Three Bluegrass Banjo Styles Explained with Noam Pikelny | Reverb Interview
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- čas přidán 15. 06. 2024
- Read more about the three bluegrass banjo styles here: bit.ly/2oDwm7U
Noam Pikelny, the virtuosic banjo player of the Punch Brothers, came by the Reverb offices to discuss the evolution of banjo styles. Noam demonstrates and dissects the Scruggs, Melodic and Single String styles of banjo and his own amalgamation of all three. - Hudba
Mind-boggling. He makes playing look effortless.
No wasted motions of any kind. It’s like gracefully dancing.
Thank you Guy Smiley!
Playing is effortless. It's the learning that's hard.
I love his monotone expression of his passion it’s really funny and calming. You can tell he plays often. With such ease and mobility he is able to play the instrument and it’s inspiring
What an absolute joy to watch; such a tasteful survey of bluegrass banjo. Excellent production, Reverb, and very well done, Noam!
I would pay fifty bucks a month to see Noam make a five minute video about pretty much anything. Who's with me.
Me...as long as he played a LOT of banjo...and if I had the $50 a month!! :D
Me too!
I WOULD PAY $5.00 EVERY TWO YEARS TO TAKE GUITAR LESSON FROM STEVIE RAY VANDEMERE - TAHNK YOU!
@@jehovahuponyou Ha..Ha...
@@danielibnz
LMAO!
I don't play the banjo or any fretted instrument; however, this video was an absolute treat. Noam's explanations and knowledge are a joy and wonder to behold. Thank you to everyone involved in producing this video.
Had the pleasure of meeting Noam by chance at Carter Vintage Guitars in Nashville. Guy was so nice, let me sit down and play a fiddle tune with him. Great musician, and a class act guy.
I go there every time that I am in Nashville and never see anyone famous, lol.
What's really great about Noam is not only his incredible skill as an artist, but his knowledge of the art.
Searched CZcams for a video of Noam and at twenty minutes in I was perplexed and bored. Then I realized I was watching a speech by Noam Chomsky. This is much better.
White men have the worst humor. Also bored at Chomsky? You might disagree but you gotta be really lost to be bored, I pity you
As a person just stepping in to the banjo world, I have to say I prefer the Scruggs style the most of all styles mentioned in this video. It sounds perfect.
I’ve played for 40 years and I STILL DO prefer Scruggs.
@@banjopete As Noam says, it's so close to what the banjo is supposed to sound like!
@@DanGross_MusicJournalismnah. The banjo’s supposed to sound like clawhammer 😊
A cool guy, one of the greatest banjo players ever imo, and ALSO a great instructor. Noam is always a treat to listen to
the dude's a genius. unbelievable
Alani Sugar Just practice and you'll be able to do it too after maybe 4 years if you actually try
William Richards Mastery of anything takes more than just 4 years. This guy is a master
This is one of my absolute favorite reverb videos. I've never even played a banjo but I find myself coming back to enjoy this video every few months. Thanks y'all!
Absolutely incredible. I’m a guitar player (hack) and this banjo playing is mind blowing. So cool. Thank you
Noam, I'm making a big or may be a not so big leap here. Born in Chicago with the last name like Piekelny (Hellish) Polish translation, you have to have Polish roots. At any rate to me you are the Chopin of the banjo, thank you for taking it to the next level. Ever since I've seen your performance on the Dave Letterman show with Steve Martin, I've been your fan.
That outro playing was incredible. Wow
Excellent overview. The key to mastering ALL: know your neck; know your scales.
This is the best banjo style explanation and demo I have seen. Very well paced and backed up with the names of exponents of the style. Good stuff.
What a beautiful sounding banjo...such depth and tone!!
Noam, absolutely awesome and thank you for sharing it with us.
The guy’s lecture/explanation abilities are massive. He’s a brilliant banjoist with a professor’s ability to illuminate. ‘Amazing.
What an amazing guy! Sonically humble. Total monster!!!
Having stumbled across this so early in the morning has to be a sign of a great day to come.
What a joyful and beautiful instrument, I could listen to a truly talented banjo picker play for hours and never be bored.
i really enjoyed seeing the comparison of the 3 styles. great segment, superb player. cheers
A FAVORITE.....smooth effortlessly approached
stunning playing and crystal clear examples - many thanks for an outstanding video.
The banjo has me under it's spell. I want to learn everything I can.
Bluegrass music rules!! www.thebluegrassjamboree.com
Beware, it's a DEEP well...
Grasshopper ,Take the first step
@@danielbass1234ugh, men
The alternating Pollex(thumb)/Index picking style is actually something early renaissance/medieval lute players did to mimic the plectrum when they stop using it in order to play polyphonic music.
Psygnostic fuck yeah
Thank you for this explanation and demonstration. Highly clear and informative!
Thanks for this Noam...wonderful...Jack Baker NYC
Awesome! Love these banjo licks on guitar also
I’m glad he mentioned Alan Munde in with the melodic players. I think of Munde’s contribution to the melodic approach was to use it to transfer fiddle ideas to the banjo. Now you can hear banjo ideas on mando and guitar via crosspicking, and Molly Tuttle plays killer claw hammer style guitar, but if you listen to Munde’s old Festival Favorites series from ‘70’s, and play attention to his amazing fiddle tune adaptations, you’ll hear tons of borrowed fiddle licks from all over the place. This guy Noam is the real deal, though, it just pours out of him. Great video!!!
I love those recents videos about bluegrass instruments. Thx a lot!
Watching one of the best banjo players of this date. He has earned his spot at the round table.
My grandpa comes from KY, settled in Louisiana. This makes my heart very happy
I had the honor to have a small talk with Bill Keith at Grey Fox the year before he died. Aside from the details of what we talked about, I quickly realized how special he was as a man. Gentle, helpful, enthusiastic, immediately friendly. Noem and people like him had the privilege to spend real time with him. I think, and hope, a bit of his personality may have rubbed off on Noems generation.
I’ve noticed that too.
Great to see what do you think a banjo master is . Thanks so much for your videos .
I learned more about banjo styles in a few minutes of this video than I have since i started picking up the banjo last year. Great video!
There's a lot more older styles as well, two finger, clawhammer, etc.
Awesome playing! It's a joy to watch and get inside the head a little of such a talented musician!
Yep could watch and listen to him play all day what a great musician!
it's like reverb can read my mind... thank you!
Amazing. I'm self-taught from CZcams and hope to one day be half competent but it's always a delight to see a master and his craft
I have played guitar and bass for years in a variety of settings and in different styles. I ordered a banjo from amazon the other day. I was excited about getting into it. Listening to this man has just doubled that excitement. :-)
How did it go with the banjo?
@@crumble89 I'm not expert, but I play well enough to have some fun with it. Glad I bought it. Thanks for asking.
This is a magnificent interview!
Thanks for detailing all the different styles of banjo picking. Roger Sprung is a great banjo player and folk song teacher. His career started in the 50s and 60s up in Greenwich village. I studied under him for a number of years!🎵🎶🎵
Bravo! Insightful, tasteful and it sounds great.
How did this possibly get a thumbs down. What a great video!
What I like about bluegrass is that the sound varies depending on where you are in the US
Great video that really explains the development of the 5 string so well.
Wow! Great explanation
Thank you, everything is interesting and clear.
Incredible banjo playing!
What an amazing video - thanks!
I've seen and heard a lot of nice banjos, but the tone of that one is just amazing! Obviously you're a very accomplished player, but that's a real beaut. 👌
I thought I was good at banjo
*until I watched this video*
Wouldn’t it be 4 styles with the fourth being the Noam style?
How is his style different from the other 3?
Gorgeous picking!
God, this guy is so good. So fluid.
That sure was some sweet banjo picking 👍🏻
I'm not even a huge fan of the banjo but this was really interesting!
i saw him with Punch Brothers about a month ago. unbelievable.
Noam is a banjo ninja!
Thank you. Learned something today !
I saw the movie "Deliverance" in the 70's and the very next day, I went out and got a banjo. I never did learn to play very well, but I remember that I had a Tony Trischka song book that also came with a record. I tried and tried to learn how to play "Paddy on the Turnpike" but it was just too difficult. Didn't stick with it long enough to get good...and unfortunately...I just couldn't find anyone in the Atlanta area to teach me. But, I do have some good memories of those days. I used to go down to Holcomb Bridge Park and sit by the Chattahoochee River and play late at night. I could hear dogs howling from miles away. I don't know if they were singing along with me or just howling because it hurt their ears!
Truly a master and such a cool dude😎
Blurred line's terrific when stringing classic songs 👌
Noam is just the smoothest dude out there.
Lovely playing
I love the Earl Scruggs sound the most but each to their own
Wow! Simply, Wow!
Throwing some melodic in between Scruggs is real a cool sound...I do it sometimes and its my fav way to play. Im not a melodic player but i can pull off pieces of melodic in spurts while playing Scruggs style its got a killer sound that flows and jams.
I saw this guy in Danville. He's awesome
Love the banjo
Masterful!
Your amazing man!
Love Noam and the Punch Brothers. The new sound of Bluegrass.
I'm no musician, but I like this videos.
I love all of these styles. I’d better get good. Noam’s tone is amazing, too.
What an utterly beautiful man, on every level!
Pretty awesome!
My new favorite banjo player
Nice, Noam!
What an excellent player!
The song at the start is redbud by Noam Pikelny.
Just like listening to Roots of music which might be lost but for guys like this!
That was very interesting. Great playing too. Makes me realize I know nothing about the banjo!
Love the scruggs sound
How many years of practice are we watching here? Very enjoyable to watch.
my anthropology teacher is Noam Pikelny's brother. It's lowkey surreal but really cool
I like the intro song, want to find more stuff like that
Wow, very informative. This explains in a nutshell what I attempt to tell folks. And, with all due respect for Bill Keith, thanks so much for mentioning Bobby Thompson. Also, lets not forget Larry McNeely. I look at Larry as one who had a large influence in moving melodic banjo to the forefront.
An older obscure player, Carol Best was the first guy to play melodic--but he considered himself to be an "old time" player rather than bluegrass--yet, he played true melodic 5 string!
So many great pickers these days....its off the hook. From to Earl to Keith to Trishka to Fleck...to all the young dudes on stage nowadays. Its nuts.
Thank you. 🎼🤘🏽
I've watched this like 10 times
Coming new to banjo playing after 30 years guitar playing it’s great to see the different styles. Fretting and finger style isn’t new to me but I wish to learn true banjo playing and not just play it like a guitar which the single string method is the closest to.
Right. I am a guitar/bass guy of many years as well. I just ordered my first banjo, it should be here within a couple of days. I thought very briefly about just ordering a "guitar banjo," which does work, there are a lot of famous recordings made with them. I went with the 5 string with the resonator. I'm with you: I don't like to approach the bass like the guitar, I don't want to approach the banjo like a guitar either.
I’m still mastering my rolls. I can do them pretty well once I get the rhythm down then I think about what I’m doing and clunk 😂
@@derekbaker2177 How did it go with the banjo?
David Lundmark I’m pass the beginner phase now. I can play some of the classics like Cripple Creek and Boil them cabbage Down as well as more contemporary stuff from the Dead South
Sublime
I'm going to use this video in my ESL classes to illustrate the word "effortlessly".
I’d hate you for that 😂
Love this information. I noticed you didn’t mention frailing?
He belongs to be listed with the greatest players of this instrument.
When Noam and Critter came into my shop it was a great day! He’s such an amazing player and a super nice guy.