Hillbilly Banjo Player in the Talent Show

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  • Опубліковано 11 кві 2013
  • Joel playing the 5-string Banjo in the Talent Show at Bennett High School.
    1st Song: Cripple Creek Ft Boil Them Cabbage Down
    2nd Song: Foggy Mountain Breakdown
    He ended up winning first place!
    Thanks for watching!
    Check out Joel's latest Banjo instrumental - • Picking up the pieces ...
    Follow Joel - linktr.ee/_joel_william_
    #Banjo #TalentShow #Bluegrass

КОМЕНТАРІ • 6 тис.

  • @_joel_william_
    @_joel_william_  4 роки тому +1173

    Check out Joel's latest banjo instrumental - ua-cam.com/video/XMHUVOnkIkg/v-deo.html

    • @markeymalarkey7614
      @markeymalarkey7614 3 роки тому

      Mile Higher Boys cool!

    • @believeonjesus7215
      @believeonjesus7215 2 роки тому +4

      The Gospel:
      JESUS died for our sins on the cross, HE shed HIS holy, innocent , precious blood for us (HIS blood washes away ALL sins) HE was buried but on the third day GOD raised HIM from the dead. All you have to do to be saved is: Believe in JESUS, trust in HIS blood. JESUS did everything for you, no works are required for salvation (Ephesians 2:8-9)!!.,,

    • @jimbomelton4287
      @jimbomelton4287 2 роки тому

      @@believeonjesus7215
      I'm b b c r the

    • @shohamhalfin6181
      @shohamhalfin6181 Рік тому

      ​@@markeymalarkey7614

    • @rathertiredofthemess2841
      @rathertiredofthemess2841 Рік тому

      When you have talent…you can do anything.

  • @WhosDeity
    @WhosDeity 4 роки тому +13349

    Legend has it, the camera still hasn't focused

    • @lil_weasel219
      @lil_weasel219 3 роки тому +100

      it's focused just vibrating

    • @MaefigHistory
      @MaefigHistory 3 роки тому +37

      @@lil_weasel219 woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooosh

    • @Player-lh8de
      @Player-lh8de 3 роки тому +25

      Legend has it that this joke will go on forever!

    • @Player-lh8de
      @Player-lh8de 3 роки тому +20

      @@MaefigHistory You're wasting comment space with all your o's bro.😒

    • @MaefigHistory
      @MaefigHistory 3 роки тому +4

      @@Player-lh8de So sad that I didn't ask!

  • @user-bg7xp8of4p
    @user-bg7xp8of4p 3 роки тому +25238

    How the world views America
    How America views the south
    How the south views Alabama

    • @JoshuaSobel
      @JoshuaSobel 3 роки тому +847

      And as far as I can tell, there's not a single problem with that :)

    • @theartemisgland
      @theartemisgland 3 роки тому +363

      Yeeeehaaaaaaawwww

    • @jacksonbrewer2380
      @jacksonbrewer2380 3 роки тому +257

      That’s Louisiana

    • @edmundooliver7584
      @edmundooliver7584 3 роки тому +41

      @@MrDoccus yes, thats why they should get only what they payed.

    • @hdubzee
      @hdubzee 3 роки тому +15

      Alabama sucks the most

  • @pennyforyourthots
    @pennyforyourthots 3 роки тому +7767

    if Dungeons & Dragons was set in Rural America instead of medieval Europe, this guy would be a bard

  • @klarenzcobie6595
    @klarenzcobie6595 3 роки тому +3141

    He looks like Tyler1 if he lives in alabama

    • @rtlevi
      @rtlevi 3 роки тому +29

      He’s too short though

    • @myst1c164
      @myst1c164 3 роки тому +56

      @@rtlevi gotta be at least 7 ft to be Tyler

    • @bloodwrage
      @bloodwrage 3 роки тому +3

      Except Ty is a jogger

    • @digits_offical2739
      @digits_offical2739 3 роки тому +4

      Y r y’all here your a few years late

    • @Outlaw_Actual11b
      @Outlaw_Actual11b 3 роки тому +1

      Why was that so fucking funny 🤣🤣

  • @stonerh5074
    @stonerh5074 5 років тому +18361

    Can we just admire the balls of steel that this guy has to walk on stage in overalls in front of his entire highschool?

    • @adkforever6997
      @adkforever6997 4 роки тому +450

      Balls of steel and a dick of titanium. Whatta man!

    • @XJonAye
      @XJonAye 4 роки тому +601

      You knew he was going to be awesome to be that Confident

    • @theshellacstation78
      @theshellacstation78 4 роки тому +495

      Honestly where I live it wouldn't be anything special. Lol

    • @casecutlerykid2095
      @casecutlerykid2095 4 роки тому +339

      Many people where overalls and a straw hat on a regular day where I’m from

    • @XJonAye
      @XJonAye 4 роки тому +60

      @@casecutlerykid2095 and where are you from friendo

  • @kshan4982
    @kshan4982 3 роки тому +10275

    He's actually a High School junior. Pretty good for 37.

  • @Scratchingforcash
    @Scratchingforcash 2 роки тому +2732

    Fun fact:
    This was actually filmed on a Banjo.

    • @heheheiamasuperstarwarrior9281
      @heheheiamasuperstarwarrior9281 2 роки тому +46

      No wonder it looks so good

    • @notlightbeam4889
      @notlightbeam4889 Рік тому +26

      Potatoes can't compare

    • @Sir_Nutscratcher_32nd
      @Sir_Nutscratcher_32nd Рік тому +6

      Good quality

    • @Andrew-Johnson
      @Andrew-Johnson Рік тому +5

      Jesus is calling everyone to the marriage supper! Don't tell Him this;!
      And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.
      And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
      And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
      And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
      Luke 14:17-20 KJV ✝🌅

    • @scottyp1348
      @scottyp1348 9 місяців тому

      A potato actually

  • @DerpyDaringDitzyDoo
    @DerpyDaringDitzyDoo 3 роки тому +3592

    This school honestly gave me a bit of hope, no obnoxious clapping or cheering while he was playing, they were almost totally quiet. You have no idea how much of a difference that makes for a performer until you've had to deal with that mess before lol

    • @otal2294
      @otal2294 3 роки тому +122

      Especially when they clap of tempo, which is to say, always.

    • @ziggy7560
      @ziggy7560 2 роки тому

      Cedar springs I think

    • @thomasaquinas1163
      @thomasaquinas1163 2 роки тому +26

      thats what a white school looks like. Imagine him doing this in front of a bunch of mexicans and blacks.

    • @leah.p.6687
      @leah.p.6687 2 роки тому +57

      @@thomasaquinas1163 what???

    • @thomasaquinas1163
      @thomasaquinas1163 2 роки тому +14

      @@leah.p.6687 Exactly what I said.

  • @spartan113ish
    @spartan113ish 4 роки тому +16566

    "This one goes to my ma, my pa, my sister, my girlfriend, and my cousin. I hope all three of them could make it here."

  • @shurikencookies
    @shurikencookies 3 роки тому +8241

    "If you can play it slow you can play it fast"
    Hillbillies: "hold ma moonshine"

    • @berenwarrior6276
      @berenwarrior6276 3 роки тому +31

      And RC coke 😎✌😁

    • @kachikawawa136
      @kachikawawa136 3 роки тому +45

      a man of culture I see

    • @heylol4363
      @heylol4363 3 роки тому +29

      i understand this reference 😂😂

    • @MrJoshdvo
      @MrJoshdvo 3 роки тому +37

      someones a twosetviolin fan

    • @randyrrandelson6444
      @randyrrandelson6444 3 роки тому +14

      It’s referred to as “the shine” where I grew up. Some of that hand sanitizer distillers made this year had the same smell. Ohh the what’s left of my memories of those days.

  • @bodesbodes9408
    @bodesbodes9408 3 роки тому +3527

    Dude got 30 notes in his locker the next day telling him to meet behind the gym after school and make sure he clipped his fingernails.

    • @maturtlelaza
      @maturtlelaza 3 роки тому +376

      this is highly specific.

    • @dav4156
      @dav4156 3 роки тому +113

      @@maturtlelaza yes, yes it is

    • @johnburns6803
      @johnburns6803 3 роки тому +42

      Has this happened to you?

    • @gameseeker6307
      @gameseeker6307 3 роки тому +18

      Wait

    • @bodesbodes9408
      @bodesbodes9408 3 роки тому +161

      @@johnburns6803 I have learned to play the C note at very high speed, yes.

  • @corneliousseuss8948
    @corneliousseuss8948 2 роки тому +1511

    Ah good ol’ cripple creek and foggy mountain breakdown. Both are hard songs to learn on the banjo and this dude played it almost perfectly AND added his own pluckin’. What a true chad, this takes mad talent.

    • @MasonCroneMusic
      @MasonCroneMusic Рік тому +34

      Cripple Creek is actually one of the easiest banjo songs. It's what most beginners start on.

    • @obama_man9933
      @obama_man9933 Рік тому +13

      @@MasonCroneMusic yeah but playing the way he does is pretty hard to do

    • @mackinbox
      @mackinbox Рік тому +9

      Neither of those are hard lol

    • @MasonCroneMusic
      @MasonCroneMusic Рік тому +9

      @@mackinbox Exactly.

    • @mackinbox
      @mackinbox Рік тому +7

      @@MasonCroneMusic I mean, of course you can make them hard if you want to. But this guy isn’t playing crazy hard versions

  • @kalebferguson2963
    @kalebferguson2963 3 роки тому +3480

    As a Tennessean I can confirm this is how all of us go to school.

    • @Nukahs
      @Nukahs 3 роки тому +69

      Kaleb Ferguson as a Georgian, we make Banjos out of dip cans and old truck parts

    • @rowdy5.9L
      @rowdy5.9L 3 роки тому +16

      @@Nukahs lmao if that ain't the truth 😭

    • @rancidrabies6457
      @rancidrabies6457 3 роки тому +12

      @@Nukahs As a fellow Georgian, i can confirm this.

    • @wompwomp1457
      @wompwomp1457 3 роки тому +4

      Yessirrrr. We show up and Atleast one person will bring an instrument and pick :)

    • @WYTTTT
      @WYTTTT 3 роки тому +10

      As a fellow Tennessean, yes

  • @mikebigyard6568
    @mikebigyard6568 3 роки тому +7183

    It’s sad the amount of people that don’t understand the amount of talent this young man has. That’s some good ole pluckin! Good job man

    • @timothyhowell7047
      @timothyhowell7047 3 роки тому +180

      People are illiterate to what it actually takes to play the banjo. Especially the way he did. To many " smart" people on here making fun of country folk. I could listen to this guy play all day.

    • @davidgearon7446
      @davidgearon7446 3 роки тому +11

      Bill Munro would be proud

    • @johnmartinez7440
      @johnmartinez7440 3 роки тому +57

      @@timothyhowell7047 What are you referencing? Every single comment I've seen is praising his talent at banjo-playing.

    • @Felipera_
      @Felipera_ 2 роки тому +36

      It's a "I'm smarter than everyone else because I understand why he is good" kinda deal

    • @Chris-0703
      @Chris-0703 2 роки тому +1

      It isn’t that sad

  • @christinewestonchandler1
    @christinewestonchandler1 3 роки тому +2459

    Foreigners: America has no culture!
    America: Hold my Banjo.

    • @heriander_
      @heriander_ 3 роки тому +143

      But, the banjo was originated from West Africa...

    • @HBRX_
      @HBRX_ 3 роки тому +68

      Yes they do have culture, they always do intervention to another country.

    • @heriander_
      @heriander_ 3 роки тому +16

      @Sabastian Bragg "My Banjo" he said.

    • @s.e4572
      @s.e4572 3 роки тому +33

      It's true the US has no culture

    • @Rivers.In.The.Desert
      @Rivers.In.The.Desert 3 роки тому +58

      America is a melting pot

  • @kimterry4239
    @kimterry4239 2 роки тому +943

    I'm 57, and just picked up the banjo. I can play guitar, bass, and a mandolin. This creature is a different beast and I'm having a blast learning it.

    • @peng_ting1331
      @peng_ting1331 2 роки тому +14

      How's it going?

    • @dan_golbean
      @dan_golbean 2 роки тому +8

      i’m curious as well, how’s that pickin comin along

    • @Dangzag
      @Dangzag Рік тому +13

      I hear ya, Iam an older guitar player who is messin with the banjo. It's completely it's own animal alright. That kid shredded!

    • @zackglickert4495
      @zackglickert4495 Рік тому +3

      i can also play piano, tuba, concert harp, harmonica, baritone, and minecraft

    • @joem13yearsago73
      @joem13yearsago73 Рік тому +10

      I'm 5'11. It doesn't matter how short you are man. You can still be a great banjo player. Keep on plucking short king

  • @P3tonka
    @P3tonka 4 роки тому +2893

    every few years i end up back at this video at 3am

  • @wekeepit1005
    @wekeepit1005 4 роки тому +2956

    This dude is an alpha omega chad

  • @s3dchr
    @s3dchr Рік тому +288

    I love how the audience TRIED clapping to his rhythm, but he was too quick for everybody

    • @Wagdaddy_09
      @Wagdaddy_09 Рік тому +4

      I dunno I bet I could I’m one helluva good hamboner

  • @a50ftfall6
    @a50ftfall6 Рік тому +328

    The banjo is such a under appreciated instrument .

    • @pipeqez911
      @pipeqez911 Рік тому +1

      @Valafas Georgios possibly the Irish, they have their own variant of the banjo too.

    • @SmoshDella
      @SmoshDella Рік тому +2

      It's still one of the most popular in my country

    • @user-iq8kz3mz1i
      @user-iq8kz3mz1i 9 місяців тому

      Devils instrument for a reason

  • @oshitwaddup4956
    @oshitwaddup4956 5 років тому +7645

    Damn dude..
    Leave some cousins for the rest of us

  • @devanfunderburk9373
    @devanfunderburk9373 3 роки тому +912

    Lady's and gentlemen the hillbilly shred master. Also know as killbilly.

    • @kanmeridoc1784
      @kanmeridoc1784 3 роки тому +1

      Reverend Horton Heat, the Phsychobilly.

    • @paulstewart2406
      @paulstewart2406 3 роки тому +2

      Isn’t that a movie?

    • @kanmeridoc1784
      @kanmeridoc1784 3 роки тому +2

      @@paulstewart2406 Maybe. But it's also a pretty awesome piece of music. Psychobilly Freakout.

    • @Sage-qd6tf
      @Sage-qd6tf 3 роки тому +2

      Theres a dude who does like slayer and pantera covers on his banjo. Look up "slayer banjo cover" on youtube, it's pretty cool

    • @Auditore31
      @Auditore31 3 роки тому

      That's my favorite Tarantino film

  • @cannibal_redneck7109
    @cannibal_redneck7109 Рік тому +394

    I think people who didn't grow up with it tend to overlook the talent it takes to play folk instruments like this. I just started learning banjo, and I aspire to someday be at this man's level. So inspiring!!

    • @ImYourCherryBomb
      @ImYourCherryBomb Рік тому +2

      What are you using to learn? Or do you take lessons? I was gifted one about a year ago and I really want to play but I don’t know where to start and I’m pretty overwhelmed

    • @cannibal_redneck7109
      @cannibal_redneck7109 Рік тому +2

      @@ImYourCherryBomb I'm mostly using online tutorials

    • @prowers2623
      @prowers2623 11 місяців тому

      Hell naw! I think I've never seen a banjo up close, but I can easily tell that it takes a LOT of talent to play like that

    • @jimbelcher6877
      @jimbelcher6877 10 місяців тому

      @@ImYourCherryBomb There is a book by Earl Scruggs, start there.

    • @BioSafetyLevel4.
      @BioSafetyLevel4. 5 місяців тому

      Username checks out

  • @Majima_Nowhere
    @Majima_Nowhere 5 місяців тому +33

    It's like the American version of a bagpipe. It's its own melody, harmony, bass, and percussion rolled into one instrument.

  • @ericknef2085
    @ericknef2085 4 роки тому +3145

    My friend was parked downtown last week with his banjo in his car.
    Someone broke into his car while he was away.
    When he returned, he looked in the backseat and discovered he now had two banjos........

  • @joeysplats3209
    @joeysplats3209 5 років тому +385

    Most folks don't know it but the banjo is a very sophisticated instrument capable of the most amazing and incredible melodies.

    • @Andrew-Johnson
      @Andrew-Johnson Рік тому +12

      Trust in the Lord with all thine heart;
      and lean not unto thine own understanding.
      In all thy ways acknowledge him,
      and he shall direct thy paths.
      Proverbs 3:5-6 ✝🌅

    • @gewalfofwoofia8263
      @gewalfofwoofia8263 Рік тому +1

      ​@@Andrew-Johnson Amen

    • @bonebreakingmarathon6550
      @bonebreakingmarathon6550 Рік тому +1

      ​@@Andrew-Johnson preaching at its finest

    • @timwarneka5681
      @timwarneka5681 9 місяців тому

      Google - and listen to - Bela Fleck

  • @GetSoberWithMe
    @GetSoberWithMe Рік тому +168

    Learning a guitar- Hard
    Learning a piano - Really Hard
    Learning a banjo - Psychotic Expert

    • @FunkadelicPancho
      @FunkadelicPancho 2 місяці тому +2

      Banjo is probably the easiest of the three. It's way less demanding in the left hand than guitar and piano

    • @randomhuman3883
      @randomhuman3883 Місяць тому

      ​@@FunkadelicPancho as a string, and keyboard player. Piano is definitely the easiest. Lays out the notes nice and simple easy to visualize and easy to learn technique. Id say Guitar is the second hardest depending on the style you play. Banjo is definitely the hardest, picking like that is hard af.

    • @FunkadelicPancho
      @FunkadelicPancho Місяць тому

      @@randomhuman3883 picking like that is really easy compared to playing something like Tiger Rag on piano. I play banjo, bass, and guitar. At their highest levels, piano is the most difficult due to the independence you need. Playing stride piano is way harder than a banjo roll

    • @levilabelle8696
      @levilabelle8696 17 днів тому

      As someone who plays violin, piano, and banjo, banjo is the easiest

  • @chrisgenovese8188
    @chrisgenovese8188 2 роки тому +132

    There's a special place in my heart for banjos. Dude nailed it.

  • @moorek1967
    @moorek1967 3 роки тому +1424

    No, couldn't be hillbilly, his feet weren't dirty enough.

    • @martinheary7397
      @martinheary7397 3 роки тому +6

      From lreland so were do hill Billy's live north or south of America am not jokein i don't know. And wat is wrong with them are they really poor or something.

    • @moorek1967
      @moorek1967 3 роки тому +22

      @@martinheary7397 hillbillies are poor people from the Appalachian Mountains primarily of Kentucky, Tennessee, northern Georgia and northern Alabama. They were ridiculed and seen as filthy, uneducated, and primitive.
      To call someone hillbilly means you think they are backwards.
      Do you remember how CNN said Trump won because of uneducated white men? It was calling all poor whites as hillbillies too stupid to vote Democrats.
      The media portrays all poor white people as hillbillies. My grandmothers were both hillbillies.

    • @BlueDebut
      @BlueDebut 3 роки тому +5

      @@martinheary7397 they're mostly poor Irish and Scottish who live in rural appalachia. We have the equivalent in the west. Ive heard them called hicks. I'm probably one myself. 😂😂😂😂

    • @acadiant2756
      @acadiant2756 3 роки тому

      @@martinheary7397 you can also find similar types of people in the atlantic provinces of canada in the french speaking parts

    • @notgraham.7215
      @notgraham.7215 3 роки тому +8

      @@martinheary7397 as a bit of a hillbilly myself, we're country people. We don't particularly care for the inner city, too damn busy for us and the people are often less kind. We like hunting and fishing and stuff like that. We're not much different really, and there's a lot of nasty stereotypes, but I think we're okay

  • @zoneshift
    @zoneshift 5 років тому +2901

    Before he played i was hoping he would say “this ones for my cousin”

  • @TheFootballstar5588
    @TheFootballstar5588 3 роки тому +368

    2nd song was a nice attempt at the foggy mountain breakdown, shows how difficult it really is

    • @davidgearon7446
      @davidgearon7446 3 роки тому +34

      It was a pretty decent attempt but that instrumental really needs the mandolin and fiddle to back up the banjo

    • @shashanksaurav8569
      @shashanksaurav8569 3 роки тому +7

      Wait I have heard this before. 2nd song was played in a PowerPuff girls episode.

    • @davidgearon7446
      @davidgearon7446 3 роки тому +7

      @@shashanksaurav8569 it's the classic chase music from " bonnie and Clyde "

    • @fredhedrick8127
      @fredhedrick8127 2 роки тому +7

      No one mentioned that the first song was "Cripple Creek"!

    • @leahrhude3013
      @leahrhude3013 2 роки тому +7

      Yep there will never be another Earl Scruggs or Lester Flatt....they are legendary

  • @johnshaw3208
    @johnshaw3208 Рік тому +63

    I don't care what kind of music you like, this is a very talented young man and a pleasure to listen to.

  • @observingthem
    @observingthem 4 роки тому +990

    Shoutout to cousin Cleetus for teaching me this one.

    • @Remiel-Sayo
      @Remiel-Sayo 2 роки тому +2

      Albert moment

    • @observingthem
      @observingthem 2 роки тому +1

      @@Remiel-Sayo I forgot I commented this haha

    • @RDRJJ
      @RDRJJ Рік тому +1

      ​@@observingthemdid you forget again

  • @maddisoncooper3540
    @maddisoncooper3540 4 роки тому +741

    Watch out he's summoning the hillbillies

    • @ennioberto2706
      @ennioberto2706 4 роки тому +4

      Oh yeah

    • @justahillbilly7777
      @justahillbilly7777 3 роки тому +7

      By George, it worked. Still tryna figure out what he wanted us for.

    • @tennesseeponderer3146
      @tennesseeponderer3146 3 роки тому +4

      Summoned hillbillies are fine, the trouble starts when you invade their territory without invitation.

  • @gregc.9035
    @gregc.9035 2 роки тому +92

    He started off just looking like a good ol' boy who wasn't that awful bright...but he transformed pretty quickly into a genius from the moment he started picking those strings!!!

  • @thesnozzberries00
    @thesnozzberries00 2 роки тому +86

    This man deserves a full scholarship to college on this performance alone.

  • @BanjoAddict
    @BanjoAddict 10 років тому +191

    It amazing how many people feel the need to tear someone down. I applaud his courage and playing ability! Great job!

  • @WarriorRed101
    @WarriorRed101 3 роки тому +1954

    The banjo just has such a unique sound. I really think there should be more people who play it.
    Edited: Yes I do know how to play the banjo. So please stop saying I should learn to play.

    • @WarriorRed101
      @WarriorRed101 3 роки тому +66

      @john wallace Me and my dad already play it.

    • @noobmaster6664
      @noobmaster6664 3 роки тому +3

      I play it

    • @hnjmoose3251
      @hnjmoose3251 3 роки тому +4

      Yea I play it what's your excuse? Get too it.

    • @WarriorRed101
      @WarriorRed101 3 роки тому +99

      @@hnjmoose3251 What do you mean? As stated previously I already play the banjo. Plus my comment was meant as an observation. I don't know why you are being hostile. I simply was pointing out that (in my opinion) it would be cool if more people played the banjo that was all.

    • @hnjmoose3251
      @hnjmoose3251 3 роки тому +7

      @@WarriorRed101 oh haha I didn't see that good on ya

  • @_Bumby_
    @_Bumby_ 3 роки тому +166

    What Buzz from Home Alone does when he’s not tormenting Kevin

  • @leesanfacon1903
    @leesanfacon1903 2 роки тому +18

    I am from new York and I definitely think we need more talent like him. So authentic and raw. But still quite lovely and entertaining.

    • @BillJImmis
      @BillJImmis 17 днів тому

      Greyfox bluegrass festival around the third week in July. Oak Hill, NY

  • @nunyabidness117
    @nunyabidness117 5 років тому +2705

    A coworker told me she had an uncle from West Virginia who would bring his banjo whenever he went canoeing. About halfway down the river he'd take his shirt off and start picking Dueling Banjos just to see how fast the flat landers would row away. Good times.

    • @herbienbrian2
      @herbienbrian2 5 років тому +91

      Holy shit that's the funniest thing I've ever heard

    • @andrew5875
      @andrew5875 5 років тому +7

      Hahahaha

    • @mikehorton57
      @mikehorton57 5 років тому +3

      Brett DeLong

    • @michael.5360
      @michael.5360 5 років тому +2

      Brett DeLong MN

    • @DFABane
      @DFABane 4 роки тому +50

      Brett DeLong I live on a well traveled river in mid Michigan... I have a sign on a tree on the river that says ... Paddle Faster I Hear Banjo's....I often go down to the river and play my guitar or banjo...

  • @bigamsterdam9513
    @bigamsterdam9513 4 роки тому +1669

    Npt one single damn “yee yee” from the audience?? Im utterly dissapointed

  • @jbussey5301
    @jbussey5301 Рік тому +33

    He definitely has a gift and a future in the art of music. Keep it up, don't give up and you'll go far man.

    • @amrittuladhar
      @amrittuladhar 10 місяців тому +1

      Considering this video is 10 years old, I would say the future is now.

    • @jbussey5301
      @jbussey5301 10 місяців тому +1

      @@amrittuladhar touché

  • @lahaza6515
    @lahaza6515 Рік тому +15

    This is a boy with balls!
    To do this at school and with such a great sense of humor is just fabulous.
    The talent is just WHOA!
    The sideburns are fantastic too:)

  • @dianamattson1195
    @dianamattson1195 5 років тому +21

    My first husband's dad grew up dirt poor and just had a sixth-grade education but he could play the banjo, fiddle and guitar like a virtuoso. I was lucky enough to experience many of his impromptu music sessions along with his brother, who could play as well as he did. This city girl grew to love Bluegrass and the old Gospel classics.

  • @Charles-hr4gc
    @Charles-hr4gc 5 років тому +1253

    Me: taking a final
    My last brain cell:

  • @DryPaperHammerBro
    @DryPaperHammerBro Рік тому +13

    "He ended up winning first place."
    Because why in tarnation WOULDN'T he?! Combination of his raw talent and dressing up for the set helped massively.

  • @buckbuchanan4902
    @buckbuchanan4902 2 роки тому +40

    The banjo is one of the coolest instruments and also one of the most under-used. Give me some banjo and cowbell anytime!

    • @DeadPerfection
      @DeadPerfection 2 місяці тому +2

      Banjo's good, but we could definitely use some more cowbell

    • @buckbuchanan4902
      @buckbuchanan4902 2 місяці тому

      @@DeadPerfection I got a fever! And the only prescription.. is more cowbell!

  • @thrasher5257
    @thrasher5257 8 років тому +3906

    Needs more moonshine.

    • @michaelcarr9018
      @michaelcarr9018 7 років тому +98

      Needs more cowbell

    • @golfpro980
      @golfpro980 7 років тому +6

      Cowbell is tougher than it sounds. I should know--I was the triangle. With triangle, less is more. One note in the middle of the song, and just back out. Don't be flippant.

    • @bubblegumrabbit1398
      @bubblegumrabbit1398 7 років тому +4

      Mike Wine That made me smile

    • @christopherwhitson615
      @christopherwhitson615 7 років тому +4

      1000 like

    • @evancraig6217
      @evancraig6217 6 років тому +4

      THRASHMASTER667 WHITE LIGHTNING!!!!!!!!! Good shit!

  • @chrismarshall7220
    @chrismarshall7220 3 роки тому +62

    I take my hat off to any musician, it's a precious gift

  • @digitaldemocracyai-rob
    @digitaldemocracyai-rob 2 роки тому +17

    Fabulous playing. Wish I had half of his talent. Respect from Ireland.

  • @shorwith1939
    @shorwith1939 2 роки тому +14

    Bro checks all the hillbillly fashion: overalls with no shirt, farmer hat, no shoes, oat in mouth

  • @cooliodiablo6117
    @cooliodiablo6117 3 роки тому +49

    This dude better have won the show. He was hella entertaining. Way better than what my high school talent shows had to offer.

    • @ig-nat-ius1891
      @ig-nat-ius1891 8 місяців тому +3

      He did win! It's mentioned in the description

  • @MooMooMath
    @MooMooMath 7 років тому +2309

    I had a roommate who tried to learn the banjo in college. It is a difficult instrument to learn and painful for the roommate.. Good job. I'll share this video.

    • @jackcarpenter8629
      @jackcarpenter8629 7 років тому +22

      haha, im tryna learn it clawhmmer style, and i live in a dorm. good thing i picked it up fast, before someone broke my instrument

    • @armafallo
      @armafallo 7 років тому +88

      A roommate of mine learned fucking bagpipe... I'm Working on It in Therapy

    • @armafallo
      @armafallo 7 років тому +3

      Ahahahah

    • @sleezysanti8240
      @sleezysanti8240 7 років тому +4

      Must have been painful for you too though! haha

    • @earlsweat7775
      @earlsweat7775 6 років тому +1

      great anecdote

  • @alansalter1836
    @alansalter1836 9 місяців тому +7

    Watching from London England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 this chap is absolutely bloody brilliant such skill from this fine gentleman well done sir bravo bravo 👏

  • @FujishimaAkiko
    @FujishimaAkiko 2 роки тому +3

    As a person that grew up in WV, I hear "Oh, where the Hillbillies live!" every time I mention the state up here in my current state of Massachusetts....lol. I used to live next to a guy when I was a kid that we all called "The Banjo Man" because he was always out on his back patio playing a banjo. One day my little sister and I decided to ask him about his banjo and we learned that he also made custom banjos and guitars out of crazy things like shovels. I still think about him some 30 years later. My family and him became really great friends over the years of being neighbors. When I picked up the trombone, I would "jam" with him after school and on the weekends.❤ I find myself missing those days, even if there was nothing else to do in my town back then...lol!

    • @obama_man9933
      @obama_man9933 Рік тому

      Banjos were originally made out of gourds I’m pretty sure

  • @hoovy2319
    @hoovy2319 3 роки тому +94

    The amount of Chad energy that’s coming from this man

  • @Jo-Anne_and_Michael
    @Jo-Anne_and_Michael 9 років тому +10909

    Q: What does a banjo sound like when it's completely in-tune?
    A: No one really knows

    • @Numlocq
      @Numlocq 9 років тому +188

      Michael Weston
      That's not really a particularly funny joke to be honest. Anybody who has ever played a banjo knows there's one answer. Most musicians who have heard a banjo also know what they sound like.
      Get down off your high horse and try learning to play the banjo yourself. Maybe then you'll be in a position to judge.

    • @mattw.keating7019
      @mattw.keating7019 9 років тому +748

      Ed Gein I think your overacting a bit to what is a joke that any committed banjo player has probably heard a dozen times. If the gentleman were to learn to play he would discover that there isn't one answer, there are actually dozens of tuning options for the five string banjo, beside standard open G. Most intermediate old time players will of played at least a couple of different tunings. Most people who play the banjo are fairly good laid back and know how to take a joke about a banjo and will also tell jokes about the banjo. Mark Twain (who played banjo) said "A gentleman is someone who knows how to play the banjo, but doesn't.

    • @Numlocq
      @Numlocq 9 років тому +22

      M. William Keating Yeah...if he was actually make a joke then I would have agreed with you. In this case, he wasn't making a joke. He was just judging people on something he likely can't even do himself.

    • @keck739
      @keck739 9 років тому +383

      Michael Weston What's the difference between a banjo player driving down the road and a frog driving down the road? There is a slight possibility that the frog might be going to a gig.

    • @sammcgrail3780
      @sammcgrail3780 8 років тому +24

      Jason Keck hahaha oh wow. nice one man

  • @peterjansen3846
    @peterjansen3846 2 роки тому +27

    That is one seriously talented young musician. Well played!

  • @theshooterflynn
    @theshooterflynn 3 роки тому +5

    Not an American, and I've lived in Asia my whole life, but something about the Banjo and Southern America in general seems so inviting to me. I'd love to take long country drives, bump into strangers and drink moonshine as someone plucks a banjo, get called, "son," by an old rancher...
    Yeah, I'm visiting the American South one day.

    • @josephwilliams1915
      @josephwilliams1915 2 роки тому

      I lived in the American south for a bit. I'm also half Chinese. Just be prepared for wholesome racism. Not sure how else to describe it. If you're not Chinese, they're going to ca you Chinese or Japanese. But they won't really mean anything by it. They might call you a chink or something, but again, they won't really mean anything by it, haha.
      There are a few who are legitimate racists, but luckily most of those types are hermits. The south has a whole lot of southern hospitality. Kinda hard to explain unless you experience it

    • @SamAdamsGhost
      @SamAdamsGhost 2 роки тому +1

      We'll gladly accept ya

  • @mainer98
    @mainer98 7 років тому +453

    It's a high school talent show. Gotta give him credit. I played the banjo in a high school talent show in 1961 and I sucked.

    • @danegoodwin3057
      @danegoodwin3057 6 років тому +16

      John Coleman dude I swear I though u said you "got sucked" the first time I read your comment

    • @bobbobbing
      @bobbobbing 6 років тому +5

      Dane Goodwin I read it as "got shucked", I wonder what it is about the comment that made us see that

    • @IronClique
      @IronClique 5 років тому +5

      1961? Jeez. Did they have color back in those days?

    • @therealnickynurotic8930
      @therealnickynurotic8930 5 років тому +2

      Did you win ?

    • @nochannelmusician769
      @nochannelmusician769 5 років тому +1

      I can hardly play the banjo so I suck

  • @zacrider8854
    @zacrider8854 9 років тому +56

    I have electric guitars, accoustic, but I would luv to own a banjo, I luv the unique sound, puts a smile on my face, rock on Mr Hillbilly!!

    • @2goXD
      @2goXD 9 років тому +1

      Zac rider Same here :D

    • @brandonwalker9245
      @brandonwalker9245 8 років тому

      it is a very fun instrument and easier than guitar :) it depends on how loose you're right hand fingers are.
      you don't do much work around the frets but you pick with three fingers like a dobro

    • @brandonwalker9245
      @brandonwalker9245 8 років тому

      ***** dobro is similar to the banjo by the finger pickin' but I warn you... beware of the slide! Haha

    • @raymondjokerst2860
      @raymondjokerst2860 8 років тому

      +Jameyson Mac Donald Your uncle is still entertaining where he is. God bless.

  • @rebeccanika
    @rebeccanika 3 роки тому +192

    Kinda sad that people are too busy trying to come up with “hillbilly” jokes that they lose the beauty in this performance completely. Go back and listen, without northern bias, to one of the most influential instruments of our time. And a hat tip to that enormously talented banjo player!!!

    • @Ragged.09
      @Ragged.09 3 роки тому +8

      He was amazing

    • @BigDI812
      @BigDI812 3 роки тому +7

      Yeah I agree. And it's sad that people are too ignorant to see that it is part of his act, to set the mood, it is probably a talent show. If you want to be a fucking comedian, get your own you tube channel!

    • @natebit7167
      @natebit7167 3 роки тому +2

      @@BigDI812 who cares. Shut up. Making a joke about one thing doesn’t mean you hate it

  • @montanawhite5699
    @montanawhite5699 3 роки тому +21

    What you all don’t know is that everyone in the audience is dressed the same way.

  • @mindstealer8685
    @mindstealer8685 4 роки тому +345

    and next up is steven with his pet turtle tricks!

    • @rob_odd
      @rob_odd 4 роки тому +2

      This comment needs more upvotes! :D

    • @greengay4924
      @greengay4924 3 роки тому +9

      Rob_odd Reddit user

  • @nathanielsizemore3946
    @nathanielsizemore3946 3 роки тому +44

    I hope this young man keeps up with the banjo, we need more, young, talented banjo players in the world.

  • @AuralayKristine
    @AuralayKristine Рік тому +4

    Aaaah goals!! I've only been playing for a few months and I cannot do that yet but I'm so happy to be learning such an awesome instrument!

  • @MexicanBandit
    @MexicanBandit Рік тому +5

    “Yes, I’m a hillbilly. And I’m proud of it!” 😂

  • @reecelloyd1525
    @reecelloyd1525 7 років тому +1486

    thought he was about to pack a dip

    • @jowildcat40
      @jowildcat40 6 років тому +32

      If he was from the south, he'd already be spitting in an empty bottle of Sundrop. But yeah, I thought he was too.

    • @kaneknoles1675
      @kaneknoles1675 6 років тому +14

      im a but dissapointed he didnt

    • @MichaelDelvalle-nt4gp
      @MichaelDelvalle-nt4gp 6 років тому +1

      same

    • @donrutter6765
      @donrutter6765 6 років тому +17

      Metal thumbpicks are a tad pricey, putting them in a chew tin is an old trick.

    • @thevalkarie2460
      @thevalkarie2460 6 років тому +18

      *bout ta pack a fat one*

  • @urboydave9880
    @urboydave9880 8 років тому +47

    618 Dislikes...I guarantee they have never done this by themselves in front of a live audience. You got skills and courage Bro.

    • @ltcavret7574
      @ltcavret7574 4 роки тому +4

      Them dislikes come from city slickers. Fancy pants no livestock havin girly boys with more jewelry than auntie mamie. Forget em they ain't got no idea about real music

  • @mumalam672
    @mumalam672 11 місяців тому +1

    I listened to Roy Clarke as a kid & have loved the banjo ever since ❤

  • @sparking023
    @sparking023 3 роки тому +1

    Hearing someone shred in a banjo like this always puts that thought... That need to *give chase*
    Very talented, goob job

  • @emmywillow6599
    @emmywillow6599 6 років тому +3589

    Thing is, this hillbilly music is HARD to play.

    • @gabychuels2955
      @gabychuels2955 6 років тому +68

      Jack Rota i love it its a beautiful sound to my ears

    • @matthew-ox5zx
      @matthew-ox5zx 6 років тому +3

      Rumblebee Games/news haha

    • @Nopulu
      @Nopulu 6 років тому +23

      most banjo tuning is open, so it's really not that hard to play when you get the basics down dude

    • @Xrelent
      @Xrelent 5 років тому +8

      Many banjoists use fingerpicks

    • @heathermoore2743
      @heathermoore2743 5 років тому +9

      I learned how to play a banjo in a week my grand daddy always played when i remember as a kid just gotta stay focused on playing

  • @jaygatsby4012
    @jaygatsby4012 7 років тому +2240

    Sure he flicks a mean bean.

  • @madratter
    @madratter 3 роки тому +2

    Once a year this shows up. Sure I'll watch that again.

  • @TessaractAlemania-hd7tv
    @TessaractAlemania-hd7tv Рік тому +3

    Fantastic, I love Banjo playing! It's such a warm and rythmic music, it makes me sentimental and brings joy.
    I would like to see a band where a banjo plays together with a mandoline and a balalaika!

  • @pasqualeparente9776
    @pasqualeparente9776 5 років тому +550

    I am no hillbilly, but I must say this gentleman has talent.

    • @tuforu4
      @tuforu4 4 роки тому +2

      Trump fan

    • @philgray1023
      @philgray1023 4 роки тому +3

      I'm no gentleman, nor is this man a hillbilly.

    • @tuforu4
      @tuforu4 4 роки тому

      @@philgray1023 ur not serious.

    • @briansmith5539
      @briansmith5539 4 роки тому +2

      He is serious. That dude is no more a hillbilly than yourself.

    • @dustinjolley5607
      @dustinjolley5607 4 роки тому

      I say a lot of things.

  • @Blackwolffe097
    @Blackwolffe097 3 роки тому +646

    Damn son save some cousin for the rest of us

    • @willrowemusic9442
      @willrowemusic9442 3 роки тому +8

      Underrated comment. Well done.

    • @magik97
      @magik97 3 роки тому +16

      @@willrowemusic9442 it's copied from a more popular comment

    • @5.7moy
      @5.7moy 3 роки тому

      You always got your ma... or your sister.

    • @tailsdblack463
      @tailsdblack463 3 роки тому +1

      Maybe even the grandmother!

    • @bgp6656
      @bgp6656 2 роки тому +1

      Stolen comment

  • @someguy1865
    @someguy1865 Рік тому +4

    What amazing amount of talent goes into banjo. 👏👏

  • @johnedward2580
    @johnedward2580 3 роки тому +151

    Does he do weddings my cousin and I are taking the next big step.

  • @jmr1068204
    @jmr1068204 7 років тому +946

    If you are near a creek or river and hear banjos, I'd highly advise paddling as fast as you can and not stopping for a rest break for another 20 miles. Unless you like squealing like a piggy...

    • @joaquinpicton9831
      @joaquinpicton9831 7 років тому +5

      jmr1068204 why is that? (im not from the US)

    • @jmr1068204
      @jmr1068204 7 років тому +68

      You'd have to see the older movie called Deliverance. It had Burt Reynolds from way back when. Him and some of his buddies went on a little camping and canoe trip. In the process, when they got separated, a couple of them got captured by two hillbillies. One of them got raped by said hillbilly, so...its a bit of a running joke. You can often hear the saying of, "Paddle faster, I hear banjos!" or see it on t-shirts of the really geeky people here. It isn't that popular, but some people still keep the joke going.

    • @Bmcknight2023
      @Bmcknight2023 7 років тому +8

      CChissel That couldn't be more true my friend

    • @teej783
      @teej783 7 років тому +17

      We'll fuck you up because you keep talking shit. Your greatest accomplishment is getting your parents to do everything for you and spending more money on a cup of coffee because of a gay name and a claim it will slow down Global Warming.

    • @connorbutler4195
      @connorbutler4195 7 років тому +7

      CChissel hillbillies, friendly nice folk? Appalachian hill folk ain't no party to be around lmao

  • @bobsullivan5714
    @bobsullivan5714 7 років тому +359

    This ain't the Grand Ol' Opry, it's a gawd damn high school talent show and this kid is good!

    • @sololobos6969
      @sololobos6969 5 років тому +6

      @L Smith Well aren't you a dick. Even as bait.

    • @StvMcQueen1
      @StvMcQueen1 5 років тому

      No he's not. He's average at best.

    • @sandiegobill5520
      @sandiegobill5520 4 роки тому

      @@StvMcQueen1 Even an average banjo player has to be pretty darn good.

  • @NickC_222
    @NickC_222 Рік тому +5

    I've always wished I could play the banjo, especially fast like that. It's such a cool instrument.

  • @michaelcochran7895
    @michaelcochran7895 10 місяців тому +1

    Nothing better than listening to a good banjo or mandolin player.

  • @steveoh4595
    @steveoh4595 7 років тому +61

    Love love love it...really generates ah mental picture of a player in a cabin after supper plucking away back in the mountains of WV somewhere...

    • @fonkyman
      @fonkyman 7 років тому +2

      dude.... XD

  • @BrettWae
    @BrettWae 7 років тому +268

    In the second tune you can hear him settle in and really play, holy shit.

    • @larjkok1184
      @larjkok1184 7 років тому +2

      stoichiometric
      You watched it through to a second tune!?!?

    • @bhick3572
      @bhick3572 7 років тому +9

      I watched the whole thing yes. It was great

    • @minimusic4630
      @minimusic4630 7 років тому +9

      I'd agree, except I would leave out the "holy" part.

    • @BrettWae
      @BrettWae 7 років тому +3

      ***** So you're saying his playing is shit?

    • @lyndavanhorn1141
      @lyndavanhorn1141 6 років тому +1

      THE SHIT

  • @philred7139
    @philred7139 9 місяців тому

    Love this, I must have watched it a hundred times over the years, just noticed how many views he’s had, brilliant

  • @DisneyUpBoilerUp
    @DisneyUpBoilerUp 3 місяці тому

    Love to see young people on the banjo!
    Is a dying at.
    My dad used to play Foggy Mountain Breakdown for me all the time when I was little.
    I cry everytime I hear it.

  • @williampark4753
    @williampark4753 3 роки тому +97

    “This song goes out to my cousin Cutter, he’s in the county jail now fer that damn ol’ moonshine he was cooking out in them ol’ woods but he’s all right”

  • @JohannesLabusch
    @JohannesLabusch 5 років тому +113

    Forgot to lock the car, and upon returning, my worst fears were realized: The banjo was still in the back seat.

    • @johnbuell8035
      @johnbuell8035 4 роки тому +11

      Left the banjo in the back seat, forgot to lock the car - when I got back there were three more

  • @dancochrane617
    @dancochrane617 11 днів тому

    Fantastic beautiful banjo playing. Very impressed with your ability and making musical sense.

  • @cjphillips
    @cjphillips 10 місяців тому

    I thoroughly enjoyed this!

  • @Dogyphil
    @Dogyphil 8 років тому +90

    His banjo is out of tune? Didn't notice because it actually doesn't matter. I still enjoyed every second of his songs.

    • @drawlr55
      @drawlr55 8 років тому +4

      +Wooden Nickel Get a life. Have you know sense of humor? You're part of what's wrong with this country.

  • @Fly4aWhiteGuy
    @Fly4aWhiteGuy 8 років тому +908

    How do you know if you have an authentic Arkansas banjo?
    It has a spit valve.

    • @beamoorefrank5194
      @beamoorefrank5194 8 років тому +4

      +Mark Kanzler It has a twang?

    • @rayromaster8688
      @rayromaster8688 8 років тому +7

      Yeeyee from sheridan arkansas😉

    • @Ian-dn6ld
      @Ian-dn6ld 8 років тому +34

      I hate the fact that my generation be a'losing their accent and speech patterns. Anybody can play the banjo. not everybody knows how to babble on in the mountain patters.. I be of 18 years old and wish my teachers had supported my use of words like 'atwixt, yonder, 'yond, thar, there, chimbley (Virginia form of chimney) "afraird" (an original form of afraid), etc. and speech patterns.

    • @LegitFUry
      @LegitFUry 8 років тому +28

      Same thing's happening here in Australia. Less and less people are using the classic australianisms like "g'day", "barbie" and "You beaut!" and a lot of young kids are sayin' shit like "cookie" instead of biscuit and "Zee" instead of "Zed". I guess this just shows the results of globalisation.

    • @Ian-dn6ld
      @Ian-dn6ld 8 років тому +2

      +Captain Stingray I wouldn't say that. I would say capitalism. Those are all Americanisms..

  • @GetSoberWithMe
    @GetSoberWithMe Рік тому +1

    Love hearing a banjo.. especially when it gets fired up good...prob the hardest instrument to play

  • @talegunner4414
    @talegunner4414 2 роки тому +3

    I didn't see the rest of the talent show but he sure set the mark for everyone to beat! Great job!

  • @rodneystewart6219
    @rodneystewart6219 8 років тому +2504

    Awesome to hear in a talent show .......... not so awesome to hear during a canoe trip down the river .

    • @sepultura7771
      @sepultura7771 7 років тому +13

      Lol

    • @Moo-Ray
      @Moo-Ray 7 років тому +77

      Rodney Stewart depends on what you're into...

    • @BigMuddyCountry
      @BigMuddyCountry 7 років тому +133

      You sure do got a perty mouth...

    • @MathasiaJ
      @MathasiaJ 6 років тому +36

      Paddle faster!

    • @User18dog
      @User18dog 6 років тому +7

      Is this a movie reference

  • @Contabulator
    @Contabulator 4 роки тому +223

    Hillbilly used serenade.
    IT SUPER EFFECTIVE!

  • @cookiecrumbs_
    @cookiecrumbs_ 3 роки тому +17

    Thats cleetus from Flamingo