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Author Archives: Phill Gibson
The Banjo 50 Years from Now
We’re so used to technology these days. Many of us make our living from some part of it. Even if you don’t earn a living at it, you know how to use Facebook, cellphones, iPods and so on and so … Continue reading
Posted in Banjos & Technology, Banjos and Society, Philosophical Ramblings
Tagged Banjos, Computerized, Future, Predictions, Styles, Technology
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Posting Your Blog on Facebook
Recently, I figured out how to make my blog postings show up on my Facebook page. If you are reading this on Facebook, you might not realize that what I usually write about banjos, learning and music are in actuality … Continue reading
The Nashville Numbering System
The Nashville Numbering System was around long before Nashville became known for music. I’ve seen it called by several other names and it is a basic part of music theory. I’ve heard several bluegrass musicians call it this, so I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Beginning Banjo, Music in General
Tagged Chords, Cripple Creek Chords, I IV V, Nashville, Numbering, System
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A New Year, A New Perspective
I almost never make new years’ resolutions. I figure if I want to do something, just go ahead and do it when you see that it really needs doing. But I do see the logic in it. The start of a … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophical Ramblings
Tagged Accomplishments, Mediocrity, New Years Resolutions, Passion
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Sold: An Epiphone MB-200
I finally sold one of mine – a banjo, that is. It was an Epiphone MB-200 I had bought used a few years ago. At the time, I thought it was just a small step above a beginning banjo, so … Continue reading
Merry Christmas!
I’m perfectly glad to use the word CHRISTMAS; as our saviour, Jesus Christ is the central figure in Christmas, as well as in all of history. So here’s wishing you all a Merry Christmas! Now if we just … Continue reading
A Tribute to Jimmy Arnold
Unless you keep up with a lot of banjo players, you may not know Jimmy. After all, Jimmy Arnold is certainly not a household name. What did he ever do? The answer: in all my years of banjo playing, I’ve … Continue reading
A Taxonomy of Banjos
This is just a fun excursion into different types of banjos. Some of you know all of these variants already, but here they are for all to see: all the different types of banjos that I am aware of. I’ve … Continue reading
Melodics and Soul
If you are a banjoist, you’re probably aware of the melodic style of 5-string banjo playing, whereby you are playing primarily melody notes, as opposed to fewer melody notes surrounded by ‘filler’ notes, as in Scruggs style. This style of … Continue reading
Posted in Melodic Style, Philosophical Ramblings
Tagged Bill Keith, Bobby Thompson, chromatics, electric guitar, melodic, skill, soul, technical
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Protools for Dummies – a review
Yes, I love the Dummies series! (BTW, Bill Evans, who along with Sonny Osborne and Cindy Sinclair runs NashCamp, is the author of ‘Banjo for Dummies’; another excellent Dummies book). Just as with book editing software that I blogged on … Continue reading
