Ole Candlestick Jack used to play that song on his eight track player back in 1968 when he hauled a load of untaxed, non-bonded corn lic-her out of North Mississippi to The University of Chicago for the Chicago Eight to use as party liquor.
Practice slow and steady to build the muscles and reflexes properly and it will happen easier than you think. Also general rule the less tension you have the faster you can play for a prolonged period.
@@StinkyParadox disagree. You need to push yourself. In order to develop speed in overhand playing, you need to play at your limit. You need to push that speed as far as possible until your cramp up and can't continue. You maintain that for as long as possible and practice that. It's the same as fast down picking on guitar, or lifting weights. You don't get better at playing fast by playing slow. You need to physically train the muscle to handle the speed and keep the synchronisation.
@@Tasmanaut Well I didn't say anything about not pushing your limits. I also didn't say not to play fast. I said to practice slow and the speed will come easier, meaning easier than if you play with a bunch of tension and "cramp up" as you put it. Playing that way develops bad habits, and lack of control. You also said, "You don't get better at playing fast by playing slow." That sounds like you've never had to train to perform something faster than you were capable. Practicing slow is the advice of virtually all music teachers to all instrumentalist students ever, all over the world. Strumming and picking banjo is no different.
@@StinkyParadox I know what I'm saying is controversial, but i've trained myself to be able to play things at high tempo before, and my biggest breakthroughs came after pushing speed to the max, after failing to get faster by gradually increasing tempo. What it will do is force adaption if you have plateaued. It will force you to synchronise your fretting and strumming hand, because if not, it will fall apart. The faster you get, the more efficient your technique becomes as any wasted motion creates unnecessary fatigue. I've struggled countless times, to play a piece even at a moderate tempo, and through sheer frustration, played as fast as possible, forcing myself to remember it unconsciously and adapt. So my advice might be contrary to most others but I can say for certain that it works, and I can play VERY quickly despite not having played clawhammer for very long. It actually irons out bad habits and is a test proving ground of whether your technique holds up to stress. The other thing is that once you back off to 85% speed, you will suddenly have much more control than before, having experienced being on the edge.
Wow! Just wow! Extra pounta for the cow
👍👍
Good version, from a 50 year frailer whose losing a little dexterity every day,you got it !!!!
love it
I have no words! Unbelievable
Delightful tune, played and sand so well!/...
Great singing and playing!😄👍👍
Ole Candlestick Jack used to play that song on his eight track player back in 1968 when he hauled a load of untaxed, non-bonded corn lic-her out of North Mississippi to The University of Chicago for the Chicago Eight to use as party liquor.
Where ya bin so long like the bushwackers great banjo as usual
if I die a railroad man bury me under the tie
so I can see ol number 4 when she goes rolling by
Freakin killed it!
Right on Dude!
Heck yea brother!! You got it,
Great... love it
Awesome voice bro!!
Dude, love ur version
Great job
Oh yea.
What brand name banjo you play?
Got any tips for playing that fast? I get to 0.6x that speed and my brain melts
Just keep practicing, i was in the same boat
Practice slow and steady to build the muscles and reflexes properly and it will happen easier than you think. Also general rule the less tension you have the faster you can play for a prolonged period.
@@StinkyParadox disagree. You need to push yourself. In order to develop speed in overhand playing, you need to play at your limit. You need to push that speed as far as possible until your cramp up and can't continue. You maintain that for as long as possible and practice that. It's the same as fast down picking on guitar, or lifting weights. You don't get better at playing fast by playing slow. You need to physically train the muscle to handle the speed and keep the synchronisation.
@@Tasmanaut Well I didn't say anything about not pushing your limits. I also didn't say not to play fast. I said to practice slow and the speed will come easier, meaning easier than if you play with a bunch of tension and "cramp up" as you put it. Playing that way develops bad habits, and lack of control. You also said, "You don't get better at playing fast by playing slow." That sounds like you've never had to train to perform something faster than you were capable. Practicing slow is the advice of virtually all music teachers to all instrumentalist students ever, all over the world. Strumming and picking banjo is no different.
@@StinkyParadox I know what I'm saying is controversial, but i've trained myself to be able to play things at high tempo before, and my biggest breakthroughs came after pushing speed to the max, after failing to get faster by gradually increasing tempo. What it will do is force adaption if you have plateaued. It will force you to synchronise your fretting and strumming hand, because if not, it will fall apart. The faster you get, the more efficient your technique becomes as any wasted motion creates unnecessary fatigue. I've struggled countless times, to play a piece even at a moderate tempo, and through sheer frustration, played as fast as possible, forcing myself to remember it unconsciously and adapt. So my advice might be contrary to most others but I can say for certain that it works, and I can play VERY quickly despite not having played clawhammer for very long. It actually irons out bad habits and is a test proving ground of whether your technique holds up to stress. The other thing is that once you back off to 85% speed, you will suddenly have much more control than before, having experienced being on the edge.