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339 Jan. 2002: JIMMY MARTIN By Pete Kelly. FRETLESS BANJO: The Basic Bad And Guitar Players; REVIEWS: “Bill Evans Plays Banjo” review by Tom Adams. “Bela Fleck’s Banjo Picking Styles,”from Homespun, CDs. Superscope’s PSD 230 variable speed CD player. JIMMY MARTIN BANJO; BACK UP: Resolving Diminished Chords; On The Road; A Perfect Weekend; OFF THE RECORD: Ron Stewart; TONY’S PICKS OF THE MONTH: Dock Boggs; ADAMS COUNTY BANJO; Melodic Clawhammer: Howie Bursen; A LITTLE TRAVELING MUSIC: Leroy Troy’s “The Old Grey Mare”; Beginner’s Corner: Taking Care of Your Hands; SYNCOPATION: 4 Examples By Ben Freed. TABS: Dawg’s Due (BF), Sunny Side of the Mountain (JMB), Grandfather’s Clock (BU), Black and Tan (R. STEWART), THREE BY DOC BOGGS:Sugar Baby, Coke Oven March, Schottische Time; Ginny Whitt’s (Adams County Banjo), Star Trek Theme, Slow Down! (MC), Maya’s Bounce (MC), Leroy Troy’s Rabbit Dog (OT)
340 Feb. 2002. JOSH McMURRAY by Bob Piekiel. REVIEW: “Banjo–The Old Time Way” by Jimmy McCown. Review By Reed Martin. LEARNING TO PLAY BANJO: Then and Now by George R. Gibson; TABS OF THE MONTH:by Ned Luberecki and Harold Streeter; JMB; BACK-SAVING BANJO STRAP; BANJO SET-UP FOR BEGINNERS; Beginner’s Corner: Extended Tag Licks; TA: James King; Earl’s Way: Concepts & Systems: Rhythm And Emphasis, Conclusion; ON THE ROAD: Spotlight on Joe Page; IN RESPONSE: Backup In 3/4 Time; A LITTLE TRAVELING MUSIC: Sandy Boys Redux—The Continuing Tradition; Melodic Clawhammer: Using the Thumb. By Ken Perlman. TABS: Smash the Windows! (MC), Prayer Bell of Heaven (JMB), Blue Moon of Kentucky, Blue Ridge Mountain Blues (EW), Timbertree Branch (J. McMurray), Leavin’ (Adams County Banjo), I’ll Get By (Adams County Banjo), Sandy Boys (OT), No Mother or Dad, Ride The Wild Turkey, America the Beautiful
341 March 2002: BILL EVANS by Marty Cutler. Maryland Banjo Academy IV by Nancy Nitchie. REVIEW: Introduction to Celtic Tunes for 5-String by Alan Johnson. NASHCAMP’S FALL BANJO RETREAT by Pete Wernick; JMB; DEERING’S “OLD TIME” BANJO by Bubba Hutch; Bluegrass Clawhammer; TRISCHKA’S PICKS; C and S: Rhythm And Emphasis, Conclusion (continued); ON THE ROAD: There Was An Auction; Adams County Banjo; A LITTLE TRAVELING MUSIC: Sandy Boys Redux—Part 2. BACK UP: Augmented Chords; DROP THUMB BANJO: St. Paddy’s Day By R.D. Lunceford. TABS: The Star of Munster (OT), Tennessee (JMB), Ashokan Farewell (Adams County Banjo), Big Scioty (T. Trischka), Clinch Mountain Backstep (OT), The Old Home Town (C&S), Burl Hammons’ Sandy Boys (OT), Petersburg Gal (Bill Evans), Navvy on the Line (CB), Kesh Jig (CB), Spring in the Valley
342 April 2002 WALK KOKEN: REVIEW: The Banjo: The People and the Sound of America’s Folk Instrument. REVIEW: Gary Susabee’s Bridges By Kyle Smith, “Drop Thumb” by R.D. Lunceford, “Killer Tone” by Steve Huber (AcuTab Video); ON THE ROAD: Grammys, Wintergrass; Earl’s Way: JMB; Melodic Clawhammer: Overtones; BLUEGRASS CLAWHAMMERBEGINNER’S CORNER: Right Hand; CONCEPTS and SYSTEMS: Exercises for 3-Finger Banjo, Part 2: Physical Exercises; ADAMS COUNTY BANJO; TRISCHKA’S PICKS: Bobby Thompson By Tony Trischka. TABS: Stony Creek (B. Thompson), Fire on the Banjo (B. Thompson), Big Sciota, Boston Shootout (Ot), Old Christmas Morning (OT), Sophranie (JMB), Jingle Bells (EW), Washington’s March (MC), Shenandoah Breakdown (OT), Dance Around Molly (Adams County Banjo)
343 May 2002 EDDIE COLLINS by Julie Koehler. First Lessons on Banjo by Jack Hatfield. Eddie’s Picking Style—A Self-Analysis. BACK UP: Traditional Haunting Sounds by Janet Davis Tab: On The Road: Ping Pong Anyone?; Fleckology; Off The Record; Melodic Clawhammer: Knowing The “Traditional”; Earl’s Way; Beginner’s Corner: Right Hand Part 2; Concepts And Systems: Exercises For 3-finger Banjo, Part 2: Physical Health; Adams County Banjo; REVIEW: “Sweet Nell: New Old Time Tunes” by Tom Adler and Company. TABS: Second Breakfast (OT), True Love Never Dies (EW), Bring Back my Blue-Eyed Boy (B. Evans), Chromium Palinate (BF), The Musical Priest (MC), The Boy Who Wouldn’t Hoe Corn (BU), Kickin’ Grass (Adams County Banjo), Ramblin’ Fever (E. Collins), Baby I’m Gone (by Lynwood Lunceford), Slappin’ Schubmehl
344 June 2002: MARK WALLACE. PROFILE: Andy Glandt REVIEW: “Playing in D Tuning” book by Ian Perry). POEM: The Grain of Sound by Robert Morgan; Tender Little Murder Ballad 1114 by Fretless Josh Shaw; GOSPEL BANJO: How Great Thou Art; Mozart Sonata in A, by Bob Piekiel; ON THE ROAD: This Magic Moment; BANJO MAINTENANCE: Intonation; REVIEW: Andy Glandt’s “Playing in D Tuning” book; THE BARD’S BANJO: English Country Clawhammer by Steven Harvey; JMB; Beginner’s Corner: Right Hand Part 3; Concepts & Systems: Practice Time; Adams County Banjo; A LITTLE TRAVELING MUSIC: Bob Carlin and the Hamilton Ironworks; REVIEW: “Clawhammer from Scratch” video by Dan Levenson. KNOCKIN’ DOWN: Wood Tone Rings by Bob Flesher. Melodic Clawhammer: MBA. TABS: En Flandres (MC), Snowdrop (OT), Eminence Breakdown (OT), Woodchoppers Breakdown (OT), John Henry (Adams County Banjo), Don’t You Call My Name (Adams County Banjo), Cleared for Takeoff, Between 7 and 8, Grimstock (OT), Heartsease (OT), Kemp’s Jig (OT), Red Rooster (JMB)
345 July 2002. HENRY “HANK” SAPOZNIK by Mark Rubin. Introduction by Ken Perlman. How to Fix a Bullet Hole in a Banjo by Fretless Josh Shaw; OFF THE RECORD: Haskell McCormick; PROFILE: Tyne Replogle; REVIEW: The Huber Banjo; PLAYING IN D WITHOUT A CAPO by Tony Trischka. BLUEGRASS CLAWHAMMER; JMB;Beginner’s Corner: A Few Things to Avoid; Concepts & Systems: Right Hand Exercises; Adams County Banjo; Back Up; Playing the Lead as Back-up—Eric Weissberg; Melodic Clawhammer: Banjo Camp North; EW. TABS: Ring of Fire (EW), McCormick’s String Picnic, Moon Dance, Five Miles of Ellum Wood (OT), Shortenin’ Bread (Trischka), Boil ‘Em Cabbage Down (Trischka), Hit Parade of Love (JMB), Bull Run (Adams County Banjo), Shuckin’ The Corn (BU), Fine Times at Our House (MC), Blackberry Blossom (OT)
346 Aug. 2002. CHRIS WARNER by Pete Kelly. Flying With a Banjo by Ned Luberecki. REVIEW: Ralph White’s “Trash Fish” by Danny Barnes. Profile: Lewis Brandt by Ron Messina; ON THE ROAD: I’m a Banjo Player. What’s Your Excuse?;B U: Using Connecting Tones (Chord Tones); Playing in D Without a Capo, Part 2 by Tony Trischka; TEST DRIVE: Remo’s Renaissance Head; REVIEW: Ross Nickerson’s “Blazing the West: Tab Book” (for the CD); Beginner’s Corner: The Pinch; Concepts & Systems: Right Hand Exercises, continued; Adams County Banjo; Drop Thumb: Reed Martin; Tab Of The Month By Ian Perry; Bluegrass Clawhammer; Right Hand Clawhammer Ornaments: MMT, by Ken Miner. TABS: The Chicago Reel (OT), Home Sweet Home (OT), The Old Stillhouse (OT), Why Don’t You Go Back to the Woods, Jesse James, Boil ‘Em Cabbage Down (Trischka), Shuckin’ The Corn (BU), Milwaukee Here I Come (Warner)
347 Sept. 2002. DAVID TALBOT (Part 1) by Marty Godbey. REVIEW: Mike Seeger’s “Southern Banjo Styles Vol. 3.”; Riley Baugus’s “Life of Riley”; Summit Guitar’s Gig Bag, By Tom Adams; Tab Of The Month by John McEuen; On The Road: Aug. 2002; Beginner’s Corner: Tony Trischka, Part 1; MC; REVIEW: Ken Perlman’s “Northern Banjo” CD By Michael J. Miles; Back Up:Repeating Backup Patterns;Earl’s Way: JMB: Chris Warner; Jazz Banjo: Thelonious Monk By Pat Cloud; Adams County Banjo; Concepts & Systems: Exercises, Left Hand—Position Changing.TABS: Bright Sunny South (ot), The Honeymoon (Ot), Shuckin’ The Corn (3 versions), Cider (OT), Benny’s Revenge (Adams County Banjo), Arab Bounce (JBM), Black Diamond Strings, Long Cold Winter, Togary Mountain (McEuen), In Walked Bud (JB), Borrowed Love (EW)
348 Oct. 02. JAKE JENKINS by Bob Piekiel. Interview: DAVID TALBOT (Part 2) by Marty Godbey. FRETLESS BANJO: De Pandae Natura, or, Hannibal’s Revenge By Fretless Josh Shaw; BNL Tab Index,Volume XXIX, Nov. 2001 through Oct. 2002. Beginner’s Corner: Interview with Tony Trischka, Part 2. Melodic Clawhammer: Crooked Tunes; OFF THE RECORD: Kristin Scott Benson; ON THE ROAD: Casey at Home; REVIEW: Mary Z. Cox. By Dan Levenson; Adams County Banjo; The 5th String Thumb Check Choker by Bob Flesher; PLAYING IN D W/OUT A CAPO: Part 3; BLUEGRASS CLAWHAMMER. TABS: Jakebrakes (Jenkins), Big Mon (OT), I Hung My Head (Adams County Banjo), Foggy Mountain Rock (Benson), The Hunt (Benson), Greasy String (MC), Hunchback Liza (OT), Squirrel Heads and Gravy (OT), Buckner’s Breakdown (Talbot), That’s Why They Call ‘em the Blues Talbot), David Talbot’s Original Licks, Boil, Cumberland Gap (Trischka)
349 Nov. 2002, ROLF SEIKER by Ken Seaman. FRETLESS BANJO:Tab Versus Musical Notation; Beginner’s Corner: Tony Trischka, Part 3. Profile: Laura Boosinger By Steve Harvey; Melodic Clawhammer: Clawhammer Banjo in Europe, 2002; Concepts & Systems: Left Hand, Continued. Tab Exercises: 111—114; Back Up; Linking with Passing Tones; ON THE ROAD: Not Another Fiddle Column...; TAB OF THE MONTH: Tom Adams; IN RESPONSE: Playing Waltzes; Earl’s Way: Adams County Banjo; BLUEGRASS CLAWHAMMER. TABS: The Gold Rush (OT), Kentucky Waltz, A Taste of Honey, Fairchild’s Passage, True Love Never Dies (EW), Rebecca (Adams County Banjo), Newcastle, or Texas (MC), Josie Girl (OT), Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss (OT)
350 Dec. 2002: MARK PLATIN OF WILDWOOD BANJOS, interview by Roger Deitz. Beginner’s Corner: Tony Trischka, part 4. On The Road: IBMA 2002. A Little Traveling Music: Adam Hurt (and review of “Intrigue”); Concepts & Systems: Using Both Hands, Ex. 115-116; Tab of the Month: Ned Luberecki; JMB: Chris Warner; Review of Mark Johnson’s “Acoustic Campaign”; Back Up; Chords and Christmas Carols; BF; Trischka’s Picks: John Hartford; Adams County Banjo. TABS: Washington County (Adams County Banjo), John Henry (Hartford), Don’t Ever Take Your Eyes Off The Game, Babe (Hartford), Hoe Down (BF), O’ Come, O’ Come Emmanuel (BU), Mosby’s Rangers (Johnson), Freeborn Man (JMB), Those Were the Days (Luberecki), Cumberland Gap (OT), Childgrove (OT).
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