Category Archives: Tips & Techniques

A few notes on my own practice – Reno Style

Posted on February 2, 2009 by Phill Gibson

Love unrequited – that’s what Reno style banjo playing is to me. You see, I love that rapid staccato barrage of notes flowing from a banjo picked in Reno, or single-string style. Few sounds produced on a banjo can match … Continue reading →

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Being a Well-Rounded Banjo Player

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Phill Gibson

Have you even had someone make a request for a certain song, and they weren’t quite sure how it went (sort of like that line from Billy Joel’s ‘The Piano Man’), but from their description, you strongly suspect they have … Continue reading →

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