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New Tenor Banjo Forum!

Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 12:53 pm
by Ptarmigan
Do you need a dedicated Irish Tenor Banjo forum?

What do you think, is there a place for a site dedicated solely to the Irish Tenor Banjo?

I'm in the process right now, of setting up a new networking site, especially for all players of Irish Music on the Tenor Banjo.

So if you play your Irish Music on Tenor Banjo, why not check it out?

The Irish Tenor Banjo

Players at all levels of ability are very welcome to join & with your help, it could become a great wee place for Tenor Banjo enthusiasts to chat, learn & teach, without any of that old sniping that we often get from non Banjo players, who are sadly just not tuned in to the wonders of the Banjo! ;-)
That's not to say that Banjo Jokes won't be allowed ... of course they will, but only good ones! :-D

It is very much a work in progress, so please check it out, join up & give me some ideas on how the basic framework that's in place just now, can be improved upon.

You will notice that the whole site can be explored, but you will not be able to set up your own Profile Page or post anything, until you have signed up.

The Session & Chiff & Fipple will always be the first port of call for anyone interested in Irish Music, just as the Banjo Hangout is for all Banjo players. I suppose the Irish Tenor Banjo falls between those two stools & at the very least, members profile pages can be used as a home website, for members wishing to promote their Banjo talents to prospective customers.

I look forward to hearing all forms of criticism but mostly I'm looking for good advice! ;-)

I know you folks shoot from the hip, so if there really is no need for this site ................. I KNOW you will soon tell me! ;-)

Cheers
Dick

Re: New Tenor Banjo Forum!

Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 1:44 pm
by Tim2723
Hi Dick,

I just signed up. Looks like a nice layout.

I'm interested in it because I've not had the best experience at banjohangout. There didn't seem to be the wealth of information on Irish tenor that I'd expected, nor the friendly atmosphere I've come to enjoy here and at the MandolinCafe.

Best of luck to you Dick, and I hope lots of players from here check out your new site.

Re: New Tenor Banjo Forum!

Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 6:05 pm
by Thomaston
I'll try it out. It'll be nice to have something dedicated to Irish tenor. It seems that at least 50% of tenor discussions at the Banjo Hangout involve Dixieland/Jazz.

Re: New Tenor Banjo Forum!

Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 7:58 pm
by Ptarmigan
Thanks Tim,
I certainly hope we can create a friendly atmosphere, over there. Thanks for joining.

Hi Thomaston,
Thanks for joining us. Aye, of course there's nowt wrong with Dixieland/Jazz, but if it's not your thing, then I suppose it can become a little tiresome wading through threads about it.

Cheers
Dick

Re: New Tenor Banjo Forum!

Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 7:28 am
by buddhu
I signed up. Guess I have to be approved now! :lol:

I don't play as much TB as I used to, but I do still occasionally grab one at our ballad session.

Hope it takes off. :)

Re: New Tenor Banjo Forum!

Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 4:17 pm
by Whistling Willie
Sounds like a good idea,will take a look at it later.Only trouble is I have no banjo now,had to leave it back in Belfast,too heavy to bring it over to here :sniffle:

Re: New Tenor Banjo Forum!

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 3:13 am
by Ptarmigan
Member 100 just joined this new Banjo site ... not bad eh, for our first week!

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Mind you, all the little hairs on the back of my neck are now twitching, could it be that ALL other ITM players here are just waiting until we are ALL on board ............. & then they'll float us on out to sea! ;-)

Re: New Tenor Banjo Forum!

Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 1:25 am
by MTGuru
Thread sticky-fied for now.

Re: New Tenor Banjo Forum!

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 11:33 am
by petehay
I have no idea who the Godfather of the Irish Banjo is. Am I banned?

Re: New Tenor Banjo Forum!

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 11:55 am
by Rob Sharer
This guy:



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Re: New Tenor Banjo Forum!

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:09 pm
by MTGuru
Yikes, could that pic be any bigger, Rob? :P Or more disturbing? Jeez, I barely kept my breakfast.

If it's not James Brown with a banjo, I have no idea either. Or what Pete's comment has to do with this thread. That's what I get for living in a cave on planet Guru.

Re: New Tenor Banjo Forum!

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 1:54 pm
by petehay
Guess I'm dense but I still don't get it! (but 333 others seem to)

Re: New Tenor Banjo Forum!

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 2:03 pm
by MTGuru
OK, I should have looked at the site. :-)

Re: New Tenor Banjo Forum!

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:15 pm
by Rob Sharer
MTGuru wrote:Yikes, could that pic be any bigger, Rob? :P Or more disturbing? Jeez, I barely kept my breakfast.
Yah, I thought about shrinking it, but then again why blunt the impact?






Rob

Re: New Tenor Banjo Forum!

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 7:29 pm
by Brazenkane
who is the godfather of banjo playing????????????