The How and the Tao of Old Time Banjo
“What have you got, kid?” The old man asked me around his cigar.
“A banjo!” I replied.
“I know that you little dipstick.” He said rolling his eyes “You think somebody as old as I am hasn’t seen a banjo before? What have you got? Play something.”
An excellent book on old-time clawhammer banjo, published under creative commons license. The author has also some amazing video tutorials on youtube
So what is this site about? Its about banjos a unique instrument thats been used in many types of music for about the last 300 years.Our goal is to share banjo music with each other as banjo players, and the world. So here is a place where you can download and listen to banjo music for free. We have both new and very experienced players here executing simple to complex arrangements of banjo music, providing a huge mix of styles and levels of talent. .
FADE TO BLUEGRASS: THE BLUEGRASS TRIBUTE TO METALLICA
Banjo and mandolin replace electric guitars and high lonesome harmonies soar in place of growling vocals to create a surprising and moving tribute. Performed with passion and skill by Alabama bluegrass band Iron Horse, and featuring classics such as Unforgiven, Enter Sandman and Fade to Black, it is a family reunion between brothers heavy metal and bluegrass
Original link is gone but you can see the archived version here