Circus Jig

Comment by Bell Banjos on July 26, 2012 at 9:07pm

NICE nail glides, dude. If you can play Circus Jig, you can play anything. Difficult because it's simple. Nice tone, Matt ... clear and strong.

Comment by Strumelia on July 26, 2012 at 9:13pm

Hey you are doing a great job on that.  I have such trouble getting those even sounding rolls across the strings.

Comment by Nicholas A Bechtel on July 26, 2012 at 10:07pm

sounding great,, nice job on the eighth notes..That banjo sounds great. 

Comment by Matthew Mickletz on July 27, 2012 at 6:05am

Thanks everyone!  I have to stop watching the vid, I just get critical of my flaws haha!  For the rolls, I "push" through them, literally adding a tad more preasure downward, towards the strings, as my hand moves across them.  I trimmed my nails short by habit and thought all was ost as far as getting good sound from my banjo, luckily I was wrong and I think it took me into a stronger way of playing.

Comment by Strumelia on July 27, 2012 at 7:07am

Thanks for the great tip on rolls doing downward pressure....I'll try it!

I've taken to clipping my nails all the down over the past 2 years and I just love the texture and the sound I get in my clawhammer playing with just bare fingers.  I feel the same as you- made my playing better.

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