Last weekend I managed to get away from GV (the oil & gas platform) earlier than expected, so I went to the Guildford Banjo Jamboree. One amazing highlight was Noriko Tadano on the Shamisen (the instrument I didn't see when I was in Japan). They called it a "traditional Japanese 3 string fretless Banjo".
Here's a sample of her playing:
Other Highlights :
Greg Deering from the Deering Banjo Co in the US talks at length about banjos and the construction and adjustment of them:
Street band with guy playing the saw.
All in all, a pretty good weekend, with lots of banjos (and other instruments) being played in the concert hall and in the street.
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Wow... if only... *adds shamisen to list of instruments i wish i could learn and know i probably never will*
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