Pickin'

I've recently discovered a new hobby....but not actually new. I've been fiddling around with a banjo for a couple of years without having ever really taken the first step (other than learning 2 chords) as to how to play it.

So, on a whim, I was surfing the internet and stumbled across a neat site called Banjo Hangout. I followed various links and ended up printing off a series of beginning lessons, at three different levels. I did them all in two days! I loved it. When I ran out of material I went back to the Web and found another cool site, playbetterbluegrass.com. From there I picked out a Banjo for Beginners DVD. The DVD has proven surprisingly effective and I've already learned how to play a relatively famous song, "Banjo in the Hollow." Needless to say, I can't play it like the Dillards quite just yet.

I'm really excited about finally learning to play. It's something I've always wanted to do, and now that I'm finally doing it, it seems as if that's all I want to do at all. I wake up and start playing, go to work, come home and start playing until I go to bed. Repeat.

Well, that's all the news I've got for now, check out the bluegrass links if you're interested and until next time.....keep pickin' as they say.