Foggy Mountain Banjo

I've been racking my brain trying to figure out how to spend my gift card I got from some of my students as a congratulations present for my fifth degree. I thought of several things then decided to get myself a banjo... Yes, a banjo!

I've played the guitar for years and a few weeks back I stopped by the small local music store on Main St. They had a six string banjo for sale that was tuned just like a guitar. Sweet, I thought and picked it up to play. It had this kinda fake banjo sound but was easy to play. Then I picked up a open G tuned 5 string banjo and even though I couldn't play any chords yet, it sounded like a real banjo. You know that great sound that just ups the internal happiness quotient.

Went back on Saturday and bought it along with an instructional DVD. Learned to play "Boil Them Cabbage Down" and fell in love. I went back the next day and traded up for a better model as I know that I'll be playing banjo for years to come. I figured why live with the cheap beginner model only to have to trade up in the next year.

I've also started picking out the classic "Dueling Banjos."

Yee Haw!