Crosspicking of Wildwood Flower Mandolin Lesson!

Lesson link: banjobenclark.... - This is really two lessons in one. I had my sister Penny drop in the Pickin' Parlor to lend a hand on some Jesse McReynolds-style crosspicking. We'll work on some exercises that will get your hands going, then we'll apply to a version of "Wildwood Flower" in D. Besides the 30-minute video lesson, I also include 3 different speeds of "Wildwood Flower" guitar/bass rhythm track mp3's!

[@briandowdall1958]

Hi Ben, love this tune and Jesse's pickin' so it is great to hear you and Penny playing...your "what a friend we have in Jesus "and Higher Ground have inspired me in recent months, keep up the good work!

[@lyork1107]

Lovely Penny - you are so good on the mandolin. Hopefully one day I will be able to play as well as you - I hope!!

[@mikelevy965]

Enjoying your lessons. Mike L.- TAMU-' 71(Hnvlle) Tx.

[@tonylee9137]

thank you banjo ben I,m compelled to purchase a mandolin mate , been playing guitar for ever and would like to have a go with your fantastic lessons , I,m about to purchase the instrument and take you with me , wish me luck . tony lee from australia

[@floydtrice3319]

first id like to say good teaching i went from bass player as my main string then as i played over the years i learned more guitar now i cant find which id rather play now i have the desire to learn the mandalin and ur slower styel of teaching great but one little bit of feed back to u. ur mic is in bad place in this video cause u go muffeled to clear the muffeled again and its hard to adjust my volume on my side lol just thought id share that and its because u turn ur neck to one side as u teach the back. well again thank u fir ur time and teaching us out here. have great day

[@jasonlove5366]

She's good:)

[@joannephillips607]

Paradiddles !

[@johncox404]

Yes, Would teach the Dillards Dewey song like on Andy Griffith show.

[@MarieMandolin]

Ben show us how to tune the Mandolin for cross picking. Please!!!!!

[@BanjoBen]

The tuning used in this video is standard mandolin tuning: G-D-A-E. Thanks!

[@MrFrampo56]

Duh. Same as usual. GDAE.

[@f1948s]

Hello Ben, Love the song Wildwood Flower. My aunt from Oklahoma always wanted me to learn to play this song. I am considering going back to mandolin and am wondering what make and model is your sister playing on this video?

[@BanjoBen]

+Franko S. She's playing my Gibson F-5g. Thanks!

[@user-sm2gm4hj8c]

Franko S. い

[@MarieMandolin]

Thanks Ben for the info. I will be trying this style of playing the Mandolin for sure. Enjoy your videos. Your beaming in always make me smile. Hope you do visit me. The Novel has gone up with its first episode. Thanks. Marie

[@chrisjaybecker]

They kept saying "DNA".

[@jmack619]

Gotta be in DNA