Sourwood Mountain

This one came up in a jam this morning.

[@zezo03]

Un son et un rythme comme j'aime 😊.
Merci

[@daviddraper6920]

Beautiful sound and playing. Sometimes I think I might have spent some time on sourwood mountain

[@pauldraperbanjo]

A good place to be

[@jlmarks1]

Just as good or better than the first time!

[@pauldraperbanjo]

Thanks. Good session today!

[@lynneshultis7070]

Love this version and sounds so great the way you play it!

[@pauldraperbanjo]

Thanks for the kind words, Lynne!

[@WarMetalChud]

Never seen a fretless banjo before, very cool

[@pauldraperbanjo]

Glad you like it

[@udhehfhehcuw9169]

Wow you are getting great tone out of that instrument. I need to get a fret less for sure after hearing this

[@pauldraperbanjo]

Thank you. I appreciate your comments. This is a Bart Reiter standard fretless. I don’t think he’s making banjos anymore, but they show up from time to time. I love the simplicity of this one.

[@sidonem5977]

beautiful! im in love with your fretless banjo, where does one acquire such an instrument?

[@pauldraperbanjo]

Thank you! I bought this one years ago at Gryphon Stringed Instruments, but fretless banjos aren’t rare. There are a number of makers out there…

[@joppemarivoet4687]

hello, do you have any tips for where to start with learning clawhammer style banjo?

[@pauldraperbanjo]

Hmm. I would search UA-cam for clawhammer banjo tutorial videos. There are lots out there on many levels. Some people also give lessons online.