Rocky Island, Clawhammer Banjo.

[@RS-ov2st]

“Love it”….💖. ….he plays and sings it right….true to the original…..unchanged….great….✨👍🏻🎶

[@susan654]

Good job....from a native of Buchanan County, Va....on the border of Dickenson County, where Ralph and Carter Stanley were born and raised.

[@MarkWYoung-ky4uc]

I've loved Rocky Island since I first heard Ralph Stanley play and sing it years ago...you do him proud sir!😄👍👍

[@leftclaw4078]

Great sound, Elias!! I'm a clawhammer banjo picker here in Virginia! I pick an openback and a resonator. If I'm feeling Tommy Jarrell or Kyle Creed, I pick the openback. If I'm feeling Wade Ward or Ralph Stanley, I'm picking the resonator. You ought to come on out to the Old Fiddlers Convention in Galax, Va. in August! You'd light 'em up with that great sound!👍

[@patrickrwhite8354]

Good morning Elias, This is very nice to hear you accompany yourself while singing. I love the sound of the banjo. So many people play them and so many different styles. I am a new subscriber I hope to keep in touch with you. Thanks for this amazing performance by you I enjoyed it a lot. Brilliant.

[@lilymciver5169]

Goose bumps 🔥

[@t4texastom587]

WoW..... fantastic.
The music of America.🪕

[@Cliftyman]

Brother you nailed this one right on the head!

[@BIGPAX22]

This was absolutely beautiful man thank you for this song. Will be a daily play for me

[@thecountrypressley5265]

Absolutely amazing, keep up the great work

[@ZacSokolow]

Sounds great!

[@danreger8924]

Gives me cold chills! Awesome job!

[@jackstarnrs5922]

Awesome playing and singing the purest form of music to my ears

[@Yesnikh]

Hell of a rendition, awesome job. Don't think I've ever seen a resonator with a claw scoop in the neck before either.

[@iwginc2877]

In a field of Johnson grass. Good Job.

[@pilgrimjames8953]

Hello from Northern Ireland Elias, we wondered where you were. What a beautiful noise you make. I dreamt that I travelled and this was the soundtrack.

[@unsatisfied1]

Man,His voice is great!

[@LukeofEarth]

Hope you can make it out to Asheville NC soon or somewhere close. Would love to see ya pick in person! Wonderful job brotha!

[@lachlannmullin]

I just keep coming back to this video, it's such a great version.

[@anon-1776]

Your videos/music is very good as well, Brother.
I just discovered your stuff recently, you're doing great stuff across the pond, keep it up!

[@happycats685]

Very cool!

[@errudimini]

You are a pure intemprel diamond 🙏

[@zachb8012]

What does intemprel mean?

[@massdnomde3404]

I can hear the steam train choochooin

[@francisbarlow9904]

lovin it!

[@aidenc7564]

That's some good banjo strum'n there brother! Nice scenery too!

[@IHCBanjo]

Sounds alot like Ralph Stanley's clawhammer style! Great Job!

[@electricearth1101]

Thank you for making a tribute this beautiful to ralph stanley

[@MH-mx7hq]

I love your hand movements, you can tell how passionate about playing you are its amazing

[@tilliesinabottle]

Look at that right hand! He's precise even with making those large motions.

[@clemsousis385]

Amazing ! From 🇫🇷

[@Throttlejockey94]

Right hand like a clock

[@warrenfloyd1484]

Friggin awesome !!!!

[@flintsampson8312]

That was great! Best version I have ever heard.

[@user-nx3by5gy1n]

well played, man!

[@joeyfarr8852]

Elias iam from Australia I think your music is the best brother ! This is my favourite song and I love listening to it when I go to the top of springbrook mountain in my truck , it’s nice and cool up at the mountain top and this is the perfect tune for it

[@BanjoBillyBob]

That is awesome want to be able to play like that

[@Townes.VanZandt]

Sounds awesome. Killer voice

[@Lukas-eq1ol]

goddamn! Your voice is so strong + that banjo playing. I am stunned. Great job, greetings from Czech republic.

[@kentuckybackwoods7114]

Hell yeah

[@rachellivermore1918]

Found another great musician on You Tube!

[@johnmackinnon1026]

FANTASTIC!!!!!!!

[@alantan6255]

You sing very good song enjoy learning and the video

[@FrankieRevell]

Fantastic

[@dmc949]

Fantastic well playes

[@KHbanjo]

Good stuff

[@jefferyhudson4681]

Great job !!

[@Curdog49]

Sing it son

[@michaelshelby1445]

Mighty fine mighty fine

[@collinmallett1206]

THATS SOME NIVE JOHSON GRASS BROTHER

[@dushsgduxmsjsosnshuzjxhxhx6648]

Best version

[@curtisshaw5965]

I play some clawhammer, I wish you could do a tutorial or tab on exactly how you play this.

[@DecayDude]

this is so killer

[@MrHacienda1]

Great job.. Are you tuned in Double C?

[@eliasdelbridge]

Yes sir

[@michaelmcknight8419]

Hot damn! Well done son

[@MrTho9mas]

This guy good.

[@charlesmckown7037]

Awesome

[@ItsMeMarioJr]

Man, I'm glad you showed up in my reco's(recommendations)!
I'm saving your jams to my Playlist, if that's OK? Thanks, man.

[@eliasdelbridge]

No problem!

[@will2472]

Damnit Man

[@DolittleMccoy]

Any chance you'd care to make a how to video? I've been trying to learn clawhammer style, but can't get the bum ditty strokes down pat. I've watched a few vids online and they just cover the basic motion. Wish someone would break down the actual note strums in between the bum ditty strokes

[@PLINKER]

Would you mind telling me the tuning and chords you are using? Sounds so great!

[@F_later]

Is it the sound of the old steamtrain going to Rocky Island i hear in this song ?

[@sheyennegr1434]

Please make a tutorial for this lol

[@charlesthomas5737]

your right hand has the same rhythmic sound as Ralph Stanley how did you figure it out and what is the secret to his style of clawhammer banjo playing?

[@JG-kn7ew]

What tuning is the this

[@wambambrose]

Bro, ive watched this a hundred times and cant wmulate how you play. Did you learn by ear, have a tab or what?

[@Schuylemagne]

christ alive hoss, what a voice! are you in g or f? my ears aint that good

[@joseph2832]

F

[@domdcast]

what kinda banjo you got?

[@huliniswhoiam]

Are you doing something different than the basic bum ditty? I play clawhammer and I'd love to learn this way of doing it!

[@waylonhurt958]

Up picking

[@huliniswhoiam]

@@waylonhurt958 interesting I didn't know just learning up picking could provide that much of a difference!

[@shocktones9704]

yeah I get a huge difference on the brush when I up pick

[@huliniswhoiam]

@@shocktones9704 so is that all Ralph was doing essentially? I'd love to speak to you if there's a better way I can always use more tips I've started playing three finger and I'm really fascinated by his three finger style but this stuff is really great I think you have a good approximation of his sound!!

[@Tasmanaut]

@@huliniswhoiam up picking has a massive chop sound on the downbeat compared to straight up overhand. Clifton Hicks is your man for learning up picking, overhand and 2 finger styles.

[@NoOnesComingForMe]

Beautiful voice and love your style of playing. Gotta work on the audio. Either record instrumental first and then lay down the song or adjust your mic. Couldn't make out much of the lyrics over the higher pitch of the banjo.

[@Yallquietendown]

- I think the quality is great I listen to this one all the time driving down the road it’s so good it makes me break the speed limit