you can paint with the banjo that it ends up being a lot more expressive.

I think it's very true, especially on the modern banjo. You know, most Gibson-based banjos only have one color to paint with. And it's a mighty beautiful color, especially with bluegrass music. But I feel that the nylon strength gives you so much more control of color that you can paint with the banjo that it ends up being a lot more expressive.

I think it's very true, especially on the modern banjo. You know, most Gibson-based banjos only have one color to paint with. And it's a mighty beautiful color, especially with bluegrass music. But I feel that the nylon strength gives you so much more control of color that you can paint with the banjo that it ends up being a lot more expressive.

All right. The stroke style is what they called in books published at the time is I guess what they call claw hammer banjo now or frailing or whatever. And I think most of those words can be traced back to none other than the great New Yorker Pete Seeger. Pete Seeger had a big influence on banjo culture, much bigger than he's given credit for.

All right. The stroke style is what they called in books published at the time is I guess what they call claw hammer banjo now or frailing or whatever. And I think most of those words can be traced back to none other than the great New Yorker Pete Seeger. Pete Seeger had a big influence on banjo culture, much bigger than he's given credit for.

All right. The stroke style is what they called in books published at the time is I guess what they call claw hammer banjo now or frailing or whatever. And I think most of those words can be traced back to none other than the great New Yorker Pete Seeger. Pete Seeger had a big influence on banjo culture, much bigger than he's given credit for.

given credit for, which I think includes finding those words and making them ubiquitous among banjo players. But the stroke style is you stroke the string with the tops of your fingers rather than picking it like that with each individual finger. You hit it with the top. And you can hear the difference between picking and

given credit for, which I think includes finding those words and making them ubiquitous among banjo players. But the stroke style is you stroke the string with the tops of your fingers rather than picking it like that with each individual finger. You hit it with the top. And you can hear the difference between picking and

given credit for, which I think includes finding those words and making them ubiquitous among banjo players. But the stroke style is you stroke the string with the tops of your fingers rather than picking it like that with each individual finger. You hit it with the top. And you can hear the difference between picking and

Each one of those stroke notes have a little bit punchier sound and you combine that with the way you play with your thumb and you get a nice cross-cultural reference here. Ah, that's called brand new shoes.

Each one of those stroke notes have a little bit punchier sound and you combine that with the way you play with your thumb and you get a nice cross-cultural reference here. Ah, that's called brand new shoes.

Each one of those stroke notes have a little bit punchier sound and you combine that with the way you play with your thumb and you get a nice cross-cultural reference here. Ah, that's called brand new shoes.

Oh, yes. Well, I did, and I think I practiced the stuff I'm the most comfortable with, you know, the stuff I could talk over and play for you. I think most of that stuff and stuff in that vein, I learned... Through muscle memory, there's a certain point where you have to sit down and really study.

Oh, yes. Well, I did, and I think I practiced the stuff I'm the most comfortable with, you know, the stuff I could talk over and play for you. I think most of that stuff and stuff in that vein, I learned... Through muscle memory, there's a certain point where you have to sit down and really study.